The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-08
TS|NGCHAU FALLS
AFTER BRILLIANT
ATTACK BY ALLIES
Taking of Middle Fort of
Initial Line of Defense
Is First InrOad.
TROOPS DASH FORWARD
WITH CRIES OF "BANZAlW
Vice-Admiral Kato Dramatically
Describes Closing Hours
of Siege.
TOKYO CELEBRATES VICTORY
TOKYO CELEBRATES VICTORY
Japanese Officers Highly Praise
Bravery of German
Forces.

TOKYO November Toby is cell
ebrating to-day the fall OF the Ger 4
man fortress at Tsinschau.
II was in the middle of September
that the real attack began. although
preparations for the taking Of tho Cor
man stronghold in Asia were begun
Immediately after war was declared (
by Japan on Angus, 10. Crowds col
iected- everywhere to-day, and many
professions wcre formed, the enttllisi
astic people dragging about with them
floats decorated with flowers as n SYM i
Dol OF victory. Japanese and British
flags arc floating everywhere through s
out tho city.
The final and successful attack or
TslnEchau began shortly aftor Md
night Friday morning. and tho first p
inroad by the allied forces, which was
largely instrumental in the fall of the
place, was the taking of the middle
fort OF tho first line of defenses. This
was accomplished by q brilliant charge
of infantry and engineers, led by Cen
eral Yoshimi YamaGn.
Sinult9nnonsly with tho charge OF
General Nanlada, others were made.
the troops dashins Forward With cries
OF "I2anEal" Fotlung Chen, tile forti-
fication on The cast fell at 5:35 in the
morning. Chung Ottawa WAS eantured
soon thereafter With its two heavy
cannon. yH n
\ detachment OF tile first line occu-
pied the ntis, bismarck and aroltke
forts at III the inorai,s, and thea
the enemy hoiste.l the white flag on
the weather astronomical station al
joining tho governors office. Another
white flag Was hoistod on the COAST
forts at the mouth of tho Iiaillo at 1:3G
o'clock.
CLOSING HOURS OF SIEGE
DRAMATICALLY DEsCRIDE1l
~ The closing hours OF the siege of I
Tfingci,auiI nd tlici fall ioC tho !for trcss
there are br!ely, but Itlrn,na tic;tlly, itle-
seribcd In ofllri;ll reports sent to the
government by Sice-acin,irni Sadasichig
iinto. the commander OF the JnPanese
naval forces, "antt ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
kamio, coynmander OF the troops cpe-
rating Iii lSiatcll:Iu.
Attcr the CAPTURE of the central fort,
IL appears from tl,eirN statements, the
LETT wing Of the attacking forces ad-
vnnced and occupied Chniishan at $50
O'clock Yea; crday morning. Chaushan
WAS the base OF the right wing OF the
German line. and is IL triangular fcrti- D
iication. Then the other iorcas al the
potnt of the bavonet captured the forts
OF tho first Inc, including the intri-
catc.and dangerous defense works com
Meeting them. OtEcf corres advanced
in rushea on tho main limo of detcnses
made up OF the forts of Iltis. Bis46
marck and Moitkc
''iiddcnly,'' says the reports, the
Tag or surrender ran up in the Inorn- 4
inE breeze on, tile weather bureau
mount towering above The sea and &
land" ~
In the last two days of the lighting
1t is stated, The warships continued q
terrific rain. of shells on tho fortress
AID tho city from the east and south
infictins Grcnt damage and havoc
Tnisichen fort, The official accounts
CAV, seemed N Mode ~. sItnat Z
at o'clock. this afternoon the Jap
anese and German officers opened ii
conference at Moltkc barracks, when
tho .formaiitics OF capituiation were
concluded.
BRAyEn,t or GERMANS
PRAISED ny JAPANESE
The Japanese officers highly praise
the bravery OF the Germans who
Fought tenaciously 70 the last Unot-
fcial reports are Tint the Germans
blew up what was left OF their forts
nctoTe guaranteeing, and practica!iy
the whole town is in ruins. A jap
4urse torpedc-boat Gotiila that entered
IN" bay found that nearly all the ships
had BEEN destroyed.
tn ot'icial estimate places the Jap
.ahcsc l:illod III the n,al assault last
night ~ thirty-six. with IS2 wounded
Tho l'ri fish took an important part in
the victory, and two British officers
were Wounded. No statement of the
IeltnnN casualties, is available, but IL
is believed they were heavy. y.
The Minister of War statcs that the
lessons learned from the siege were,
hrSt, thc dcstructivcDeas OF the new
heavy gums TINT the Japanese uset,
Tor the first time. and. second the eff
rceiiNeness OF the aeroplanc, oEscrva-
don service. whereby tho methods OF
ehe defense We're discovered The
prisoners. who VIII ua.;,her, it is said,
between 5000 ana 5000. Will be
brought 10 Japan
NiccsAtinister of the Navy Suzuki,
Speaking to-day OF the future OF
Faingchiu. said:
While the European war continues
Tsingchau will be administered by Ja-
Ean ~ tho conclusion OF the war
.lapan will opon negotiations with.
China.
Further details OF the Tsinsci,au
hshting reaching Tokyo show that the
Germans made desperate Efforts to re.
rnii damdSos to thor batteries but
Without success japanese chclls killed
the iNcnAht work, and demolished tIiea
batteries anew. tp:2:cctiles from tile
jaPaneso warsh.pA started fires iii seys
crai streets OF the city, certain portions
oiNhicl woro burned!
The stopr.rE OF the Smuggling of
provisions along tho Ling Shan .coasts
Is thought to have FASTENED tie c:,pf.
tUlation OF the German stronghold
BEGINNING OF oEsrSSIvE
tsiMr.tIGN in P.sCltSIC
NysNsIiINGToS. November /; 20 Official
telling OF the fail OF Tsina-
chnu were received 10 day at the In m, -.
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