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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
ATTACK UPON TRANSPORTS.
Japanese Alleged to Have Entered the
Harbor of Wusung.

LONDON, May "a dispatch from
Shanghai says that japanese warships
arrived in the offfng at Wusung on Sat
urdsy and attacked the Russian trans
ports, but a later dispatch says that the
Russian transports are TO stay in the vi
cinity of Shanghai, while the vessels OF
the volunteer feet are TO leave for either
German or French territory.
1t is reported that Rojestvensky' s
squadrons used Chusan cone OF a group
of Islands or the east coast Of China,
in the province of Chekiang) as a naval
base and it Is also stated that the Chi
nese authorities ordered the vessels to
leave wusung by o'clock on Satur-
day night or to haul down their flags
The Russians, the dispatch said. were
temporazinig.
1t is reported from Hongkong that
the British feet is leaving for the
north at full speed.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
and the Daily Telegraph itself both
discredit the rumor that the japanese
will attack the Russians at Wusung
which rumor lack confirmation from
any other quarter, though the Shang-
hal correspondent OF the Morning Post,
cabling on May 2s, says that the mr.
ing OF big guns was heard outside W.
sung on Sunday night The same dis
patch says that the Russians claim
they are merchantmen and are entitled
to remain at Wusung, while the Chi
nese admiral now declaresethat he will
not permit the transports to leave, and
the dispatch adds that the Chinese war
ship Haichi has cleared for action.
The Toxic correspondent OF the Daily
Mail says that fifteen of Rojestvensky's
ships appeared east OF Tsu Island at
PAS O'Clock on Saturday morning: that
at 10 o'clock that morning the fleet was
passing ten miles southeast of Tatziki,
and that cannonading Was heard
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
LEARNS OF THE BATTLE .
Japanese Consul at Chefu Receives
News in Private kilograms.

CHEFU, May Is, noon.-Private tele
grams from Korea to the japanese
Consul here state that battle was
progressing yesterday afternoon at or
near the Korean Straits between the
main portion OF the Russian squadron
and the japanese fleet under command
of Admiral Togo.
According to the best information
received here recently, the main por-
tion of Admiral Togo's fleet has been
almost constantly at Masampho Bay.
Advices from a reliable quarter re-
ceived here are to the effect that three
Russian battleships, three armored
cruisers and several Golfers were off
Shanghai on Friday. 1t is believed that
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky sent suffi-
eient ships to the vicinity of. Shanghai
in order to induce the belief that his
main feet was there, while the major
portion of it pushed on toward the
Korean Straits.
Several Russian colliers were at
Shanghai at 9 o'clock on Saturday
night. Private kilograms received
here from Shan ghai say that as fast
as the cargoes of the colliers are con-
sumed the vessels are dismissed by
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and re-
turn to Europe.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
IDENTITY
Of VESSEL
NOT KNOWN
Report, However, Confirmed
That American Ship Was
Sent to the Bottom by
RojestYensky's Squadron
In View of the Meager In
formation at Hand, the
Federal Officials Decline
to Discuss the Incident

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Confirma-
tion has been received here from
Shanghai OF the press report. that the
Russian warships have sunk an un-
known American merchant ship or the
Chinese coast.
In the absence of detailed informa-
ton officials in Washington are disirl-
clined TO discuss publicly any interna-
tional aspects the case may have. Much
depends on the action of the vessel
when she was halted, whether the car
go she carried was contraband. and on
other facts. II the vessel refused TO
stop when the Russians ordered, the
latter, according to the view here. had
a right 10 sink her on the spot
Many American as well as vessels OF
other nationalities are asserted to be
carrying contraband of war in the Far
East, and if the vessel sunk was doing
this she was liable to seizure under the
law as TO prizes and TO be disposed of
according TO the rules of war.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2S.-Nothing
is known at the Admiralty of the re-
ported sinking of an unknown Ameri-
can steamship off Formosa by Vice Ad-
miral Rojestyensky. 1t is recognized at
the Admiralty that as quite pos
sible Rojestvensky may have been
compelled by military necessity to
destroy a neutral. II he feared
tA11l " 1iAOM II W pi OScCO Gii0 cPOA~
the whereabouts and direction Of the
Russian fleet would endanger HIS STRAIT
egic plan he had no other. alternative
than to take or the crew and sink the
ship. Such an incident is unfortunate,
but the risk, according to the Russian
view, in such a crisis is too great to
warrant the taking of any chances.
If the ship was unjustifably sunk,
from the standpoint of international
law, Russia. of course, viii have to foot
the bill; but any cost is cheap If II fur
thered Rojestvensky's mission.
TOXIC. May 2S.-The name and des-
tinatfon of the American steamship
which Vice Admiral Rojestvensky
is reported, to shave sunk of For
fiosa about May 21 is unknown
here. Details concerning the sink
ing of the vessel are expected to be.
made known Sswhen the crew of the.
steamship reaches Japan. Although
nothing Is known here about the cases
it is expected in official circles that
Vice, Admiral Rojestvensky. will gclainf
that the Vessel was cruising. - 4. s
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
FRENCH FEAR. sLAv DEFEAT.
Believe japanese Have Been Victorious
in Naval Battle.


in Naval Battle.
PARIS. May .. As a m.-Late edi-
tions Of the morning papers here express
the fear that the Russians have met with
defeat in the naval combat.
The Matin. remarNng that the dis
patches from Washington are far from
reassuring, recalls the words OF Vice Ad-
miral Rojestvensky when he entered Far
Eastern waters: sfs
IF 1 am victorious. I shall inform you
II I am vanquished. Togo win inform
you"
The Journals special war CORE
spondent. Ludovic Nadeau. who was
taken prisoner at Mukden and sent 20
Japan. cables from Toxic under date OF
May . that the authorities there are OBJ
serving the strictest secrecy regarding
the naval battle. He says that on the
morning OF May q a large Russian feet
appeared in the Tsu Straits. entering the
channel between Tsu Island and Kiushiu
Island. where the beligerents came IN
contact Immediately. their cannonading
being heard at ShimonoseN- The tempest
which waged in the Japanese Sea for
some days previous, the correspondent
says. had settled down. and the sea was
more calm
A later dispatch from the same CORE
spondent puts the public on guard against
false rumors reiterating he statement to
the effect that the japanese authorities
were observing the strictest silence re-
garding naval movements and that there
was also a most severe censorship. which
II is impossible TO escape
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
DEFEATED IN THE STRAITS.
Togo's First Blow Carries Disaster to
the SIav Navy. -

LONDON. May '2s.-"Togo holds the
straits" is the laconic message
that has been received by the
Japanese legation. This means that
Rojestvensky's bold dash for vladivostok
by way of the Korean Straits and across
the sea OF Japan has failed. One. dis
patch from Toxic says that several
Russian ships have been disabled and
that remainder are in flight" Where
they can fee to, now that Vladivostok as
a port of refuge is cut Off, is not stated,
neither is any report made of the where
abouts of the cruiser Gromoboi and her
sister ship, which sailed out to join forces
with Rotestyensky.
The great battle began on Saturday
evening and, 1t is understood. lasted all
day Sunday. When Rojestvensky began
the fight he had eleven battleships.
When, after a brave fight OF thirty-six
hours, his battered, crushed fleet turned
to flight, two of these monster ships were
at the bottom of the Korean Straits.
After dividing and reuniting his feet
a dozen times in the evident pursuit OF
a policy Of confusing the Japanese ad-
miral, Rojestyensky collected his entire
force off Saddle Islands-sixty miles
southeast of Shanghai-on Tuesday, pass
ed the day in coaling and refitting. and
on Wednesday night headed for the
Korean Straits, forty-eight miles away.
But, according to the naval intelligence
bureau of Nagasaki, Togo had never
been mislead by the Russian strategy. BY
scouts, by wireless and by a score of un-
named sources of information, the JAP
anese admiral had kept in touch with
the enemy and actually Shadowed him
from the moment of his departure from
the Saddle Islands. More than that, Togo
made his fight in field of his own Sc
lection.
For a clear setting of the scene of the
tragedy 1t should be stated that the
Korean Straits, from Korea to the jap
anese shore, are III miles wide, but are
divided into two channels by Tsu Island,
the southern end of which is heavily
fortified. On the Korean side lie Fusan
and the great harbor of Masampho Bay:
on the japanese side is Shimonoseki
Here, at Fusan and on the nothern ex-
tremity of Tsu Island are wireless sta
tions The Korean channel is about
thirty miles wide. The Japanese channel
is about eighty miles across. 1t was by
the japanese channel that Rojestvensky
elected to pass.
Leaving his empty colliers at Shang-
hal, with orders to return to Europe.
Rojestvensky formed his ships in don-
BILE battle line. lie evening OF Satur-
day. Nav 81 was closing when Rus
sian sea columns appeared north of
QueIpart Island, and ii was growing
dark when a gun was fired from the
Japanese flagship.
Instantly swarm of wasps of the
sea darted out toward the oncoming
Russians. They were met by torrent
of shots from the Russians. but the
destroyers shot on. the sea rose in
fountains. and the great battleships
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
ICO|N Gets
! JAIL TRUSTY
Beat" Is Scored
Over Opposition
Newspapers.

In publishing the first details of the
great naval battle in the Far East,
which all the world has awaited with
intense Interest, The Call yesterday
scored the greatest cheat" recorded in
newspaper annals since the outbreak of
the present war.
While its morning contemporaries
were confined to gossip as to the proba-
biiity that a naval battle was being
fought, or that Vice Admiral Rojestyen-
sky had succeeded in passing the
Straits of Korea and had arrived un-
harmed "at the gates of Japan" to the
CONSERVATION of the Mikado and all OF
his subjects, The Call was enabled to
make the positive statement fhat the
Titanic struggle had commenced early
Saturday morning in the Straits of
TEushima and was I'm progress when
the cable dispatch was sent.
This journalistic victory was shared
by only three newspapers on the globe
The Call, the New York Press and the
Chicago Inter Ocean. While even the
Associated Press admitted that the jap
anese censorship had closed all avenues
to its dispatches, and the great news
papers of London, Paris and Berlin ac-
knowledged that they had been unable
to pierce the veil of Japanese secrecy,
The Call and Its two fortunate contem-
poraries were enabled to obtain direct
from Toxic not only an account of. the
hattie, hut the disposition of the Jap
anese ships In conformity with the
splansso of Admiral Togo that. resulted IN
the entrapping OF his Russian adver
:saTy in the narrow straits eastward OF
Tsff Island. -
The obliging, cable censor. while adj
herring To the letter Of his Instructions
against permitting the cabling of facts
as to the losses of the rival fleets, per-
mitted The Calls dispatches to he 50
worded as to convey,in every line an
intimation as to how the fortunes of the
day had gone.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

This squadron is believed to have consisted of six first
class ships, and. according to information received
twenty-one more Russian warships were not far awav
Nothing definite is known however, says the CORE
spondent and the authorities merely reported that
nonading was proceedining
1t has now been discovered the correspondent con-
tnues that RoIestvenskys ships coaed along the coast
OF the Island OF Luzon May and on the following
day they cruised about north OF Luzon and transferred
large quantities of bunker coal from golfers Then
RoJestvensky decided to divide his feet into several
parts He traversed the Bashee Straits and steamed in
northeastery direction. On the morning OF Nav 2s
the Russians were southwest OF the Luchu Islands and
the slow converted cruisers and transports were sent to
Shanghai while the main squadron went to Tsu Island
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

ing in this mornings newspapers filled with
more or less authentic details of the recent move
of Admiral Rojestvenskys ships, and sur
ises and of the results of the battle between the
Japanese and Russian fleets According the Daily Tele
graph private telegram received in London last night
in very high quarter the effect that Vice Admiral Togo
had gained great victory Based the neager details
received here of the newspapers ready believe
the Japanese have won decisive victory.
The secrecy maintained in Toxic apparently extends
the European legations. At any rate Baron Haka-
shia the japanese Minister here declined see news
paper correspondents, much less talk of the battle
The indications from many of the dispatches that
Roestvensky of his vessels through Tsugaru
Straits, with the view of mystifying the Japanese
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

A dispatch to news agency says that two Russian
warshps sighted on Sunday afternoon at Mashke,
in Shiyar province, Hokkaido, steaning southwest but
it is known whether they belonged to Roestensky
or were from Vladvostok.
1t is assumed here that the Japanese Government
will follow its customary plan not to allow details to be
published until the action has been completed and is
believed that the fight has been of running character
The Daily Teegraphs Toxic correspondent says
that intermittent fog prevailed in the of Japan
on Saturday. 1t occasionally lifted, when there
brilliant sunshine high wind prevailed, with rough
sea.
The Russian ships were first sighted at o'clock in
the morning approaching the Tsu Island under cover of
fog which, however lifted and the squadron retired.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

sailed south to afford Rojestvensky any
assistance in their power. If Rojest-
vensky got clear of the straits on Sun
day night he should be close enough
to Vladivostok to communicate tonight.
No light has been thrown on the
identity of the four cruisers reported
from Toxic as having passed the Kurile
Straits, and the only explanation is
that possibly another division of con-
verted cruisers has been detached for
the purpose of confusing the japanese.
At 1 o'clock this morning Admirals
Avellan and Wirenius, on returning
from Tsarskoe-Selo. were shown the
latest dispatches to the press. Admiral
Avelian said:
Practically all the information in
the possession of the Emperor or of the
Admiralty is contained in the press dis
patches. Like the general public we
are now dependent upon them for news,
but I'VE hope to be able to relieve the
general suspense by dispatches con-
tanning authentic information from
VIadivostok by this evening"
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
SOLDIERS TO BE DISCIPLINED.
Russian War Minister VIII Check Dis
orders on Troop Trains.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 2S.-The
Minister Of War has issued an order
relative 10 the frequency Of disorders
among troops going 10 the Far East.
He attributes these disorders TO lack
of discipline and inadequate prepara-
tions for the long journey, and says
II should be impressed upon soldiers
that so Tar as military regulations are
concerned, the trains are TO be regard
ed as barracks
Occupations, the Minister says, should
be found for the soldiers such as
learning 70 read and write. and they
should also be taught japanese and
Chinese words ana 70 study maps.
The military regulations should res
ouire rolleslls, prayers and CORPORAL in
spections No soldiers henceforth
should be allowed TO leave their COM
nland during the stoppage OF trains in
order TO visit their families. IL their
homes are IN the vicinity.
II the disorders continue, the Min
lister of War says, officers and non
commissioned officers will be held re-
sponsible and Will ever be tried by
court mortal
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

against which the torpedoes were
principally directed rose and shivered
in turmoil. The moon was in her
third quarter when the fight began.
but the sky soon clouded and ii was in
this obscurity that the torpedoes did
their destructive work. Early in the
engagement the Borodino was seen to
settle. and soon afterward >the Orel
was sunk. the repair ship <kamchatka.
laden with valuable machinery, going
down from a torpedo rent
The Russians fought brayely. but
the gunnery of the japanese was dead
Iy, and when Sunday was closing the
Russian armada was scattered and
beaten.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
ANXIETY IN FRENCH CAPITAL.
Paris Government LIS without Official
News of Battle.

PARIS, May 2S.-Interest has been
aroused here by the news that a naval
battle has been fought between the
Russian and Japanese fleets. Official
and diplomatic quarters are without
advices. most of the information reach
ing Paris coming through press dis
patches forwarded from the United
States These dispatches are promi-
nently displayed in the evening editions
of the newspapers and are eagerly COM
mented upon.
All of the newspapers display a tone
Of extreme anxiety over the result. The
Temps pays a glowing tribute to Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's success in prepar-
ing his squadrons for the final encoun-
ter and to his audacity in taking the
route where the Japanese were strong
est.
The Echo de Paris ST. Petersburg
correspondent says that letter has
been received from Admiral Rojestven-
sky. written six weeks ago. in which
the admiral said he desired to reach
Vladivostok without combat, II posi-
BILE, but that he would do nothing to
avoid an encounter.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
Continued From Page i, Column 4.

Tsu Island in the forenoon Of May a7 during fog which
cleared up in the afternoon when the Russians sight
ed by the Japanese The battle commenced between and
O'Clock in the afternoon. There was strong breeze
blowing, with high sea.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris says that pr-
telegram from Chefu probably from Russian sources
reports that Rojeswsky began force passage of the
Korean Straits Saturday night without lights in two
lines one each side of Tsu Island Heavy firing
heard the straits between o3o and go O'Clock at
night when II ceased. The dispatch says of Ro
cstyenskys ships returned 10 Kiaocfau Friday night,
having been badly damaged by collision with another ship
Many dispatches from Toxic and other points appear
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
TWO POWERFUL BATrLEsHIPs.
Description OF Russinn Vessels Re-
ported 10 Have Been Sunk.

The Orel and Borodino. which may
prove to have been among the Rus
sian vessels sunk by Togo. are OF 13.-
SIG tons displacement each. heavily
armed, we'll protected. and were de-
signed to make eighteen knots They
measure 397 feet by rs feet. with IS
feet draught. and both have a lofty spar
deck fully thirty feet above the water
line, extending from the bow to tha
quarterback.
Forward is mounted a pair OF 12.4-
inch guns in a turret protected by
eleven inches OF Krupp armor. An
other pair Of guns OF same size fs
mounted aft There are thirty other
guns OF an intermediate battery, and
the vessels carry two submerged tor
pedo tubes. and two above water.
A special feature of the vessels Is
their vertical longitudinal bulkheads
of inch armor running throughout the
whole length OF the ship at a distance
Of nine or ten feet inboard from the
ships sides. designed to localize the
effect OF a blow from a torpedo.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
HOPE FOR THE RUSSIANS.
Battle RumOrs Reaching Chefu Are In
Their Favor.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 2e.-The ST.
Petersburg telegraph agency publishes
the following from Shanghai, under date
Of May 2s:
From all quarters kilograms are ar
riving here announcing that a naval bat
tie is in progress between the Tsu Straits
and the japanese coast No details are
given, but the tone Of kilograms from
Chefu is favorable TO the Russians. The
kilograms say that the VIadivostok
squadron participated in the engagement
An English firm IN Shanghai has re-
ceived a telegram from Toxic TO the
effect that the japanese have been VIC
torioUs, but nobody here believes IT,
There is the greatest excitement in
Shanghai All the varships in the harbor
have cleared for action.
The cable to WoOsung has been in
terrupteo since yesterday, but the cause
IS not known
Numerous merchantmen have post
peneo their departure. pending the re-
ceipt Of further news
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
COTTON AS coNrRABAsD OF wAF
Division of Opinion In Russia's supe-
rIor Admiralty Court.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 2S.-The
written opinion OF the Superior Admir-
atty Court IN the case of the cotton
found on the British steamship Cal
chss. captured by the Viadivostok
squadron. is expected TO be handed
down some time this week There ap-
pears TO be a division OF opinion in the
court De Martcnz. in behalf Of the
Foreign Odlce, while agreeing that
the cotton on board the. vessel was of
a contraband nature, holds TO the view
that the principle OF conditional con-
traband for cotton should be enunci-
ated. while the representatives of the
Admiralty contend that this principle
is absolute.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
Toxic Admiralty Refuses to Encourage
Hope i'm Inquirers.,

TOXIC, May 2s.--Throughout the day
the Government shut out all sources Of
news of the naval engagement. The CEN
sorship on newspapers is as complete, SO
far as naval operations are concerned,
as are the restrictions on telegrams and
dispatches of correspondents.
The Ministry of Marine promises to
give out information as soon as its publ
cation is advisable. 1t refuses even to
encourage inquirers to hope for VIC
tory. its justification is that nothing
that could possibly be of value to the
enemy must be circulated.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
Army Operation. Suspended.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 2s.-General
Linevitch, in a dispatch dated May 2s
reports that there Is no change in
the positions of the armies in Man
churia.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

The only thing that consoles wom-
an FOR the simple clothes angels wear
is the nice. long. curly hair they all
have.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29

The Duke OF Orleans has Just bought
the Belgica, the vessel on board q which
the Gerlache expedition went toward
the South Pole. 1t is reported that the
Duke intends TO make a tour 70 the
Southern polar regions
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-29
RUSSIANS FLEE TOWARD VLADIVOSTOK
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or BATTLE or FLEETS.

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MILLARD AND GREENE

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appeals
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LESSON FOR YOUNG CITIES

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agitation municipal the
which striving control public utilities
learned the folly granting valuable franchises
the citizens thriving beautiful everywhere
when they will repent sorely Of their neglect
Of
with careless
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municipal ownership the expiration of certain period
distribution still in their infancy When
thirty
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purchaser booming
untold wealth public service
that HE
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that the franchise will constantly increasing value In the
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