Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
FEBRUARY

D. AHiHAN n. fNAf
6 Diplomatic relations between ia
pan aud Russia severed,
1-Iapaleso seize Masmpho, south
west of Korea.
Hosti.tIes begin; Japanese torpedo
boats surprise Russian squadron ut Port
Arthur. disabling three of them,
9-Japanose capture or destroy 10
Russian Warships Russians defeated
IA naval battle at Chemulpo
l0-Cmr declares war-Japanese oc'
cupy Seoul
il-Jap0uese emperor declares war
President Roosevelt proclalms neutrall-
~ of the United States
l2-RussIan torpedo transport blown
up by mine at Port Arthur % men
lost Three ships OF Nladivostok
squadron torpedoal.
l3-Neutrauty Of China proclaimed
Russian cruiser Bayarln blown w by
"a mine,
lf-Japanese torpedo two more Rus
Sian warshlps at Port Arthur.
l0-Russiau ana Japanese accept
Hays proposition To noutrallzc China,
but refus 20 include Mancbuna,
2l-Gen, KuropatBin placed In com,
mand of the Russian army IN the ORR
ent.
2i-By treaty, Japan guarantees tho
Independence of and assumes pro-
tect0rate over Korea. Japanese at-
tempt to bottle the Russian deet az
Port Arthur fails
26-Korean government decides to
place It's army at the service Of Japan.
MARCH.
G-Flrst bombardment Of Vladiyostok
by the japanese squadron occurs,
lO-In q fight between torpedo not,l-
las each side loses vessel
l2-Gen Kuropotkln starts from ST.
Petersburg Tor the lront-Japonose In
niCt severe damages in bombardment or
Port Arthur; Dalny almost entirely de-
stroyed.
22-Japanese block Port Arthur by
sinking merchant steamers In the chan
nell
21-Another desperate attempt 10 bot
tie UP the Russian fleet at Port Arthur
lails.-Gen. Kuropatkln arrives at
Mukden,-Japanose capture Chongiu,
Russians repulsed next day IN an at
tempt TO retake the town.
2S-Russlans seize Newchwang, a
Chinese free port-Cossack force de-
feated near ANU
3l-Fiye days hard fighting ends with
the japanese stormlng Chlu-Tlen-Chl,
APRIL,
9-Two small japanese detachmenta
destroyed, and japanese haul down
their flag at Win.
l3-Russlan battleshlp Petropaylovsk
blown up during a battle on Port
Arthur; Admiral Makaro1 and 600 men
drown.
19--Vlceroy Alexietf asks to be re.
lleyed Of his duties
2j-Russiau Vladlvostok squadron
attacks Gensen, sinking a japanese
merchantmen,
26-Japanese cross the Yau but are
repulsed at Ll2ayena. Russian torpedo
boat OF the Nladivostok squadron sinks
japanese transport with nearly al
on board,
MAY.
1.-Two days hard fighting ends will
the Japanese storming Chiu-Tlen- Chenl
west Of the Yalu
3--Japanese fleet OF nreshlps sink o
are blown up at Port Arthur.
4-Japanese capture Feng- Hwang
Cheng after a severe battle.
5-Japanese troops begin landing II
the rear Of Port Arthur.
6-siege Of Port Arthur begins
lO-Cossack attack upon ANU re
pulsed.
ll-Korean cabinet resigns. Russian
destroy the town and port OF Dalny.-
Russians launch torpedoes a Japanes
cruiser off Port Arthur.
l5-Russians almost entirely evacuat
Newchwang
le-Cossacks raid and destroy Anju.
1.-two japanese warships destroye,
at Port Arthur. one by a mine. tn
other by collision,
lS-Japanese defeated north Of Feng
Whang- Cheng .--J0panese ambughe,
ana defeated before Klnchow.
25-Japanese take Klnchow by storm
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