The evening world., 1915-02-04
Yemen, ,Maids and Youngsters
Who Were in Besieged
Town, On Way Home.
)ORN AS GUNS DOOMED.
IQtSk Little Ones Are in Arms
ss@ Their Mothers on the
Vaerland.

months tbs Hamburg American piers
y lfohohsa were bubbling with ex-
bitsnsnt to-day and. throsty cheers
klvsn under tho red, white and black
Das % the stern Of the giant Water
huA doomed across the river to mock
3he crosses Of 81. George on the STATS
d ~ cunard and White Star fleet.
NbR sixty.six fraus and kinder from
)klko Ehau. who had seen the flag 20
c~no N giory before the japanese
.islng Sun. came as guests to take
bostsuporary abode aboard the Hem
bnsS>American steamship President
1.ipeoln sending their sailing for
[5OUany. Sew
And b jolly. rosy checked party II
|waA however dark the memories left
|behlnd In the fallen fortress city Of
|Ch1AA. Thirty-ive Of them were
|wites and maidens: twenty-five were
|ye6nssters and three were In arms
|twesef these born when the sound OF
the sbsleaguering guns made a bed
~ cf Kisuehau.
rNter the fall Of the city these
women and children had to see all
thetf men foiks of gun n-carrying age
rounded up by the polite little SOL
disrs OF Nippon and herded on trans
eostn, headed for prison in Japan.
Thsa the conquerors started tho nom
combattants on their long trip for
the ratheriand. This was the sec
end contingent to arrive in New
York: others are on the way.
There was enc man in the party
DR.. Karl Faber Of Shanghai. who was
(chossn by the Japanese to pilot the
orty ASlf way around the world. He
Hid that when their ship stopped at
ne Japanese ports Of Kobe and Yo-
koboma none Of the refugees was al
lowed lahore and no communication
with Kin who were prisoners near
thG1e ports was permitted. But DIR.
FsAor And all the others spoke In the
hlthest tArMs Of the courtesy Of their
Ja9Aaooot oaptors. who had done
evip1shtng possible for the comfort
6 s'tpfisonsrs and non.combatants
oiiht' 'afVer the fall Of the German city.
Mis- Elsie Weiks, a Red Cross
nurJS VINO worked In the forts and
hospitals during the entire siege. told
8 dramatic story Of the fall OF kiau
Chau.
"Aii the Kaiser's brave soldiers
knew that defense was hopeless she
oaid. ''Their only effort was to make
the Japanese and Indian troops pay
as dearly ~ possible for the city. The
German l6eses we're smail-lso dead
! end 80 Wounded: The japanese ad,
~ thav loot 1900 In killed and
V3bndok ne city was surrendered
whO0feC hboAme' apparent that fur.
thsrt ySpptancs weuid mean waste OF
"WbSS the sliisd troops-Japanese
ana Dritish lndian-marched into the
cit,hAvo fsared looting would be gen.
orSH ~ yaoaneoe were held In hand
|.Sy 0cir officers, but the Indians sim.
0jy IAN wild and looted right and
ioftt Thslr white officers either could
n0H3&e did not care TO restrain them.
For.k day conditions wefe very bad.
ThGA5apsnese finally imposed order
aHd> >nheir treatment of all Germans
Wa& Kindly and courteous.
German man, woman or
ehllk remains In Kiaochau now. All
hAV4 either been sent to Japan as
pYi66nofs or are. like us. on the way
~ 10 the FAtherland."
One contingent OF the refugees will
start for Europe on the italian liner
Europe Saturday, the rest following
Ilatef.s