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JAPAN’S DISASTER BEHELD IN HORROR
IT AT Y MAY DESF^ LEAGUE nothing left of tokio:
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Mussolini
Takes Firm
Position
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Declares Pact Makes No Pro
vision for Intervention Ex
cept When War Dan
ger Threatens.
Says Greece Must Obey
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By BENITO MUSSOLINI,
Premier of Italy.
By t’nlfersttl 8*rvic«.
Rome. Sept. 4.—If the league of
nations persists In its intention to
interfere in Italy's personal affairs
of honor with Greece, Italy may be
forced to leave ths league.
I respect the alms of tne league
but deny that there Is anything in
"'the 'pact providing for its interven
tion in such cases as the present,
which touches the honor of Italy.
The pact only speaks of danger
of war. There is no danger of war
now. It is a question merely t>f the
^simple execution of justice.
Will Hold Corfu.
If an Englishman had been in my
place he would have done the same
thing. When French sailors were
slain in Athens in 1916, France Im
posed similar severe conditions on
Greece such as Italy Imposes now.
I shall hold Corfu until Greece
ibeys without qualification all of our
lemands.
If Greece commits further outrages
>n Italian subjects I shall commence
•epresalve military measures imme
1 lately.
ny rnlver.nl .nervier.
London. Sept. 4.—"The league of
hations ib Incompetent m he the
judge in the dispute of Italy with
Greece," Premier Mussolini told the
talian cabinet today.
"Should the league declare itself
:ompetent it would raise the issue
whether Italy would remain or leave
he league. I have already decided
adopt the second sal'" a, and I
jeg the cfiKn* t v/hc‘lv r t i?y ap
prove my instructions to our dele
gation at Geneva.”
Following this statement the cabl
net immediately voted endorsement
■f the premier's course.
Warns British Press.
Tl^ London Evening News and the
Dally Mail tonight print an 'nter
elew with the Italian premier in
which he declares:
"If the Greeks fulfill the conditions
if my ultimatum and pay up, I will
withdraw from Corfu, hut they had
better pay soon, for next week the
price will be higher.
"I have no intention of occupying
more Creek territory or employing
other sanctions unless the Greeks
are foolish enough to attack Italian
tubjects or property."
Mussolini warns the British press
that “the Italian public is deeply
jrleved by the attack‘of a large sec
tion of English newspapers and I
hope this burning lesson will defi
nitely cure Italy of lielievlng con
ventional pledges of friendship.
England Insists on
Claims Settlement
Montreal, Sept. 4.—Great Britain
will not abandon its right to repara
ions on Its claim to the debts which
ither nations owe it, the earl of
% ^Birkenhead. lord high chancellor in
the Lloyd George cabinet, declared In
an address here today.
"The position would tie a mon
strous one that we, a victorious na
tion, should he the only country In
:he world paying Indemnity," he said.
Auburn Man Crushed by
Heavy Telephone Pole
Auburn, Neb., Sept. 4—Clarence
Walbridge of this city was seriously
Injured Monday afternoon while as
sitslng in unloading a carload of tele
phone poles. Other workmen lost con
trol at a 65 foot pole and Walbridge
was pinned down and crushed In the
abdomen. No bones were reported
broken but. ho was rendered uncon
scious. He Is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Walbridge of Falls City. His
father is Burlington roadmaster.
3 Earth Shocks Felt on (,oast
Berkeley, Cal., Sept- —Three din
tfhet earthquake shocks have been
recorded since Saturday noon by the
seismograph at the University of Cal
ifornia. According to Prof. J. M.
MacKlwane, a violent shock, 5,500
miles from Berkeley, was noticed from
8:59 to 9:32 o'clock Saturday evening,
unabated. While the definite direc
tion of th.- shock could not be de
termined, MacKlwane expressed the
belief that It was one of the Japanese
quakes.
The second shock was recorded at
10:19 Saturday night and lasted more
\ than a minute. The seismograph
I showed the quake to have taken place
L about 3.300 miles from Berkeley,
^ Sunday afternoon, front 2:58 to
3:13 o'clock, a slight shock was re
corded. No record of the distance
jould be obtained.
Knrthqunke shocks reported In St
J.ouls hiul not been recorded by the
seismograph at the university, Mac
r«w*n* Mid. ^
Sioux City, la., Sept. 4.—“Mrs. O.
Hoefer.
“To Joe Rosenthal.
"June 10—One kiss $5,000."
That's the kind of a bill Mrs. G.
Hpefer has presented in district court
here. Mrs. Hoefer has filed suit for
$5,000 damages alleging that Rosen
thal wrongfully and against her
wishes forcibly kissed her.
She also declares Rosenthal went
to her home uninvited and forced
himself In the house, making improp
er and Indecent advances to her.
Omaha Will Aid
Japanese People
Chamber of Commerce Dis
cusses Means of Relief for
Earthquake Sufferers.
Omaha is taking immediate action
to do its share in the relief of suffer
ing among the hundreds of thousands
of homeless, hungry refugees in the
wake of the earthquake and flames
which reduced to total ruin one of
the most densely populated areas in
the world, in the vicinity of Tokio
and Yokohama.
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce
met Tuesday noon at the call o<
President A. C. Scott and J. L. Ken
nedy, chairman of the executive com
mittee, with representatives of the
American Red Cross probably In at
tendance.
The chamber named the following
sub-committee to take charge of Jap
anese relief and co-operate with the
Red Cross: A. C. Scott, Randall K.
Rrown, J. David Larson and John L.
Kennedy.
C. C. George was appointed to get
in touch with the National Chamber
of Commerce in connection with the
work of that hody for relief of the
earthquake victims.
According to Mr. Kennedy, the most
important question is getting relief to
the striken area at once.
"Omaha will do its share." he said.
“It probably will be necessary to
rush food supplies from the nearest
source, either Siberia or Australia,
but United Stages must help furnish
the money."
Bryan Raps Coolidge
Over Coal Strike
I ..incoin, Sept. 4.—GovernorBryan
today declared that President Cool
idge’s recent statement urging gov
ernors of states in the bituminous
field to appoint district representa
tives to enlarge distribution of coal,
was "unfortunate."
He said that President Coolidge
should, Instead of this recommenda
tion, make one threatening to take
over the mines of the country in or
der that coal prices might be low
ered.
"The president's statement was
very unfortunate,” he said, "In that
it tended to signify to the coal dealer
that the government was going to
help him sell coal, and he immedi
ately raised the prices. If carried
out, I think the president’s ideas)
Would cost the working people of the
nation millions of dollars.”
Jail Condition Are
Rapped by Henry Beal
County Attorney Beal yesterday
morning complained over the "in
justice" to some 25 prisoners given
penitentiary sentences and who are
still being held in the county Jail here
"Men are being kept there In the
jail for many months, unable to see
the ground or sky, nnd when they
come rAit they won't have any respect
for either society or themselves,” said
the county attorney. "They were sen
tenced to the penitentiary and should
be sent there.
At the sheriff's office it was explain
ed that crowded conditions In the peni
tentiary made It impossible to send the
men there, and that the same crowded
conditions prevail in most county
jails of the state.
Jap Bonds Fall
By Ansm-lated Press.
New York, Sapt. 4.—A sharp drop
In Japanese bonds and moderately
lower stock prices was the financial
market’s first reaction to the dlsas
ter that has befallen Japan.
City of Tokio, fi per cent bonds,
quoted on the New York Stork Kx
change, dropped 10 points lo Sfi and
losses of 1 to 2 12 points took place
In Japanese first and second 4 1-2a
and Japanese 4s.
New low records for the year were
established by British exchange nml
German marks, demand sterling being
quoted st $4.B3 3 H and German marks
selling for 7 cents a million. Tlie Jap
anese rate was unchanged at 49
cents. Japanese bonds later made
partial recovery.
Farmer Ships Potatoes.
Guide Rock. Neb., Sept. 4.—J. W.
Ayr, potato farmer near here has
shipped 22 earloads of potatoes this
season, the cars going lo Burlington,
In., Chicago, and 8t. Kouls. He will
have several more carloads to ship
Inter, and two other growers here
will swell Iho total shipments to near
ly SO carloads for the season. Five
years ago the potato Industry here
was practically unknown bu' In
growing rapidly.
Over 10,000
Farmers at
State Fair
Fifty Chicago Dancing Girls
Stage Big Show—Cattle
and Fish Exhibits At*
tract Attention.
Horseshoe Tournament
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 4.—There’s no
ice water flowing In the veins of the
Nebraska farmers attending the 55th
annual Nebraska state fair.
This was proved by the reception
the men and boys from the farm,
numbering 10,000 gave the 50 dancing,
twirling, barellmbed chorus girls of
Chicago under the direction df Ernie
Young, who is puttifig on his show
west of Chicago for the second time.
Giving fair visitors a specimen of
the "Great White Way" life was an
innovation on the part of the fair
management. It will be done again
because it certainly has proved a suc
cess.
Then, there is a midway. It is oc
cupied by the Con T. Kennedy shows.
This carnival company appeared In
Council Bluffs last week.
Nor should it be forgotten that
politics intermlftgles with a state fair.
Candidates galore are present at the
fair grounds, mixing with the visi
tors. For example, among those
present are A. N. Mathers of Oerlng,
A. J. Weaver of Falls City, Perry
Reed of Henderson, all prospective
candidates for republican nomina
tion for governor. Senator W. B.
Baning, whose frleds are nursing a
boom for him for the gubernatorial
nomination the democratic ticket. Is
another handshaker at the fair
grounds.
Governor Bryan dispelled all fear
that criticism would be aimed at the
established habit of the fair board
to give members of the legislature
free passes to the grounds. The gov
ernor asserted that, to his mind, there
was a vast difference in giving state
passes to legislatures and feeding
them free fish from the Gretna hatch
ery. The governor directed consid
erable criticism at the fish dinners
given legislators several months ago.
Attractive Fish Exhibit.
The fish exhibit from the Gretna,
Benkleman and Valentine hatcheries
continues to attract probably more
people than any other single exhibit.
All specimens of fish. Including a 60
pound catfish caught at the mouth
of the Platte, are on exhibit.
In addition. George O. Koster,
state game warden, has added a dis
play of live native and near-native
birds in a wooded, watered space In
the rear of the fish exhibit. This
includes wild ducks, geese, pheasants,
grouse, prarle chickens and numeruos
other birds. The pheasants, while
not native to Nebraska, are being
turned loose ovre the state In an ef
fort to provide new game birds in
the years to come. A cross between
a guinea and pheasant, raised by
John Gilham. a Nibornra hotel man,
is the freak of the exhibit.
I dirge Showing of Cattle.
Tho cattle exhibit, Including mnrt
than 1,200 head, 600 of them of the
beef classes, Is the largest in his
tory. according to Con McCarthy of
York. This exhibit attracted the eye
of former Governor fi. R. McKelvIe
all afternoon.
"The most remarkable feature of
the entire rattle show, to my mind,
is the success of the boys' and girls’
calf clubs." McCarthy said.
"These kids have 55 baby beeves
on display and winners of the first
and second prizes were girls, the win
ner of the second prize being an
orphan girl."
Among the Nebraska exhibitors this
year are Congressman Ashton C.
Rhallenherger, Alma; F. A. Sloan.
Birchard; George Hussler and son,
Holbrook; Paul Larson and son.
Wolbach: A. J. Niles and son. Pawnee
City; Graff Bros, Bancroft; F. A.
Mitchell, Hooper; F. C. Buschew.
Blue Hill: H W. Ptewart and Ron,
Kennard; H. P fttark, Tekamah; .Tny
White, York: If. J. Weasel, Blue Mill;
George W Ritzlaff, Walton: Thomas
Andrews, Cambridge; Haskins and
Ogden, Republican City; F. W.
Ritzlaff anjl Rons, Walton.
Horseshoe Tournament.
The horseshoe tournament, some
thing new at the fair, Is proving a
big success. Highly have entered the
tournament, Winners of the first
day's tossing are Fritz, Kummerfeld.
Tllden; .1. C. Thompson, Mead; I,. C
Wise, Weeping Water; A. M. Jensen.
Hannebrog; Howard Robinson, Ord;
Orval Firth, Aurora; A. A. Smith.
Lincoln; A. V. Lund, Mead; William
Hays, Tlldnn: Hnrry Hntllh, Ashland.
H. Randall, University Place; M. J.
Rlbble, Chapman; Albert Orage,
lloca; A. D. Nelson, Mlnden; C. A.
Hill. North Ixuip; H. I,. Hornhoff.
Heartwoll, Swan Berqueat, Rhlckley;
Alfred Hrlalng, Wnshoo; L. A. Buck
lln, Blair; A. W. Kwlng, Boon; Louis
Kuehn, Firth.
The state association of horseshoe
pitchers met. Monday and voted to
make Lincoln Its permanent head
quarters. 11. (1. Hoe| of Omaha was
elected president. Other officers are:
F, A. Good, Lincoln, secretary: -I- A
Neff, Wahoo, treasurer; A. W. ^Iwllig.
Roca, vice president ,
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Judge Aldrich
to Quit Bench
Illness Will Force Resignation
of State Supreme Court
Jurist, Announced.
Special Dispatch to The Omnha Bee.
Lincoln, Sept. 4.—Chester II. Aid
rich, Judge of the supreme court and
former governor, will he forced to re
sign because of 111 health not later
thfcn October 1, according to con
firmed report* here. Judge Aldrich
was unable to be present at the su
preme court today, following their
summer vacation.
It la reported that Governor Bryan
will appoint Diatrlct Judge J. H.
Broady of Lincoln to succeed Judge
Aldrich. Judge Broady was private
secretary to the governor during the
legislative session snd wns appointed
to the Ijincaster county bench ful
lowing death of one of the Lancaster
county Judges. The home of Judge
Aldrich Is In the first congressional
district.
following the consultntlon It was
announced that Victor Seymour of
Norfolk hnd been appointed deputy
clerk of the court to succeed Phil
Greene, resigned. Seymour held this
position until John L. Kennedy of
Omaha ran for United State* senator
when he resigned to manage Mr
Kennedy's campaign.
Four Persons Injured in
Car Spill Near Reatrire
Wymore, Neb., Sept. 4.—In an auto
accident on the Cornhusker highway,
about four tnlles north of Beatrice,
four persons were Injured, on* seri
ously, and the suto badly damaged.
The car. owned by Boss Highland,
prominent farmer of Ellis vicinity,
and driven by his son, Harry, was
returning to Ellis from Lincoln. II
skidded at a turn tn the road and
went off the end of » culvert, turn
ing on its side. In the car, besides
young Highland, were Mel Nelson,
and Mias Elisabeth Davis snd Miss A
Kmrlrk. Miss Davis sustained a
broken collarbone, a sprained wrist
and body lacerations and was taken
to the home of Mrs. C. K. Caldwell
at Beatrice. The others of the party
were severely rut and scratched, bill
were able to go to their homes
Ga» Gut to 14 Cents
by Texas Independents
Fort Worth, Tex , Sept 4.—Oano
lln» price* at a number of local In
dependent filling illation* have
dropped from l*o to 14c a gallon.
I.arger compnnlea have not dropped
their gasoline prleea Magnolia amt
Gulf atntlona sold gnaollne at 16c.
Wymore Woman Dies
Beatrice. Neh., Hept. 4 Kunornl
pervlce* for Mrp. Mery K. Brown.
Wymore repldent, who died here, wer*
held from the Srnlt lliilfunii ehtlpel.
conducted hy Hev. .1 M Derby. The
body was taken to Fremont for burial
Trial Flight of
ZR-1 Is Sum :'s
Huge Naval Dirigible Sails for
Hour and l ands With
out Mishap.
By Associated Press.
Lnkehurst, N. J., Wept. 4 —Tin- rigid
airship ZR-1 of ths I'nlted .States navy
made Its first trial flight over the
naval air station here late today.
The monster ship rose rapidly to a
height of 1,00(1 feet and headed for
the Atlantic ocean. As It rose, two
airplanes, one repre- y-itlng the army
and the other the navy, left the
ground to accompany the balloon on
its maiden voyage.
The big ship sailed smoothly for
nearly an hour, then began circling
the Held at a speed of about 10 miles
an hour, preparatory to landing.
After being In the air 55 minutes
the dirigible was brought to the land
ing field without a mishap. Great
satisfaction was expressed with the
flight.
Nearly 400 men were required to
hold the ginnt ship as she was slowly
dragged from the hnngnr. About 25
hung on the ropes, while the rest
clung to the fore and aft.
Roundhouse Workman at
Oxford Killed by Kngine
Guide Rock. Neb, Sept. 4—Alva
Ama< k. 24, foreman of the Hurling
ton roundhouse at Oxford, son of.
Mr and Mrs. Charley Aniock, promi
nent farmers near Guide Rock, was
killed Rt the roundhouse while on
duty. He had been employed st Ox
ford about eight months. It Is not
known how tlis accident occurred, but
word reached his parents that an en
gine had run over him. severing the
body about the waist line. The body
will tie brought here for hurlal.
$.r>00.000 Paving Bond Sale
In Authorized by Council
The city council yesterday author
i«ed the sale of $500,000 worth • of
public Improvement bond*.
The proceed* of th^so bond* are
used to pnv paving contractors tin
mediately on completion of the work
amt the money I* returned to r re
volvlng /und a* the property owner*
assessed, for the Improvement* pn\
their special taxes.
This revolving* fund I* not r»
plenlKhed 100 per cent because the
cost of Intersection paving 1* not
assessed against the property owner*
Hail Until lli'Iil I p.
Him Francisco, Cal., Sept. 4
Charles M. l.evey. pneldent of the
Western Pacific Railroad Company;
R, W. Mason, vice president, and <»
I* Phillips, assistant engineer, wore
held up !>y two youthful bandit* who
« u4et«d Mr. Levey's private ear at
Thornton. San Joaquin county. «t
•1:16 n m . today and robbed them
of approximately $160. Mr. Maaon
watch also was taken.
Coolidge Thrift
Includes Politics
President No Spender of Par-|
ty M onev, G. O. P. Com
mittee Treasure rSays.
New York, Sept. 3—To the man
who holds the strings of the G. O. P
money bags. President Coolidge
would be an Ideal candidate for the
party to run in 1924, "because he is
light on his expense account."
Frederick W. Upham of Chicago,
treasurer of the national republican
committee, today cited this as one
of the qualifications which made th«
president popular with him in the
days when Calvin Coolidge was only
an Industrious servant of the partv.
"I never knew a man who would
go out and mnke a couple of cam
paign speeches and send in ss small
•in expense account ns Cal " said Mr
Upton, "lie didn't know what It w is
to pad an account.
"Even hs vice president he refused
to travel In a Pullman drawing room.
‘A berth, tipper or lower, is good
enough for me,1 he would say. The
funds of the party ate scarce.' IP
was a rare politician la that respect. ’
Me said the republican party gral
ually was liquidating the deficit of
two nr three million dollars It ac
cumulated during the Harding cam
paign. "and the Joke of it Is, Hard
ing would have been elected If we
hadn't spent $98.
"Theodare Roosevelt. Jr., is making
good, and some day, if he is not too
ambitious and does not try to run
soon, will l>e president." Mr. Upton
predicted.
Omaha Lions Prepare
for 1921 Meeting
The Omaha I Jons club met to mnke
plans for the 1924 International con
vention to lw> held here next June, at
the Fontenelle at 12:15 yesterday.
Frank Meyers of the Farmers' mi
ion heads the committee that has
charge of the general arrangement
of the convention.
In addition to a report of the con
ventlon committee, delegates to the
192.1 convention held in Atlantic City,
which Includes Vincent llascalt. .1 lv
dresher. Merle Taylor, Will Hayes
and Mr. C. C. Waters, will relate do
tails of the convention.
J. Mean Ringer assumes the presi
dency of the club for the coming
year. Will Haynes Is secretary.
3 Die in Furnace F.xploaion.
Roanoke, Va., Sept. 4—Three per
son* were killed In a furnace ex
plosion at Pulaski yesterday, accord
Ing to unconfirmed report* received
here early tonight.
Later advices said the plant was
wrecked sod that rescue workers
"ere experiencing grent dlflleulty In
searching the ruins The message
added that not more than live men
were missing.
The hoities of William Hi I'd of Pul
aski, and two unidentified negroes
have been recovered.
TO GO BEYOND 5QC.0C0
Fire Continues to Rage in Yokohama With Only Two
Buildings Remaining Recognizable—Property Loss
Exceeds $5,000,000,000—Pestilence Lurks in
Water Polluted hy Bodies.
American Consul-Genera 1 and Family Are Killed
By I'nlversal Service.
Shanghai, Sept. 4.—Fujiyama, sacred mountain of Japan, today looks
down upon a scene of horror, death and devastation such as has never be
fore been witnessed.
Destruction and desolation, the aftermaths of the titanie earthquake,
fire, lidai wave and typhoon disaster which struck the island empire last
Saturday with deadly violence, held unchallenged sway over hundreds upon
hundreds of communities scattered for miles and miles around Fujiyama
and up and down the adjacent seacoasf, with the center of the fatab dis
turbance located along the shores of the hay of Tokio.
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W orld’s Heart Bleeds
for Japanese Empire
San Francisco, Sept. 4.—Slight tide
changes that might have been caused
by a distant subterranean disturb
ances were recorded on the tide
gauge in San Francisco harbor for
several haurs Saturday, it was re
ported today by Fremont Morse, head
of the United States coast and
geodetic survey here. The manifes
tations were so insignificant as to be
hardly noticeable, Morse said.
Ship Delayed for Food.
Seattle. Wash., departure of the
steamer Yokohama Maru with first
relief supplies from the United States
for the devastated area of Japan, has
been delayed until tomorrow to allow
the gathering of an increased ship
ment, offiicals of the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha, operators of the vessel an
nounced today.
The Y'okohama Maru was to have
sailtd today with 600 sacks of rice.
Delay in sailing will result in a larger
supply of rice being sent with other
much-needed stores.
The steamer Kaga Maru sailed this
morning for Kobe, with surplus ship
stores that may be used for the re
lief of refugees. A few passengers,
all that could be crowded in her
limited accommodations were on
board.
Y Secretaries Missing
Chicago—Seven Y. M. C. A. secre
taries in the earthquake zone in
Japan have not been heard from, it
was stated today at the Chicago of
fice of the international committee.
They are Franklin H. Brown, Arthur
Jorgensen, George S. Patterson, W
8. Rvan and R. S. Spier, all stationed
at Toklo: H. S. Sneyd, Yokohama and
D. n. Yarnell, merchant marine,
Yokohama.
Salvation Army Aids.
Chicago — Commissioner William
Peart of the Salvation army head
quarters here announced his organiza
tion would raise $50,00*1 In the Chi
cago territory for Japanese relief
Seeks Envoy-Husband.
Rerlin—Mine. Self, wife of Dr. AV.
H. S-df. the German ambassador to
Japan, has appealed to the American
embassy here to aid her in getting
some word about her family In the
Japanese capital She thought tt
probable her husband and children
were at some seaside resort near
Tokio.
Detroit (lives $25,000.
Detroit. Mich—The citv eoun< 1 to
day voted an appropriation of $25.*'00
to the American Red Cros.- f ir relief
fork in Japan.
Mourning
Ends at U. S. Capital
Rv Intern.\i i»nnl > nr» Sfr$lrr.
Washington. Sept. 4—The great flat
that flies atop the White House, went
up to full staff this morning, marking
the end of the period of mourning for
the late president Harding.
The flag at full st iff means that the
president of the United States is in
the United States mansion and that
all is well with the republic.
Simultaneously with the ending of
the period of mourning, the transition
of administrations was completed to
day.
C. Raseom Slemp of Virginia, vet
eran congressman from a southern
state, reported to President Coolidge
and took uahis duties »s presidential
secretary. George B Christian, _ir
of Ohio, and a friend to the lute pres:
dent, liade Mr. Coolidge goodby las!
night and departed for Maine on an
extended vacation.
Lou Denies Engagement.
Nr w Yolk, Srpt. t t.ou TellPRPIl.
nrtor, from whom Osrsldlno K.irrrn
obtain'd n dlx’ori'o on Juno IT, today
donlod ho vma onKSRt.1 to marry
larrna Amblrr. tho Australian ad
mas. whom it has I torn mportod In
11 ms t o.l ohe was mpast'.l to wrtl
TolloRon
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No a single unharmed structure Is
left in Tokio, the deadly Maze hav
ing consumed most of the principal
buildings and houses spared by the
preceding earthquake and storm.
Yokohama Is- still smoulding. The
latest report from the greatest of
Japanese ports is that only two build
ing remain which are at all recogniz
able. They are the Mitsui Bussan
Kaisha building and the Yokohama
specie bank.
Homeless Tlee to Country.
Casualties throughout the horror
zone are estimated to exceed 300,000
killed and injured. Three million
people are homeless and most of them
are swarming in gigantic crowds to
the open country beyond Fujiyama.
The bureaul of relief estimated to
day that the number of houses de
stroyed will pass the 400.000 mark, of
which 300.000 were in Tokio.
In Yokohama the death ton is
greater than 130,000, while in Tokio
the dead are reported to exceed ISO,
000.
Five billion dollars damage has
been done in Tokio, according to re
vised estimates made by a vanguard
o frelie-f workers in that city.
Telegraph communication between
this city and Tokio was re established
early today but the wires were com
pletely cluttered with official mes
sages, and the handling of private
dispatches was out of the question.
EitihisMes Degtroyrd.
Details that trirkled into Shangha
today from the disaster area report
that the buildings of the Chinese,
American, French and other embas
sies in Tokio were among the struc
tures entirely wrecked by the fier.
quake and terrific storm.
Two million homeless Japanese*
spread over the outskirts ,-f Tokio sre
reported to be in great suffering,
with women and children bearing the
brunt of the misfortune.
Food rationing is in charge of the
military and whatever portion of the
metropolitan police force that can
be s nscripted for this work of
supervision.
In spite of all precaution* ‘ thou
sand* of. fain-h. .1 refugees attempted
to storm food deposits with a primi
tive saiugery that only rears itself in
times of great catstrophe. Efforts of
Ildierv and pol.co to check ti -e
hungry h-'id s were only par-.ally
successful, and serious riots resulted.
Thousands me reported to have been
Imdly wounded while trying to ap
proach relief store houses w ithout re
gard to the warning threatened by
bared bayonets. Hundreds of refugees
were killed.
I . V \mha.-valor Safe.
Am l ran Ambassador Cyrus E
1 -ds and his family t-scaped death
when their embassy crumbled to ths
ground as the terrible earthquake on
Saturday vlbi.ted death and de
struction throughout Tokio. Yoko
hama and thousands (sf surrounding
villages.
Amrec in Consul Max n KuJassoff
of Yokohama and hi* wife perished at
the horrible cataclysm. Ueporta of
bi« ib ill were first made known to
the world ,n a win-less dispatch sent
from the Pacific Mail liner. President
Jefferson. Confirmation of the con
sul's death w as later made in W Isl
ington messages reaching this city
late today.
Thousands and thousands of b das
In Tokio and Yokohama are being
piled up In gigititic funeral pyres by
fear-crazed and panic- stricken cooli- '
under military supervision, ami
burned in order to prevent pestielnce.
In spite of the ruthlsa burning of
the dead an outbreak of pestilence i*
seriously threatening, because lack of
drinking water is f'oiving liundri-ds of
thousands to quench their thirst with
polluted river water. *
' andnl* Killed Outright,
Strict martial law continues
throughout the disaster region, with
reports coming through of vandals
ard looter* befog shot down without
the slightest m< re.v hy (he guarding
military forces.
The I'nileil States h»s taken world
leadership in rushing relief to stricken
Japan The American Red Cross is
organising plans for s f$,M« non relief
fund., A virtual armada, composed
not only of the battleships of many
nations, hut merchantmen! as well, is
speeding towards .taps with relief sup
plies.
Among the citl« » destroyed at t'-e
time of this writing are Tokio, Yoko.
hsma, Nagoya, Kamakura, Odaw ara.
Hschio.il, Chiba, Kawaguchi, Kofu.
iVtemKs. Kcyam Mishima, At mas.
I to, Yokosuka and Slv.tmviv
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