The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-06
CHIEF EVENTS
CT the War Between the Rus.
slams and the japanese.
WHICHISNOW ENDED.
1t Lasted Five Hundred and Twenty.
Seven Days. The First Blow Struck
at Port Arthur by the Japs,
Who Were Victorious in
Nearly Every Battle.

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War began Feb. s, 1904.
Duration 527 days.
Cost to Russia 1876, 900, 900.
Cost to Japan 81. 500, 900, 900.
Russia casualties in battle 420,0 600
japanese casualties in battle ITO,
900.
Russian warships lost or capturei
73.
japanese warships lost or captured
~.
Value OF Russian ships lost $3.50,
900 900.
Value OF Japanese ships lost s15,
900, 900.
Japan broke off diplomatic relation
with Russia On February 7, 1904
after being convinced that further ne
gotiations regarding the integrity O.
China in Manchuria and Korea anl
respective spheres Of influence In those
countries were useless.
The first blow fell next day. Ad
miral Togo, in command OF the FIRST
japanese feet, reached Port Arthur
sent in his torpedo boats and destroy
ers, and during the night and early
morning, sank the cruiser Pallada an6
drove the battleships Rs5Vizan an6
Tsarevitch aground in a badly dam
aged condition. The Russians were
completely taken by surprise.
From that time a series # victor
les crowned the japanese arms. Port
Arthur was effectively blocked, anG
the entrance almost wholly blccksu by
sunkel merchant steamers. Ou April
18th Admiral Togo decoyed the R1S.
sian flagship Petropalovsk over mines
that had been planted and the war
ship was sunk in three minutes. Ad-
miral Makarof, commanding the Rus.
sian feet; and 100 OF his officers and
crew went down with her. The fam.
Gus Russian war artist, Verestbhagin,
was among the lost. Grand Duke
Cyril was saved.
The japanese continued to lombard
Port Arthur, and in June the Russian
daet attempted several times to es
cape. In these attempts the Russian
feet was almost annihilated OF driYen
disabled to neutral ports. With the
capture Of Port Arthur later on, the
Russian sea power in the far East Wss
reduced temporarily to zsro.
The sailing OF Admiral Rojastven.
sky's vast feet ana his subsequent
complete defeat in the battle Of the
Sea Of Japan are occurrences OF so
comparatively recent date as to ne
cess tate no review Of that memora.
ble, but one sided conflict.
JAPs WIN ON LAND.
On land the japanese were uniform
ly victorious in the important battles.
Victories at the Yalu, Kinchau, Tel
issu, Molten Pass, and Liao Yang fol-
lowed in rapid succession. In all
these battles the ianatical bravery Of
the japanese won over the slow, but
stubborn Russians. Tae battle Of
Liao Yang was the largest Of the war
to that time. Halt a million men,
about equally divided, and 1900 guns
we're engaged, and for week the des-
perate fgatiog went on. Gen. Kuroki
had the japanese right, attempting a
hanking movement; Gen. Oku held
the center, and Gen. NoGZu the left.
All were und,r command ct Field
Marshal O5ama, Japan's greatest sol
dier.
Gen. Ku:opatkin clung to his strong
position with desperation, bringing up
al his reserves. The slaughter was
dreadful and the japanese attack con.
tinuouS.
Finally, on the night Of September
4th, Gen. Knropatkin said be could
hold out no longer and Withdrew bis
weary army across the Taitse river
leaving Liao Yang in hames. Con.
servative estimates OF tne casualties
were; Russians, 10000; japanese
1900. The japanese captured many
Russian guns aud some supplies.
The siege OF Port Arthur was ,ons
and bloody one, but the Jsplnese n2al-
ly triumphed after total loss in kill
ed and wounded estimated at Ill, 00(
men. The Japanese captured upward
OF 80, 900 men and immense quantities
OF guns, small arms and ammunition.
MUKDEN THE GREATEST BATTLE.
After the fall OF Port Arthur, Mar
shall Oyama had been drawing his
troops into position for the battle o1
Mukcen, which it was real Lied, would
be the great land engagement of the
war. The forces engaged were three
armies Of Russians, numbering ST
battalions Of infantry, III batterte:
Of artillery, l7S sotnias Of cavalry
numbering 300, 900 rifles, $4,000 gun
ners, with ! 1868 guns and rs. 100 sab
srs, an aggregate Of 36l, 500 men. Il
is difficult to speak with accuracy o.
the japanese numbers, which com
prised sixteen divisions. a division
| may comprise anything from 10000
to 10000 men. 1t may be assumed
that they averaged rs 900, making
the Japanese arms 400, 900. The tota
forces engaged stand at the enorm! u
figure Of ISL 500. The five armies en-
gagged for nineteen days, fighting owe
a front of 100 miles. The Russians lef
some 80, 600 dead. They had over 100,
600 wounded and lost so, 900 prisoners
With enormous quantities OF foodStutf
and war material. Tue Japanese cas-
ualties totaled $4,000.
Gen. Kulcpatkin was recalled the
nex6 day. Gen. Line7itch succeeded
him, but no important engagement
had been fought up to the signing o
the treaty Of peace.
The war has lasted 527 days. II
estimated cost to Russia is vsry clos'
to 81 900, 900, coo, TO japan 81, 400,
900 900. The Russian looses In kille'
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