Show FIGHT OFF PORT ARTHUR As usual the japanese have best end of contest rear admiral lt hoeft who was in command of the russian naval forces at port arthur was killed dur ing the engagement on wednesday Wed nesda A telegram is received from tsing chou signed by captain matorze vitan the rear admiral s chief of staff reporting thai Witt oett met his death aboard the flagship captain warned of the commander and several of beers were wounded it Is learned tha the russian port arthur squadron met the japanese squadron twenty miles out the flag ship was especially it tacked and changed her course tor the shan tung peninsula the jap anese followed and overhauled her and the accompanying vessels off shan tung at 4 30 p m A two hours battle followed the was so knocked about during the fight that most of it is worthless her rudder was car ned away by a torpedo her other in juries due to shells bhe lost of bleers and men killed and sixty wound ed rear admiral With oett was on the bridge of the when a shell exploded there blowing him to pieces only one or his legs being found after the explosion |