Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-13

tleship Petropavlovsk sunk. with Admiral
Makarof. Painter Nerestchagiu, and nearly
700 men.
Port Arthur MAY IL. laoD-Japanese bat
tleship Hatsuse destroyed by mine 400 men
lost: cruiser Yoshino sunk by collision.
Port Arthur MAY -. 19o4)-Ja panese bat
tleship Gashima. struck mine and sunk
with all on board.
Port Arthur august TO- 1904)-Russian
iieet tried to escape from Port Arthur.
Czarevtch and two destroyers reached
Tsingtau; Askoid reached Shanghai: Diana
at Saigon.
Korean Strait august Is, Ieop-Kami-
mura defeated Nladivostok feet. sinking
the cruiser Ruric.
Saghalien august 30 19ol)-J-rius' fleet
destroyed Russian cruiser Novik.
Port Arthur December 1 to 81. 1905
Nogis siege guns. directed from 203 Meter
Hill. sank five battleshlps, two large cruis-
ers and many smaller ships in harbor
Sea of Japan (May 2T-2s. laD5l-Togo's
fleet practically annihilated Russian fleet
sinking or capturing twenty-three battle
ships. cruisers and destroyers; IL 500 Rus
slams persisted. 32O0 captured. Togo lost
three torpedo boats.
Principal Battles on Land.
Yalu (May /. 190il-Kuroki's army of Co
900 men crossed Yalu river. first Invasion
of Manchuria; Russians retreated to Fen
wang-cheng.
Nanshan May 22-26. 19o4)-Oku. with So
900 men. drove Russians into Port Arthur
marked beginning of siege
Vafangow June Il. II. l904)--i0 go Rus
slams under Stakelburg sent to rescue OF
Port Arthur; defeated by Oku with 5000
men.
Molten Pass June Il. 19op-Count Keller
defeated in effort To check Kurokrs ad-
vance on Liaoyang.
Liaoyang august Il. September l. 1901
Kuropatkn with 100000 men defeated by
Oyama with 22Geo0; Russians driven back
to Mukden with loss of 2l0J0 men: Jap
anese losses. HOO men.
Shakhe river October 1l-2l. 190f)-Kuro-
patkns only attempt TO drive Oyama
southwark: Russians defeated after losing
55.UtO men: Japanese loss. lS.Oot; both ar
mics held ground all winter.
Heikoutai January p, February 1. 1900
Gen. Gripenburg with so0oo men attempt
ed 10 turn Oyamas left flank; defeated
after losing 15,0O0 men; Japan lost 5000;
most important but not greatest battle of
war.
Mukden February "A. March II. 1865
Greatest battle in history; Kuropatkin with
10000 men in siXteen-day contest losing
10000 men and immense quantity of sup
plies Japanese losses. G0.00o; Russian army
driven TO miles northward.
Duration of War.
War began February s. 1904,
Decisive battle-NavaI battle in Korean
strait. May 21-2s 1905.
Peace negotiations began June TO- 1905.
The Cause.
The exact cause of the war was the re-
fusal of Russia to comply with Japan's de-
mand for the evacuation of of Manchuria
in accordance with the stipulations of
treaty in force between the two countries.
For several months prior to the declaration
of war sharp diplomatic correspondence
had been carried on between the two coun-
tries. On one pretext or another Russia
deferred giving final answer until the pa
thence of Japan was exhausted.
Finally negotiations were abruptly
broken off, and Baron Rosen, Russian am
bassador to Tokyo, given his pass
ports. Japan had been quietly preparing
for war ever since 1895. when Russia.
with the aid of France and Germany.
stepped in and prevented the acquisition
of the Liaotung peninsula and Port
Arthur.