The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-05-14
CHINA MUST YIELD,
WARNING OF JAPAN
TOXIC GOVERNMENT WILL ACT
UNLESS "a DEMANDS ARE
GRANTED.
ARMY CORPS MAKING READY
Volunteer Defense Troops OF China
and Japan Have Ciashed at
Tsinan, According to Man.
churia Dispatch.
PREPARE FOR EvENTUALITIEs.

PREPARE FOR EvENTUALITIEs
Toxic, May 8.-Certain portions OF
the army corps stationed at Hirosht
ma and Okapama already have pre-
pared for eventualities.
Dispatches from Manchura say
that many Japanese are leaving JAP
anese Dairen, Manchuria, and that
csc and Chinese troops have elashed
at Tsinan. All the troops in Shan
tung province and Manchuria are pre-
pairing for possible trouble.
Toxic, May 8.-The Japanese for
eign office declares that xxi Hioki,
minister to China, has been given in
structions by telegram regarding the
presentation of Japan's uItimatum to
China. If the demands of Japan are
not accepted before the time limit
expires Minister Hioki will leave
Pekin.
The Chinese minister at Toxic has
been informed of the action taken.
Pekin, May S.-The Japanese lega
tion has informed the Chinese for
eign office that Japan would be I'M
able to accept the further conces-
sions offered Thursday by China and
would present an uitimatum before 8
o'clock in the afternoon unless the
"a demands were accepted by China
without qualification.
The Japanese legation continued its
effort to persuade the Chinese gov
eminent to concede Japan's demands
without the necessity of serving upon
China the ultimatum of the Japanese
government which was received early
Wednesday morning.
China Yields Point.
The secretary of the legation visit
ed the foreign office and informed
Vice Minister Tsao Yulin that the
legation had received the ultimatum
and that it would be presented unless
China agreed to Japan's "a demands
before o'clock in the evening. Tsao
Yulin Immediately Visited the winter
palace, the residence of Yuan shi
Kai, and after a conference with the
executive and other members of the
government, conveyed to the Japan
csc legation the following further
concession:
China reiterated regarding Shan |
Tung province that she would grant |
Japan everything that already had |
been granted to Germany there by |
treaty
China agreed to grant Japanese the |
right to work mines in South Man |
churia and Eastern Mongolia, that all |
disputes between the Japanese in |
of whatever nature, shall |
be under Japanese jurisdiction; that |
schools and hospitals may lease land |
from the Chinese, thereby reserving |
land ownership, to. grant concession
to Japan to build the Nan Chang |
Chaochow Flu railway, if Great Bri-
tain consents to the release of China
from the negotiations begun concern
ing this railroad two years ago.
The Japanese claim they requested
The concession for this railroad in
1907.
Three Stipulations Held.
The three stipulations China made
% the demands in the nature of coun-
.er proposals last Sunday were not
by China. These were that
China asked the right to participate
n an international conference for a
Encouragement of the altered status
If Shantung, indemnity for the losses
incurred in consequence of the Using
Tau campaign, and the restoration of
he. status of Shan Tung as before
he war.
1t is said that the Chinese govern
nent has resolved to communicate
With the United States, Great Britain,
Russia and France on receipt of the
and that the nature of this
will depend upon the
lature of the ultimatum.