The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-08-19

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Tokyo.-Japan in an ultimatum to
Germany, demanded that warships oil
Germany be WITHDRAWN from the fai
East and that Kiai Chau be evacuated
Germany is given until Sunday, Au
gnst 20, to comply, and it is the ex
ectation that war will follow the ulti
matum.
The United States was given assur
ance in conference between Takaati
Kato, foreign minister, and George w
Guthrie, American ambassador, that
American interests in the Orient would
J be safeguarded and the integrity OF
China would be upheld.
Here is the utimatum:
I'VE consider it to be highly i'm.
portant and necessary to take meas.
ures to remove all causes of the dis.
turbance of the peace in the far East
and to safeguard the general interests
as contemplated by the agreement OF
the alliance between Japan and Great
Britain. In order to secure firm and
enduring peace in Eastern Asia, the
establishment of which is the aim OF
{. the said > agreement, the imperial
Japanese government sincerely be-
lieves it to be its duty to give the
advice to the imperial German govern,
ment to carry out the following propo.
sitions:
81. To withdraw Immediately from
japanese and Chinese waters German
men-of-war and armed vessels of all
kinds and to disarm at once those who
can not be withdrawn.
90 To deliver, on date not later
than September Is, to the imperial
Japanese authorities, without condi,
tons or compensation, the entire
leased territory of Kiau Chau, with a
view to the eventual restoration of the
Ssame to China.
"The imperial Japanese government
announces at the same time that in
the event of not receiving by noon of
August 20 an answer from the imperial
German government signifying it's un.
conditional acceptance of the above
advice offered by the imperial Japan.
csc government, Japan will be COMPEL.
ed to take such action as she may
deem to be necessary to meet the sit.
nation"
That the Japanese war office ex.
poets the terms of the ultimatum will
not be complied with is indicated by
the Issuance of a summons to all news.
paper men to appear to receive in
structions regarding the publication
of news in the event of state of war
coming in force. An inspired state.
ment relative to Japan's position, sup
plementing the official note to Ger.
many, conveys the idea that Japan re.
grets its inability to remain neutral,
but cites the fact that Great Britain,
Japan's ally, has been compelled to
defend itself against the aggressions
of Germany; that Germany is prepar.
ing day and night at Kiau Chau, where
1t is storing provisions, and that it is
seizing English ships and patrolling
generally the waters of Eastern Asia,
much to the detriment of commerce.
Londou.-The German cavaD'%6ccu.
pied portion of Dfnant, which lies
or the left bank OF the River Meuse
but after. several hours French infan
try, coming from the north along the
river, with machine guns and artil
lery, drove them out of the town al
the baycnet's point. The fighting was
first principally an affair of artillery
which. firing across the river upon the
Germans on the hills, made them faI
back about 10 miles south of Dinant
but they were pursued by the French
chasseurs and infantry. After fort
night of preliminary encounters in
which already thousands have been
killed and MANNED the people had
time to think quietR.
The German forces have received
many checks and there is no denying