Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-06-08
AIM VERY DEADLY.
JaPanese Gunners Tear Holes IN
Russian Vessels.

VladlVostok, June 4.-From the ar
counts of participants in the battle
the Sea of Japan as given here can b
constructed picture of the first day O
the fight on the morning of May q:
n When the Russian feet found itsel
l2o miles south of Tsu Island, it wal
headed for the straits in three columns
the battleships and i've cruisers on the
lett. the light cruisers on the right. anc
and the transports and torpedo-boat,
between. The weather was fogey ana
the view, therefore, difficult.
At 8 O'Clock in the morning the Rus.
sian fleet was discovered by the japan
ese cruiser Idzumo. which blundered
upon it in the fog and narrowly es.
capped capture.
AT 10 80 O'Clock four Japanese cruis.
ers, the Chitose, Kasuga, Tsushima and
Nltaka. were discovered to the north
east of the fleet aud were fred on bv
the battleships. The Japanese cruisers
dis ppeared and the Russian fleet pro-
ceeded through the straits,
Suddenly. at l l 80 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, gaunf silhouette of Japanese
vessels, their greenish-blue paint maxi
ing them scarcely visible in the foo
loomtd up to the westward of the Rus.
sian vess' Is. The Japanese consisted
OF four battleships and the armored
cruisers Tokiwa, Nisshin, Kasuga
lwate and ldumo. They Immediately
opened heavy ti'e which Was especial
~ directed against the fagshps OF the
various squadrons of the Russian fleet.
Admiral Rojestyensky signalcd to the
torpedo-boats to place themselves on
the right OF the squadron of light cruie-
ers, so AS to increase their distance from
the lighting portion of the fleet, which
was now hotly engaged and suffering
under the we'll aimed fire of the Jana,
ese.
O"l 10 the precision of the Japan
e and the concentration of their fra
on the t1agehlps, within an honr and
half the Knisz Souvarotf and the Oslis.
bia we've reduced to wrecks and soon
sank. Almost at the same time az the
opening OF the engagement between the
battleshlp divisions column Of ,i,bt
Japanese cruisers appeared from tbe
eastward and fell upon the retiring Rus
''an transports and the light cruisers.
The cruisers Vladimir, Monomach
ma Dmitr D)nskoi were detached from
ne lett column and sent to their aid.
They were repulsed by the japanese
but MT before the Ural had
'een brought to sinking condition.
The battle continued until 5 o'clock
Without any further noticeable change
the situation. Soon thereafter the
attleship Alexander III began to list o.
adly and dropped out OF the line bnt
as quickly repaired, resuming her y
lace and re-opening fire. The battle. y
nip Borodino was tLen heading the "
ne. The Japanese, noticing the condi. -
on ofthe Alexander III. concentrated '
lelr fl upon her and she dropped ont at
the line, this time finally, and disap. ''
cared.
Such heavy fire from the Japanese '"
Inch guns was then directed against u
e Borodino that she was disabled and ~
nix. This was at 7:3O o'clock in the Gu
ening. Vo
lhe battleship Sissoi Veliky was now VI
iaze, but vas firing every available II"
n. AT this hour the onslaught of
pedo boats from the coast of .Japan
the closing in of the battIesbips
m the left broke up the Russian fleet
oil which except four battleships and
converted cruised IRA. had ba.p ,