Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-09-12

%aH0-MdIIldl Law is ESIdDIiSnSQ-
President Coolidge Appeals to Peo-
pie for Aid.
Osaka, Japan, Sept. 1.-THE dead in
the earthquake and fire in Japan num-
Der at least 250,0OO, according to latest
estimates
The fatalities in Tokyo alone are
10000, according to an estimate by
the minister of marine. From Yoko-
hama comes the report that there are
more than 100000 casualties there. In
addition there has been an enormous
number of deaths in the other cities
within the affected area.
The number of casualties was great
ly increased by new earthquake, oc-
curing at Z o'clock Sunday evening.
According to a correspondent of the
Osaka Mainichi, who has arrived here
from Tokyo, the first shock occurred at
noon Saturday. Ten others followed
in rapid order.
100000 Houses Destroyed.
The correspondent declares that at
least 100000 houses in the capital
were destroyed by fire. Not a dwell
ing escaped either complete or partial
damage, he said. The capital was still
flaming as the correspondent flew to
Osaka.
Keiji university at Tokyo, the higher
technical school; the Kurnamae wom-
ems higher normal school, and the first
high school have been burned
Palace Burned to Ashes.
The Takanawa palace has been re-
duced to ashes. Fire which had spread
from the central section of Tokyo to
the AOyama district still was burning
Tuesday morning.
The government has established a
relief office for earthquake sufferers
in Tokyo, and troops are marching
into the capital from many directions.
Buildings reported destroyed, be-
side those listed in earlier dispatches,
include the patent Office, the building
occupied by the board of audit, the
Chinese legation, Nicolai temple, the
residence of Prince ShimaZu Arisugwa,
the temples of Tsukiji and Asakusa,
the latter said to have been founded
about 600 A. D.
According to the Osaka Mainichi,
the calamity topples Japan from her
place as fourth power of the world.
The paper points out that the largest
firms are bankrupt; that industrial
interests are ruined; that banks and
insurance companies probably have
been made penniless.
Reduced to Minor Power.
The country has no financial reserve
and consequently is reduced to a minor
.tower, according to the Mainichi. The
wealth gained and deliberately organ
lied by the new Japan in the last GEN
GRAFTON is no more, the newspaper de-
clares.
The airplane correspondent saio
that 600 workers were killed in the
collapse Of the huge factories of the
Nfhondenski electrical works. Hun
dreds were injured when the govern
ment printing office collapsed.
The Specie bank and the Grand ho-
tel in Yokohama have been demol-
ished. Especially serious is the dam
age to buildings in the foreign settle
ment, Yokohama reports say.
The bodies of the Yokohama dead
are scattered in the streets, accordino
to an officer of the steamship London
Maru, who landed in the city. He de-
clared that the public park was filed
with tens of thousands of refugees.
Almost all of Toxic is in ruins. The
districts saved are the Ushirome ward.
the north side of Asyamaderi ward.
nearly all of Yetsuya ward and part
of Koishigawa ward. The tidal wave
flooded Fukagara ward.
Plans are being considered to urans-
fer the capital to Osaka or Kyoto
because of the vast damage in Tokyo.
Martial Law Established.
Martial law has been established in
an order of Acting Premier Uchida.
The premier also established a relief
bureau and put the emergency COM
Wandering act in effect.
The populations of Tokyo and 70
kohana are on the verge of starva-
ton. Efforts are being made by the
hungry people to catch the carp in the
pond in Hibiya park.
Frantic efforts are beng made to
collect supplies to ship to the capital.
At least 1000 tons of rice are needed
in Tokyo alone, according to estimates.
The fire in the capital has destroyed
large stocks of food The emergency
has caused the price of rice to ad-
vance.