| Show FIGHT OFF PORT ARTHUR As usual the japanese have beat best end of context contest rear admiral who was in command of tho the russian naval forces at port arthur wae was killed during tho the engagement on wednesday A telegram Is received from tsing chou signed by captain matorze the rear admirals chief of staff reporting thai that With Wit oett hoeft met hia his death aboard the flagship captain of the commander and several of or fliers were wounded it lot e learned that the russian port arthur guadron t met the japanese squadron squad roo roa twenty miles out the flag ship waa was especially attacked and changed ber her course for the shan tung peninsula the japanese followed folio wed and overhauled ber her and the accompanying vessels 0 off shan tung at p m A two hours battle followed tho the was so knocked about during the fight that most of it Is worthies t her rudder waa was car ried uway by a torpedo her other injuries due duo to shells she lost officers and men killed and sixty wounded rear admiral With Wit oett hoeft waa was on tho the bridge of the when a shell exploded there blowing him to pieces only one of hia his legs being found after tho the explosion |
