Japan: peaceful attitude of, i. 5; Russia and Saghalien, i. 35; Peking Treaty, i. 35; war with China, i. 69, 151, 202–204; events leading up to the war with Russia, i. 123–130, 151, 157–166, 170, 177–179; the Royal Timber Company, i. 172; Kuropatkin’s visit to, and impressions of, i. 174, 175, 217–223; progress of negotiations, i. 188, 193; Russia’s bluff, i. 193–198; her early history, i. 199; birth of her army, i. 200–202; expedition to China, i. 203; her estimated strength, i. 203, 208, ii. 192; expansion for war, i. 204–206; her loss in the war with Russia, i. 207, ii. 192; her sea-transport, i. 209; Russian criticisms on the army of, i. 210; her officers in Russian employ, i. 212; her reserve troops, i. 213; the _samurai_ spirit, i. 214; her resentment with Russia, i. 215; her system of education, i. 217–219; Korea a vital question, i. 219; German and English appreciations of, i. 222, 223; her disembarkations on Liao-tung Peninsula and Kuan-tung unhindered, i. 225; her advantages, i. 226; their moral tone, i. 227; the nation with the army, i. 228; partial exhaustion, i. 230, 235, ii. 194, 195; strength of the fleets in the Far East, i. 236, 237; the naval battles near Port Arthur and Vladivostok, i. 238–241; her victories at the Yalu, Chin-chou and Te-li-ssu, i. 257, 258, ii. 38, 83; her treaty with Great Britain, i. 269; relative positions after fifteen months’ war, ii. 31–35, 39–44; her losses, ii. 192, 193; Kuropatkin’s summary of the war, ii. 217–287, 314–335 Jassy, Treaty of, i. 6 Jilinski, General, Headquarter Staff, i. 206, 256 Ka-liao-ma, ii. 274, 290 Kamchatka, Russian annexation of, i. 35 Kao-li-tun, ii. 275 Kars, the capture of the fortress of, i. 26, 30, 32, ii. 14 Kashgaria, i. 70; Chinese take possession of, i. 92 Kaufmann, General, i. 32; and Afghanistan, i. 85; the cession of Kuldja, i. 92, 93; the Bokhara Khanate, i. 147 Kaulbars, General, ii. 58; in command of the 3rd Army, ii. 249, 265; in command of the 2nd Army, ii. 268; the assault of San-de-pu, ii. 271; battles near Mukden, ii. 272–287; criticisms on, ii. 288–305, 324–335 Keller, General Count, ii. 42, 221; his death, ii. 71, 226 Khanates, the, i. 147, 148 Khilkoff, Prince, Minister of Ways and Communications, and the Siberian Railway, i. 246, 248, 250, 254 Khiva, Russian failure to gain possession of, i. 5 Kipke, Surgeon-General, list of Japanese casualties, i. 207, 208 Kirghiz tribes and Russia, i. 4 _n._, 5, 8 _n._ Kirin, capture of, i. 155 Kondratenko, General, the hero of Port Arthur, i, 300, ii. 71