The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-07
JAPANESE
ATTACK WAS
RECKLESS
STORY OF THE FALL OF TSlNG-
TAU The JAPS MADE RUN ON
FORTS AND TOOK THEM BY SUD-
DEN ATTACKS.

4, Toxic. Dec. :. Correspondence OF
= the Associated Press)-A detailed Of
fetal account was issued To-Day OF the
storming OF the German fortress in
Tsing-Tau. AS already cabled, the ac-
counts show the Japanese soldiers dis
played the war-like courage and reck-
lessness as shown at the assault OF
Port Arthur The account says:
The Germans destroyed the Taisio-
Hong batteries in the front OF Kiau-
Chau Bay Nov and stopped bonn
bordment OF all batteries; The be
sieging army observed an apparent
change in the enemys defense lines.
At this sudden turn of the situation,
the left wing OF our second center
destroyed the first central trenches
and entanglements of the central fort
resses without resistance. Soon our
troops destroyed the wire entangle-
ments in front OF and inside the sec
ond outer trenches, opening way for
the assault.
The commander at once ordered
the second central party to storm the
/ enemy's central fortresses and at the
same time ordered all other parties to
carry out close reconnaissance. The
enemy in the lines. other than at the
central fortresses, however, began
strong resistance with their machine
! guns.
AT 1870 a m. Nov. :, the detach-
ment of the second center carried out
the charge on the central fortresses,
occupied the important parts OF the
/ fortifcation and captured about two
/ hundred Germans. When the forti
fcations fell. the enemy's batteries
suddenly centered their fire on the
central fortresses. Our detachment
lost many killed and wounded in an
instant. but we, undauntedly, pushed
on and occupied the fortification.
Charge on Fort.
The commanding officer of the see
ond and central detachment saw the
advantage OF carrying out sudden
attack on the eastern fortresses OF the
Taitung Cheng fort. At 4:l5 a. m. the |
commander OF the whole army gave !
orders for an immediate charge on the /
fort. At 4:3O a IN. the right wing OF !
the central detachment carried out
the charge on the eastern fortress.
The charge met stubborn resist
ance, which caused casualties of more
than one hundred killed and wounded.
The detachment was undaunted and
securely took possession of the fortress
at 3: 10 a. m.
The commanding officer OF the sec
ond and central detachment, deter
mined to capture the fortresses in the
rear and ordered detachments to the
Moltke. Bismark and Hits forts. The
detachments bravely advanced il the
face of the enemy's fire and reached
the foot of Hits height at $3.50 a. m.
The detachment forming the right
section of the left wing. seeing the
swift development OF the battle in the
direction of the central fortresses, sud.
denly charged and took possession of
. . TOW -1nap Of
,: 10 a m. on the 7th. A section of |
this detachment subsequently made a ;
dash on the eastern fortress OF Hits, ,
defying the enemy's heavy fire and ,
bravely exploded powder magazine, ,
with heavy cost.
Work of ADVANCE Guards. 6
Between els and 6:2O on the 7th
the heights along the Hits were occu- :
pied by the second central party and f
The advance guards of the left wing, I
and the heights along the Bismark t
soon fell into the hands of the ad- v
iance guards y
In this way the German fortifica
ion of Tsing.Tau was cut in two at
Is central position, which was occu-
,ied by our troops.
Until this time the enemy's bat
cries at Hsieokangshan fort, forming
he right wing of the German strong l.
Iold were continuing a stubborn re-
istance against our attack. but theyt !
inally were silenced by the fierce 3
harge of the detachment forming the 5
eft part of our forces Il
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