Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-07
Last Possession in Orient.

@dSt OSSSSSIoF IN SFtShIs
( The capture of Using Tau loses to
! Germany her last foot Of possessions
! on the As.atic mainland as well as
her last strategic position outside Of
/ the German empire in Europe
For nearly three months the little
German garrison, amounting 10 about
. 900 men and nearly wholly compose ed
OF reservists who were living or doing
business ii China, has held out against
j the land and sea attacks of the Jap
anese and Of certain British detach-
| nents Of both white arp Indian troops
that found themselves in China al the
outbreak of the war. What the losses
OF the garrison have been are not
known. but the official japanese and
British reports have indicated that
Using Tau has been taken at heavy
cost of men on the part OF the allies.
II was on Aug. Is that Japan threw
herself into the European war as an
ally of Grea. Britain after demanding
| that Germany withdra or intern all
German warships in Asiatic waters
and relinquish possession OF Kiao
/ Chau.
Jap Move Military.
In the statement from Toxic that
accompanied this demand Japan as
serted her intentions were purely
military and did not contemplate the
retention Of one foot of ground on
Chinese territory and later affirmed
that she did not intned 20 extend
her holdings in the islands of the
Pacific that might fall into her pos
session during the campaign. Her de-
mands ignored. when the ultimatum
expired week later Japan proceeded
cautiously with plans 20 seize the Ger
man settlement on the Chinese main
/ land
The operations in this isolated far
eastern thea,er of the war have been
reduced to a scale OF some 200 square
miles as compared with the whole
continent of Europe, but on that ac-
count they have been none the less
! interesting. Aeroplanes and all other
accomplishments OF modern warfare
nave figured in both the japanese and
the German operations
/ The strength OF the attacking force,
as compared with the little garrison
: Of some 1000 men and the few Ger
man vessels at Kiao Chau, was SO dis
proportionate that at the beginning of
/ the campaign il was generally granted
/ That the German campaign would fan.
| Allies Losses Heavy.
/ Reports from various sources pointed
out that the allies loss around Kiao
! Cheu has beer upward OF 1000 men
and several second rate warships. The
! details ot the movements have been
secret, but the first general operation
/ undertaken 10y the japanese was the
nr re
Cnau for mines which the Germans
/ had laid. In this connection 100 Jap
anese shell divers offered their SER
| dive and release the mines. But this
was refused, since the japanese law
prohibits the employment of women in
! the Japanese mine dragging boats
was blown up.
| The next general move on the par,
fof the japanese was to seize the Ger
| man-owned railway running west from
/ Using Tau into the province OF Shan
Tung.
/ This was done under violent protes,
from the Chinese government which
/, held that it was a violation of the
| integrity OF the Chinese republic blu,
| the japanese went ahead with theil
opera tons.
British General at Head.
| The number of the expeditionarJ
| forces has never been officially d.
ivulged. but it is said to have beer
upward of 10000 men, A British de-
/ tachment consisting Of some 500 South
! Wales borderers and 400 Indian sikhs
I under command of Brig. Gen. Nathan.
! iel w. Bernardiston, commander Of the
north China forces. was at their head
and is said to have formed part Of
the center of the Japanese line in the
investment of Esing Tau.
i Fighting continued from the mid.
die of September internationally until
: the fall of the fortress. During THU
period both the German and the
Japanese warships and aeroplanes were
engaged in the commandment Of each
}, others positions. On one Of the mos
severe engagements on Oct. 1t wa!
! announced that the Japanese loss wal
!. 500 killed and 800 wounded It wa.
: then reported that the Japanese wouit
await the arrival of siege guns befor.
continuing operations. At variouI
!, times German losses were reported VI
70 a score or more