The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-08
Chief EVENTS
Of the War Between the Rus.
slams and the Japanese.
WHICHB NOW ENDED.
1t Lasted Five Hundred and Twenty.
Seven Days. The First Blow Struck
at Port Arthur by the Japs,
Who Were Victorious Ia
Nearly Every Battle.

w ihtuui Wy lue JdpS,
Who We're Victorious Ia
Nearly Every Battle.
War began Feb. 8, 1904.
Duration 627 days.
Cost to Russia S1,876. 600, 600.
Cost to japan 81 500, 100000.
Russia g casualties in battle 42O, 900.
Japanese casualties In battle no.
Russian warshlps lost or captured
73
japanese Warships lost or captured
12.
Value of Russian ships lost $780,
600 900.
Value Of Japanese ships lost s15,.
100000.
Japan broke off diplomatic relations
with Russia on February 7, 1904,
after being convinced that further ne.
gotiations regarding the integrity of
China In Manchuria and Korea and
respective spheres Of influence in those
countries were useless.
The first blow fell next day. Ad
mtral Togo,i in command Of the first
Japanese fleet, reached Port Arthur,
sent In his torpedo boats and destroy
ers, and during the night and early
morning, sank the cruiser Pallada and
drove the shattleships Retvizln and
acknowledgements in badly dam.
aged condition. The Russians were
completely paken by surprise.
From thst time series If victor.
les crowned the Japanese arms. Port
Arthur was effectively blocked, and
the entrance almost wholly blocked by
sunken merchant steamers. On April
18th Admiral Togo decoyed the Rus
sian flagship Petropalovsk over mines
that had been planted and the war.
ship was sunk in three minutes. Ad.
miral Makaroff, commanding the Rus.
sian fleet, and 700 of his officers and
Grew wenGdown with her. The fam
GUS Russian. war artist, Verestbhapin.
was among the lost. Grand Duke
Cyril was saved.
The JanssSese continued to lombard
Port ArtM q and in June the Russian
feet atteg Ajted several times to es
cape. IN aaese attempts the Russian
=: Natannihilated. or driven
disa,BS - Neutral ports. With the
captufSs6f Port Arthur later on, the
Russian sea power in the far East wss
reduced temporarily to zero.
The sailing Of Admiral Rojestven
sky's vast fleet and his subsequent
complete defeat in the battle of the
sea or Japan are occurrences Of so
comparatively recent date as to ne
cessitate no review Of that memora.
BILE, but one sided conflict.
JAPs WIN ON LAND.
On land the Japanese were uniform
ly victorious In the important battles.
Victories at the Yalu, K!nchau, Tel
issu, Molten Pass, and Liao Yang fol.
lowed In rapid succession. In all
these battles the fanatical bravery OF
the Japanese won over the slow. but
stubborn Russians. The battle OF
Liao Yang was the largest Of the war
to that time. Half million men
about equally divided, and l, 300 guns
were engaged, and for week tho des.
perate fightiug went on. Gen. Kuroki
had the japanese right, attempting a
h&nking movement; Gen. Oku held
the center, and Gen. NodZu the left
All were und9r command OF Field
Marshal Oyama, Japan's greatest sol
dier.
Gen. Kufopatkin clung to his strong
position with desperation, bringing ul
all his reserves. The slaughter was
dreadful and the Japanese attack con.
tlnuous.
FINALLY, on the night of September
4th, Gen. Kuropatkin said ne coult
hold out no longer and withdrew his
weary army across the Taitse river
leaving Liao Yang In flames. Con.
servatiye estimates Of the casualties
were; Russians, 10000; Japanese
1000. The Japanese captured many
Russian guns and some supplies.
Iha siege OF Port Arthur was long
and bloody one, but the japanese final.
ly triumphed after total loss in kill
ed and wounded estimated at III ,O0(
men. The Japanese captured upwarc
or 80. 600 men and immense quantities
or guns, small arms aud c.mmunition
MUKDEN TIE GREATEST BATTLE.
Aftor the fail OF Port Arthur, Mar
shall Oyama had been drawing his
troops into position for the battle O.
Mukden, which it was real zed, woulC
be the great land engagement Of the
war. The forces engaged were three
armies or Russians, numbering 37(
battalions OF infantry, III batteric!
OF artillery, 178 sotpias OF cavalry
numbering 300, 600 rifles, 34, 600 gun
ners, with 1868 guns and rs. TOO sab
Grs, an aggregate OF 36l 500 men. L
Is ditllcult to speak with accuracy o
the Japanese numbers, which com
prised sixteen divisions. A divisior
may comprise anything from 10, O0(
to 10000 men. 1t may be assumed
that they averaged 25, 900, making
/ the japanese arms 400, 900. The tota
forces engaged stand at the enorm u
figure OF 7Gl 800. The live armies en-
gagged for nineteen days, lighting Owe
a front OF 100 miles The Russians lef
some 80, 900 dead. They had over 100,
600 wounded and lost so, 900 prisoners
with enormous quantities Of foodstulf
and war material. The Japanese cas-
ualtios totaled $4,000.
Gen. Kuopatkin was recalled the
next day. Gen. Lincvltch succeedet
him, but no important engagement
had been fought}up to the signing O
the treaty OF peace.
The ~ar has tasted 527 days. 1t
estimated cost to- Russia is very clos
to 81 100000, coo, to Japan 81 400,
600. 900. The Russian looses In kille,
and wounded and prisoners were 42O,