Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-12-22
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was the slaughter with spades and
picks Of thirteen German soldiers and
one officer caught In Fort Bismarck.
Germans generally testified that the
negotiations for surrender and the
sicEc operations themselves we're con-
Quoted by the japanese In accordance
with the best standards OF civilized
warfare. In one particular they went
10 an extreme that even caused somt
German amusement A. position af-
ter position became untenable. the
Germans on withdrawal would de-
stroy The works and blow up the guns.
Before hurrendering. they wrecked
the government buildings. waterworlss'
docks. railways and sank all warahlps
In the harbor.
Most Courteous Protest.
Hearing that this was on the cards,
Japanese aoroplane was sent over
the city TO drop a message In Ger
man OF which the following IS llteral
translation into English
ITO the officers and men IN forlresss
I'VE deem Il TO be contrary 10 The
Will OF God ana to humanity If ono
should destroy the still useful weap-
ons, wafahips and other materials
which no longer have tactical value
and only from the jealous Intentions
that they should not fall Into the
hands OF the enemy,
Although we believe that with
German Officers aud men who appre-
eIatc the principles OF knghthood
such thoughtlessness has not been
carried out. we take liberty IN ex-
pressing our opinion regarding the
matter
tsignedl
The siege Army Command"
Hitter Toward tile british.
Toward the British the Germans
showed hatred. even bitIerer than was
spoken AGAINST Japan IN Berlin when
II first became known that she would
enter the war.
The striking Of the British battle
ship Triumph hy shell from one Of
the forts caused greater rejoicing than
would have been accorded the sinking
Of Japanese cruiser
The lone German aviator IN the for.
tress. after spottlne the British camps
by Ms white tents, aimed almost all
entered the city with the Japanese,
every exerratlon conceivable was
showerod on them by the German
prisoners One officer apat In the
face Of General Bernardlston az he
passed
The British took no part 10 the ne
gotiations for surrender aud on oeeu
patton holsted their flag only over
their own quarters
ccrman Aviator Escapes.
Although repeatedly pursued BY
Japanese hiplanes. the lone German
aviator always out-distanced them Ia
his monoplnnc and lust before the /
eapitulatlon he lied into Chinese ter- 4
iitory and lntcrncd his machine for
The duration OF the war often he I
was able 10 bring back valuable
sketches Of the cnemys positions On Z
the contrary the Japanese commnn
der GOT little good from HIS air scouts
General Kamlo expressed much s.s-
appointment with their work They
returned with reports of damage. he
said, but h was skeptleal. and a.
those knew ~iihin the lines. rightly
saw their bombs worked little hurt
and Il was always possible 20 dodRe
them before they landed. after their
whistiing approach had been neatd
No Truth IN Reports.
There We're many rceefts N Using
tau OF Ill treatment received by the
Chinese At The hands OF the Japanese.
but such personal investigation az was
possible showed that the two races
got on very weli During the early
days of the bombardnent. something
like hundred coolies were killed hx
shells directed at the German eartn-
works which their huts adioined but