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Rh Nov. 30.        Japanese capture 203-metre Hill, P. A.

Dec. 3-11.     Destruction Port Arthur Squadron.

30.        Togo and Kamimura reach Tōkyō.

Jan. 1, 1905.  Surrender of Port Arthur.

25-29.     Battle of Heikeutai.

Feb. 24-March 10. Battle of Mukden.

Feb. 24.        Japanese occupied Ching-ho-cheng.

March 9. Japanese occupied Fushun.

10.        Japanese occupied Mukden.

16.        Japanese occupied Tiehling.

19.        Japanese occupied Kaiyuan.

20.        Japanese occupied Fakuman.

21.        Japanese occupied Changtu.

May 27, 28. Battle of the Japan Sea.

June  2. President Roosevelt broached subject of peace.

16.        Japanese occupied Kangping.

18.        Japanese occupied Liaoyangwopeng.

July  8. Sakhalin in hands of Japanese.

18.        Vladivostok isolated.

Aug. 9.        Peace envoys convene at Portsmouth, N. H.

29.        Terms of treaty of peace settled.

A brief summary of the war shows that at the close of the 570 days which it lasted Russia had 629,614 men in the field in Manchuria, to which Japan was able to oppose 912,730, with 1116 Russian cannon to 1030 Japanese. The Japanese captured 67,701 Russians, losing only 646 prisoners themselves. The total casualty list on land shows 294,779 Russians killed and wounded to 113,086 Japanese. The total loss to Russia in ships is estimated at $155,560,000, including twelve battleships, five armored cruisers, one coast defense vessel, six cruisers, fourteen converted cruisers, and nineteen destroyers sunk, and two battleships, two coast defense vessels, one converted cruiser, and two destroyers captured, nineteen other naval vessels being driven into internment. Japan's naval loss includes two battleships, four cruisers, as many converted cruisers, and two torpedo boat destroyers sunk, which were valued at $24,720,000, none being captured or interned. On the sea Russia lost 8100 in killed and wounded to Japan's 3670. The total cost of war is figured at $2,000,000,000, of which Russia spent $1,200,000,000, borrowing $870,000,000, and Japan spent $800,000,000, borrowing $650,000,000.