Show mu t tint not lola Into your OUI head hed hut b hel f that everything l IB 18 In war warn n ml we ne shall be bl able with Gods 1111 to 10 to cope cole with the arduous tusk lIsk upon ullon us Them signals were repeated until 2 0 In the morning hilt but they failed tn to tIle the ot the expedition were wele HP Mp rt l hy by y the th tern tem pi MUM MU n proceeded separately t the mouth of the harbor Upon nr lI there the one olle of ot oft t Ih me lI n t aw ii W that the t lie enemy MIH upon the KOUI torpedo boat hot U IR Tin Ih tnt men on nil i II holA the tire Ataru Marll thought th thi other ther tier irs fis bad readied tir hArbor mouth und nil nilI they I th hf boldly in Ill She Sim was fol followed lowed by nm ther of ot the Iner mer merchantmen believed to be 11 Maru Tire The hal had fired nt ut thu ho mouth of the tire harbor and anI they thA used UBell nUo nIo powerful on the In n e veis ls They poured In an KU me flue Into the channel Hoga oln who wn uis itt Iti command nf ot the forced torell Ills hIt slur ship Into irto the channel hammed d bin hili v wn ny through the booms boo II reached tire tile center of the Inner entrance horn Hero ho anchored his IrIs vessel nod then blew her up U She lre sank Another steamer supposed to ho bo the tha Maru then came caine to anchor ner neira a n projecting rock toelt nt tho the mouth of at the harbor and ond sank prank Following I the he como comb tho Maru tIre the Yedo Maru Moru the tho Otaru Morn Maru the tho Maru the tho turu the tho Asa Am Maru Th TheM so tl six ids ad 1111 to tho the mouth of ot the harbor EFFECTUALLY Va ton May following telegram dated May 7 was Will received nt ot tho the Japanese legation today loday Admiral Togo reports that the tho combined effected tho the third block ml tiding I tiff operation on Port Arthur on tha th third of May The gunboats tim the Second Third Four I h Fifth Filth destroyer flotillas tho tire Ninth Tenth anti Fourteenth torpedo bout with steamers started on tho tire second of ot May but a strong wind soon arising greatly hindered the move movement ment mid therefore tho the commander or ordered dered to 10 slop tor tho tim operation but the order arM l did not reach rench In III and cone conse consequently flu eight steamers proceeded antI and II I III dashed Into tho harbor despite the tIre enemY searchlights fortress lire tire ob observation mines mechanical whine mines Five steamers gained the th mouth of ot tho the harbor Marti null anti Naru breaking boom wont fur further ur urther ther titer Inside The Tho entrance of the tho harbor Is I con considered effectively blocked nt at least for tor cruisers nun battleships Three other oilIer steamers Ite merll sunk before reaching the tho mouth of at the tho harbor Our re 11 remained main ell until morning rescued ro half halt of at tire the crews of ot tho the sunken steamers Torpedo boat hont No 67 07 Its steam having burst It was disabled but towed away by ry y torpedo boat hont No 70 10 Tho The port engine of tho the torpedo coat boat was damaged but the tho ship was safe CaN Cas Casualties of tho the flotilla three throe wounded two killed but hut no other r damage |