Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-06-09
Aftermath of the
Great Battle

i. Ufeaf Battle
AS the hours go by the magni-
tude of Admiral Togo's victory
becomes more and more appar-
ent and the fact more certain
that Russia's naval power is
hopelessly crushed.
Every one of the magnificent
.battleships and coast defense.
vessels that were in the Russian
command are either at the bot
tom Of the Straits of Korea or at
anchor in the harbor at Sasebo.
prizes of war. while their crews
are dead or prisoners.
Rojestvensky, Nebogatof, and
Volpk ersam, fleet commanders.
who were depended on to- wrest
the supremacy Of the seas from,
Admiral Togo, are prisoners in
| the latter's hands and now en-
route to Tokio.
Admiral Rojestvensky may
not live. He is badly wounded.
and terribly depressed in mind,
but has no excuses to make.
His men did their best but were
mo match for the Japanese.
All doubt of the fate of Ad-
Emiral lRojestvenslsy is removed
1by ain official dispatch to the
Japanese legation at Washington
(which states that the captured
admiral was landed in Japan and
taken to Sasebo naval hospital.
THE dispatch also states that
| the Japanese lost in the battle
only three torpedo boats.
Admiral Roje stvensky and his
Ichief of staff were captured
Sunday to the southwark of
4 Urieung Island. Both were in a
torpedo boat destroyer, which
.Ihad picked them up after his
flagship sunk. They were ac-
fcompanied by all Of the staff
officers from the Kniaz Souver-
loft, many of whom were also
wound ed.
j Tie destroyer Sanzanami gets
i the credit of the capture, as it
Twas her commander that dis
l cerned the destroyer trying to
Il ESCAPE. When overhauled her
i commander surrendered and
when boarded Admiral Rojest-
1vensky was found on board.
/ Medical aid was hurridly sum-
lmoned and every courtesy
shown the Russian officers.
Admiral Togo has made anoth-
Il ire report to the navy depart
| ment which shows the pursuit
Twas kept up until all of5the Rus
lsian vessels that accompanied
1 Admiral Roje stvensky were
j either sunk or captured.
1t is certain that all but one 81
i the russian destroyers are at the
4 bottom Of the sea as the Japan
j ese destroyers commanders car.
Tried the fight right to them and
Iriddled them with their six
4 Founders.
The Russian boats were help:
4 less from the start.
it was a slaughter, not a fight,
and the Russians were assuredly
trapped in much the manner the
4 Japanese straGegists had planned
The Russians say the great
damage done to their fleet was
4 the result of the daring torpedo
u boat attacks. These little fight
ers were hurled again at Tho
lenemy by Togo and met a with
! ering fire, half of them sinking
The Russian press is still ad.
vocat ting more vigorously than
lever the summoning Of the ma
tional assembly Even the re
dictionary Sviet has joined in The
Ichorus. All censorship is nov
removed from the foreign dis
patches and the people are appal
led at the horrible stories 81
slaughter on board the Russian
B ships. AS the ships were owe
rather than I'm iermanned Thu
admiralty is unable to approx
mately estimate the casual les
but they will probably exceed
I 40, 000.
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