CHAPTER XII. The North Sea Outrage 347 CHAPTER XIII. Surrender of Port Arthur 379 CHAPTER XIV. The First Year of the War 409 CHAPTER XV. After Port Arthur 430 CHAPTER XVI. In Winter Quarters 453 CHAPTER XVII. The Battle of Mukden 467 CHAPTER XVIII. Retreat towards Harbin 497 CHAPTER XIX. The Battle of the Japan Sea 523 CHAPTER XX. The Treaty of Peace 557 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Page A Silenced Gun at Port Arthur Frontispiece Japanese Infantry Attacking a Chinese Position 21 Map Showing the Area Affected by the Dispute 25 The Japanese at Port Arthur 27 Battle of the Yalu--Sinking of the Chih-yuen 38 Japanese and Russian Admirals 48 Japanese Generals 57 Russian Generals 68 The Harbor of Port Arthur 71 Russian Fleet Trying to Leave Port Arthur 77 Russian and Japanese Destroyers at Close Quarters 88 The Czar 97 The Mikado 97 Raid by the Vladivostock Fleet 107 The Tokio Military Hospital--Officers Quarters 118 Sketch Plan of Port Arthur's Main Fortifications 121 Funeral Procession of a Japanese Officer in Yokohama 125 A Skirmish Between Japanese and Russian Cavalry 129 Desolation in Manchuria 140 Blowing up of the Petropavlovsk 145 Arrival of a Dispatch for General Kuropatkin 152 Russian Concentration on the Yalu 161 Map Showing the Actions on the Yalu, April 29th-May 1st 169 Hauling a Japanese Howitzer into Position under Fire 171 Russians Collecting Wounded on the Night after the Battle 182 A Last Gallant Stand of Russian Gunners 191