| Show JAPS WIN SEA BATTLE RUSSIAN CRUISER SUNK WHILE TWO OTHERS FLED big battle which lasted five hours and gave the navy mas tery of the seas restoring ocean commerce advices from tokio un ler date c august 14 state that ace admiral kamimura Kaml mura encountered the russian vladivostok squadron north of tsu island in the strait ot korea and at tacked the enemy at once the bat tie lasted tor five hours and resulted reul ted in a complete japanese victory the kisslan cruiser was sunk and the cruisers rossia and gorombol fled the northward after having sus laened serious damage vice admiral kamimura Kaml mura cables the navy depart cadent that the inflicted upon his vessels were slight the fate of the crew of the Is not known it Is presumed that many of them were killed or drowned the strength of the fleet under vice admiral kamimura Is not known but it Is presumed ahat be bid the adsuma idsumi iwate isho and other light cruisers boklo Is joyous over this news it gives japan mastery of the eoa and restores commerce flags are flying lanterns are glim enering and cries of banzai are ring ing in the streets of tokio in honor ot the victory gained at sea by admiral togo and vice admiral kamimura underneath the jollification of the populace lies a feeling of beep batis faction and grat fl catlon at the die dosal of a desperately serious problem of the war the russian squadron which con fronted admiral togo refused battle it was stronger chaa admiral togo s squadron in battleships and armored cruisers and had it elected to fight the result might have althea the lor tunes of war the strength of the squadron which opposed admiral togo compelled comiel led him to draw vessel from the squadron under vice admiral kamimura Kaml mura ind this left the japanese navy powerless to operate against the russian cladi costol squadron aud unable to prevent the raids of these vessels the raid conducted by the tok squadron in july was extremely expensive to japan and not only was retaliation tempting but it was demanded by commercial interests the navy however grimly refused to make a diversion and stuck to lort arthur it was confident that the har bor soon would be untenable for the russian warships and that it would eventually get a fair fight in the open sea away from the russian land bat and that the japanese would win the calculations of the navy were correct and the russians with the chances evened have been hope lessly defeated vice admiral kamimura Kaml mura after bev eral months of weary and patient waiting finally got I 1 la chance off island he sunk the russian bruiser rurik and sent the cruisers Grona obal and rossia fleeing back from the feht |
