DIARY OF THE WAR
Aug. 31.-Second and Third Armies resume their attacks and make progress in the direction of Hsin-li-tun and Shou- xhan
Sept. 1.-Russians driven out of their works at three points and Russian right and centre fall back towards river line. First Armuy carries Sy-kwan-tun posi- tion. Sept. 2-3.-Russians recapture Sy-kwan-tun position, which, however, again falls to Kuroki at night. Second and Third Armies continue their attacks. Sept. 3.--Kuropatkin orders a general retreat. Sept. 4.-Russian rearguard, after delaying Japanese for two days, finally evacu- ates Liao-yang.
THE JAPANESE ENTER LIAO-Yang at
3 A.M.
Sept. 4-5.-Russian army in retreat fights rearguard actions with Kuroki, who occupies Yen-tai coal mines. Sept. 6-In vicinity of Zanzibar, British cruiser Forte conveys to the Peters- Inurg and Smolensk the Tsar's orders to desist from interfering with neutral shipping. Japanese tran- sports reported off Sakhalin. Sept. 7.-Kuropatkin arrives at Mukden. Sept. 13- Vladivostock Prize Court decides to release British steamer Calchas, but confiscate, its cargo of flour and cot- ton.
Sept. 14.-Russians reported to he fortifying
the banks of the Liao at Tie-ling. Sept. 16.-United States Government order-
ed the Russian auxiliary cruiser Lena, to disarm and be detained until the end of the war.
Sept. 18.- Marshal Oyama reports the prin- cipal booty secured at Liaoyang, including 3,578 rifles, and 1,638,730 rounds of ammunition, 10,056, shells about 80,000 bushels of cereals, &c. Oct. 10.-Kuropatkin in a general order justified his retreat to Mukden on ground of insufficiency of his strength. Oct. 11.-Officially announced Japanese gun- boat Heiyen sunk by a mine.Kuropat- ken assumed the offensive.
Oct. 10-25.-BATTLE OF THE SHAHO.
The
fight extended along a line of 30 miles. Reported Russian strength 280,000, with 940 guns. Russians crushingly defeated. Officially an- nounced at St. Petersburg Russian losses 45,800. Japanese casualties announced as 15,879.
Oct. 22.—Russian Baltic Fleet entered North
Sea en route to the Far East.
Oct. 23.—Report received that the Baltic Fleet fired upon British trawlers,
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sinking two vessels, killing two men and wounding many. Feverish ex- citement in England.
Oct. 28.—Admiral Rozdiestvensky's ex- planation received alleging that two foreign torpedo-boats were among the trawlers.
Oct. 30-Japanese with seige and naval guns occupied the counterscarps of Er- lungshan fort, Port Arthur, and some minor forts.
Nov. 1-Nogi continued his attack and much damage was done to shipping in the harbour from heavy bombardment by naval guns.
Nov.
Nov. 24-Russia raised a loan of £50,000,000
at 5 per cent. in Berlin and Paris. 30-Throughout the month the oper
ations against Port Arthur had been vigorously pressed and substantial progress made by the Japanese force, including the capture of 203-Meter Hill, after fighting of a most desper- ate character.
Dec. 30-Operations for the reduction of the fortress were continued thoughout
Er-
. the month. On the 4th all the Russian warships were disabled or sunk as the result of bombardment directed from 203-Meter Hill. lungshan Fort, Signal Hill and other minor forts were effectively occupied before the end of the month, and General Stoessel, recognising the hopelessness of his position, on New Year's Day proposed surrender. The terms of capitulation allowed officers to bear side-arms and to return home on parole. The prisoners delivered to General Nogi were 878 officers and 23,491 men ; about half the number were sick or wounded. Generals Fouk, Smirnoff, Gorbatovsky and Admiral Willmann preferred to be sent to Japan as prisoners. General Stoessel decided to give parole and return home. The booty delivered included th occupation of 59 per- manent forts, 546 guns, including 54 large calibre, 149 medium and 343 small calibre, 82,670 cannon balls, 30,000 kilos of ammunition, 35,252 rifles, 1,920 horses, four battleships, not including the Sevastopol, which was entirely sunk, two cruisers, 14 gunboats, and destroyers; 10 steam- ers, etc., besides 35 small vessels. The Japanese cruiser Saiyen struck a mechanical mine and foundered. Only sporadic fighting occurred during December between the main armies.
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