The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-04
ers commanded by Rear Admiral Ka-

SO prepared, Togo was prepared for
any manuever Of the enemy and b'ded
! his time.
But in addition to these named forces
at his service it is now evident that the
/ Japanese admiral had other and literally
/ deep laid bid, at his command There
is little doubt now that the channel on
the Japanese side of 'T>u Shlna, where
the sea way j. narrow and twisted by
numerous groups Of rocky i~lc,>, Spc-
ciaIIv chartcI mines were laid.
Moreover, there are many ve1cd m
,ilnati"n> that submarine boats played a
part. inc"nspicuru~ but Dreadful in the
fight
1t soon became evident that R"jcst-
vcn~Ny really intended to maintain his
double column formation and was thus
>tcaming into action, like the attack Of
a ma ~cd brigade across an open PLAIN.
The fight was to he fought then and
there, and instantly kalnnura squad
ron steamed through the Rroughton
strait the channel on the C"rcan side
nf I>u Shin1a, and stood ready to pre-
vent Rojcstvcn>ky's attempt to retreat
southwark, or to attack on the enemy 5
port column from the south and west.
Next in order came what is called d
master move on Togo's part, kam1-
mura was really on the south flank, so
to speak, of the Russians port column
composed Of cruisers. On the eastern
side of the Russians starboard column
that composed of battleShips, lay the
broken and dangerous shore of Japan
Ahead of the Russian lay Togo's COM
Elementary squadrons and, gathered for
attack on either side of I>su Shima, was
Togo's swarm of torpedoes. to say moth
ing of mines and submarines.
Togo's master move lay in steamng
to attack on the port side of the cruiser
column. He thus had the highest of the
Russian ships between him AMI Rojest-
vensky's heavier vessels and while he
was enabled to bring his big guns to
reach the double target of cruisers and
battleships, the Russian adnlral's free
firing was smothered by the line of his
own vessels.
Not only this, but both Togo and
kalnimura were enabled to fire by
broadsde, while the rear ships of the
Russian columns could scarcely use any
guns at all, coming on as they did, in
line ahead formation.
The papers this morning are filled
with criticisms by naval experts on the
Russian admiral's obstinacy in too rigid
adherence to his first formation, but in
answer to these it is stated in ST. Peters,
burg dispatches that the commander
signals were not followed.
That confusion seized the Russian
columns there is no doubt, nor is there
any that the Smelling by the Japanese
was terrific and deadly; for all this part
of the fight, it must be remembered, was
during the daylight of Saturday, May
p, and before the night attacks by the
Japanese torpedoers completed the con-
fusion of the enemy.
AS to the submarines it is on the
authority of Captain Oushokof, COM
mander of the armored cruiser ADMIRAL
Nakimoff, and now prisoner of war at
Moi, Japan, that his vessel was de-
stroyed either by a mine or submarine
vessel.
He asserts that his ship, which led
the cruiser column, was entering the Co.
rean strait, when suddenly there was a
tremendous explosion, the cruiser rose
out of the water, fell back broken hulk
and instantly sunk, carrying most of her
crew down with her
Captain Oushakoff swan to a dam
aged steam launch, which wandered
about until Sunday morning, when it
was picked up by Japanese gunboat.
The other survivors used life belts and
were rescued by fishermen.
The story Of the torpedo boats at
tack and the night pursuit of the shat
tered Russian fleet has already been told
in these dispatches. The fight of Sun
day has also been referred to, but only
in the light of hurried and fragmentary
reports.
Fuller and con6rlnatory dispatches of
the action of May % are now to hand
from Toxic.
1t was this fight that ragged around
the Liancourt rocks on Sunday after
noon. These rocks, barren islets. lie to
thte northeast of Tsu Shima There, It'll
will be remembered, the battleship Mic
oil and Orel and the coast defense yes
sci .Apraxin and Senyanin surrendered
with about 200 prisoners, including Ad- !
miral Nebogatoff, while the protected
cruiser Izumrud got away, all FIVE hav-
ing run the gauntlet of Saturdays fight
in the strait and being headed for the