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Show Japanese Warships Attack Russians Sensational Story Printed in Amsterdam Amster-dam Telegraph From Engineer on Czar's Transport AMSTERDAM. Nov. 19. Tho Telegraph publishes a letter from Tanclcr. written by a Dutch engineer named Kooy, who Is connected with tho wireless telegraph system on board tho Russian transport Kamchatka, belonging to Admiral Ro-Jcstvenaky's Ro-Jcstvenaky's division of the second Pacific Paci-fic fleet. , x Meet Torpedo Boats. The lottcr says that shortly after tho Kamchatka anchored for Skagen for coal a wireless messaco was received stating that four torpedo boats which had been purchased by Japan had loft tho Danish fjords. When tho Kamchatka loft Skagen sho was convoyed by two cruisers, but lost them on tho first night during a fog. Tho weather cleared on tho second night and shortly aftor S o'clock four vessels wcro sighted steaming steam-ing rapidly. Open Fire on Boats. An order wnjj given to man tho guns, and tho Kamchatka fired blank shells as a warning to tho vessels to change their course. They continued to approach, however, whereupon tho Kamchatka, commoncod a furious cannonade. Two torpedo boats crossed the line of fire. Launched Torpedoes. Under the searchlight Kooy, In his loiter, loi-ter, says ho clearly saw two torpedo boats, and he Is certain they wcro not Russian vessels. One of the torpedo boats launched a torpedo, but tho Kamchatka Kam-chatka changed her position nnd no dam-ago dam-ago was done. Tho torpedo boat then slackened speed and Kooy thinks sho was damaged by tho llro from tho Kamchatka. Kamchat-ka. It is stated that tho second torpedo boat also launched a torpedo, but ho did not sco them. Warships Disappear. The other torpedo boats disappeared, nnd ho bellovcs they attacked Vlco-Ad-rnlral Rojostvonsky. Tho Kamchatka sent a wlroless warning to Rojeslvensky. The writer says that every ono In Kron-Bladt Kron-Bladt knows when and whoru tho Japanese Ja-panese purchased tho torpedo boats. |