The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-05

Feking, May 5.-iMilitary prepara- tiuns are being made for the defense of Picking. According to the Chinese officials, whose statements have been corroborated in other circles, the gov ernment is making no preparations elsewhere than at the capital for the defense, considering that the Chinese will be unable to oppose the Japanese should they make an attack
 1t is asserted iii hign quarters that one hundred thousand troops nave been concentrated Tn the enyirons of PekIng, but with sufficient ammunt. tIon for only d brief resistance.
 Special police and military precau- tlons have been taken throughout the city especially around the winter palace, where President Yuan Shi kai resides, The officials declare that they are suspicious that the Japanese may attempt repetition of the Korean coup d'etat.
 The Japan-se legation, it is said. notifled the Japanese yesterday to prepa ,e to leave Picking, and it is re. .~~ suat Tr2llpen rllpen and ohil- .<ren asss- getting rta, csc depart.
 Many of the Japanese -1l DljulunA
 will take refrKe in the legafYN ters if hostilries break out. The situation Is considere
 ward for some of the foreiq
 tios, especially those whose. eoun, tries sym1athize with the Chinese, but none of them could oppose inc entry of the Japanese into Picking.
 Telegrams received here from Mukden say that the Japanese bank and Dost0ffice there have suspended business; that the Japanese reserv- ists have been called to the colors. and that other civilians are concen- trating.
 Dr. Paul s. Reinsch, the United States minister here, expresses the opinion that the missionaries and other Americans in the interior are in no danger. He says the Chinese government will preserve order in the regions over which the Chinese hold control
 In spite of the belief which has pre-. vailed in China for many years that Japan coveted control of the country considerable surprise was caused by the report that Japan intended to issue an ultimatum to the govern ment as an outgrowth of China's re- tusal to concede all of Japan's de. mands. It is contended that the Chr. nese have conceded virtually all the articles contained in the eldven de- mands made on them and enumerated to the powers, and high offichl sa d yesterday that it was not believed that Japan would dare enforce A contained in group five, wy said Japan had informed C{eat ain as well as the othe1-E HArs %era merely regarded as fYsy le.
 Whether PresidsA,t @zN# shi KaI will concede all these seema to be an open question. NY wnese off. cials whose views arc s>.S ously con- sidered in Yak Ski Rai's councils OK. press opposite opinions concernine this question. Some )of the officials express the fear thah the Jaranesa military party, which they profess to believe welcomes the present crisis. will increase the Japanese demands should a successful campaign follow.
 On the other hand. it is consid. cred that Yuak Shi Kai faces calami. tous consequences in China if he yields to the Japanese. High mem bers of his own government are sad already to have voiced the suspicion that he may accept an alleged offer from Japan of military support and protection for himself against foreign nations and his own people In return for conceding control of the country in fact although not nominally to Japan.