, 1904-03-22
STATUS OF THE WAR
CONCISE HISTORY OF EVENTS IN
FAR EAST SINCE OPEN
ING OF POSSIBILITIES.
News Condensed From Day to Day by
cabled and Photographed Reports
to Daily MISUNDERSTANDING
Up Of Events as They Occurred
Between Armies.

The mikado's torpedo boats make a
midnight attack and put the cars
batleships Retvizan and Czarevitch
Later the Japanese battleships open
fire on the forts and fleet, disabling
the battleship Poltava and the cruiser
Bayarin and Novik. The Japanese
sink the Russian cruisers Variag and
korietz at Chemulpo, Korea. Secre-
tary Hay addresses a note to the pow
srs asking them to join in a note to
Russia and Japan looking toward the
neutrality n integrity of China.
February 1O-Japanese destroy a
bridge on the M%anchurian railway and
kill thirty Russians. Car issues pro-
clamation of war.
February l1-Russia's Notifications
at Port Arthur are continually bonn
barded by the Japanese. Reported
that five Russian cruisers from Vladi-
vostok bombarded HalIodate, Japan,
On the 10th. President Roosevelt is
sues proclamation declaring strictest
neutrality OF United States. The mi
kado issues proclamation formally de-
CARING WaT on huSsid.
February 12-Four warships of the
Vladivostok squadron attack the
small Japanese steamers, sinking one.
the Zensho. The Russian torpedo
transport Yenesei Is accidentally blown
up at Port Arthur, killing three Off
GERS and ninety-one men.
February 13-Reported that three
of the V~ladivostok cruisers had been
blown up by torpedoes between Yezo
and Nippon. The proposals made by
Secretary Hay are accepted by France.
Proclamations Of neutrality are issued
by Germany and China.
February 1.-two bodies OF ia.
panese soldiers simultaneously landed
on different sides of the peninsula in
the rear of Port Arthur are said to
have been put to fight by tie Rus
slams, with heavy losses.
February 15.-Tbree Russian tor
pedo boats patroling the harbor at
Port Arthur are sunk by fire from the
Russian forts. The gunners mistook
them for Japanese vessels. Dis.
patches from Che Foo report eleven
Russian vesse's damaged in the en-
gagements of February SO.
February 16-In a march across
Lake Baikal in a snow storm, 600 Rus
sian soldiers are frozen to death. Re-
port is confirmed of destruction of
Russian cruiser Boyarin on the 18th,
with 200 officers and mon on board. by
accidentally striking submarine mine
in Port Arthur harbor. Japanese are
repulsed neal New-Chwang, with $50
Japanese taken prisoners and seventy
Russians killed.
February denomination Of anoth-
err Japanese attack off Port Arthur on
February Is. Two destroyers were
engaged, and they attacked separate
ly. Two Russian vessels were torpe-
doed.
February 1s-The Russian steam
ships kolik and Bovrik. outside Port
Arthur, are captured by Japanese
cruisers. Reported from St. Peters
burg that Japanese fleet made another
attack on Port Arthur on 10th. to
cover a landing of Japanese troops at
Dalny, and was repulsed.
February --latest reports Of the
battle at Chemulpo, when Russian
ships Variag and Korietz were de-
stroyed, say that a Japanese cruiser
and a torpedo boat destroyer were
sunk. Russia accepts terms of Hay
note as to recognition of neutrality
Of China, with a reservation as to
freedom of military operations in
Manchuria.
February 20-Cossacks routed a
Japanese scouting party eighteen
miles below Wizu, on the Yellow
river.
February 21-vladivostok squadron
again reported off coast of Japan. Rus
sian forces in Manchuria said to be
acting entirely on defensive.
Feb. 22-Japanese fleet, under Vice
Admiral Toga, again attacks Port Ar
thur. Russia addresses powers, accus
ing Japan of violations of the law of
nations.
February 23-Reports confirm state
ments that Russian scouting parties
nave penetrated Korea for miles south
If the Yalu river.
February 24-Japan negotiates trea-
ty with Korea whereby the %independ-
ence and integrity of Korea, are as
sured.
February 25-Japanese seize go
tons of army beef on the steamship
Korea, consigned to Russian govern
ment at Vladivostok. Another I'M
successful attack on Port Arthur by
the Japanese.
February 26-Japanese make two
more attacks on Port Arthur, attempt
ing to sink five ships ballasted with
stone. Korean government becomes
open ally Of japan against Russia. and
orders its troops to join the Japanese
army in the field.
February 2S-Advance of Russian
and Japanese armies in Korea, and
| skirmishing near Ping-Yang. Report
| ed tina Vladivostok is blockaded by a
Japanese fleet.
February 29-Port Arthur again
bombarded by Japanese, which is met
by bold sortie on part of Russian feet.
Russians re-enter harbor. after a fight
lasting two hours.
March "A Japanese scouting party
is pursued by Russian patio s to the
gates Of Ping Yang. where the Japan
ese mar the walls and open fire.
March 3-Vladivostok squadron at
tempts to get around the northern
coast of Japan, but is blocked by nine ]
Japanese cruisers.
March limited State sends seven
ty marines from the cruiser Cincinnati