Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-02
WOUNDED; IN
HANDS Of JAPS
The Fate of Admiral RoieSt-
yensky is Finally
Learned.
He HAS A FRACTURED SKULL
Officially Announced Tina, japanese
Losses in Battle Mere Limited 20
Three Torpedo 6osss-au OF the
6a,deships Are unharu,e1.

Loudon, June Little hope for the
Russians can be found in the latest
dispatches regarding the naval battle
of TSu island. Only four q the yes
sells OF RoiesIvenSAy's feet are Known
10 have reached NladivoSto&, the
cruiser AlnaaE ana the torpedo boat
deSlroyerS GroEny. Bravi and TsToSi-
ahty. The full extent OF the Russian
casualties in men and officers drown
ri. wounded or captured is not yet
known.
The Japanese losses, AS reported
from Toxic. are only three torpedo
boats sunk. three officers killed and
about TWO hundred men killed or dis,
ahlei. Not one of the big lighting
ships Of the JapSuese navy was lost,
IL is now definitely known that Vice
Admiral Rojsstyensky is captured. He
is seriously wounded, but, il is stated
from Toxic, will recover.
Interest now Turns to the situation
in Russia as the result of the naval
disaster. The emperor Wednesday
summoned 10 the palace 81 Tssrsoe
Selo ali the members of the imperial
family and later called into eNtraor-
binary council Admiral AleNief and
all his ministers of state, and series
of conferences took place as 70 the
course 10 be pursued. The result OF
these conferences is in doubt. the min
listers returning 10 ST. Petersburg OBJ
serving cautious rsttcense as 20 what
took place. II is believed. however,
that the emperor is determined on
prosecution Of the war. the govern
ment fearing The effects OF the GSSas,
ter on the Russian necple.
The army in ManchurSa is not YET
aware of the disaster 20 the navy ana
the dispatches say is still praying for
victory
The Russian press, with few eNcep-
lions. is openly indignant and IS nj,
tao Ing the Bureaucracy, one paper
saying trat these guilty of the Rus
sian defeat should be overwhelmed
with shame" Admiral NoelkcrSam is
supposed 10 have persisted,
Washington. June 1.-The Japanese
legation yesterday received the fol,
lowing report from Toxic:
"lt is officially announced that in
the last naval battle tne damages Sns.
tanned by our fleet were very slight
and none of our hattleships, cruisers,
destroyers and other ships was lost,
except three torpedo Ioats,
Under imr erial command Admiral
Togo was authorized 10 permit Nebo.
saroff TO submit 10 the car the re-
ports on the last battle and list Of
/ I'LL la Add nvNS tyfS
ers. The admiral was also authorized
/ to release on parole the surrendered
officers OF Nicho,ai |, Orel. ApraNin
/ and Senyavin.
"RojestvensSy was taken to Saseto
| naval hospital No other admiral
was captured, last report in this re-
| spect being due to clerical error"
! Commander lsam Talleshita. naval
| attache of japan to the United States
was at the White House and commu-
| nicated the above information TO the
| president
| Washington. D. c.. June 1.-THE
| state department has received the fol.
lowing cablegram from Toxic:
Toxic. May Sl.-Rojestvensky' 5
skull is fractured. requiring an oper-
alton: serious but not dangerous. To,
tai Japanese losses to date, three
| torpedo beat sunk: three officers Kill
ed. about 200 men killed and dis.
| ahled."
Toxic. June lit is now certain
that Admiral Rojestvensky is pris.
oner of the Japanese. lie Is wounded
in the forehead legs and back. but
| will recover. Vice Admiral Voelker.
| sam Is supposed to have persisted.