The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-03

I October 2-Russians partly assume the
| offensive and try to recapture lost posi-
tions, and the water supply. Unsuccess-
| full.
October s-General Stoessel issued a
! proclamation.
| October ga steamer with ammunition
! successfully reaches Port Arthur.
October 13-Japanese bombarding I'M
! ceasingly. Smelling becoming more vio-
| lent.
October 9O-Fight on Rihlung mountain.
| Severe cold weather causes suffering
| among the Japanese.
October 23.-Water supply cut off. The
new town practically destroyed.
| October ga general assault and bonn
bardment by the Japanese, slow ad-
/ vancement by the latter.
November 2-Japanese succeed in block
aiding fleet.
November s-s-Japanese capture minor
| positions
November S-Japanese offer term of sur
render to Russian soldiers.
| November 10-Report current that
| Stoessel asked for an armistice. General
Nogi empowered to negotiate for sur
| render.
| November 12-The Japanese began some
! important tunneling operations.
November 13-The Japanese captured
trenches in front of Rihlung and Sungshu
| forts and most Of the principal forts of
the eastern fortified ridge.
November 15-General Stoessel orders
| his troops to die at their posts.
| November 16--Russian battleship Ras-
toropny arrived at Che Foo and sube-
| quently blown up.
| November 17-Genera1 Stoessel said to
have requested the Emperor to furnish
supplies and to have added that he could
hold out for several months.
November 1S-British steamer Victoria.
ran the blockade of Port Arthur.
November 19-United States government
hears that Port Arthur will fall in about
twenty days. Disentery and typhoid fe-
| yer appear in forms.
| November 21-German steamer Batelau
captured by japanese while attempting to
run blockade.
November 22-Russians abandoned north
fort at Tungkikwan.
November 25-Wireess communication
between Port Arthur and Che Foo ceased.
November 26-Japanese made general
| attack, but were repulsed with enormous
| losses.
November 80-Japanese begin attack on
| 203-Metre hill. lost four thousand men in
an hour, but eventually capture the hill.
Bombardment of Russian ships in the
harbor by the Japanese guns on the hill
| becomes effective and eventually all but
the Sevastopol are sunk
| December 7-Russians said to have lost
5000 men in trying to recapture 203-Metre
| hill.
December 10-The announcement is
made that General Nogi's son was killed
before Port Arthur November 80
December lit became known that the
Japanese cruiser Saiyen struck Rus
| sian mine November 30 and sank
December 15-Details of several torpedo
boat attacks on the Russian battleship
Sevastopol, which succeeded In getting
out of Port Arthur during a dark night.
Reported that she is permanently dis
abled
December 1S.-General Stoessel sends a
letter to General Nogi asking him to re-
frain from bombarding the hospitals
December 19-Some Russian officers
reach Che Foo with dispatches giving de-
tails of the capture of 03-Metre hill by
| the Japanese.
December 20-Japanese guardship Asa
girl captured the British steamer King
Arthur after running the blockade.
December determination of the re-
ported capture of Keekwan mountain fort
by the aged japanese General Samajima
on December II.
| December 27-Japanese steamer Manshu
left Yokahoma the day previous with
naval attaches and others to see the fall
of Port Arthur.
| December 29-Reports of Generals Kon-
drateko being killed and Stoessel wound
| ed confirmed.
December 30-Rihlung fort captured
with a thousand Japanese casualties the
! previous day. The Japanese also cap
| tured Yanghuban hill
December 3l-Japanese mounted eight
big guns In commanding positions north
| of Else forts and later captured Sun
| shu mountain west of Rihlung III fort,
a fort on Panlung mountain, the height
south of Housanyantao and WANT hill.