Show First Year th the Struggle Between Japan and Russia o For Supremacy in the Far East I Sin tho Japanese te struck their heir C In the harbor of fort PorI Itrel rg hOW blow S Arthur 8 S and 9 they have I 11 0 an all pili KII 11 t up bent been conlin on DO tho the of DC 1 hey Have but have ben been met with such HueU stubborn Son and sturdy toll tAnce nce th that 7 st Rt t the olow Clore of at the lint year of ot w oven ovell the beginning of at the The rue expedition not net in Ili eight IN eken en have hRC a been tho low lose of or ofen I tl 1 iG rightful et ei there thero Mm seems no niter but ii a continuation of ot tin the northern us ne well wall ns ne site southern ut III tsar M area a lie ne n as the weather will rill At Al the samo time the Japanese O struck Port 1011 Arthur they attacked and nl the cruiser mud gunboat u III IhN of ot the port of o oI Korea and Immediately iv I tP CI Ph or of Im uncial dud forces force In hO that town Ihu o were elo turned Korea toward tho Mon bur tan frontier Croll lor The Ih country Is moon The winters I im 1111 very ery VOl rigid 11 l 1 it was erne RB then Inn y In III February CO SENT SI NT in II meantime the Iho Admiral Ad o d 1 4 into tub Port Tort Arthur harbor him In ha a n night continued to 10 attack th that tut it point with midi his hili Tho Tito i On so 50 0 badly 1141 h by fry tho Iho ii ret Mi Inns fin no mobil for COl him nor did till tillIt It ii peer offer battle bathe tho the t I i in 0 to In hOt the harbor and th HI n the hO of or the tho 1 tots t wn n Vice The KO government eminent ul 11 0 it ite ablest t to replace the viceroy lelroy of the thin far for nf That 1 hut until the tho firt cr r t suns guar were Welt the th II 1101 not nol hostilities mid and 1 in Iu ugh h for a n 1 time dose ho held military and andi 1 i Val 11 us sa well an us civil command I Ida his In III war wan soon and Jell hell hella h a minister of or war ur Vice 1111 sent to 10 tuko of nr th the laud land forces and ami III I Admiral to 10 retrieve the Iho Slavic naval laurels They were IVell soon man on Oil the Ilia rene Irene the former nt at Mukden and the Ihl latter nt at Port Arthur During Durin soul and April the lie admiral finding tt tics port catchy protect cd od by shore and anil the lice water wilier Ire with filth explosive mines tried to block lIP the narrow to 10 the Inner Inge I basin by II sinking Milking heavily weighted old nod hulk hulks of ot bout bottle In It It Many times limeN he ho the tha forte fort front long range doing and seven were mode tu to bottle the her har harbor bar bor In III almost every Attempt this the Hun HUM elan ships OM The rue Japanese to 10 land forces forten anywhere near neRr fort 1011 Arthur Arlhur were Iro repeatedly I I I repelled and 1101 ono 1110 detachment of or hn ud udera era NII was annihilated Admiral hooI wanted to In fight H ht On April 13 ho Issued l sue 1 from the Iho harbor and IIII attacked the Japanese As s soon us larger began to our MK 1111 iii shells Into hl his hili whips he saw the match n us 1111 and ordered a II retreat AH At Atho ho was returning to 10 tho the inner harbor harbur his hie flagship the lice struck n a mine and MOM W 14 Noon blown to 10 pieces The admiral was awns OlIO attn or Of the tho 00 men who lust lout their lives TUB TIlIO l AIt liven Hn though the fleet continued con to suffer cutter reverses reV I eR no 1111 landing WUI wua made until after the Ural big biff land halve battle The rite army U 1111 y which started through h Korea rind and arrived at Ht tho the frontier lithe Into In III April found opposed apposed by a 1 l on life llie north h and went wash banks of tow the Yulu Yalu Under n a i hoary heay ore the Japanese pen len l crossed the river on 01 pontoons and with tho Iho old aid nI l of or gun Iun boats blurts On Mop In 1 I the Invariant stunned at nt and took look tin the helping throwing the hack hark In The Iho news nerve feat fent Wn to the commander nt lit Mukden what logos climb wa Willi to Port lOIt Arthur It made him gather hP nit nil his hiM hisz hisa i a z i THE TIIE BATTLES AND LOSSES OF Tak TI lE WAR WARt li t 1 ON LAND i ix 1 x nU 1 1 Yalu River H l 1 t 1 1 II tn I j iI ll 1 1 1 t 1110 f u 1110 is 1 Jul J Its y 1301 u ul r e i o i H 9 i I 1000 1800 1099 1 1 r l lao i All u slat r i y t Ar a I 1009 09 1 Pori 1011 Ju 1 la 10 2 I A Ji fc L 4 t c i I 4 1 i iI I I ut at men Si 1 t i i 1 i a Ul have duet tit I ne f lOH I J t hl hie 8 Ol C b Ie 1 i w I II 1 I t No rt r l IAl l n C a omo O tJ cl URn i iI I CI n smaller i I 1 i ii I i Iho J have lOll this v 4 1 j jt t 1 and t 1 I smaller vO lel and I Iy y y yM M 8 I I forces forres to Oppose the Iho ro To him pro ti tort ct himself he bf had Baal to 10 draw In Jn troops tram from tin the peninsula and lIpon the Japanese landed two to divisions near leer n 11 Port Aithur one on ml the lice eastern shorn shore SO 80 rules miles away aw ny and the IhlO other on tho the went elt within 40 10 O miles Pico Tho latter land landIng landIng Ing place KII Chow was nt lit the nar narrowest Ito rawest 1 point i of ot the IhlO peninsula ula Across this to til the foil south stretched the Nan RII slum hills hulls b Japanese o and font Arthur The landing was tune Ill effected on Oil May Mil 0 and two weeks weel Inter later the In Invaders attacked thus the mountain range It was and protected by IW men who fought tou ht valiantly but hul In hl of ot heavy losses th Japanese persisted In their until th the lord lied led 18 field guns In ht the hands hon lH of or the Iho enemy ellem In the meantime was sas ro re All the men he Ile could 1011 Ie t t muster nis t t were with lIh l ld him al at III Lino Id yut yot ut when lie hI win wile by h the Japanese Jo army In that tows town on ou Aug 30 hits his forces forre worn were I IP thou than those of or his bin enemy In III this hub bat battie lie tie lice ic Ivele aul abl 1 Resides coin and Nodin len lea J 1111 Oku OUI who had hind interceded In Port PorI Arthur Amish by land In had 1111 joined the north northern emit ern fot coe and In III wax was Field Marshal oho Mini like WM wee the lice war UI minister of or his country The rice Japanese attacked the Iho toAn front from three Sides Hides using ullI Infantry try II and II 11 It was wan an nn even II struggle goo gle until ii JUI that a II t pert of or hud hlll the rival 1101 of or the Ihl town ami was Willi nun that hunt Hefti that t this would surround hum him ha lie ordered ordel lI n a retreat from the 1111 town which w i se as hurrIed effected I and on Oil Sept 3 his hip forces were following him north northWard Ward llo to Mukden In III all nil effects till thi battle of It IAto Yung wits Wilt a IL Japanese hut It was dearly d Ily hough bought DM as of the Ihl combined lot 1115 of nf nearly men ern II they till the tho more heavily The Ih panes followed tile the ret routing for foe us fur for an III the Ih river south uth of Mukden recuperating for or another attack 1 however howe r wag seas Ih the lit litone one that Curt assumed the lite aggressive Hu lie attacked the Ihl Japanese I position on Oil ho the bunk bank of I the Ihl river ller early In Octo Oclo October ber bor From Krom the exchange of or artillery a shots ahola ut lit long range 1 the Ih battle became he llIe In lac the end almost a II hnud to struggle but defend lIt was wu ItU portion i was compelled to 10 it treat 10 lo Mukden and to I his bin hi winter quarters rs them thero An In AnIs o oI InIs Is I usually the Ih ere tics the loss fuss hi I nt of r hit ua eve hi on the aids of or the Ihl theIN aggressor IN There hui hll ha been no 1111 severe fighting around ur or near Mukden Mince since Urt ot v The he two big bUr armies are clime cloen cill together but lout both hoth are ure ur battle worn and and RII Man winters ate are rigid It In la gener getler ally ully believed that the no decisive dedI attacks nil bu hll on either olther side till spring then It II lit is I a I race b between the tile homo home of th the two to tc net let ee which can keep koep Its at my bettor supplied and send It the tho themore more ntH The fits opening ur of the next years campaign CI will be he a IL great PI eat for this the Ih general who la is better hettel prepared to strike a n 1 lulling blow l low loll ion the Hussion command commandant ant of ot Port fort Arthur kept k up 1111 a l stubborn orn defense refuting alt 1111 of or capitula capitulation tion letter Later In November the Japanese re 11 activity with redoubled l energy ion 1111 Noel Kogl spent 1000 men capturing the llie hill bill from train which his hla nr bombarded and Ind nil alt but Jut butone JutI ono one of ot the ships chips In lit tho the harbor Other heights overlooking the tho main I town have hIV also lieen II t taper U n anti tha o HO II to Ii concentrate upon the such Huoh tut 1111 effective ar artillery tillery Ore fire that It 1 will become unten ural untenable able Leven I ln the till destruction of or item bar Hint 1111 A Hu U hind had di der to In send u n verond and begun preparing her home fl lI neat ot for tor service In ill Inthe tics the far fal imst It 11 was svgs a 1 gigantic under undertaking undertaking taking for tor man of tine the of ot the tho 1 navy lB w were ru found to tu be 1111 In lit much poorer repair thin theta former comer reports hud bad stated It was 1118 WB un 1111 Inns ever vel necessary that HUIla do du something toward her naval power in III the lice and this thin wan WIM the only wily way Alter After many delays fI a n formidable was 1111 tilted up tip and LIlli the lice flirt first division of or It Il sot sail Hull r the tho III Mul station near 1 J St tit 1 rIPI t II 11 It 11 I I l 1 seven live fill cruller and amt t tu tie u 1111 1111 11 t i I of f nu nuI I his In III tho the now nol famous ii tie ilet l by II Admiral This squadron salted westward Willi from rain i the Baltic Into Inlo the tho North pea neu On nil tin the night of ut Oct 22 2 while crossing the f waters known us as the tho th Dogger lank Hank northeast of ot Hull England l Rome coins of the tho of this fleet tired upon ulon dum two and und killing of ot their crew Ho Hn HH is hounding was Willi tills incident that line I III land demanded rt reparation while HUMin sought time in tt hope the sport report might aught prove to tobe toh tobe be h ox J home Cleat WI was ai ordered to 10 fur for Instant In tl nt ao ho I hod sailed called on l nude made ready r ly to Iu mop the squad squadron ron nt It Gibraltar tittles some wu Ivan UtI forthcoming Not till loll he 1111 reached leached lel dle Vigo Igo Spain did dill report rt to his hili government arid and then ire undo Hindu the that hie head had fired upon torpedo bouts honts that Iced Imd Attacked them theta After ArtI touch much diplo diplomatic acetic matic negotiations In III which thu the frem i ml to 10 II wets wan penco pI IC It was agreed lt not lIot to 10 slop Mop tol the tho of at the lice fleet neet but hili to leave the tho ut 1 of t 1 f the oho matter to an nn Inter International national commission empowered to tn and Inquire Into very detail of the affair This ThU nom cont IH Is now and preparing to tl take up Its Ita work I |