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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-14
MINISTER CONBES
MAY RIDE TO FALL
Income Tax Scheme Likely
to Defeat Ministry.
HIS PLAN IS NOT FEASIBLE
Chamber of Deputies AdjOurns Over
Holidays-Fate of Government
Anticipated.

PARIS, July 1.-THE chamber of
deputies broke up last night for the
summer holidays. and viii not meet
again till October. The existence of
the government is consequently assured
till that date.
However, even NJ. Clemenceau. leader
of the bloc. has expressed the convic-
ton that the ministry must fall as soon
as the chamber reassembles. He gives
no definite explanation of this view, but
seems to imply that NJ. Combes' own
wish is to resign power at that date.
The real explanation is that the min
istIy has pledged itself on repeated oc-
casions, and again through NJ. Rou-
vier, the minister of finance, to intro
duce the first thing next season a long
promised income tax scheme.
In the inner circles of parliamentary
life it Is recognized that no income tax
is possible in France 1t would supply
too easy an electoral platform 10 ag-
gressive denagogues, who would con-
stantly be proposing higher and higher
rates of progressive taxation of in
come, until all capital would be driven
out of the country.
This NJ. Rouvier appreciates perfectly.
1t Is frankly recognized on all sides
that If the government keeps its prom
ise of introducing an income tax scheme
il will be riding TO a fall. and that this
impossible measure will once more be
deferred to the Greek kalends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-14
WILL OF BOSTON LAWYER
REJECTED SECOND TINE
Supreme Court Afhrms Judgment Of
Undue Influence on Part
Of Second Wife.

BOSTON, July 1.-THE will of Uriel
II. Croker, the venerable lawyer and
lawbook writer. stands broken, as the
jury in the second trial last April left
it by its verdict, finding that it had
been procured by the undue influence Of
Mrs. Annie ]. Croker, his widow and
second wife. Judge Braley, in the su-
prene court. denied her motion to set
aside that verdict and to grant a new
trial
Mr. Croker left, practically all of his
property, valued at $4,000, TO his
widow, who was thirty years his Junior.
The Will was contested by his sons,
George u, city treasurer of Boston;
Joseph B.. and Edgar. and, according
10 the first trial. the will was allowed.
The case was tried again and the jury
broke the will
A final decree must now be entered.
upon which an appeal can be taken to
the Supreme Court
The broken Will was drawn up by Mr..
Croker in his own handwriting, and
dated April s 1900 Il placed his estate
in trust and gave his widow the income
and enjoyment OF it for her life, and
authority 70 dispose Of IL by her own
Will at her death among such of his
children and their respective families as
she might deem ft. She was prevented
by IL. however. from disposing Of any OF
the estate by viii TO any institution I'M
der Roman Catholic management or
control She was named as executriX
Of it.
Mr.. Crocker had made an earlier will.
with practically the same disposition of
his estate, and IL is intipated that the
widow will now seek to have this pro
bated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-14
BANDMASTER "JEFF" LEE
RESTS IN ARLINGTON

In the ffty-third year of his age,
Joseph NJ. Lee, one Of the best known
colored men in this city. died at his
home, Z25 F Street southwest. Sunday
night He was a barber and musical IN
structor by profession. and Is said 10
have organized and taught most of the
colored bands that have played In Wash
ington for years. He was q Republican
IN politics, and worked for his party In
Maryland. He was known among his
many white and cOlored friends as ''Jen'
Lee.
The funeral took place at Metropolitan
Wesley 4. NJ. Z. Zion Church at ?. n.
yesterday. The Rev. p. A Wallace.
pastor Of the church. officiated, assisted
by the Rev ". ]. Howard, y. D., and
the Rev. Aquilla Sayles. The interment
was at Harmony Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-14
MISSIONARY ENDS
A THIRTY DAYS FAST
Lost Twenty-Five Pounds, But Looks
Well, and Says His General
Health Is Improved.

PLAINFIELD. July 14.-Edward r.
Taylor, Plainfield's city missionary. has
ended thirty days fast and appears
none the worse for his ordeal When
he started to abstain from solid food
he tipped the scales at 30 pounds, and
today he weighs but twenty-five pounds
less.
During the time Of his abstinence from
solid nourishment Mr.. Taylor took walks
for exercise. and part of the time at
tended to his duties as missionary. He
declares that his general health is much
better than IL was, and he has no fear
Of any reaction. One year ago he tasted
for fifteen days.
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TWO CENTS 4 WORD
For All Other Classified liners.
Three or More Consecutive Days. One
Cent q Word
Want Ads Received at Rraneh ONCE:

Want Ads Received at Branch Offices:
LIBRARY PHARMACY, % st. and Pa. ave. Sc.
WM. G. GENTNER, cor. I4th and L SITS W.
l. FRENCH SIMPSON, cor. 7th St, Rhode Isl
and ave, and X St nv.
". ARMSTRONG, cor. 9TH and II SITS. ne.
CHAS. II. BLJ8lER, n. Capitol and stS ne
X. A. FEITCH, 10Th and NJ sts- NV.
II. A. YATES, ne. cor. eth and u SITS.
OF lGLEl'S PHARMACY, 2lsJ and q SITS. NV
ODONNELL DRUG Co, cor. 9Th and sts. Sc
W. II. CLARKE, 1919 SOD St NV.
DODGE & PORTMAN. cor. 14th and L NV. .
II. I. BUTTS, cor. 4th ST. and Mass ave. nw.v
;. SACKS, cor. 9th and p SITS. NV.
T. II. DOWNS. cor. ID and L sts. ne.
VI. = FEALl, NV. cor. 18th ST. and Pa ave Sc
}. d. COBLENTZ, cor. Fla. ave. and y. Cap st.
fEIWORTH.
JOHNSON DRUG co, 1901 New Hampshire ave.
and 24Ol BughtwOod ave.
ANACOSTIA.
BURY'S PHARMACY. corner Monroe and JefIer-
son SITS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-14
VILLAGE NEAR MANILA
WIPED OUT BY STORM

MANILA. July l4-Torrential rains
have been falling here for three days
A clOudburst has destroyed the village
Of San Juan del Monte. adjacent to Ma
Mia. Several hundred lives have been
lost
Many districts Of the capital are flood
ed. In twenIy-SeVen hours the rainfall
amounted 70 Il l-6 inches, which is with
out parallel here. Communication with
the country Is interrupted. The damage
TO property Is placed at $3,0J0C0O0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-14
OVER 400 STRIKES LAST YEAR.

BOSTON, Mass, July I3.-According 10
a bulletin just issued by the Massachu-
sets Bureau Of Statistics Of Labor, GOV.
ering the year ended September 30. 1903.
the number Of strikes during that period
was III, or 50 less than the year before.
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WOULD LIKE TEAM for It's livery:
light use: best reference: good judgment.
Address BOX 491, this office. II
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If Not One, Then Another.

Even If you don't win that thousan nd
you have the same chance as the next
one to take the $500 second prize In Tas
Times great election contest.
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STORAGE.

WHY PAY MORE? We store for 75c a
load UNITED STATES STORAGE
CO.. 4lS-42O-422 10th st. NV. iel6-S0t
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"a Bottles Lager Beer, 75c, Delivered.
Beavers. 423 IA st. sw. Phone NJ IOO6-D
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There's No Place Like Home

In hot weather If the refrigerator con-
tains a supply Of "Old Glory Beer. It
quenches thirst, refreshes and invig-
crates. For case write or phone Abner-
Drury Brewing Co.
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The Biggest Print

Shop in Washington, and the best print
ing at the uttlest prices. Globe Printing
Co, now at 18th and Z Streets.
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WAETED-ROOMS.

WANTED-TwO nicely furnished rooms
Tor light housekeeping: bath: gas. etc.
on car line 10 Pennsylvania Railroad
depot; STATE price, etc Address PER
MANENT, this office. ivl4-3t
WANTED-A two or three room fiat,
Tnfurnished, on second floor. by man
ana wife, no children, for housekeep-
ing, by July Is; prefer TO rent from
owner; must be cheap and permanent.
and In walking distance Of Government
Printing Office. Address BOX. AS, this
ONCE. iy12-3t
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wANTED-HoRSEs AND VEHICLES.

WANTED-Driving horse for his board;
about two hours work a day; or viii
buy cheap. Address BOX 4Sl, this Of
fee jy14-3t
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MISCELLANEOUS.

COACHING LESSONS in mathematics
and Latin; also higher English and
modern languages. FLAT IS. The Lenox.
1923 J. st. Jyl0-6t
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FOR RENT-FURNIsHED ROOMS.

FOR RENT-Two communicating sec
ond floor rooms, furnished for house
keeping; $3.50 per month; porcelain
bath. ll04 Sth st. NV. 1t
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LOCAL MENTION.

5-Burner Dangler Gas Range Put Up
Complete. guaranteed. $3.50. A. Eberly'.
Sons, rs eth st. NV.
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FOR RENT-Unfurnish offices. second
door, 612 9Th st. NV; suitable for bust
ness or housekeeping. Apply TO v.
BALDWIN JOHNSON. Je20-tf
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE.

WANTED-By girl from country, place
as nurse or chambermaid. Call 1888 "a
st. NV. IT
WANTED-By two respectable cOIOrpd
girls, places as chambermaids or nurses.
Call or address ll46 l9th st. NV. jyi4-2t
WANTED Sewing, by a Gressmakcr;
one who cuts and fits well; no objcc-
tons 20 going in suburbs. Address 1IGS
10th st. NV. il
WANTED-By a colOred girl. place as
nurse or help around the house. 2220 u
st. NV. i
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

WANTED-A coIored boy TO work in
kitchen. Lincoln Hotel. 10th and II SITS.
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Flowers for Funerals
Visit Graves establishment at Navy Yard.

At Skaters. 18th and I. III Pa. ave.
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WANTED-Three more parties to COM
plete a club which agrees to purchase a
limited number OF select lots in one OF
Washington nearest and choicest sub
urbs for homes. Small cash payment
required, balance monthly. The club Sc
cures advantages that could not be had
by individual purchases. This may ba
Just what you have been looking for.
For further particulars address BOX
S97, this Office. jyf-tf
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NANTED-Male cook, kitchen man.
pantry man. other help; good wages.
lOl3 New York ave. II
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DENTISTRY.

tracing. no pain; look. feel. act. and
last longer than natural teeth: shrunken
faces made normal; painless filings.
DIR J. L. WILSON. 1908 f 81. NV.
je.S-30t
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FOR RENT-Two furnished or unfur-
nished rooms for light housekeeping.
f021 22d st. NV jyl3-3t
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COUNTRY BOARD.

BOARD. rooms, gentlemen, IS week. or
prOportionately. Address ROSE COt-
TAGE. Colonial Beach, Va. jy14-3t
WANTED-Young couple or two gentle
men 10 board and room in suburb; ref
erences exchanged. Address BOX t65.
this Office. JylS-St
SUMMER BOARD; highest point on
Southern Railway; close TO stationi
pleasant surroundings: large, cool
rooms; good country fare: reasonable
prices. MRS. f. Q. GERMAN. Mar
shall. Fauquier Co, Va. Jyi2-St
COLONIAL BEACH. VA.-Jersey Cot
tage open for season: board $50 per
day; s. per week. home comforts; bath
ing, fishing, grabbing. MRS. NJ Il
erosion. 1yu-eS
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WALL PAPER.

RELIABLE WORK is always cheapest;
legal guarantee covers all paperhanging
and painting l do. Send for estimate
and samples. VIM. V. MAHONEY. COG
Pennsylvania ave. Sc. Telephone East
l14-F. 1y9-It
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FOE RENT-FURNISHED AND UN-
FURNISHED ROOMS.

FOR RENT-One furnished and two
large unfurnished communicating rooms:
second floor 947 Virginia ave. sw.
iy14-3t
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Use American Paper Julep straws.
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Case Beer Delivered Like Express
Package. Budweiser and Blue Ribbon.
Fogle's. zoo 7th st. sw. Phone Main 543.
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DUNLAP & CO. 900 F, established IL
years. All kinds business places for sale
and wanted fvfAer
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WE SAY buy now. while prices are low;
will credit you when short OF cash for
furniture, stoves, etc; hair mattress, in
two parts, Sc. REDMOND, 81 and 3l3 7Ih
St NV. aulS-tf
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WANTED-Pleasant young girl for tel
ephOne and office work. Call 407 9TH st. |
NV. ROOM 8 1t !
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BLICK. the typewriter you can't wear
out; price. $50; investigate. invest at 1907
L st. my3-tf
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WANTED-Five girls, staying boxes and
making envelopes. THE HUB ENNEL- /
OPE CO, second floor. 623 d st. NV. II
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Utmes IUlant Eos
ONE CENT 4 WORD

Tor Situation or Help Wanted
Ads, Rooms for Rent, Board
ing, Rooms and Board.
Minimum Charge. 15c One Insertion
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WANTED-Canvasse male and e.
male; good salary guaranteed by re
sponsible company. Inquire sos 9th st
NV, ROOM 20. jyl3-3t
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

7l3 MOUNT VERNON PLACE-YeTy
desirable front rooms, with or with
out board; also back rooms; transients;
north Carnegie Library. iy13-2t
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FOR RENT-HaH room. 513 18th st. nv.
iYl4-3t
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.
FOR RENT-OFFICES.

FOR RENT-Ohice rooms In the Evans
Building. 1916 to 1924 New York ave. NV;
most centrally located; rental very low.
Apply TO JOHN .. EVANS, 1924 New
York ave. 1y13-14t
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
KANSAS BANKER TOOK ALL.
Made Highest Bid For 100000 OF
Certificates.

Washington, April 1s.-The name of
c. S. Jobes, president of the American
National bank, of Kansas City, and
connected with a number of Kansas
banks, will be better known in the
financial centers of New York than
that of any other Western fnancier
Representatives of the biggest Eastern
financial concerns will be some time in
recovering from the surprise which
the Kansas City banker prepared for
them in getting hold of the SO, 900, 900
certificates of Indebtedness for which
the bids were opened in the insular bu-
reau of the war department.
About forty minutes before the open
ing of the bids Jobes quietly walked
into the office and submitted a bid,
after politely inquiring whether such
a bid from him would be received
When the hour struck, and the bids
were read, it suddenly developed that
the West had completely turned the
tables on the East in one of the most
important financial transactions of the
year. By combining all of his other
partial bids for small amounts up to
the total amount of the $4,000, 900, it
was found that his bid was better than
the com binations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
overall FACTORY at Lansing.

Leavenworth, Kans., April 16.-The
board of directors of the Kansas peni-
Tertiary have decided to permit the
esta adjustment of an overall factory. to
be operated by prison labor. An over
all manufacturing company, of which
Richard Syringe is the manager, has
leased the labor of fifty prisoners for
six years at forty-five and one-half
cents day. The prisoners are to work
ten hours day. The factory will be
in the building formerly used as shoe
factory. The state is to supply motive
power, light, water and everything
necessary to run the machines. Since
the shoe manufacturers have with
drawn from the penitentiary there are
many more convicts than the state has
ways of employing
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
Free 10 Twenty-Five Ladies'.

The Defiance Starch Co. will give IS
ladies a round trip ticket to the st.
Louis Exposition, to five ladies in each
of the following states: Illinois, Iowa.
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri who
will send in the largest number of trade
marks cut from a ten cent, l6-ounce
package of Defiance cold water laundry
starch. This means from your own
home, anywhere in the above named
states. These trade marks must be
mailed to and received by the Defiance
Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before Sept
ember 1st, 1904. October and Novem-
Der will be the best months to visit the
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
is the only starch put up in 16 OF Ia full
pound) to the package. You get one
third more starch for the same money
than of any other kind, and Defiance
never sticks to the iron. The tickets
to the Exposition will be sent by reg
istered mail September 5th. Starch
for sale by all dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
CARNEGIE Creates a Hero Fund.

Pittsburg, April Is. Andrew Car
negie has created fund of $4,000, 900
for the benefit of 1.-The dependents of
those losing their lives in heroic effort
to save their fellowmen, or for the
heroes themselves if injured only y
Provision is also made for medals to be
given in commemoration of heroic
acts. The endowment is to be known
as 1.-THE hero fund" and consists of first
collateral per cent bonds of the Uni
ted States Steel corporation. The
trust is placed in the hands of COM
mission. The field embraced by the
fund is the United States and Canada
and the waters thereof.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
BABET'S SACRIFICE

From the summit of certain ample
hill near Champrosay the view is rare
ly beautiful and has inspired many a
poet and painter. But this story is
not concerned with the landscape. At
the foot of the hill, in the winding, pic
turesque valley, stands a rough,
weather-beaten cottage. It has stood
there for years and years, and the
woods of Senart, opposite, look down
upon it with long-recognized COM
radeship.
The cottage is not empty, oh, no,
indeed! That can be attested easily
enough by the white muslin curtains,
coarse, but clean, that flutter in the
tiny, open windows; and, also, by the
pretty roses that bloom on every side.
Out Of the open cottage door come
two fgures-an old brown man and
an old gray woman, the man in cordu-
roys, the woman wearing a neat wkite
cotton cap and blue apron.
No sooner have they come into view
than a burst Of exquisite melody
greets them, shrill and sweet, pierre
ingly sweet, now diving, swallow-wise
into tender warblings, fluting of liquid
cadences; now fastening to ascend,
soaring high and higher in eager, JOY
full ecstasies.
Then one sees what one has failed
to observe before, up among the yell
low eglantine and the climbing Pro-
vence rose vines hangs a wicker cage
containing a thrush.
"Chrysostome! lie JOLT Chrysos-
tome!" says the old man, approaching
the cage. Good morning, Chrysos-
tome" He feeds the bird out of a
small store Of millet with which he
has filed his pocket. Babel, his wife,
watches him furtively for a second.
and as she sees his crippled move
ments she signs to herself:
my poor Pierre, he grows weaker
every day. If only had some rich
Burgundy to give him. But, helas. we
are poor. Well, the good God knows
what he does"
AS Pierre turns around Babel dis.
misses the worried expression from
her nervous, little face and summons
the ever-ready SMILE
They had not always been poor, this
loving old couple-not so very poor, at
least. Before the rheumatism had set
tied down upon him, when he had the
use of his strong, willing limbs,
Pierre had gotten along very COM
fortably with his modest bit of farm
ing in that fertile valley. Often the
artists, who would hang around the
hills of Champrosay with their easels
and canvas as the bees hang around
the clover, would say to h:G-.:
"Why do you not move into town
and work? You would make much
more money in town. Now, beyond
the woods, there, at Soisy, for exam
pie, know a baker"
But the broad-shouldered, hearty
peasant would smile cheerIully and
would wisely shake his head.
Monsieur is kind to suggest But,
no, no. We have been happy here,
my wife and 1. This is our place in
the world, and here we will live until
the good God says Come Even then
-ah! you will laugh, monster, but l
will tell you what say to my wife,
say, Babel, let us pray that the good
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21

"Iou may name your own price,.
God will permit US to have in his hea-
ven just such cottage as this"
May your wish be fulfilled" the
artists would reply before going their
way.
That was some years back. Now
well, they are still happy, Pierre and
Babel. Have they not each other, and
have they not their little brown
thrush to cheer them? But, beyond
doubt. they are very poor.
Our roses are adorable this sum-
mer, adorable-is it not SO, my
Pierre?"
Babel accompanied her quickly sum-
moned smile with this CHEEKY remark
as the old man turned round after his
bird-feeding. The thrush had contin-
ued its warbling and was again send
ing forth flood OF song.
ooh, listen, father! Did you ever
hear such singing?" It was child
who spoke, and she clutched at the
mans sleeve to arrest his attention.
The man was an English artist, who
had lust rented for the summer a
pretty. coquettish French chalet two
miles beyond. Did you ever hear
such singinsr" repeated the child en-
Enthusiastically.
The msa confessed that he had not
In the woods of Senart, near the cha
let they had taken, there were choirs
of thrushes, blackbirds and Other
songsters, but not one of these free
w1rblers could be compared for full
pcss of melody to this captive bird
hanging up there among the vines
The two strangers remained on the
road listening for some seconds; Their
the man walked up toward the cot
tage. made the acquaintance nf the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-04-21
Can obstrnct Landing FORCES.

ST. Petersburg, April 13.-A Russian
officer who accompanied the japanese
armies during the war with China said:
Il witnessed the Japanese landing at
Wei-Hai-Wei. 1t was excellently per-
formed, but there was no enemy to
offer resistance. the Chinese having
fed. Yet it required four days to dis
embark u, 900 men. If the japanese
attempt to land anywhere within
striking distance of New Chwang, we
can easily concentrate force to oppose
them faster than they can disembark.