The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-04
JAPAN HORROR GROWS---L0SS OF
LIFE PLACED AT HALF MILLION

Estimates received through Associ-
ated Press sources today place the
deaths in Japan as the result of Sat
urday's earthquake at various figures,
ranging from 100000 to five times
that number. The latest estimate
places the number of deaths at 320,-
900.
Peking-(A. PA Mitsui wireless
message from Japan estimated the
total casualties at Toxic to be a half
million, and said that the property
damage was incalculable 1t said
that the Imperial hotel was little
damaged, and has been assigned as
a refuge for foreign sufferers
Emperor and Empress Escape 1niury
Washington-(A. P.)-The Emper-
or and Empress of Japan, as well as
the Prince Regent, escaped injury in
the earthquake, and are safe and well,
according to message to the Japan
ese embassy 1t added that Princess
Yamashina, Princess Hiro Kanin and
Prince Higashikuni, all of the royal
family, were killed.
Shocks Continue in Toxic
+. Harbin, Manchuria- P.)-The
loss of life in Toxic is estimated here
to be about three hundred thousand
The flames blazing in the capital
have been visible for two hundred
miles. According to the reports re-
ceived here, the shocks are continu-
ing, and volcano forty miles from
Toxic is active.
100000 Houses Burned
San Francisco-(A. P.)-The casu-
alties from Saturdays earthquake and
fire total five hundred thousand, and
three hundred thousand houses have
been burned, it is estimated by Toxic
police, according to a courier from
Oyama, who reported at Tomioka to
the radio corporation of America.
United States Consul Killed
Shanghai-(A. P.)-The United
States consul general at Yokohama,
with his wife, we're killed in the dis
aster, according to a radio from the
steamship, President Jefferson
Members Of Embassy Safe
Washington-(A P.)-A11 the mem
bers of the American embassy staff
at Toxic are safe, Ambassador Woods
advised the state department today in
his first message since the earth
quake. He said that all the embassy
buildings there were destroyed An
other message from Consul Davis, at
Shanghai, confirmed the reports that
Consul General Max Kirjassoff at
Yokohama, with his wife, was dead
Woods said that the food situation
was very acute. Davis said that the
casualties among the foreigners were
very numerous"
British Consul Believed Dead
London-(A. P0-The British con-
sui at Yokohama and about one hund-
red foreign residents of the city are
believed dead, according to a Central
News dispatch from Shanghai.
Inaugurate Campaign for Relief
Washington-(A P.)-The inaug-
uration by the American Red Cross
of a five million-dollar campaign for
the relief of the Japanese earthquake
sufferers, was announced after a con-
ference with President Coolidge and !
other officials.
Death Estimate is $4,000
Shanghai-(A P)-Deaths in ia
pan as a result of Saturdays earth
quake, are estimated at 100000, ac-
cording to the latest estimate re-
ceived by an eastern news agency |
from Osaka Asahi. The report said
that 1000 are dead in Toxic, 100,-
900 in Yokohama, and 10000 in Yoko
suka, and 10000 in Atami The fire
in Toxic was extinguished about dusk
last night
Say Reports Exaggerated
Moscow-(A. P0-Reports from the
far east received here today indicated
that the early official estimates of
The loss of life in Japan were exag-
gerated and that the total killed will
not exceed 100000. 1t is reported that
he Toxic fire was localized. Food