The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-01-20


stage in 1904 The threatened con
hict between Russia and Japan FOR mas
terry in the far east broke out early 70
the year and was still in progress as tie
tWelve-month closed Diploma tic reia-
lions were severed Feb. o and two DAYS
later the japanese attacked and partl-
disabled the Russian Warships al Port
Arthur A czy after that they tOTpedce'l
two cruisers az Chemul9O- Eo-ea- land
ed troops and began the first Of a series
of maneUyers destined before the year
was over 10 give -hen command over
the LiaOtuuE peninsula ana the most
Important part Of Aanchuria-
Battle OF Yslu-
The first great battle OF the war was
fought Ma on the banks Of the Yaiu
river near Antuus and Win The Jap
auese were In superior force and drove
the Russians in the direction OF FeuE-
hIangcEeHg- Later i'm the same month
they attacked and captured kinch0W-
The spectacular and bloody hattie Of
Nanshan min followed iu which victory
again vas on the side OF Japan. though
II was dearly bought Dalny had been
captured the 18th Of May 50 tha-
when Nanshan was Carried the invest
uent OF Port Arthur from the land side
was complete
IN the North
In the meantime the other japanese
north driving the enemy before them
The battle Of VafansOw was fought ard
won June a. A week later Gen. KurOki
and Cen Oku occupied the important
mountain passes 10 the east and south
Of LiaoyaEE- July - the Russians eIzr-
uated Sewchwang and Aug ) abandoned
Haicheug- AT Liaoyang. however. Gen
kurOpatkin- commandments Of the
cars army in Manchurfa made a stand
From Aug % TO Sept the opposing
forces were in daily combat and Of the
100000 men engaged about IS. 900 were
killed or wounded The Russians were
Outhanked by EurOki and compelled 10
retire in the direction Of AIukdeu. Field
Marsh hall Oyama, who had been placed in
supreme command OF the mi5ado-S ar-
mics. followed as far as the Shs, river
and here from Oct = 10 Oct Ig was
fought one OF the blOodieSL battles i'm
history Gen. kurOpaJkin took the Of
1enSive for the first time but the Ianau-
csc held their ground The contest end
ed without a decisive victory for either
side The armies We're exhausted and
could do no more The combined losses
IN killed and wounded amounted 10 the
enormous total of about 10000 men. OF
whom $4,000 belonged To the Russian
army. Before operations could be re-
sumed 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.
While the Russians were meeting these
reverses on land their reverses on th-s
sea were equally great Many OF thei.
ships had been disabled or damaged at
the beginning OF the war and their fleets
in Port Arthur and NIadivOStok were
not IN the best Of condition TO meet the
modern japanese battleshiDs and cruis-
ers under AdmiralS Togo and Kami-
mura- One Of their best ships the Pc
ropavlOs6- struck Il mine outside Of
Port Arthur April Is and went down
with Admiral MakaroT and more than
500 officers and men Aug 10 Admiral
Without with the rema fnder Of the Rus
sian fleet attempted to- escape from Port
Arthur. but was met Few miles out al
sea by TuEO's squadron and defeated in
q battle lasting several hours His ships
were dispersed. some OF them seeking
refuge in the adjacent ports OF the Chi
ueSe coast and others retreating 10 Port
Arthur He himself was killed and his
flagship. the Czarcwitch. compelled to
fee IN q disabled condition to Tsung-
chau- where ii was dismantled. Aug. Il
Admiral Kamimura met the Nladivostok
fleet In the strait Of Korea. sunk the
cruiser Rurik and compelled the RnSsfa
and GTOmOvOi 10 return to the home port
in a badly damaged condition The
cruiser NOvik was destroyed BIZ the
Japanese cruisers Chitose and TSushfrus
on the island Of SakhaIin Aug Il As
already stated the remnant Of Whit
thOft's fleet that took refuge I'm Port
Arthur was destroyed later IN the year
when the japanese had gained positions
on the land side Of the fort from which
fierce commandment
The japanese navy also met with loss
IS in the course OF the year. but IN COM
parisOn with those OF their opponents
they were not severe The battIeshfn
Hatsuse was sunk by a mine Nav Is
and about the same time the cruiser
EoshinO was sunk in collision with an
other cruiser The battleship Tashfma
was also reported lost but under cir
cumsLances which have not yet been
made public
Port Arthur Surrendered.
Gen St0essel. unable longer to hold
PORT Arthur with his decimated forces.
surrendered to Cen NOgi Jan .
War between Great Britain and Rus
STA was very narrowly averted in Octo-
Der. The car had ordered the Baltic
sea feet to proceed to the east under
thc command Of Admiral RojestvensEv-
The Russian fleet was passing through
the North sea when one night IL en-
cOuntered a number Of trawIers OF fish
ing vessels. AIistazins them FOR Japan
csc torpedo boats The warShfps fired on
them, sinking one ana killing Two men
They then went on without waiting 10
see what the result OF their action had
been The act aroused great Indignation
i'm England and threats OF war were
openly made After some negotiation
the matter was referred TO an interua-
tionaI court OF inquiry. which met az
the foreign Office in Paris only atorlt
a week ago The United States is rep
resented in this court by Admiral c. II.
Arbitration Makes Progress.
Though war waged throughout the
year the cause OF peace was advanced
bv the adoption Of many important in
ternationaf arbitration treaties The
first Of these agreements was that be
tween Great Britain and France signed
Oct IA 1903. All the others are based
upon the same model and are couched