The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-07

me year and was still in progress as the
,welye-month closed. Diplomatic rela-
tons were severed Feb and two DAYS
Iater the japanese attacked and partly
disabled the Russian warships at Port
Arthur. A day after that they torpedoed
Two cruisers at Chemulpo, Korea, land
al troops and began the first OF a series
N maneuvers destined before the year
vas over to give them command over
the Liaotung peninsula and the most
important part of Manchuria
Battle of Yalu.
The first great battle of the war was
fought May l on the banks of the Yalu
river near Antung and Wiju The Ian
anese were in superior force and drove
the Russians in the direction of Feng-
huangcheng. Later in the same month
they attacked and captured Kinchow
The spectacular and bloody battle OF
Nanshan mill followed, in which victory
again was on the side of Japan, though
Il was dearly bought. Dalny had been
captured on the 18th of May, so that
when Nanshan was carried the invest
ment of Port Arthur from the land side
was complete From that time on Gen
Nogi to whom had been assigned the
task of laying siege 10 the Gibraltar of
the east. hurled his soldiers against the
outer line Of defenses and captured some
Of them, but the main forts were so
stubbornly held by the Russians under
Gen. Stoessel that it soon became an
parent they could not be carried by
storm. Other tactics were resorted to
and though slow and costly proved sue
Cessful. The Russian lines had to be
more and more contracted, while the
japanese crept closer and closer and
finally gave them command Of positions
permitting them TO lombard and destroy
the city and the remnants of the fleet
in the harbor.
In the North.
In the meaptime the other japanese
armies steadily marched toward the
north driving the enemy before them.
The battle Of Vafangow was fought ana
won June IA. A week later Gen Kuroki
and Gen. Oku occupied the important
mountain passes to the east and south
Of Liaoyang. July 20 the Russians evac-
uated Newchwang and Aug. abandoned
Haieheng. AT Liaoyang. however. Gen.
Kuropatkin, commander n-chief of the
cars army in Manchuria, made a stand
From Aug. 20 to Sept the opposing
forces were in daily combat and of the
100000 men engaged about $4,000 were
killed or wounded. The Russians were
outtianked by Kuroki and compelled to
retire in the direction of Mukden. Field
Marshall Oyama. who had been placed in
supreme command of the mikado's ar
miles, Followed as far as the Sha river
and here from Oct. u to Oct ~ was
fought one of the bloodiest battles in
history. Gen. Kuropatkin took the Of
iensYe Tor the first time, but the Japan
csc held their ground. The contest end
ca without a decisive victory for either
SIDE. The armies were exhausted and
could do no more The combined losses
In Killed and wounded amounted to the
enormous total of about 10000 men. Of
Nhom 10000 belonged to the Russian
army. Before operations could be re-
sliled winter set in and the year ended
with the armies still facing each other
On the banks of the Sha river
Russian Disasters at Sea.
hhhe the Russians We're meeting these
II teEeises on land their reverses on the
va We're equally great. Many of their
n snips mad been disabled or damaged at
Il le beginning of the war and their fleets
II 5ort Arthur and Vladivostok We're
h Ivy m the best of condition to meet the
mOuern Japanese battleships and cl+lis-
es under Admirals Togo and Kami-
lura' one of their best ships the Pc
ppopaVlosk' struck a mine outside OF
Il rot Arthur April IS and went down
sao n ADMIRAL Makaroff and more than
\ y w,.. Vnleers and men. Aug. 10 Admiral
hN'noit with the remainder Of the Rus
I'an Meet attempted to escape from Port
n'nur' put was met a few miles out at
"a ny Iogo's squadron and defeated in
odtle lasting several hours His ships
te dispersed, some of them seeking
Il ,sluge IN the adjacent ports of the Chi
Il 49,. coast and others retreating to Port
sasni He himself was killed and his
~ SNIP the Czarewitch, compelled to
% ny IN disabled condition to Tsung-
asu, where it was dismantled Aug Il
s kamimura met the VIadivostok
L cr,i.. III the strait of Korea, sunk the
~usef Rurik and compelled the Rossia
Il IN HIohoNoi to return to the home port
L c, BADLY damaged condition. The
H GIulser Novik was destroyed by the
~ pe .he cruisers Chitose and Tsushima
sIrsaa e island of Sakhalin Aug. 81. As
Y lboss,ts stated the remnant of Whit
Artb,'s Meet that took refuge in Port
VIII anur was destroyed later in the year
Al V ~ me Japanese had gained positions
h b, ue land side of the fort from which
ssrs. were able to successfully direct a
uTree bombardment.
ine Japanese navy also met with loss
n,,au the course of the year. but in com
Il ihar with those of their opponents
Hsis,,Em were not severe. The battleship
H anS aS was sunk by a mine May Is
Yosbtsauout the same time the cruiser
o,bas was sunk in collision with an
WV cruiser. The battleship Yashima
c1mst aiso reported lost but under cir
adde public.
] Ca Fort Arthur Surrendered.
/ PORT Stoessel unable longer to hold |
surron1s, rthur with his decimated forces, |
Ma ue eed to Gen. Nogi Jan. 3
I la NJ oetWeen Great Britain and Rus
Ill., no very narrowly averted in Octo- |
&ssa ea ne car had ordered the Baltic /
Ill., 49, 49, 10 proceed TO the east under |
&lbe p,'.ilahd of Admiral Roiestvensky. /
Ill., Ms an heet was passing through /
&tounta.sS" sea when one night ii en- /
Ill., vo number of trawlers of fish
H. tores' Mistaking them for Japan !
*hhem 'peuo boats the warships fired on
&Tber sinking one and killing two men,
H. then went on without waiting to
been az, the result of their action had
n En,i.ne act aroused great Indignation
3bpen,,s ana and threats of war were
= BIZ mo MADE After some negotiation
ional Yer was referred to an interna
Bhe for v9urt of inquiry, which met at
veai. ign office in Paris only about
Resentaas ago The United States is rep
Davis IN this court by Admiral c. IL.
Tbo H,rroitration Makes Progress.
D. re- war waged throughout the
III bo cause of peace was advanced
snatioSe1o ption of many important in
HSt ~ "a arbitration treaties. The
#seen csnese agreements was that be-
Pct IA eat Britain and France. signed
bon \, isVS All the others are based
4. the same model a,d orc coufbed