The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-06-02
JAPS ANNIHILATE RUSSIAN FLEET
An Official Announcement of Great Victory is Made
in Toxic.
TWFNTy-IWO WARStPS ARE SUNK OR CAPTURED
Battle Bedun Saturday Continues Throughout SundayA Running TIRE
Fiaht Between the Fleets in Which logo is Said TO have
Lost One Cruiser and Ten Torpedo BOatS--lhree
Admra!s Are Prisoners OF japanese.

port, as made public by Mr.. Takahira,
the Japanese Minister, says:
"The main force Of our combined fleet
upon accepting surrender of the remain
ing Russian main force near Liancourt
Rocks in the afternoon of May 2S, as
already reported, stopped pursuit, and
while engaged in the disposition of the
surrendered ships, found in a southwest
ern direction the Admiral Oushakoff
Coast defense vesseD. Thereupon the
Iwate and Yakumo were Immediately
dispatched in pursuit and invited her to
surrender, but she refused and was-sunk
at P. NJ. Her crew of more than 800
men were rescued.
THE cruiser Dimitri Donskoi was
also found in northwesterly direction
at 5. P. NJ, and Immediately overtaken
and fired upon vigorously by our fourth
division and second. destroyer fiotilla.
"She was attacked that night by the
second destroyer hotilla and found next
morning aground on the southeastern
shore of Urleung Island, off the Korean
coast. Our destroyer Sazanami captured
toward evening of May Fl in the south
of Urleung Island the Russian destroy
er Bunny, wherein were found Admiral
Rojestvensky and another admiral, both
severely wounded, together with SO Rus
SLAMS, including staff officers from the
flagship Prince Souvaroff, which sunk
May ~ at 500 P. NJ. The entire crew
were taken prisoners.
Our. cruiser Chitose, while. cruising
northward on the morning of May rs,
found and sunk another Russian Destroy
er Our cruiser Nitaka and destroyer
Murakumo attacked also at noon, May
20, Russian destroyer, which finally
went aground. According to various re-
ports hitherto received and statements
of prisoners, the result of the battle from
May p to 20 is as follows:
prince Souvaroff, Alexander ILL.,,
Borodno. Dmitri Donskoi, Admiral Ma
kimof. Monomach, Zemtchug, Admiral
Cushakoff, one converted cruiser and two
destroyers sunk; Nicolai l., Orel, Admit
raj Apraxim, Admiral Senkavine and
destroyer Biedrovy captured.
According to the prisoners. the Osly-
bia sank about 3 p NJ. and the Navarin
also sunk. The Almaz on May Fl OBJ
served in disabled and sinking condition,
but her final late yet unknown.
Full particulars regarding injury to
our ships not yet in hand, but so far as
| could ascertain none seriously injured,
all being still engaged in operations. The
whole casualties not yet ascertained.
Casualties of first division little over
400. Prince Yorihito in excellent health
Admiral Misu slightly wounded May
e."
Admiral Togo's sixth report, received
May 80, says
.'Loss of Oslybia, Navarin confirmed
"Sissoi Veliky also definitely reported
to have sunk morning May 20"
The State Department received from
Minister Griscom, at Toxic, this dis
patch:
1T is officially announced that all of
the Russian battleships, excepting the
Orel and NICOLA l., which were captured
by the Japanese, have been sunk and
Admiral Rojestvensky, Admiral Volker-
sam and Admiral Ncbogatoff are pris-
oners."
According to this report the Russians
lost altogether 22 ships, the aggregate
tonnage amounting to I53,4II tons