The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-31

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concerned only in securing victory for
Japan.
Probably the details Of the fight will
never be given to the world.
1t will probably be days and weeks
before the main facts of the battle and
it's strategy are made known.
Trap Quite Successful.
Admiral Togo appears to have. pre-
miral Roiestvensky action and that
the Jauanese outmaneuvered, outfought
and outshot the Russians, fearlessly tax
ing their hghtest cruisers against the
heavy Russian armor-clad battleshlps
and joining battleshipss with a ri
fire.
Tremendous interest attaches to the
use of submarine vessels The navy de-
partment is silent on this point. but It'll
is confidently believed that submarines
were effectively used for the first time
in history.
Theoretically, the sea was too rough
for the employment of submarines Sat
urday, but the Japanese sailors well
come desperate chances. It is believed
that torpedo boats and destroyers
scored heavily Saturday night The con-
ditions on Sunday were most favorable
The night was calm and clear and land
was visible for forty miles across the
| Tsue straits. AZ
% Togo's Reports.
! Admiral Togo 8 reports on the bat
tie have been as follows:
Fifth report, received afternoon
May 80: ;' - :. 500 n. go ~
The main force Of our combined fleet
upon accepting surrender of the remain
ing Russian main force near Laincourt
rocks in the afternoon Of May %, as al
ready reported, stopped pursuit and while
engaged in the disposition Of surrendered
ships found in a southwestern direction
the Admiral Ushakoff, a coast defense
ship. Thereupon Iwate and Yakumo were
imm ediately dispatched in pursuit and in
| vited her to surrender, but she refused
and sunk at 6 pm. Her crew Of
over three hundred was rescued.
Cruiser Dimitri Donskoi was also found
| in the northwestern direction at 5 pm.
and was Immediately overtaken and fired
upon vigorously by our fourth division and
second destroyer flotilla.
Rojestvensky Is Captured.
She was attacked that night by the sec
ond destroyer f1otilla and the next morn
ing was found aground on the southeast
ern shore of Urleung island. off the Ko-
rean coast. Our destroyer Sazanami cap
/ tured toward the evening Of May q, In
the south Of Urelung island, the Russian
destroyer Biedovy, wherein were found
Admiral Rojestvensky and another ad-
miral, both severely wounded, together
with eighty Russians, including staff Off
GERS from the flagship Prince Suvaroff
which was sunk at 5:29 pm. on May 27.
r11,o oil folr
Our cruiser Chitose, while cruising to
| the northward on the morning Of May
%, found and sunk another Russian de-
stroyer. Our cruiser Niitaka and de-
stroyer Murakumo attacked also at noon
on May % a Russian destroyer, which
finally went aground
Result of Battle.
According to various reports hitherto
received and statements of prisoners, the
result of the battle from May II to May
20 is as follows: .~...z
Prince Suvaroff, Alexander III, Boro-
dino, Dmitri Donskoi Admiral Nakhimoff,
Monomakh. Jemchug, Admiral Oushakof,
one converted cruiser and two destroyers
sunk. !
Nicholas l., Orel, Admiral Apraxine, Ad-
nairal senkavin and destroyer Btedovy
capture According to the prisoners the
Osliabia was sunk about pm, and the
Navarin also was sunk. t&"" r.
Almaz on May 27 was observed in q
disabled and sinking condition, but her
, fate Is yet unknown. The full particulars
regarding the injury to our ships are not
vet in hand but so far as could ascer-
tain none was seriously injured, all be-
ing still engaged in operations. The whole
casualties are not yet ascertalned cas-
ualties of first division are little over 1oul
, hundred Prince Yorhito in excellent
health. Admiral Misu slightly wounded
May q. &C., .~ #~
Sixth report, received the Afternoon
of May 30: s,.-c 49,.
Loss of Osliabia, Navarin confirmed
sissoi-velilxy also definitely reported tt
have sunk on morning Of May 20.
= Losses of Russians.
Official statement Of Russian losse:
so far as ascertained:
Following six battleships sunk: Prince
Suvaroff, Imperator Alexander III, Boro'
| dino, Osliabia, Sissoi Veliky and NaVarln
| Following five cruisers sunk: Adrnira
Nakhimoff, Dmitri Donskoi vladimir Mon
omakh Svietlana and Jemchug.
J Coast defense ship Admiral Oushakof
sunk
l Two special service ships, Kamtschatks
and three destroyers also sunk
3 Two battleships, Orel and 1mperato
? Nichola T.; two coast defense ships, Gen
| eral Admiral Apraxine and Admiral Sen
kayin and one destroyer, Biedovy, cap
tured.
!, Thus Russians lost altogether twenty
two ships, the aggregate tonnage Whereo
1 amounting to 1853, All tons, besides cruise
' Al,naz. believed to have sunk.