Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-01-10


portant Notifications of Port Arthur.
August 30-Emperor issued ukase
about reducing the terms of service
OF the defenders of Port Arthur.
September TO 10, q and 22-Con
tinuous bombardment by the Japan.
ese. During the last three days the
japanese captured Fort Kuropatliin.
September 27-Russian water sup.
ply cut off by the Japanese. Russians
made sortie, but were driven back
with loss.
September 29-Russians partly as
sumo the offensive and try to recap
ture lost positions and the water sup
ply. Unsuccessful.
October 3-General Stoessel issued
proclamation.
October "a steamer with ammuni.
tion successfully reaches Port Arthur.
October 13-Japanese bombarding
INCREASINGLY Shelling becomes more
violent.
October 2O-Fighting 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 ana
bombardment by the Japanese. Slow
advancement BY the latter.
November 2-Japanese increase the
blockading fleet.
November 2-6-Japanese capture mi
nor positions.
November S-Japanese offer terms
OF surrender to Russian soldiers
November 10-Report curren that
Stoessel asked for an armistice. Gen
eral Nogi empowered to negotiate for
surrender.
November 12-The Japanese began
some important tunneling operations.
November 13-The Japanese captur-
ed trenches in front of Rihlung and
Sungshu forts and moats Of principal
forts of eastern fortified ridges.
November 15-General Stoessel or
ders his troops to die at their posts.
November 16-Russian torpedo boat
.Rastoropny arrives at Che Foo and is
subsequently blown up.
November 17-General Stoessel said
to have requested the emperor to fur
nish supplies, and to have added that
Ae could hold out for several months.
November 18-Brilish steamer VIC
torian ran blockade at Port Arthur.
November 19-United States gov
ernment hears that Port Arthur will
fall in about 20 days.
November 21-German steamer
Batelau captured while attempting to
run blockade.
November 22-Russians abandon
North fort at Tung keekwan.
November 26-Wireless communica-
ton between Port Arthur and Che Foo
ceased. Japanese made general at
tack, but were repulsed with enor-
nous loss.
November 30-Japanese begin attack
OH 2O3.Metre hill, lose 1000 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 oevastopol are
sunk.
December Russians said to have
lost 1000 men in trying to re-capture
2G3- Metre hill.
December 10-The announcement is
made that General Nogi's son was kill
ed before Port Arthur November 30.
December lit became known that
the Japanese cruiser Saiyen struck a
Russian mine November goth and
sunk.
December 15-Details of several tor
pedo boat attacks on the Russian bat
tleship Sevastopol which succeeded in
getting out of Port Arthur during a
dark night reported that she is perm
anently disabled
December 17-General Stoessel
sends letter to General Noga ask
ing him to refrain from bombarding
the hospitalships.
December 19-Some Russian officers
reach Che Foo with dispatches giving
details of the capture of 203-Metre
hill by the Japanese.
December 2O-Japanese guardship
Asagiri captured the British steamer
King Arthur the day previous while
she was attempting to leave Port Ar
thur after running the blockade.
December DENOMINATION of the
reported capture of Keekwan noun
tain fort by the Japanese General Sa-
majima on December IS.
December 28-Japanese steamer
Manshu left Yokohama the day pre-
vious with naval attaches and others
to see the fall of Port Arthur.
December 29-Reports of General