Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-05

| August 2a.-Ths japanese in full
control OF Pigeon bay positions. Cap
ture OF one OF the inner defens5s.
| August 2s-Japanese captured par
ade grounds and Else. one Of the i'm
portant fortlfcations OF Port Arthur
| August S0.--Emperor issues an
ukase reducing terms OF service OF
the brave defenders of Port Arthur
| September l-l9-2l.22. -- Continuous
bombardment by the Japanese Dur
ing the last three days Japanese cap
tured Fort Kuropstkin.
September 27.-Russian water sup.
ply cut of by Japanese. Russians
made sortie but We're driven back
with loss
September 2a.-Russians partly as
sumo the offensive and try to recap.
ply unsuccessful
October 3.-General Stoessel issued
a proclamation.
October "a steamer with ammu.
milton successfully reached Port Ar.
thur
October l3.--Japanesa bombarding
unceasinply. Smelling becoming more
violent
October 20.-Fighting on Rihlung
mountain Severe cold weather causes
suffering among the Japanese.
October 23.-Water supply cut on
The new town practically destroy.
ed
October ga general assault and
bonfbardment by the Japanese, SLOW
advancing by the latter
November 2.-Japanese Increase
blockading fleet
November 3.6--Japancse capture
minor positions
November S.-Japanese offer terms
OF surrender to Russian soldiers
November l0.-teport current that
Stoessel asked for an armic,ice. Gen
eral Nogi empowered to- negotiate
for surrender.
November l2.-The Japanese begun
some important tunnellng operations.
November l3-The Japanese cap.
tured trenches In front of Rihlug and
Sungshu forts and moats OF principal
forts OF eastern fortified ridge.
November l5.-Ganeral Stoessel or
ders his troops TO die at their posts.
November l6.--Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Rastrophy arrives at
Che Foo and subsequently blown up
November 10 General Stoessel said
to have requested the emperor to
furnish supplies and 10 have added
that he could hold out for several
months.
November ls.--British steamer Vic.
toria ran the blockade al Port Arthur.
November l9.-United States gov.
ernment hears that Port Arthur will
fall In about twenty days. Dysentery
and typhoid fever appears in fortress
November 2l--German steamer
Batelau captured by Japanese while
attempting 10 run the blockade.
November 22.---Russians abandon
north fort at Tungkdkwan.
November 25.--Wireless commun!
cation between Port Arthur and Che
Foo destroyed
November 26.--Japanese made
general attack but wer. repuised
with enormous losses.
November 30.-Japanese begin at
tack on 203 meter hill. loses 1000
men in an hour but eventually cap
ture the hill
the harbor by the Japanese guns on
the hill becomes effective and even
tually all but the Sevastopol are sunk
December 7-Russians said TO
have lost 5000 men in trying TO re
capture 203-meter hill.
December 10-The announcement IL
made that General Nogi's son was
killed before Port Arthur November
30th.
that the Japanese cruiser Saiyen
struck Russian mine November 30
and sank.
December 15.-Details of several
torpedo boat attacks on the Russian
battleship Sevastopol which succeed.
ed In getting out OF Port Arthur dar.
In dark night. Reported that sns
is permanently disabled.
December 17-General Stoessel
sends letter to General Nogi asking
him to refrain from bombardIng he
hospitals.
December l9-Some Russian Off
GERS reach Che Foo with dispatches
giving details OF the capture of 203-
meter hill by the Japanese.
December 20.--Japanese g,ardshlp
Asaglri captured the British steamer
King Arthur the day previous while
she was attempting TO leave Port Ar.
thur after running the blockade.
December 2l.-Conf1rmation sf tne
reported capture Of Keekwan noun
tain fort by the aged Japanese gen
eral Samajima on December IS
December 27.--Japanese steamer
Manshu left Yokohama the day pro
vious with naval attaches and others
10 see the fall Of Port Arthur.
December 29.-Reports Of Generals
Kondratenko being killed and Stoes-
sci wounded. confirmed
December 30,-Rihlung fort captur-
ed with thousand Japanese casual
ties the previous day Japanese also
captured Yanghphuban hill.
December 31.-Japanese mounted
eight big guns in commanding posi-
lions north Of lie Fuse forts and later