New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
INVADERS OCCUPY
RlAO.CHAU HEIGHTS
esrman WarShipS Shell
Force, but Are Bonn
barded from Aloft.
FYDRoPLANES IN USE
cklnese Soldiers Blow Up Rail-
way Bridge-Peking Won't
Say If Act Was Official.

cable dispatch received from Toxic
a.i plgbt bv the East and West News
S-,,su contains consideration of press
r.ostehes 10 the effect that the jap
800 besieging army on Monday morn
- hegap an attack on the German adj
-see8 position outside of Tsing-t tau,
IA seat Of government Of the German
sresssion Of Kiao-chsu, and gives de-
t.iis Of the battle which was fought by
N. land and sea.
Fbe dispatch says that, Drawing for
ridsble cannonsdiug from the fortress
nd Warships, the JapsneS, army sue
ss3eS in driving out the enemy from
IA position and occupying at noon vt
M same day the heights that COM
usnd the German main defence line.
During the lighting the cruiser Eliza
bs:h and other wsrships in Kiao-chau
B1y eannonaded vigorously the flank
nd rear Of the Japanese army"
Thereupon the Japanese feet, as an
r5uneed in press messages, aided the
srmy By bombarding Fort Hits. accord
ing 70 the dispatch, which gives the
ADDITIONAL information that an Eng
Hsh regiment under command of Major
grleral BarnadiSton took part in the
general attack, holding a position IN
tie japanese centre.
The cable dispatch also states that
While German warships were Smelling
TIE right wing of the Japanese army
japanese seroplanes made a counter
stack and dropped bombs on the war
hips. The dispatch concludes:
H0ne Of the aeroplHnes received sew
sFsl shots from machine guns mounted
% German warships. and the other q
bail Of rife bullets, without, however,
hsrming either the aeroplanes or avia-
orS'
London, Sept 2S-"The Japanese &C.
gpied all the high ground outside
Ieirg-tau seat Of government of the
German concession of KiaO-Chau) over
boxing the Germans main line of de-
fence before noon on Monday" says
statement given out by the official
news bureau tonight The commune
tsti0n continues:
~They began the attack on the adj
nnced positions four kilometres 1.-TWO
md 3 half niles from the enemy's
main line az dawn. In a squirt Of
heree fame from sea and land they
hoye the enemy from his position"
fokio, Sept. 29.-An official an
uouncement to-day concerning the
Fogress Of events in Kiao-Chau is as
foIloWs;
Japanese forces during the day and
light Of September p drove the
r2emy IN the direction Of Tsing-tau.
HThe Japanese casualties were $50.
TIE German losses are not known, but
sly men and four machine guns were
uptured. This action, which was
pesdier than anticipated, has acceler-
aied the general attack.
The feet has attacked the Hits fort,
Effectively aided by the army.
"A British wsrship Joined with the
japanese n the bombsrdmeut on Sep
ismber IS Of two Of the Tsing-tau
forts, One of the forts replied, but
without effect. The result Of this bonn
hardment is not known, but a building,
believed to be a barracks, was de-
uolished and the defence works were
damaged
"The work Of mine sweeping con-
iiHues successfully, despite the fire OF
tie defenders on shore. One japanese
boat was hit and two men we're
wounded
HSeaplaues have been invaluable in
iaeonnoitring and one is believed 70
have demolished a portion of the de-
fence works with bomb"
Wei.hsien, Shsn-Tung, China, Sept.
9.-Chinese troops to-day blew up aud
destroyed the railroad bridge st Tayu-
10 six miles west of here. The sound
q the explosion could be heard in this
ety.
The above dispatch is the FIRST
indication that Chinese troops
nave taken any active part in op-
posing the military operations Of
the japanese in Shan-tung prov
nee in their campaign against the
Germsns in the leased territory 81
aiao-Chau. To facilitate this cam
paign the japanese landed in Chi
nese territory. At this China pro-
tested, but the protest was ignored
BY Japan.
Recent dispatches rom Peking
said the Chinese believed the Jap
ahese intended to capture all the
railroad stations TO the west Of
hei-hslen. Three hundred Japan
csc eayalrymen left Wei-hsien re-
'oaS
,,Fehng Sept. 29.-The Germans in
a'so,Ihau have evacuated the Valdez
line Of defence, before an over.
-snelming force of the enemy, and
TsSng-tau is now completely invested
'9s German losses were small
A Els information is contained In a
-spateh received here from e German
Saiee at Tsi-nan, Shan-tung, which
ue1tly Is wireless communication
aon lslng-tau. u adds that the Jap
800 aImored cruiser squadron bonn
slea Ising-t"u on Monday without
wing any damage.
~ japanese official reports corrobOrate
~ aVtegoing and explain that the en-
eiSnt occurred on Monday morn
~ iney declare further that the
6ushs are how back on their main
ts9 eetenee, five miles from Using
~, sno that Japanese troops occupy
~ commanding the lines which
49,, Itsfnans now hold. Three German
~. Ups inside Tsing-tau harbor aud
e ne Sighting.
biS ShI'heSe officials would not say to-
nilr..ss whether the blowing up of he
w., 49,. % bridge at Tayu-ho, six miles
ks5tsol Wei-hsien, by Chinese troops
g6ot 4. ordered by the government or
Re i. ha' been learned, however, that
% gspanese Minister here informed
ss,V.e'gn Once yesterday that the
los5 ~. intended to Iecup. the rail.
tons 'p ~. flsi-nan, the capital Of Shan
on. teflnee. To this the Foreign
~ refused to agree.
.Agk Information WAS obtained in
H letters to-day that It Is the wish
to5bl..' t Yuan Shih-kai to avoid
~ - slI i the Japanese. The mill.
inss ~, q China, however, are under