The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-08
IS WILD
WITH JOY OVER
TAKING OF FORT
JAPANESE AND BRITISH FORCES
TAKE FIRST LINE OF FOR
TREsSES AT POINT OF BAYO-
NET, AND GERMANS sURREN-
DER THE FORTRESS.
BY. ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Toxic, Nov. 7.-Tokio is celebrating
today the fall Of the German fortress
of Using Tau.
It was in the middle of September
that the real attack began, although
preparations for the taking Of the
German stronghold in Asia were begun
Immediately after war was declared.
Crowds collected everywhere today
and and many professions were
formed, the enthusiastic people drag
ging about with them floats decorated
with flowers as symbol OF victory.
japanese and British flags are float
ing everywhere throughout the city.
The final and successful attack on
Using. Tau began shortly after mid
night Friday morning and the first in
road by tlIe 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 accomplished by brilliant
charge of infantry and engineers, led
by General Yoshimi Yamada.
Capituiation Concluded.
After desperate assaults, in which
the Japanese in the face Of heroic
resistance riva1ed the bravery OF their
forces at Port Arthur, Using Tau sur
rendered at 9:2O O'Clock this morning.
AT that hour Governor Mayer-Wal
deck, after the hoisting Of white flags
on the forts, sent an officer with a
flag of truce to the Anglo-Japanese
lines.
At o'clock this afternoon the Jap
anese and German offifficers met in
conference at MoItke barracks when
the fornalities of capitulation were
concluded.
The japanese officers highly praise
the bravery of the Germans, who
fought tenaciously to the last. I'm
dfficial reports are that the Germans
blew up what was left of their forts
before surrendering, and practically
the whole town is in ruins. A Japa-
nese torpedo boat fiotilla that entered
the bay found that nearly all the ships
had been destroyed.
Charges Made Simultaneously.
Sin1uftan Sous1y with the charge of
General Yamada others were made, the
troops dasiling forward with cries Of
'Banzaii" Taitungchen, the fortif-
cation on the east fell at 5:35 in the
morning, Chungcl1iawa was captured
soon thereafter, with its two heavy
cannon. --''..'.
A detachment Of the first line occu
pied the Hits, Bismarck and Moltke
forts at O'Clock IN the morning, and
then the enemy hoisted the white flag
on the weather astronomical station
adjoining the governors office. An
other white flag was hoisted on the
coast forts at the mouth of the Haino
at T:30 o'clock.
The closing hours Of the siege Of
Using Tau and the fall of the fortress
there are briefly but dramatically de-
scribed in official reports sent to the
government by Vice Admiral SadakiChi
Kato, the commander of the Japanese
naval forces, and Lieutenant General
Kamio, commander Of the troops op-
Grating In Kiau Chau.
CAPTURED at Point of Bayonet.
After the capture of the central fort,
it appears from their statements, the
left wing Of the attac cking forces adj
vanced and occupied Chan Shan at
$40 O'Clock yesterday morning. Chan
Shan was the base of the right wing Of
the German army, and is a triangular
fortification 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 ad-
vanced In rnshes on the main line Of
defense, made up of the forts Of Iltis,
Bismarck and Moltpe.
Suddenly" say the reports, "the flag
of surrender ran up in the morning
breeze on the weather bureau, tower
ing above the sea and land"
In the last two days of the fighting,
it is stated, the warships continued a
terrific rain OF shells on the fortress
and the city from the east and south,
inf1icting great damage and havoc.
Taisochen fort, the official accounts
say, seemed to explode