Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-30
WAR TOLD BY DATES.
Record of Events In Russian
Struggle.

Following Is a compilation of the events
of the Japanese-Russian war from the
breaking off of diplomatic relations to date:
February 9 Japanl broke of diplomatic
rela tons with Russia.
February 6-a-Sevens Russian vessels were
sunk or disabled by, japanese torpedo boats
at Port Arthur.
February 9-Russian cruiser variag and
gunboat Korietz sunk off Chemulpo, Korea.
February 12-Russian torpedo transport
Yenisi blown up at Port Arthur by acct
rentally striking mine.
February 13-Russian cruiser Boyarfn
blown up by submarine mines at Port Ar
thur.
February 2o-Cossacks routed a Japanese
scouting party in northern Korea. eighteen
miles south of Win.
February 2-The japanese feet towed five
hulks, laden with stone. into the harbor of
Port Arthur and sunk them in the channel.
February 26-Japanese feet again at
tackled Port Arthur, sinking one Russian
torpedo boat.
March More than 10000 Japanese
troops landed at Chinampho, Korea.
March 6-Japanese warships shelled Vladi-
vostok.
March 9-AdmiraI Makaroff made sortie
from Port Arthur late at night with six
Russian torpedo boat destroyers and one
Russian torpedo boat destroyer was lost.
March 22-Japanese bombarded Port Ar
thur and sunk seven merchant steamships
to block the entrance.
April 13-The Russian battle ship Petro-
pavlovsk was blown up and sunk by JAP
anese mine In the outer harbor of Port Ar
thur. Admiral Makaroff and GA officers
and seamen lost their lives.
April 1.-THE Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer Istrashni was cut off from feet of
scouts off Port Arthur and was sunk by the
Japanese. Only five of her crew escaped.
The battle ship Pobieda, while maneuvering
off Port Arthur, struck a mine and was
badly damaged
April 22-Russian launch blown up and
sunk while laying mines at Port Arthur,
and twenty-one men killed
April 25-The Russian Vladivostok squad
ron entered the harbor of Wonsan, Korea,
and sunk Japanese merchant steamship.
April 28-The Japanese transport Kinshiu
Maru, with 173 men, was sunk by the Rus
sian Vladivostok squadron the Sea of
japan
May latter six days fighting along the
Yalu the Japanese attacked and routed
10000 Russians, with loss on both sides of
more than 5000 men,
May Elm a desperate attack the Japan
csc sunk five merchant ships at the en-
trance to the inner harbor of Port Arthur
effectively sealing the port.
May 1.-THE Japanese army cut the rail-
road and Geographic COMMUNICATE tons with
Port Arthur at Polanden.
May S-The Russians dismantled the
forts at Niuchwang and began to remove
the guns and evacuate the place.
May 12-The Russians destroyed the piers.
docks and harbor works at DaIny.
May 14-Japanese cruiser Mikayo blown
up and sunk while removing Russian mines
in Kerr bay. HI a..
May 15-Japanese battle ship Hatsuse
sunk by striking submerged Russian mine
outside of Port Arthur, and $50 officers and
men killed. Japanese cruiser Yoshino ram
med and sunk by sister ship. Kasuea. off
Port Arthur, and 2S2 officers and men
drowned
May 1-Russian cruiser Bogatyr ran on
the rocks near Vladiyosfok and was blown
up by the Russians.
May 22-Japaness third army landed at
Takushan.
May 26-Kinchau captured by Japanese
and Russians driven from strong position
on Nanshan hill. Port Arthur invested and
blockaded - - s'i'N