The Yale expositor., 1914-08-20
Kaiser Given One Week to Get
All Warships Out of
the East
TEUT0NS ADVANCE IN SPITE
OF REPORTED REVERSES
United States Government Takes the
High Ground That to Loan Money
to Warning Nation Is Not in
Accordance With Neutrality.

Tokio-The Japanese government
sent an ultimatum to Germany Sun
day night demanding that German
warships In the far east be withdrawn
or dismantled, and that the German
leased colony of Kiau-Chau be sur
rendered,
The ultimatum expires next Sunday,
giving Germany just one week in
which to send her reply to the Toxic
government. II Germany within this
week of grace does not accede to the
eminent will take such steps as 1t
sees fit.
The fact that the Japanese feet left
Japan some days ago for an unan-
nounced destination and that a con-
siderable body of Japanese troops, es-
timated at $4,000, have been on trans
ports awaiting an order to sail for a
similar length of time, indicates that
Japan is prepared to use such force
as may be necessary to enforce her
demands.
In its ultimatum, as the terms of
that instrument are described by the
usually well informed newspaper, Jill
Shimpo, the Japanese government de-
mands that Kiau-Chau be turned over
to Japan pending its return to China
under the terms Of the 99-year lease
under which it came into German con-
troll in 1897. 1t also demands that
German warships in far eastern wa
tiers be disarmed and that Germany
withdraw all her warships from the
China sea.
Will Uphold chna's Integrity
The sending of the ultimatum to
Germany was announced Sunday. At
the same time Takaaki Kato Jap
anese minister of foreign affairs,
after a conference with George w.
Guthrie, the American ambassador
at Toxic, issued a statement which
was intended to allay any apprehen-
sions on the part of the United States
government and people regarding ia
pans intentions,
The statement in broad terms as
sured the United States that Ameri-
can interests in the far east would be
safeguarded by Japan and that Japan
would uphold the integrity OF China.
Germans Slowly Advance.
London-Pushing forward by mere
weight of numbers, the German ad-
vance across Belgium is slowly but
steadily proceeding and soon must
come in contact with the allied arm
les, which, according to an official
communication from Brussels are in
battle order at some point unnamed.
The Belgians in the outpost skirm-
ishing are said to have inflicted Sc
we're checks on the German forces,
but on the whole the German wing
has kept on it's way and has reached
a line from north of Namur TO Haelen
which suggests that the first big battle
will be fought somewhere between
Louvain and Diest, where the allies
probably will try to block the roads
to Brussels and Antwerp and prevent
the German attempt to render north
Belgium untenable
French Army Moving.
Further south, French troops have
entered Belgium through Charleroi
going to the relief of their neighbors
and to aid in any attack directed to-
ward Namur, while in the east the
French are reported to have secured
possession of ridges in the Vosges
mountains and to hold the passes of
lie Bonhomme and Sainte Marie-Au-
Mines, through which important roads
pass and which it is declared gives
them great strategic advantage.
1t is declared officially in Paris that
a union of the French and Belgian
armies has been effected and an inter-
change of commanders brought about.
Hordes of Russians are reported
to be marching toward Prussia on the
one side and to Austrian Galicia on
the other In the latter country they
are said to be in the vicinity of the
Styr river, which is on the route to
Limberg.
The official news bureau of the
army and admiralty has issued a
warning to the public against placing
the slightest reliance in the many ru-
mors current daily regarding alleged
victories or defeats or concerning the