Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-05
PRINCIPAL
POSITIONS
OCCUPIED

| TOXIC. Jan. At was the inten.
| tion to have the Russian garrison
| leave Port Arthur today. but the
event was postponed until tomorrow
The Japanese already occupy the prin.
cipal forts. Much needed food, medi.
cine and medical supplies were sent
into the fortress The japanese Red
Cross men and surgeons are assist
ing in attending Russian inyallds.
detachment of Japanese soldiers
entered the town and began taking
charge OF the war material surrender.
ed by the Russians. The yanquished
troops stacking their rifles and side
arms which were placed In heaps un.
der Pap sentries Huge guns which
had been holding OFF the Mikados
troops for months. and scant supplies
Of ammunition were also nut under
Japanese guards. The Russian gar
rison Is still under command of It's of
ilcers. Conference between high Jap
anese and Russian officers for com.
pleiion Of details and written compact
of surrender Is being held OF the
thirty-tive thousand people in Port
Arthur twenty thousand are III and
at least twenty-five thousand viii be
held prisoners,
A local paper discussing the sur
render of the fortress. reviews the
price paid by Japan. says, Japanese
must retain possession of the fortress
as long as the empire lasts"
The following are in brief the prIn.
Arthur!
February s.-Admiral Togo's torpe.
do ilotilla attacked the Russian ships
on Port Arthur and damaged the
Czarevitch Retvizan and Pallada.
February 9.-Bombardment by the
japanese. during which the Poltava.
Askold, Diana and Novik were hit
February l2-Russlan mining ship
Yenisei sunk by accident, ninety-six
officers and men lost
February 1i.-Torpedo boats at
lacked Port Arthur at 3 a. IN. in
snow storm and succeeded in sinking
the Boyarin
February 2i-Attempt to block har.
Dor entrance by sinking steamers.
only partly successful.
March Fourth bombardment
Russian destroyer sunk.
March 22.-Fifth bombardment The
destroyer SLIM engaged six Japanese
boats
March 26-27-Another attempt to
block harbor entrance fails. the load
ed merchantmen sinking, but not In
the desired positions.
April l3.-Battle on Port Arthur
Battleship Petropavlovsk sunk with
Admiral Makaroff. the Artist Verest-
chagin the chief of stan and $50 Off.
GERS and men. The Pobieda disabled
and one Russian destroyer sunk
May 5.-Japanese transports, con.
voyed by torpedo boat disembarked
troops al Pitsemo for seige of Port
Arthur.
May Another attempt to block
the harbor entrance. which 1t was
said was successful
May l5.-.Iapanese battleship Hat
HbH' 'l vi
Togos feet sunk, the Yoshino owing
to collision with the Kasuga. and
the Hatsuse through accidentally
striking a mine.
May 26.27.--Battle of Kinchau and
Nanshan hill General Stoessel re-
turns 10 the fortress. being forced
back from the neck of the Kwang
Tung peninsula.
MAY 30.-Japanese capture Port
Dalny.
June 14.1G-General Stackelberg.
advancing TO the relief OF Port Ar
thur. driven back by General Oku, at
the battles of Wafangkau and Tel
issu
June 23-24.-sortie of Russia squad.
ron fails.
July l0.-Japanese torpedo boat at.
tack repulsed. Japanese occupy Kin.
san heights
July 22-Fourth japanese army
landed at Port Dalny.
July 2G-29. General Stoessel re
ports repulse Of all Japanese attacks
July 30.-Japanese capture Wolf
hill. sixty miles north of Port Arthur
August t--Sortie of Russian torpe.
do boats.
August 6--Japanese captures OF
Wolf, Green and Christ hills, north
and east Of the city
August 7.--Japanese land troops in
Louisa bay. west of Port Arthur.
August l0.-Sortie and dispersal OF
Russian squadron by Japanese fleet
under Admiral Togo.
August l4.-Defeat of vladivostok
squadron, attempting to form a juno.
ture with vessels OF Port Arthur
squadron.
August 1416.-Terriic lombard.
ment by the Japanese. Capture Of the
Pigeon bay positions.
August 16,-The Japanese emper.
or's offer for the removal of the non.
Ombatants with the demand for air.