Show fn L mU BATTLE I IN r PROGRESS OG Place Off Port Arthur Between the Russian and Japanese Fillets tH RES LI T IS NOT YET KNOWN KNO YIN I Ordered Ills l lOat Whole traI the Sq adron Out Oat to Meet Attack MEETS HER FATE Admirals Flagship Was Waslo A i I tie the Vice wIg Up 10 lo of Battle It H Strack a il Mine and Sonic Sank SanleS April p m im Si S t hIgh authority the theS to 0 very cry S received nt tho the Winter that a R aLi S to tho the effect Ie here h sire are Li 11 battle battI It Ii still progressing otC oft Port ft the tile result of ot which I Is s y yet et t un fin The Japanese neat fleet Including tun and torpedo boat bont des dest de Cl t I O tots HV Mak Makuri Si totals 40 to Vice Admiral whole squadron out uri ordered his MI tf Cf sie tit thi harbor to meet the attack A to tho the Associated As Press In want while preparing pr to draw up tu 11 t Uno IlA of ot t battle In It tho the outer road struck mine minel the lt n a nut larboard side and II nil Irn m l her II the tho began to heel Sw could uld hOOd flood the thc port compart ali of the th vessel e sel In Iii order to keep turned turtle cv eVen oyen n keel she tan 1 tr on O an aa al J wok ink In a few tew minutes carrying almost the entire crow crass cro Capt orn n and the She Grand Duke Cyril tr other ether verO saved sa cd because tho the upper tier thY Ir were Handing on We Mue The Th frightful loss lo of life ure among duo to the o ned men won was It that they the were nit nil at their sta eta stat Hal t ti u ready for fur action Th The turned turtle In a rawer to the tha battle trip Victoria which was rammed by byM b bIU M tu c In 1893 18 3 anti to the tho in to n tho the war warthen lIr then he A R Chinese warship turned turtle of tt the crew ere remaining for fOI days da hammering desperately to c 9 tha tta Ih upturned hull When the news of at Grand Duke CAPO reached his bIN parents a servIce was held at nt tho the Vlad VIed rr palace The of or the Associated Prill wa Informed this afternoon that Grind GM Duke Boris Borl was wan CB going to nc oc 1 rm y his hl brother to Mukden Ac Ao to 10 the advices received Grand lith Cyrila Injuries arc slight alIght sll ht ACTION Arto OFF Or POUT PORT ARTHUR Will wit flit Wei WeL April action l fht oft off Port lorl Arthur Arlhur to have i i according to the tho reports re Ie reI I J here bere of an unsuccessful srul attempt Bide m e by tour four Japanese cruisers and one onet t to Intercept a larK Russian t miter erub coming front from tho the cant Tho ho protected cruiser crul pr Askold and andi i of the tho Pobeda lobeda typo went vent to toto toli t to lit of ot the tho Russian cruiser I lr be at Port Arthur did not pant pantIn tl l In the action netlon Tho The tiring vas but of ot short phort duration TilE THE JAPANESE 1 ATTACK i April p nijA mA private t from Port lort Arthur the tho thela lm la t attacked that place at nt day dllY hat today and that tho the Russian fleet Hoet 1 JIlted by tho the fire of ot the tho torts forts drove droo droveR R I enemy ort oft I The be adds that hilt U the o town wan waa tot tt It damaged Tho effect etC t of or tho the born boat r k of ot the tho forts torta and nM fleet was VR not II t AtI A S St ft t Petersburg reter burg April 13 An Ketr m received hero here reports tho the ap nl I v nt of a warship and t a to be Japanese In tho the thoe t e of o the estuary of tho the Lice Llao er during tho tha night of ot April 11 They Tho w cB ott after tho Russian guns had 1 I lire re on m them nt at a 1 m range Bc of nl out il MM IJ ot of small email steam t wiM r ml are being hastily ha con coil ctt W In Manchuria with the tho I I ot Of thing them on tho the Amur It rt M Sur rivera to transport RUB Hus and material after lie tho thop I up p of ot the tee ice I TUB SUNK r t v Ld April ater at llort lort Arthur the Duk Iu tIU eIng reported wounded tho the ti p I mink Klink and lul the tho being baing that VIce Admiral t ta as killed led tho the are arc er ery ary conflicting na to Pei I H td as to whether ho cat Cl catAl Al Hire lit ti lne h G te the tho result of ot a 11 light fight with Ia MM an duo due to lo tho the jt f ng ft a mIne In U the tho 0 harbor fill ti MM to I V declare that Maka MakaI I of Othe M M on boara ho thu l lolIk di ht bt era ea he wan Willi not on board ft rire I l th re ro had hlll been beon n a tight light iiLo out oU of ot tho the n flOi on that hlll the tho 1 h ave e aril I unstained such k It 8 known kno M also aIo n o pointed out that the 0 Japanese had been beell i IJ dar In th t e neighborhood ne g for tor t t nj known that the first t Id c Y Olund 1 fit nl that at Grand fl and that tho the theAl Al h n I hC n lot without I i t In rho u ul ot lIlke Oran l eone n there ther I whom nl the tho theand 1 hn y a 1 life W and an II n d that tho k Th haa 11 III d ot the to 0 bt t 1111 K m th iy rea tr 7 I r 8 current In tho the thoI i RAW l OP OF JUNe III I Hal boat WI fI fIegie egie Tho anc left Now ow ry tt ertl tor II nr or It t y hIl lint nt at 1 lOUi ot of h Ort Arthur she rho heard n ti f Iq or of ruM f the tho 11 Uon tau Proc rO a that ft n fl fleet t l ng 11 Three of ot unknown nationality were CIe seen In Inthe I the distance 1 WAS AS A DRIFTING MINE MINESt St Petersburg 13 1122 p m ui mIt It lt la Is I now believed bellew that the mine which tank Hick tho the lied had out ou t of ot Its 1111 original position Tho The latest estimate of at the th number ot of otmen otmen men who lost their lives liven Is OO Tho The definite announcement that Vice Ice Admiral was las drowned has hall cast a n Bloom over the entire city It Is Generally believed b lItel that he will bo be sue suc succeeded by b Rear Admiral 1 who was stated slated to command the Baltic BItIo squadron and that hilt Vice Admiral loft loff commander of ot the Black Sea fleet will be he placed In command of the tho Dal tic squadron The Tho late Into Vice Admiral Makaroff was wn appointed K Ib Feb h 26 last to o the command of oC the Russian Meet Ho Ito was wall one ono of the heroes of or o tho the fighting lighting on the riv nv river er en Danube during the tM war wor and who have since many lean times lines been honored by their government were at nt that time lieuten lieutenants lieu ten ants In III the Russian mivy nd and volun olun to make mako u a 1 night attack on a powerful Turkish Ironclad With n R torpedo boat they succeeded In blowing blow III up the tho Turkish vessel esel and It was asserted at the time thereby made the tho first successful demonstration of the usefulness of torpedo boats In naval warfare originated ted the Idea Idel of or con constructing the tho famous anions breaking Ice strainer steamer I which was built on the tho tram from his Ills designs Since Sinco the tho th appointment to the tha com corn command mend mand ot or the tho Russian Pacific Mak nort atoff lIRE line shown himself to bo b a man ot of great greal courage and energy Early I arl In March ho lie personally went vent to the rescue of 01 n a Russian torpedo boat destroyer de which was hard pressed by b the Japan est st Inspired In the tho naval forces under his command with a 1 great grent deal lent of ot en rn lie He passed pas ell Easter I on board a at nt the entrance of Port lort Ar thur and ery night personally super supervised r tho the precautionary measures mea ures adopted to prevent the Russians front from being surprised by br the Hie Japanese The rho last engagement previous to tho the fight of today in tn which took part occurred March JT 27 when he gal sill repulsed rI the second attempt of ot the Japanese to l h up UI Port Arthur ArthurS S AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT St Petersburg Tetersburg April 13 p m rn Tint The following dispatch has been received here helo from toni Rear Hear Admiral air Hr the tho commandant nt at a t Port Ar AI Arthur Arthur thur addressed to the tho emperor Port Arthur April 13 The Tue Petro struck lit ruck a 1 mine minI which blots blew her herup herup herup up and she ahe turned turtle Our squadron Willi nn under un er Golden Hill HIli Tho The Japanese was approaching Vice Ice Ad Admiral mImi miral Makaroff evidently was lost Grand Duke Cyril was saved Ho lie was ns slightly slight Injured Capt was wasI saved I though severely Injured ns nR were live five and 32 men all nIl more or less leu injured The fleet neet has hAft disappeared l flAt Admiral Prince has a assumed command of the tho fleet nett The rho following toll owing dispatch to tl the czar hUM has been lleen received from front Alex left lerr Mukden April 13 A telegram has hall Ju t been received from Stoessel Atoe el commander of ot the military forces nt itt Port Pott Arthur I 1 regret to t re no report report port to tn your our majesty that the Pacific fleet has suffered Irreparable loss by b the tho death of ot It brave and 1111 capable com corn commander commander mander who ho was lost together with t Ith tho the According to reports front from the com corn commandant mandant at Port lort Arthur the battle and anI cruisers went rent out to meet the tho enemy but owing to the enemy re cc reinforcements tuckIng making his to total tat tal strength 30 vessels our squadron re ic returned returned turned to the roadstead whereupon tho the touched a mine minI re no reo Bulling In her destruction Grand Orand Duke DUko Cyril C III who ho was Wan a on board was waR saved aed Ho Io 10 was slightly Injured The whole then reentered port The Japanese are aro now oft ote Cape Calle Mao Itao ahan No reports report had been Jeen received from the noting acting commander of ot the tho fleet up to tho the I time this dispatch was sent I |