Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-24
War Regulations Made.


Gently by the cabinet, the privy coun-
ell and officers of the army and navy.
The cabinet has arranged war regula-
tons which will be gazetted tomorrow.
| The newspapers express surprise at
the extent of American suspicious re-
garding Japans motives in issuing the
| ultimatum, but leading writer's ex-
press a firm confidence that a better
Understanding will be haG with the
people of America.
| Premier Okuma states that docu-
mentary evidence will show that Eng
land not only requested Japan's as
sistance, but approved her entire pro-
gram.
A dispatch from Picking says the
German minister and Chinese foreign
office were about to sign an agreement
regarding TsingTau when Japan's de-
cision was announced, Whereupon the
Chinese foreign office decided not to
proceed.
| Other dispatches say President Yuan
Shi kai is satisfied with Japan's at
titude and pledges.
| A dispatch from Hardin, Manchuria.
says railway passenger communication
is open between Siberia and European
Russia.
| It is reported that number of Ger
man reservists were arrested and i'm
prisoned at Irkutsk, Siberia. and that
others fled into Chinese territory dis
guised as Cinnamon.
| Will Not Stir Up China and q. S.
Speaking yesterday at karuizawa
| kyu, Saburo Shimada, member of the
opposition in parliament, said he be-
lieved Japan had no desire to keep
Kiaochow He asserted that 1t was
Japan's policy to prevent a stir-up in
China
| THE retaining of kiaochow,'' he said,
would mean the danger of a revolution
| in China and mourning the ill-wlll OF
America. Japan is appreciative Of Ger
many's contribution to Japanese civiliza- :
ton, but is resentful because the kaiser
first raised the cry of yellow peril and
| Germany directed a combination to GUST
japan from Port Arthur in 1888.
| Premier Okunla has requested the
japanese people to be especially consid-
crate of German residents. Japan. ne
said has no hatred against the Ger
mans. whose lives and property are pro-
| An imperial ordinance gives German
| merchantmen until September to dis
charge their cargoes and sail away sale
ly under the protection of passports.
| ROTTERDAM. August "A, via London.
According to authoritative adVices from
Berlin the German overnment at noon
yesterday handed his passports to the
| Japanese badge d'anaires.
| London Also Hears About Austria.
| LONDON, August "a, 1850 am
| The British official press bureau makes
the following announcement:
"Orders have been issued by the Aus
.ro- Hungarian government to the
cruiser Kaiserin Eliza beth, lying in
Ka1ocnow harpor. to disarm and the
crew proceed to Tien-Tsin.
| A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from Amsterdam says an
official communication received there
from Berlin declares that the Japanese
| diplomatic representative in the Ger
man capital yesterday received by
word of mouth the German answer 10
the Japanese ultimatum.
! This was that the German govern
ment had no reply to make to the
Japanese demands The gove govern, ehe
German ambassador at Toxic and hand
| his passports to the Japanese charge d
affairs at Berlin.
Defense Preparations Complete.
| TsING-TAU, China, August 24.-Ger-
man preparation for the defense OF
Thing Tau and the territory of klao-
chow Is complete. News of German VIC
tories in Europe has been circulated
| and has increased the confidence or
the defending forces. The Governor of
Kiachow, Meyer Waldeck, has issued
proclamation, saying:
If the enemy wishes TsingTau he
must come and take it. He will find
us a. our post We look confidently
into the future and are well prepared
to receive the enemy
! The German emperor sent a message
! to the governor August 1S, ordering
him to defend Tsing-Tau to the utmost
| PEKING, August 24.-Nearly 100
| women and children from Tsing-Tau
| the seat of government of the German
territory of Kiaochow, are being
housed in the barracks Of the German
legation guard. the soldiers having
| gone to Tsing-Tau. Other women and
| children from the German seaport are
being cared for at Tien-Tsin, Shanghai
| and elsewhere.
| Six Americans have elected to re-
| main at .Tsing-Tau during the siege
B. Vogt, wife and daughter: w. r.
| Peck, Edgar Copy and A. M. Brace
A. NJ. Brace, who is mentioned in the
| Picking dispatch as one OF six Ameri-
! cans who have elected to remain at
| Tsing-Tau during the operations of the
| Japanese land and naval forces against
the German territory. is the corre-
| spondent of the Associated Press and
Reuters Telegram Company.
On the presentation of Japan's ulti-
| matum to Germany, Mr.. Brace was ord
cred to proceed from Shanghai, to re-
port developments at the capital OF