The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-05-31
RUSSIA BEATEN
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE HAS
BEEN FOUGHT AND TOGO
is VICTOR.
Russian Fleet. Practically Annihi.
lated-Nineteen Ships Sunk or
Captured by Japs Without
Loss to Themselves.

Toxic. May pa battle began
Saturday afternoon in the Korean
straits between the Japanese feet
under Togo and the Russian Bal
tic feet under Rojestvensky Is still
in progress. The japanese are pur~
suing the Russian warships, which
are widely scattered. Russian los
ses reported up to this evening are
IA vessels suLk or captured, besides
numerous torpedo boats and de-
stroyers. The Japanese loss is re.
ported to be three cruisers and -
destroyers. Eight captains of the
Russian vessels destroyed were
drowned with the sinking ships.
More than 5000 members of the
Russian crews have been taken pris-
loners.
When Rojestvensky entered the
straits of Tsushima Saturday after
noon he was Immediately engaged
by waiting Japanese ships. The
battle has been continuous ever
since, the Japanese picking off Rus
sian vessels one at time. The
sceEe of battle has shifted north to
the Oku Islands, nearly 200 miles
from where fighting was begun Sat-
urday. It is reported that only a
portion of the Russian squadron
entered the Korean straits, the
slower r-going vessels moving out in.
to the Pacific to the east of Japan.
| It Is soficially announced this after.
noon that Rojestvensky's feet is
/ practically annihilated. A late re.
port says that Rear Admiral Ne
Ibogatof has been captured.
London, May 2o.-A Central
News dispatch from 81. Petersburg
states that it is reported there that
Rojestyensky's flagship has been
sunk and the admiral wounded.
A dispatch from Tsingtau states
that the battle has reached the Oil
Islands and it is believed to be
fiercer than the one in the straits
of Fushima. Oil is 200 miles north
/ of the straits. The japanese losses
so far reported by Chinese kilograms
are stated to be one cruiser and ten
torpedo boats.
Reports are current on the stock
exchange, reported to come from
authoritative sources, that Rojest.
vensky's flagship, the Kniaz Souva.
rolf, is among the vessels sunk and
: that Togo is chasing UP the Rus.
, slams, picking off ships one by one,
/ According to reports the follow.
Ing Russian vessels were sunk:
/. The battle ship Borodino and AL.
: exander III, the armored cruisers
Admiral Nakhimof and Dmitri
: Donskoi, Vladimir and Mosomach,
: the coast defender ironclad Admir-
al Oushakof, the protected cruiser
Svietlana, the Jentchug, the repair
ship Kamtchatka and the cruiser
Ireessin. The following were cap
: tured: The battle ships Orel ant
Nicholas, the coast defense Admir-
. al Seniavin and General Admira
Aprixine.
: The Borodino, Alexander III ant
Orel are first-class battle ships o
: the latest design, each of 1851
u tons displacement, with nomina
. speed of Is knots, with a compile
E ment of 75o men each.
3 In addition to the ships enumer
= ated above numerous torpedo boat
! and destroyers have been sunk an,
q number of transporte. More thai
J. 5000 prisoners have been taken b,
2 the Japanese.
9 Missoula, Mont. May North
ern Pacific passenger train No. ?
) the North Coast Limited, eastboune
was held up tonight at 11:35, a
9, Bearmouth cut, about 40 miles eas
; of this city, and the express ca
% blown to nieces. Three men ar