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Show FOUGHT IN THE DARK. Russian Officers Knew Nothing of Rojestvensky's Plans. Vlndostok. A scries of lntcrvlows which tho correspondent of tho Asso-cinted Asso-cinted Pi ess has had with navnl officers of-ficers who survived the battle In tho Sea of Japan has deolopod a most sunsntlonnl story of tho cnuses of tho Russian disaster, llrst of nil, nnd tho completo demornlinttou which followed fol-lowed the sinking of tho llngshlp Knlnz SmiMirolT nnd the wounding of Admiinl HoJcsUonsky It Is explained that not n slnglo officer of-ficer of tho fleet know the cominniider-In cominniider-In chief's plnns Tho admirals In com-mnnd com-mnnd of divisions knew no moro than tho sub lieutenants, and had to rely on tho signals of the llngshlp Admiral Nobogntoff. upon whom the command devolved, had seen ltojostvensky only onco nfter tho Juncture of their squadrons, squad-rons, and then only for a fow minutes Tho Japanese concentrated their flro on ono ship until shu was placed out of action, and then on another thus successively sinking tho Oslabya Alexander III and Knliu SouvnrolT Somo ships developed deplorable structural defects |