Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-05-04

February 16-1korea grants Japan the
right to manoeuyer on Korean terri
tory. Cruisers Nishin and Kasaga,
bought from Argentina, reach Japan.
February 17-All Korean telegraph
lines seized by Japan. Japanese
troops landed ON Wonson.
February 18-Czar calls for volunteers
under 40 years Of age. Russian
troops moved intd Korea. Russia's
army base was established at Harbin.
February 19-Russia declined to issue
an exquatur to E. v. Morgan, ap-
pointed United States consul at
Dalny. Russian squadron at. Jfbutil
was ordered back to Cronstadt.
February 20-Cossacks routed Japan
ese scouting party In Northern Ko-
rea, IS miles south Of Will.
February 21-General .Kuropatkin,
Russian Minister of War, was ap-
pointed to command of Cars armies
in the far East.
February !22-Japanese captured four
Russian torpedo boats ut Port Ar
thur.
February 2S-The Russian Vladivo-
stock squadron made an attempt to
lombard Hakodate. but was prevent
ed from entering the Straits OF
Tsugaru.
February 24-The Japanese fleet tow
ed four hulks, laden with stone, into
the harbpr of Port Arthur and sunk
them in the channel. The Russian
forts and the battleship Retyizan re-
turned the fire Of Admiral Togo's
warships.
February 26-The Japanese fleet again
attacked Port Arthur, sinking one
Russian boat.
February 29-Russian outposts en-
countered a strong Japanese force at
Pingyang and retired.
March 3-The Vladivostock squadron
attempted to. pass around the north
ern coast of Japan, but found the
enemy's warships on the watch, and
returned to port.
March More than 10000 japanese
troops were landed from 40 trans.
ports at Chi-nam-pho, Korea.
March 5-Russian troops, which had
advanced as far south as An1u, re-
| tired toward the Yalu.
March 6-Japanese warships shelled
{ Vladivostock.
March IA japanese squadron took
possession of the island of Laiyun-
tan, of the Elliott group, in the Ko-
| rean Sea.
March 9-Admiral Makaroff made a
sortie from Port Arthur late at night
with six Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyers and attacked the japanese
torpedo boat fotilla. One Japanese
torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk
and one Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyer was also lost. The crew OF
the latter was either drowned or
taken prisoners.
March 1O-tAdmiral Makaroff made o
sortie from Port Arthur and attacked
the japanese fleet A Japanese tor
pedo boat and Russian torpedo boat
DESTROYER was sunk. The Japanese
fleet again bomBarded Port Arthur.
March 19-Russians were reported to
be hastily fortifying Niuchwang in
anticipation Of a Japanese landing
and attack.
March 22-Japanese bombarded Port
Arthur and sunk seven merchant
steamships to block the entrance.
March 23-Russian cruiser Bayan
blown up by striking submarine
mine at Port Arthur.
March 24-The ice broke up at Niu-
chwang and the river Lao was
opened to navigation.
March 25-Korea opened the port Of
Yong-am-pho to the trade OF tbs
world.
March 2s-General Kuropatkin arrived
at Harbin
March 27-Japanese made another at
tempt to bottle up Port Arthur. Rus
SLAMS sunk the steamers and plan
fails.
March 23-Russians place Ninchwang
under martial law and remove flags
of foreign powers.
March 29-Cossacks and Japs meet at
Chong-ju. Russians retreat, both
sides suffering small losses. Amer
ican flag ordered down by Russians
at Niuchwang.
MARCH 30-Small japanese. merchant
ship sunk by Russian fleet. America
protests and her flag goes back up at
Niuchwang.
March 31-Japan has more hulks to
use in future attempts to block Port
Arthur. Chinese active along boun-
daries.
April 1-Alexieff visits Port Arthur.
April 2-Japanese army occupies Sang
cheng without opposition. More
troops landed at Che-mul-pho.
April 4-Japanese complete occupation
of the whole Of Korea.
April 5-Bandits active IN South Korea
and clash with japanese.
April 6-Japanese fleet divided to
guard Port Arthur and Vladivostock.
April 7-Russians plant. mines along
the coast of Taku-shan and along
the estuaries of the Yalu.
April S-Russia mobilizes the Black Sea
reserves.
April 1O-Japanese ships observed
near Port Arthur.
! April 13-14-Russian battleship Petro-
pavlovsk sunk with most Of her Of
ficers and crew, including Admiral
Makaroff, by striking mine while
Japanese made attack on Port Ar
| thur. Torpedo boat destroyer
Bezstrashui cut off and sunk by Jap
anese with all her crew. Battleship
Pobeida badly damaged.
Livery Stable Burned.