The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-07

pie they fleeced.''
Using TAU FALLS,
CONTINUED from Page one.1
| whole town is in ruins. A Japanese
torpedo boat flotilla that entered the
| bay found that nearly all the ships had
been destroyed.
An official estimate places the Jap
anese killed in the final assault last
night at SO with 1872 wounded. The
British took an important part in the
victory and two British officers were
wounded. No statement of the Ger
man casualties is available but it is
believed they were heavy.
The minister of war; states that the
! lessons learned from the siege were,
first. the destructiveness of the new
heavy guns that the Japanese used for
the first time and second. the effect
iveness of the aerOplane observation
Tense were discovered. The prisoners
who will number, 1t is said, between
5000 and 5000. will be brought to
Japan.
The Official version of the Anglo
Japan victory, issued by the Japanese
bombardment on October 81 permitted
the occupation on November 1 Of the
first attacking position-36.5 metre hill.
5000 feet south Of our previous posi-
tions and bounded by the Shi-Ho and
the Shunkas-Ho. We entrenched and
prepared for a further advance and on
November 4 progressed to a second po-
sition at Pompuga on the Fusaus Ho.
where we met Calling fire yet never
| f1inched. The heavy artillery moved
closer and co-operated with and pro-
tected the infantry.
"On the night of November we &C.
| cupied the third and finally attacking
position in front of the enlargement
| that screened the forts. General Yo-
| shimi Yamada's command advanced
from the center and forced its way
through three heavily wired defenses,
crossed the intervening bitches and
charging courageously captured the
| center fort. This helped. General Ho-
riuchi to occupy the northerly fort.
1.-THE right wing under General
Yohoyi and the British right center led
by Lieutenant Colonel Bernardiston
| jointly charged and early on November
z occupied Iltis, Moltke and Bismarck
forcing the enemy to fly flags of sur
| render"
Toxic Celebrates.
Toxic, Nov. 7.-TOkio is celebrating
today the fall of the German fortress
at Using Tau after an actual siege of
a few days more than three weeks.
| 1t was in the middle of September that
the real attack began although. pre-
parations for the taking of the Ger
man stronghold In Asia were begun
Immediately after war was declared
by japan on August Is. Crowds COL
| lected everywhere today and many
professions were formed, the enthu-
siastic people dragging about with
them floats decorated with flowers as
/ a symbol of victory. Japanese and
| British flags are floating 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 the 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
charge of infantry and engineers led
by General Yoshimf Yamada.
| simultaneously with the charge of
| General Yamada others were made,
the troops dashing forward with cries
Of ''Banzai." Taitung Chen, the for
the morning. Chungchiawa was cap
tured soon thereafter with its two
heavy cannon. A detachment Of the
first line occupied the Iitis. Bismark
and -Moltke forts at seven In the
morning and then the enemy hoisted
the white flag on the weather astro-
nomical station adjoining the COVER
nor's office. Another white flag was
hoisted on the coast forts at the
mouth Of the Haipe at 1880 o'clock.
| The Closing Hours.
| 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 which were
sent
| After the capture of the central fort,
| it appears from their statements the
left wing of the attacking forces adj
vanced and occupied Chanshan at $40
o'clock yesterday morning. Chanshan
was the base of the right wing Of the
EGernan line and Is a triangular for
1 tification. Then the other forces at
the point Of the bayonet captured the
forts for the first line including the
intricate and dangerous defense works
!! connecting them. Other forces adj
vanced in rushes on the main line Of
| defenses made up of the forts of utis.
j Bismarck and Mo1tke.
Suddenly said the reports, "the
i flag Of surrender ran up the morning
i breeze on the weather bureau mount
i towering above the sea and land"
/ In the last two days of fighting II q
stated the warships continued q ter
rifle rain Of shells on the fortress and
the city from the east and south In
i flicting great damage and havoc.
Taisachen fort. the official. account
aor, eooyvn - IN ArR1oda