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Show JAPS WIN GREAT VICTORY Russian Fleet Practically Aiv nihilatcd in Running Fight in the Strait of Korea RUSSIAN ADMIRAL REPORTED CAPTURED Greatest Victory Since Begin-' ning of the War Scored by the Japanese Navy( Lntest ndvlcos confirm tho magnitude of tho disaster suffered by tho Ilusslnn fleet, 111 tho encounter with Admlrnl Togo's war essels in tho Strnlt of Korea, and point to tho fact that Hub sla's hopes so far ns this war Is con coruul, now lie In whatever moy ho accomplished b tho oft beaten army lu Mnmhiirln. The news of tho disaster has cnuacd deep depression In olllrhil Htissla, though It Is not yet known generally among tho IlUKslau peoplo Hojestvensky's defeat lias given rlso to renewed talk of pence. It Is pointed point-ed out that HiiHsIn In this crisis will turn to Trance, thtough Its foreign minister, M. Delcnsse, whllo from Washington comes Information thnt I'resldent Hoosovolt, In accordance with his promlso announced a long tltno ago, Is taking stops to do all In his power to bring nlwut peaco negotiations nego-tiations Washington. According to tho latest lat-est reports from Vlco Admlrnl Togo to his government, tho loss to tho Hus-slans Hus-slans In ships sunk or captured now numbers twenty-two, whllo full particulars partic-ulars nro not yet In Tho admlrnl sayR that nono of his big fighting ships was seriously damaged Interesting iiowh comes from Vladivostok, Vladi-vostok, sont direct by tho correspond cut of tho Associated Tress, who reports re-ports tho arrival thoro of tho protected cruiser Almaz nnd the torpodo bont do Btrojor flro7ii) The olllcers of tho Almaz say (hoy witnessed tho sinking of two Jnpaucso battleships and that two Japanese cruisers wero listing badly nnd scorned nbout to sink when tho fog obscured their low of tho battle. Thoro Rooms to bo great confusion as to the fnto of the lco admiral Ho lestvensky. It Is said that he arrUed at VladUostok on the torpedo boat llulny, bndly wounded, nnd that his wlfo has receded u telegram fiom tilm, whllo a report reioled fiom Tohlo lato Tuesdaj night nt tho Jap nncso legation nt Washington, sijr he was captured on hoard tho Russian destioyer Illodiiy, with another admlrnl, ad-mlrnl, both severely wounded, and with Bovcrnl staff ollUers of his ling-ship, ling-ship, tho Knln. Souwunff, tho sinking of which Is continued by tho olllcers of the Alimu Toklo Thoro seems to bo great confusion ns to the fate of tho lco ndmlral, HoJesUciish) It Is said that Waihlngton. The Post says the navy department has received an official of-ficial telegram from Toklo saying that the battleship Knlaz Souvaroff, Ad mlral Rojettvensky'i flagship, went down In the action and that Admiral RoJetventky was loit. ho arrived at Vladivostok on the tor pedo boat Huliiv hndl) wounded nnd thnt his wife has received a telegram from lilm, while n report received Tuesdnj night says lie was cipturol on board the llusslan destroyer Hie dovj with another admiral, both si crcly wounded and with several staff olllcers of his flagship, the Knla? Souvnroff, tho sinking of which Is confirmed by tho officers of the Al mn7 Tho Ixindou Dally Telegraphs Toklo correspondent says that an Intermit tent fog prowillod In tho Sea of Japan Satuidu) It occasionally lifted when thoro was brilliant sunshine A high wind prevailed, with a tough sea Thu Russian ships wcio first sighted at fi o'clock in tho morning np preaching tho Tsu Island under cover of a fog, which, however, lifted, nnd tho B u ad ron rotlred This squadron is believed to have (ouslsted of Blx first class ships and, according to lu formation rcrelvcd twenty ono moro Russlnn warships wore not far awa Nothing dpllnlto is known, how over savR tho correspondent und tho au thorlttos merely reported that cannon-ndlng cannon-ndlng was proc coding It has now been discovered tho correspondent continues, thnt Hojestvonsky'R ships coaled nlong the coast of the Island ol Luzon on May 22, and on tho following follow-ing day thoy cruised about north of Luzon and trntisferrod lorgo quantl ties of buukor roal fiom colliers Then Itojestvcnsky decided 'to dlvldo his (loot into sovornl parts Ho trnvorsed tho Ilnshee straits and steamed In n northoasterly dliectlon. On tho morn Ing of May 25 the Russians wore southwest of tho Luchu Elands nnd tho slow converted cruisers nns trans ports weio sent to Shaiighnl while the main squadron went to Tsu Island A dispatch from Shanghai says that Japancso wai ships arrived in tho of fling of Wocisung Saturday and nt tncked tho Russian ships, but a later dispatch says that the Russian trans ports nro to stay In the vicinity ol Shanghai, while tho 'vessels of the voluntoor Meet mo to leave for either German ot Trench territory It Ih le poitod that RnJewtvensky's squadrons used riiusiin (one of a group of Islands off the east coast of (.'Ulna In the piovinco of Cheklang) as a naval base and It Is also stated that the Chinese authoiitles ordeied tho ves sols to le'avo Woosung by 8 o'clock Saturday night or to haul down their Hugs The Russians the dispatch said, wore temporllng |