Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-07

wv" q'N''', "Nl tue ilfet general OPP
Grafton undertaken by the japanese
was the sweeping Of the waters
around kiao-Chow for mines which
the Germans had laid. In this con-
nection 100 Japanese women she'll
divers offered their services, think
Ing that they. unseen by the enemy.
could dive and release the mines. But
the offer was declined. since the Jap
anese law prohibited the employment
OF women In warllke operations. Dur
ing the mine sweeping campaign al
least one OF the Japanese mlne-drag-
ging boats was blown up.
Seize German Railroad.
The next general move ON the part
of the Japanese was TO seize the Ger
man-owned railway running west
from Tslng-tau into the province OF
Shan-tung.
This was done under violent pro-
test from the Chinese government,
which held that Il was "a violation of
the integrity of the Chinese republic,
but the japanese went ahead with
their operations.
The number OF the expeditIonary
forces has never been officially di-
vulged but II Is said to have been up
ward OF $4,000 men. A British de-
tachment consisting OF some 500 south
Wales borderers and lO0 Indian Slkhs.
under command Of Brigadicr General
Nathaniel w. Rernardiston. comman-
der OF the north China forces, was at
their head, and is said TO have formed
"A part OF the center of the Japanese
line In the investment OF Tslng-tau.
Fighting Intermittent.
Fighting continued from the middle
of September intermittently until the
fall OF the fortress today. During this
period both the German and the Jap
anese warships and aeroplanes en-
gagged In the bombardment OF each
others positions. on one OF the most
severe of these engagements. on oc-
tober IL, II was announced that the
Japanese loss was loo killed and 500
wounded. II was then reported that
the japanese would await the arrival
of siege guns before continuing oper-
atlons. AT various times German
losses were reported up TO u score
or more.
On the night of October II oc-
CURED the most serious of the Jap
anese naval losses, when the cruiser
Takachiho was blown up by the Ger
man torpedo boat 500,
Installed Siege Guns.
II was reported on October 23 that
the Japanese had finally Installed
their siege guns under cover Qf Prince
Henry mountain and other hills near
the town. The German fortresses IN
cluded three lines Of, defense. The
first Of these on the outskirts APP
pears to have been evacuated some
time aso and the garrison concentrat-
ed In Forts Moltlse and Bismarck and
tits. which occupy commanding p9-
sitions on the range OF precipltous
hills that circle the harbor OF the city. /
The Germans also had five forts ex-
for shore defense.
The heights back of the city are |
only by the railway line,
and 1t is probably through this path
that the allies proceeded into Tsng-
Iau once the defending fortresses had /
been silenced.
German Proclamation.
An interesting document In con-
iection with the fall of Tsing-tau is
he proclamation which the Germnn
governor posted on August 20. In
his he said
Never shall we surrender the
mallest bit of ground over which the
herman flag Is flying From this
'lece where we. with love and sacri-
Ice, have endeavored during the last
eventeen years TO shape little Ger
ny across the seas, we shall not re-
reat. IL the enemy wants Tsing-tau
e must come and take IT,"
In taking Il the japanese have
gain had revenge for certain phases
( their war with China twenty years
go. Victorious she was forced, az
he inslgation Of Germany, to give
p Port Arthur--her main fruit OF
ictory - which eventually became !
,ussian. d
Ten years later---in i904-5--Japan
ought Russia and again took Port
rthur. Now, after another interval :
ten years. in association with Brit !
h forces, Japan has seized the Ger
IAN possession OF Kiao- Chow and .
iped out score which has been "A
t,x Il.