Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-10
A Brief Summary of the important
Events Leading Up to the Sur
render of Port Arthur.
the JAPANESE ADVANCED STEADILY
Fort After Fort Fell Before Their
Victorious ArmieS--TermS of
Capitulation.

The following are, in brief, the prin-
cipal incidents Of the siege of Port
Arthur:
February 8-Admiral Togo's torpedo
f1otilla attacked the Russian ships off
Port Arthur and damaged the Care
witch, Retvizan and Pallada.
February 9-Bombardmen by the
Japanese, during which the Poltava,
Askold, Diana and Novik were hit.
February 1O-Russian mining ship
Yenisei sunk by accident, SO officers
and men lost.
February 14-Torpedo boats attack
ed Port Arthur at 8 a. M, in a snow
storm and succeeded in sinking the
Boyarin.
February 24-Attempt to blockade
the harbor entrance by sinking steam
ers only partially successful
March Fourth bombardment.
Russian destroyer sunk
March 22-Fifth bombardment. De-
stroyer SLIM engaged SIX Japanese
boats.
March 26-27-Another attempt to
blockade the harbor entrance failed,
the merchantmen sinking, but not in
the desired position.
April 13-Battle of Port Arthur. Bat
tleship Petropavolsk sinks with Ad-
lnlral Malsaroff. the artist, Verestc',-
agin. the chief of staff and 750 officers
and men.
May 5-Japanese transports, convoy
ed by torpedo boats, disembarked
troops at Pitsewo for siege of Port
Arthur.
May Another attempt to block
the harbor entrance, which is reported
successful
May 15-Japanese battleship Hat
suse and Cruiser Yoshino, of Admiral
Togo's fleet, sunk; the Yoshino owing
to collision with the Kasuga, and
the Hatsuse through accidentally strik-
ing mine.
May 26-27-Battle of Kinchau and
Nan Shan hill. General Stoessel re-
turns to the fortress, being forced back
from the neck of the Kwang Tung
peninsula.
May 3O-Japanese capture Port Dal-
ny.
June 14-16-General S,ackelberg, ad-
vancing to the relief of Port Arthur,
driven back by General Oku at the
battles of Wafangkau and Telissu.
June 23-24-Sortie of Russia squad
ron fails.
July 1O-Japanese torpedo boat at
tack repulsed. Japanese occupy Kin
san heights.
July 22-Fourth Japanese army
landing at Port Arthur.
July 26-29-General Stoessel reports
repulse of all Japanese attacks.
July 30-Japanese capture Wolf
hill six miles north of Port Arthur.
August 1-Sortie of Russian torpe-
do boats.
August 5--Japanese capture defen-
ses of Wolf, Green and Christ hills,
north and east of city.
August Japanese land troops in
Louisa bay, west of Port Arthur.
! August 1O-Sortie and dispersal of
Russian squadron by Japanese fleet
under Admiral Togo.
! August 14-Defeat of the Vladivos-
tok squadron, attempting to form a
juncture with vessels of the Port Ar
thur squadron.
August 15-Terrific bombardment
by Japanese. Capture of Pigeon bay
position.
August 16-The Japanese emperor's
offer for the removal of the non-com-
batants, with the demand for sur
render delivered to General Stoessel.
August 17-Refusal of General Sto-
essel of the mikados offer. Terrific
fighting resumed.
August 18-The Japanese charge
several Pigeon bay positions.
August 19-Russian gunboat sunk
off Port Arthur.
August 26-The japanese in full
control of Pigeon bay positions. Cap
ture OF one of the inner defenses.
August 28-JananoSo canture parade