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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
JAPANESE LANDING PARTY
BALKED BY TSINGTAU FORTS
Nipponese Cruisers Also Fired Upon Ger
mans Push Preparations to Resist At
tack-Reservists Come From Distance.

The steamer Hanametel. which has
been captured by the British and taken
to Wei-Hai-Wei. flies the American flag.
She has been in the coasting trade he
is owned by a naturalized American.
whose citizenship has been forfeited by
long absence from the United States.
The Hanametel last sailed from Shang-
hal ostensibly to remove the women and
children from Tsingtau, but in some
quarters here it is believed she carried
contraband of war. Before leaving
Tsingtau for Shanghai she dismissed her
British crew and shipped a crew of
Germans. This aroused the suspicious
Of WHY'S r. Peck, the American consul
at Tsingtau, who warned her captain
against traffic in contraband.
German Ships Made Prizes.
The German steamer Senegambia, with
a cargo Of cattle and coal, was made a
prize jointly by the British cruiser
Hampshire and the French cruiser Du-
pleix.
The German steamer c. Ferdinand
Laeisz, which sailed from Yokohama
July 26 for New York. arrived here. a
British prize. It is reported that the
German steamers Yorck and Prinz Wald-
emar also have been captured and are
being brought here.
The naval prize court is sitting today
on its first case, that of the captured
collier Elspeth.
German Envoy Leaves
TOXIC. August 20, 9:59 a.m.-Count
Won Rex, German ambassador to Japan,
left this morning for Yokohama on a
special train. Some Germans and a
crowd of Japanese at the railway sta
ton silently witnessed the ambassa-
doris departure. exhibiting only curios-
ity. A strong police guard was on
hand, but there was no manifestation.
The attitude of Austria during the
conversations regarding the Austrian
cruiser Kaiserin Elisabeth is causing
comment among the diplomats, and Is
said also to have puzzled the Japanese
foreign office considerably.
Austrian government ordered its am
bassador In Toxic. Baron Muller de
Szentgyorgy. to approach Baron Kato.
japanese minister of foreign relations,
and request his consent that the Kaiser
in Elizabeth be allowed to proceed to
Shanghai and there be interned. Baron
Kato agreed to this. and the British
ambassador, through Baron kato. also
signified his willingness on the follow
The Austrian ambassador later visited
Baron Kato and announced that the
Kaiserin Elizabeth had been disarmed at
ceeded to Tientsin. The following day
Baron Muller de Szentgyorgy demanded
his passports, saying that this did not
mean war, but a severance Of diplo-
matte relations.
Messages Through United States.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 29-An the
official government correspondence be-
tween Great Britain and Japan is passing
through this city In coded cable mes
sages.
Ordinarily the route for such messages
is from London to ST. Petersburg, from
St Petersburg to Vladivostok. across Si-
IBERIA. and from Vladivostok to Japan.
Now the route is from London to New
York to San Francisco overland. thence
by cable to Guam, thence by Japanese
cable to Toxic.
Some of the code messages run 800
words and more in length and the cor
respondence Is brisk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
TWO DESTROYERS LOST
DURING ENGAGEMENT
English Vessels Escape Unscathed
and But Few Lives Are
p. Lost.
200 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Landed at More Today-Rear Ad-
mira1 Beatty in Command Of Win
ming F1eet-Vessels Taking
Part in Fight.

LONDON. August 2e.-It is
announced that the British flee,
has sunk two German cruisers
and two German torpedo boat de.
stroyers off Heligoland. A thirc
cruiser was set afre and was left
sinking.
No British ships were lost ir
the battle, it was added, and the
British loss of life was not heavy
In addition to the two torpedo
boat destroyers and three cruisers
many of the German torpedo boat
destroyers were damaged.
A British cruiser arrived in
the More today with 200 German
prisoners on board, chiefly from
the German cruiser Mainz, which
went down.
Mainz Sent to Bottom.
Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty COM
manded the British forces. The pro-
tected cruiser Mainz was sent to the
bottom in the engagement with the
light cruiser squadron. while the battle
squadron sunk another cruiser Of the
Coeln class.
In the general fighting two Of the
German destroyers were riddled and
sunk, while many other were badly
damaged.
One cruiser, battle-scarred and on fire
drifted away in the mist and was lost
sight of.
The British cruiser squadron, accord
ing to the semi-offlcial report of the
battle, although attacked by submarine
boats and menaced by floating mines
and the guns from the German war
ships suffered no serious losses.
The cruiser Amethyst and the tor
pedo boat destroyer Laertes, both were
damaged, but all the ships in the Brit
ish fleet were afloat at the end Of the
engagement The British loss Of life
was not great. In the battle cruiser
squadron were the flagship Lion, the
New Zealand, the Queen Mary and the
Princess Royal, commanded by Rear
Admiral Beatty, while Rear Admiral
Moore, Rear Admiral Christian, Com
modore Goodnough and Commodore
gents
The Mainz and the vessel of the Coeln
class were protected cruisers. 402 feet
long and displacing 1880 tons. They
had q speed of slightly over twenty
five knots an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29

shown by the news that Emperor w1l.
liam has ordered the mobilization oA
the last reserves to protect communi-
cation and occupy Belgium so that tho
troops now engaged in this work may
be released to go to the front, where
they are badly needed to replace Ger
many's heavy losses in killed and
wounded
Tho work Of provisioning and sup
plying the German armies 10 greatly
facilitated by the Germans being able
to draw on Belgium for supplies.
The British public is facing the dis
mination. The Spectator says today in
an editorial note:
There is cause for anxiety and there
Is cause for stern determination; above
all. there is cause for unfiagging en-
ergy in military preparation, but there
is no cause for despair or even de-
spondency. Time Is with US and
against our enemies
siders the fall of Longwy no dis
grace to the French arms 1t was only
q fortress of the second rank. its
heavier guns having been taken away
ers, it is very creditable that it re-
sisted the German attack for over
three weeks.
The correspondent says it is stated
that half the garrison was killed or
wounded and that under these circum-
stances their resistance for twenty
four days was a brilliant feat of arms.
Paris Well Defended.
The defenses of Paris are thus de-
scribed by La Patrie:
Paris. by its situation. is the strong
hold of the national defense. This city
is an entrenched camp protected by
three series of works First there is
an inner girdle of defenses. then a
circle of forts and beyond these a sec
ond ring of powerful forts destined
to prevent the enemy's shells reaching
the city. Some of the latter forts are
twelve miles from the city.
The military correspondent .of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29

TsINGTAU, Kiaochow, August q
(noon).-One of the forts threw. shell
across the entrance of the bay at a small
party of Japanese or Chinese that landed
on Gale Jaeschke. The landing party
departed Immediately. Its mission was
not known. .F
Six japanese warships may be seen
every day from the Tsingtau Notifications
cruising back and forth beyond the range
of the German guns.
Two small Japanese cruisers Thursday
drew the first shots from Tsingtau forti-
fication. Several shots dropped around
one of the cruisers, whereupon the ves-
sci fired one shot in reply and withdrew.
It is reported that one German shell
found its mark.
The Japanese vessels approached evil
IDENTIFY with the purpose of reconnoiter-
ing. They were within seven miles and
plainly visible. Several shots from the
forts dropped around the leading cruis-
ers. raising columns of water, whereupon
the vessels veered east and departed at
full speed after having fired one shot.
During the engagement a German
aeroplane flew out over the sea.
Prepare for Land Attack.
The Germans are continuing with en-
ergy their preparations against attack
by land. Mines are being placed and
provided with electrical connections, and
guns are being brought into position
The Germans declare that every day al
lowed them for preparation means that
they will be able to inflict casualties on
the japanese or not less than 1000 men.
The roads within the leased territory are
in excellent condition and motor cars are
proving of great value.
1t is estimated here that the forts
will be able to last eight months. They
are still receiving fresh food supplies.
of China are still entering Tsingtau.
Many of them. khaki clad, are along the
railway between Wei-Hsien. province of
Shantung and Tsingtau. The first Ger
man outposts are at village twelve
miles from Tsingtau. 1t is there that the
bridge has been broken.
Outer Line Of Defense.
The outer line Of defense runs from
the small river Litsun through the
mountains, about eight miles. from
Tsingtau. This line is not strongly
fortified. and the real defense probably
will be made across a narrow neck Of
land only three-Quarters Of q mile long.
three miles from Tsingtau.
The mountains within this line are
named Moltkeberg, Bismarckberg and
Iltisberg. Powerful guns are in position
on the slopes leading to these noun
tains. The defenses are strengthened by
barbed-wire entanglements and mines on
the plain between the two ranges Of
mountains, while trees have been felled
and villages burned.
The Germans expect the japanese will
easily take the outer range Of defenses,
after which an artillery duel will follow
between the attackers and forts on the
mountains.
Can Bombard With Safety.
PEKING. August 29-Military men here
say that the warships Of the allies, In
cluding the Australian dreadnought
which is expected in China waters soon.
will be able to lombard Tsingtau with
safety. owing to the range Of their large
guns which is greater than that Of the
guns within the German Notifications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
WEATHER.

Thundershowers tonight: Sunday part
~ cloudy. gentle to moderate south
west to northwest winds.
Temperature past twenty-four hours:
High. ~. at . pm. today: low. 6s. at 10
pm. yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
ITALY IS PLANNING AN ULTIMATLM
TO AUSTRIA, SAYS PARIS DISPATCH

PLANTATION of Austrian mobilization on the
Italian frontier. Only a brief period will
be given for an answer and within a
short time italian troops are expected to
be in Trieste. .. .....--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
Can Bombard With Safety,

PEKING. August 29.-Military men here
say that the warships Of the allies. in
cluding the Australian dreadnought
which is expected in China waters soon,
will be able to lombard Tsingtau with
safety, owing to the range Of their large
guns which is greater than that Of the
guns within the German fortiications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29

LONDON. August o. 3:47 a.m.-The
Paris correspondent of the Express sends
his paper the following dispatch:
IT am informed Italy will present an
ultimatum to Austria requesting an ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Senates
Met at II am.
Continued. in executive session,
consideration Of the nomination Of
Attorney General McReynolds to
the Supreme Court.
HOuses
Met at noon.
The administration war risk bill
came up for vote.
Consideration Of the bill to create
Q merchant marine was continued
in committee.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
Ell asalto de anoche

Tuvo efecto en la comfortable resi-
dencia que en- la calle de Colomer, di
Santurce, poseen los distlnguidos esro
sos Castro-Besosa.
Numerosa Y distinguida concurren
cia asistio al ameno acto. como po1rt
verse por la relacion que contin,.a
ci6n publicamos
Senoras de, Vda. de Asenjo, Vida. dc
Latimer, Perez de Santini, Geigel .:e
Gonzalez, Vda. de Giusti, Quinones dc
Dominguez, Gatell Vda de Bosch, Col
co de Larrfnaga, de Roux, de Besosa
Y senoritas Gloria Ruiz, Georg1na
Skerret, Maria Teresa Martorell, Gle
mentina Giusti, Isabel Maria Annexy
Isabel Gonzalez, Carmela Font, Joaqui-
ma Suro, Rosita Gomez Brioso, MAJ ii
Monserrat, Pillar Suro, Angelita Santi
nj, Tata Gaya, Baby Larrlnaga, Piiar
Latimer, Felicita Besosa Carmen Gias
tt, 'Cristobalina de Juan, Maria Hoheb
Emma Bosh, Marmita Henares, Zena;da
~ Angelita Lara, Alicia y MerceGec
Asenjo y Julia y Carmen Pietrantoni
Hacian los honores de la casa, con La
galanterla que les es probervial, los
amables duenos a quienes secundaban
admirablemente, sus monisimas hijas
Mimita y Evangelina Castro Y la distin-
guida sonora Besosa de Ferrer.
Ell seXteto de Andino, encargado de Ia
parte musical contribuy6 con sa< esco.
gidas pleas q que la fiesta resultase
animada EN- extreme.
Ell buffet seleeto
Como el proximo sabado comienzan la:
fiestas de CarnavaI Sc di6 por termina
da la temporada de los brillantes "asal
tos llevados cabo.
"A las doce media, Sc despedian lo
invitados de los senores de Castro. alta
mente complacidos de las atenciones J
obsequios de que fueron objeto.
Y nosotros, amigos de la casa, envia
mos los anfitriones de la fiesta, nuestrs
felicitacion mas cumplida por ell exitc
obtenido
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
FL carnaval en- Ell
Casino Espanol

Atendiendo un ruego del prestigioso
" Club de Damas' formulado por su
digna presidenta, La Junta Directiva de-
Casino Espanol, propnesta de la Co
mission de Festejos de este Cfculo, ha
acordado suprimir ell Bale de Socie-
dad = que estaba anunciado para ell do
mingo % del corriente, por coincidir con
otro bale que el Comite de ,Festejos del
Carnaval celebrara, con esa misma fe-
cha, en- homenaje d las damas del Club
Ell Casino Espanol dara, por consi-
guiente, dos bales. FL domingo %, po
la tarde Bale Infantil Y, ell martes "a,
Gran bale de mascaras
Sc les encarece a las personas que ha-
bitualmente concurren a los bales del
Casino, y que deseen ir de disfraz al ba'
lie que Sc afuncia para ell martes p, la
necesidad en- que estan de proveerse en-
la secretaria de este Circulo, de un IL
lcket" especial cuya presentation sera
indispensable para tener acceso al CAST
no esa noche
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
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Ultima funcion
de los Bufos

Anoche anunci6 Raul del Monte 4 Ia
gran concurrencia que asisti6 al Munici-
PAL que hoy sera la Ultima function
La troupe cubana Sc despide con IN
programa plramidal, fgurando ell estre-
no de la chistosa obra "You Sneak
english Otro lleno auguramos hov 4
la empresa. .
Manana pasado verifcara la compa-
ma dos funciones en- ell ell Salon "Monte
oarlo de Puerta de Terra Y luego
contlnuara su turnee por la isla, donde
segoramente obtendra ell magnffce exi-
10 que ha alcanzado en- San Juan.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
Ia Condesa Negra

Los senores Portell Y Garcia exhibiran
ell proxlmo microbes una pelicula SEN
saclonal. Nuestros lectores habran dido
hablar acaso del pavoroso drama en- nua
esta lnsplrada esta pelicula que es de
10 mas acabado en- el g6nero.
La gran artista francesa Grabrirelle
hoblnne, ha trabajado para la casa cons.
tructora de la admirable cinta, y Sc ha
obtenido IN trabajo sin rival.
FL estremo de La Condesa neera )"
ha de llevar al cine las tres banderas
uno de esos llenos que solo Sc ven en- Ia
ampha c6moda carpa de Portell
Garcia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
Conferencias en- la
Biblioteca Insular
LA DE AVER.

Ante un p1blico que llenaba en- su to-
talldad los dos salones principales de la
Blblloteca, y en- que abundaban los hon.
bres de ciencia di6 aver su anunciada
|Conferencia ell doctor don Francisco
Ponte.
sExpuso con claridad elocuencia los
progresses de la psicologia experimental
en- estos ultlmos tiempos, cit6 hechos de
gran lmportancia, comprobados por sa-
bios de credito universal, exphc6 la teo-
ria del desdoblamiento de la individuali-
dad humana, los fen6menos de la tele
patia, los misteriosos efectos del suefo
en- muchas circunstancias del poder, va
muy comprobado del magnetismo, sus
distlntos efectos, de los admirables fen6-
menoS espiritas, comprobados en- el ano
1869 por la Sociedad Dialectica de Lon
idres, compuesta de sabios de renombre
universal, como Russell Wallace, Henry
Huxley, Augusta Morgan, w Louis v
Iotros; del interes que despertaron y des-
piertan estos fenomenos en- los Estados
Unidos, en- Alemania las Academies
cientlficas de Francia, Italia, Suecia y
otros centros cientifcos de Europa. f.
nalmente explc6 y comprob6 con docu-
mentaci6n autentica sus propias obser-
vaciones durante su reciente viaje cien-
tffico por varias ciudades de Europa I
El p1blico aplaudi6 prolongadamente
al conference.-the le felicito por su in
teresante trabajo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
Ndmerds33
Fl candidate Cinorista

La fracclon ginorista ha presentadc
aver, en- un mitin, candidate a la al
,aldla de San Juan al reputado m6dico
don Jose Carbonell, que goza de una
mines slmpatias en- San Juan.
Los ginoristas votaran al doctor Car
oonen' va que no les es dado hacerlo
por el llcenclado Ginorio, por la impo
'lollldad legal con que este tropieza
para ser candidate la alcaldfa.
I'll doctor Carbonell es sin duda m
luerte contrincante frente don Rober
to Fl. Todd.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
DESDE BRUSELAS
La conferencia de Amundsen

ciso ganar para alcanzar la cumbre, V
por fin, a principles de Diciembre. Sc
hallaron sobre una vasta meseta, i
5000 metros de altitud.
-Es alli-nos dijo Amundsen SUI
lpoder ocultar la emoci6n que emb ar-
gaba su voz-donde sc encuentra ell DO
10, y allf permanecimos tres dias, Y ALI
dejamos una tienda de campafia rema-
tada por ell pabellon del FRAN, y
la bandera noruega.
Hecho este, ell explorador y sus acom-
pafantes tomaron ell camino de regreso, y
ell 80 de Enero llegaren al FRAN. des-
pues de haber recorrido en- 81 dias (en-
tre la ida y la vuelta), en- medic de
dificultades sin cuento, mas de 2.4O0 XII
l6metros sea una marcha media coti-
diana de SO Kilometres, todo clio So
portando, en- ocasiones, temperatures no
mas atlas de SO grades bajo cero.
Ell punto mas curioso de la Conferen-
cia de Amundsen, ilustrada con gran co
pla de clntas cinematografcas magni-
ticas proyecciones luminosas fjas, es aca-
so aquel en- que hizo la description del
cuartel general, donde Sc construyeron
los trineos y Sc hicieron todos los prepa-
rativos necesarios para emprender la
arriesgada empresa
A este respecto, Amundsen nos mostr6
consecutivamente una fotografia de Ia
casa habitacion principles de Abril, 8
sea a seguido de haber sido construida,
y otra fotografia de la misma, sacada a
fines de este mes En- esta segunda solo
Sc advertian los tubos de ventilaci6n
la chimenea de la cocina, la casa habia
desaparecido va bajo la nieve. Asimis-
mo, en- POGO mas de 20 dias, toda la al
dea, la vivienda los talleres, habian
quedando sepultados para siempre, y, pa
ra entrar en- ellos, era precise abrir gale
rias cuyo sostenimiento requeria proli-
jos y cotidianos cuidados.
Exception hecha de la casa habitaci0n.
que fue construida de MADEIRA, todo 10
demas, las dependencies Y los talleres
fueron levantados sirviendose de la mis-
ma nieve, y asi Sc explica que en- el inte-
rior de uno de estos edifcios la tempera-
tura corriente fuera, por termino medic,
de 25 grades bajo zero. .
Esta es, grandes rasgos, la sintesis de
la conferencia de Amundsen, quien, a
pesar de los defectos de pronunciation
propios en- un extranjero, y no obstante
la naturalidad Y la sencillez de su len
guaje, exento de foreos y de requilorios
retoricos, no solo consigui6 suspendernos
de sus palabras, sino que, en- ocasiones
la sinceridad y ell amor con que las de-
c1a llegaron convencernos a cautivar-
nos con la fuerza que para 81 quisieran
muchos de esos seiiores de monoculo
vase de aqua que andan por estos escena-
rios hacienda alarde de una erudici6n de
275 frances, que es 10 que cuesta la CO.
lecci6n del Larousse ilustrado.
Luis Diaz- -Caneja.
Bruaelaa. Enero. 1914
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-02-09
Gabriel del Orbe
EN- Ell, CLUB ARMONICO.

Anoche Sc presento 4 un selecto al.
litorio ell notabil1simo violinista Ga
)riel del Orbe, que viene del conserve
|torio de Leipzig, Alemania, donde fu
laureado.
La audicion que nos dio anoche b,
sido un resonante exito artistico. Ga
briel del Orbe es un verdadero virtuo
$50.
En- la Sonata, Op 80, de Beethoven
en- la Fantasia de Sarasate, sobre Ii
opera Fausto, en- la melodia de que es
autor ell propio ejecutante, en- ell Rordt
'Caprichoso de Saint Saens, en- tod,
cuanto ejecuto de manera brillante
probo ell Sr. del Orbe su alta tecnica, ST
inspiration extraordinaria su graz
temperamento
Las ovaciones que escuch6 fueron de
lirantes.
Ell pnblico tnvo para ell eminente
tista los mas unanimes elogios
Acompan6 a Gabriel del Orbe, en- e
piano ell notable maestro Arteaga qu'
tambien fu6 muy aplaudido
No sabemos 81 ell virtuoso violinist<
dominicano Sc decidira dar otro cJn
cierto. Pero asl fuera de desear pars
que pudiesen oirle las personas amaE
tes de Ia buena musica, cue no estata,
anoche Ell el Apollo.
A los aplausos que recibi6 anoche
queremos sumar ell nuestro, enthusiast:
y sincere que hacemos extensive ii
Club Armonico por las facilidades qL'
di6 al notabilisimo violinista para SC
oiGo en- San Juan.