Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-12

nut on that account they have been none
the loss interesting. Acroplanes and all
other Hccompaninentg OF modern warfare
have figured I'm both the Japanese and
the German operations
GARRISON or ZOO
The strength of the attaching foroe as
compared with the little garrison of some
1000 men and the few German vessels
at ktao-Chow, was so disproportionnte
that at tho beginning Of the campaign
It was taken for granted that the Ger
man possession would soon fall. The sur
prise was that SO small force was able
to hold out as long and infiict a consider
able loss both to the land and naval
forces Of the allies. Reports from va
rious sources pieced together indicate
that the loss around Kiao-Chow has been
upwards OF 1900 men and several sec
ond rate warships.
The details Of the movements have
been secret, but the first general opera
ton undertaken by the Japanese was
the sweeping OF the waters around Kiao-
Chow for mines which the Germans had
laid In this connection hundred
japanese women shell divers offered
their services, thinking that they, I'M
seen by the enemy, could dive and re-
lease the mines. But the offer was de-
clined since the japanese law pro-
hihited the employment of women in
warike operations. During the mine
sweeping campaign at least one Of the
Japanese mine dragging boats was
! blown up.
RhIIWAY SEIZED.
The next general move on the part of
! the Japanese was to seize the German
owned railway running west from Using
Tau into the province of Shang-Tung
This was done under violent protest from
the Chinese government which held that
It was a violation Of the integrity Of
| the Chinese empire, but the japanese
went ahead with their operations.
! The number Of the cXpoditiunary forces
! has never been Officially divulged but ii
| is said to have been upwards of 10000
| men. A British detachment. consisting
| of some 800 South Wales bOrderers and
400 Indian Sikhs under command of Brig
| Gen Nathaniel w. Bcrnardlston, COM
| mandcr of the north China froces, was
! at their head and is said to have form
| ed a part of the center of the Japanese
! lines I'm the Investment of Tsing-Tau
| Fighting continued from the middle
| of September Internationally until the
| fall of the fortress to-day. During this
| period, both the German and the Jap
anese warships ana aeroplanos engaged
lin the commandment OF each Others
| positions. on one Of the most severe
| of these engagements on October / It
was announced that the Japanese loss
/ was LOO killed and 500 wounded. II
was then reported that the Japanese
would await the arrival of siege guns
before continuing operations. At var
ious times German losses are reported
w 10 Il score or more.
SERIOUS JAPANESE LOSS.
On the night of October II occurred
the most serious of tho Japanese naval
losses, when the cruiser Takachlho
was blown up ~ the German torpedo
| beat 500
It was reported on October 23 that
the Japanese had finally installed their
siege guns under cover Of Prince Henry
Mountain and other hills near the town
Tho German fortresses included three
lines of defense. Tho first of these. on
! tho outskirts, appears TO have been
, evacuated some time ago and the gar
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