| Show 1 JAPS WIN SEA BY BATTLE RUSSIAN CRUISER SUNK WHILE TWO OTHERS FLED big battle which lasted five hour hours and gave the mikado navy mas tery of the sea seas restoring ocean commerce advices from boklo under date ot august 14 state that vice admiral kamimura Kar Kaml almura mura encountered the russian vladivostok squadron squad run north ot of tsu island in the strait of korea and at tacked the enedy at once the battle lasted for five hours and resulted in a complete japanese victory the rosilan cruiser rurik was sunk and the cru bjers rossia and gorombol fled to the northward alter after having sus aus tallied set ser ous damage vice admiral Kar almura cables tho the navy department that the injuries inflicted upon ola his vessels were slight alight the fite tite of the crew of the rurik Is 1 not known it la Is presumed that many of them were killed or drowned the strength of tho the fleet under alo admiral kamimura Kaml mura Is not known but it Is presumed that he bad the adsuma idsumi iwate end and other light cruisers toldo la Is joyous over this news as it gives japan mastery ot of the sea and restores commerce flags are flying lanterns are glimmering and cries of banzai aro are ringing in the streets of boklo in honor of tho the victory gained at sea by admiral togo and vice admiral kamimura Kaml mura underneath the jolliff eatton of the populace ilea lies a feeling of deep satisfaction and gratification at the disposal of a desperately serious problem of tho the war the russian squat tron which confronted admiral togo refused battle it was via stronger than admiral squadron la battleships and armored cruisers and had it elected to fight the result might have almerea the fortunes of war the strength of the squadron which opposed admiral togo compelled him to draw vessels from the squadron under vice admiral ICa kamimura Kaml mura and this left tho the japanese navy powerless to operate against the russian bladt squadron and unable to prevent the raids ot of these vessels the raid conducted by the Vlad Ivos tok squadron in july was extremely expensive to japan and not only waa wan retaliation tempting but it was do banded by commercial interests the navy however grimly refused to make a diversion and stuck stuk to port arthur if it was confident that the barbor bor soon would be for the russian warships and that it would i eventually get a fair fight in the open bea ea away from the russian land bat and that the japanese w uld win the calculations of the navy were correct and the russians with the chances evened have been hopelessly defeated vice admiral kamimura Kaml Hamim mura urs after sev raj months of wea y and patient waiting anally finally got his tits chance off tsu tau island he ila eunk sunk the russian cruller rurik and sent the cruisers Grom inu plossia I 1 fleeing back from the daht |
