Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-11
Using TAU FALLS
BEFORE ASSAULTS
Of ALLIED TROOPS
Japanese Leaders Successful
In Prolonged Siege of Last
German Colonial Posses
sion In Orient.
ASSAILANTS LOSE HEAVILY
lelucky Teutonic Garrison En-
titled to Great Credit For
Resistance Against Every
Modern Device.
AssAILANTS LOSE HEAVILY

Washington. Nov. s.-official
dispatches telling of the fall OF
Using Tau We're received today at
the Japanese embassy n inter
preted as signaling the beginning
OF an offensive naval campaign in
the Pacific. Three squadrons of
warships. which have been occu-
pied in bloclladins lila Chow,
will now be released. it was said.
to nun down the German ships in
the Pacific. 1t was stated at the
embassy that in all probability. n
joint occupation of British and
japanese forces would take place
at Using Tau Immediately.
Toxic. Nov. 9.-After desperate as
saults. in which the Japanese i'm the
face of heroic resistance that rivalled
the bravery of their forces at Port
Arthur. Using Tau surrendered at 9:2O
O'Clock this morning. At that hour
the hosting of white flags, on the forts,
sent an officer With a flag of truce to
the An~glo-Japanese lines.
At 4 O'Clock this afternoon the jap
anese and German officers opened a
conference at Moltke barracks when
the fornlalities of capitulation We're
concluded.
"sel'a!eee oillcefS pay unStlnted
tribute to the bravery of the Germans
who fought tenaciously to the last.
unoiilclal reports are that the Germans
blew up what was left of their forts
before guaranteeing and practically the
whole town is in ruins. A japanese
torpedo boat. flotilla that entered the
bay GUN that nearly all the ships had
been destroyed.
Prisoners to Japan.
An official estimate places tho lam
anese killed in the final assault last
night at SO with 1872 wounded. Tho
british took an important part in the
victory and two British Officers were
man casualties is available, but it is
believed that they were heavy.
The minister of war states that the
lessons learned from the siege were
ilrst, the destructiveness of the new
heavy guns that the Japanese used for
lveness of the aeroplane observation
service Whereby the methods OF the
defense were discovered. The pris-
oners who will number, it is said. be-
tween 5000 and 5000 will be brought to
Japan.
Toxic. Nov. 7.-Tokio is celebrating
today the fall of the German fortress
at Using Tau. after an actual siege
OIL a few days more than three weeks.
$500 IA NAAC IllllulC OI SCDIGfnDDf
that the real attack began although
preparations were begun Immediately
AFTER war was declared by Japan on
August Is.
Crowds collected everywhere and
many professions were formed nv tho
enthusiastic people dragging floats dec
GRATED with flowers as a symbol of
victory. Japanese and British flags
are floating everywhere throughout the
city.
The final and successful attack on
Using Tau began shortly after midnight
Friday morning and the first inroad
ny inc allied forces, which was largely
instrumental in the fall of the place.
was the taking of the middle fort of
the first line of defense This was ac-
conplished by a brilliant charge of in
fantry and engineers led by General
Yoshini Yamada.
Dash Forward Crying "Banzai."
Simultaneously with the charge of
General Yarnada others were made.
inc troops dashing forward with cries
OF "Banzai."
Taitungc1nen the Fertilization on thu
east leu at o:s5 In the morning. Chung
chlawa was captured soon Thereafter
With it's two heavy cannon.
A detachment Of the first line oc-
cuplca the lltls. Bismarck and Moltl,c
forts at in the morning and h the
enemy hoisted the white flag on the
o''S oAoit'tSdI SIGIlOn aQ1Oln-
ing the governors office. Another
white flag was hcisted on the COAST
forts at the mouth OF the Hal Ho at
7:9o O'clock. Ao at
The closing hours of the siege of
rising Tau and the fall of the fortress
there are briefly bat ~dranlat,callv ac-
scribed in Official reports which we're
sent to the government by Vice "a
miral Sadakichi kato. the comnander
OF the Japanese naval forces. and
Lieutenant General Kalnio. commander
or the troops operating in Kaio Chow.
Taken With Grand Rush.
After the capture of the central fort
1t appears from their statement the left
wing of the attacking forces advanced
and occupied Chanshan at $40 o,,lo,.i.
yesterday morning. Chanshan was the
base of the righ wing of the German
line and is a triangular fertilization.
Then the other forces at the point of
the bayonet captured the forts of the
first line. including the intricate and
dangerous defense works connecting
them. Other forces advanced in rushe,
OH the main line Of defenses.
Suddenly" the report says the Naa
OF surrender ran up in the morning
breeze on the weather bureau mount
towering above the sea and land"
In h last two days of the fighting
1t 10 stated h war ships con. tnued =
terrific rain Of shells on the fortress
and the city from the east and south.
tnflicttng great damage. Taisichen fort.