Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-02

SulidHCe, ps stuhltiss' StedmeIs. OulS partially successful.
 March 10-Fourth bombardment. Russian destroyer sunk.
 March 2?-Eifth bombardment. The destroyer Silni engaged six Japanese boats.
 March 26-27--Another Nattempt to block harbor entrance fails. the load cd merchantmen sinking, but not in the desired positions.
 April 13--Battle of Port Arthur. Battleship Petrepayloysk sinks with Admiral Makaroff. the artist Vcrcst- chagin, the chief of staff. and 750 of ticers and men. The Pobeida disabled and one Russian destroyer sunk. May 5-Japanese transports, con- voyed by torpedo boats, disembark troops at Pitsevo for siege of Fort Arthur.
 May Another attempt to block the harbor entrance, which it was re- ported met with success.
 May 15--Japanesc battleship Hat suze and cruiser Yoshino of Admiral Tog0's fleet sunk: the Yoshino owing 10 collision with the kasuga. and the Hatsuze- through accidentally striking a mine.
 May 26-27- Battle of Kinchau and Nanshan hill. General Stoessel re- turns to the fortress. being forced back from the neck of the kwang Tuns peninsula.
 May 30--Japanese capture Port Dalny. ..:
 June 14-l6--tieneral Stackelberg, advancing to the relief of Port Arthur. driven back by General Oku. at the battles of Wafangkau and Telissu.
 June 23.2i-Sortic of Russian squadron fails. July 10--,Iapanesc torpedo boat at- tack repulsed. Japanese occupy Kin san heights
 July @-Fourth Japanese army landed at Port Dalny. {. July 2G-29--General Stoessel reports repulse of all Japanese attacks. July 30--Japanese capture Wolf hills. six miles north of Port Arthur.
 Aug 1--Sortie of Russian torpedo boats.
 Aug 5--Japanese capture outer de. lenses of Wolf, Green and Christ hills. north and east of the city.
 Aug 1-Iapanese land troops in Louisa bay, west of Port Arthur.
 Aug 0--Sortie and dispersal of Russian squadron by Japanese fleet under Admiral Togo / Aug 14--Defeat of Vladivostok squadron. attempting to form n june tnre with vessels of Port Arthur squadron.
 Aug 14-15-Territic hombar,lment by the Japanese. Capture of tho Pigeon bay positions.
 Aug 16-Day of truce. The Japan ese emperor's offer for the removal of the pon-combattants with the demand for surrender delivered to General StOessel.
 Aug 1I-RufuSal of General Stoessel to the mikado's offer. Terrific fighting resumed.
 Aug 1S-The Japanese captured scv, eral Pigeon bay positions
 Aug 19-Russian glInboat sunk off Port Arthur.
 Aug 25-Thc .Iapanese in full ccu- trol of Pigeon bay positions. Capture of one of the inner defenseS.
 Aug 2S--Iapanese captured parade grounds and Etscshan one of the i'm. porrant Qualifications of Port Arthur.
 Aug D-Emper"r issues an ukase about reducing terms of service of the brave defenders of Port Arthur.
 Sept 1 tO lg. 20 and o1-Coniinuous bombar,lmcnt by the Japanese During thc last three days Japanese captured Tort Kuropatkln.
 Sept 21-Russian water supply cut oil by the JaI,anese. Iussians made Il s"rtie. hut we're driven back with less.
 nrt 2-Russians partly assume the offensive and try to recapiilrc lost po- sifions and the water supply. Tnsuc- cesSful.
 0ct 3-Gereral Stocssel tissues a proclamation,
 ort "--A steamer with ammunition successfully reaches Port Arthur.
 Oct 1.-Japanese bomhar,liup uu- ceasingi! Smelling becoming more violent.
 Oct 2D-Fighting on slopes cf Iih. lung mountain. Severe cold weather. caused suffering among the Japancsr.
 Oct G-Water supply eat of. The new town practically destroye,I.
 Der 26-A general assault and bonn bardmcnt by tine Japanese. Slow au. by the latter
 Nov s-Jaranese increase biocsad;ny feet
 Nov :-'j-Jarane>e capture mino, positions.
 Nov S-JaIsane offer terms of sur. render fo Rul l>sian sol1iers
 Nov I0-Raport current ti,at StoeSs.i asked for an armistie'- General Noyi t.t negotiate for surrender
 Nov I-Ihe JapanpSe canure,I trenches in front of IelunS and Sungshu fcrtk and moats If p-incipa, forts of east krn fortified Tslge.
 Noy 1J-fs4aeraI S:o,-sSc. orders i.is trocP, to diet at their posts.
 Nov 1s-IkuS<ian batfieSiig RaS- ropRy srriIed at Chefco aul sub~s- 2. aenfly hloutl IT.
 Gov 1s-G neral Stcsssci s15i to hsre reqD I tlsc ampcror to fE7nish szE.Fiie5 to havc. ad.lej tLzt be szla .r for scversl nouiI<.
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