[11] All numerals relate to stories herein told--not to chapters in the
book.
"THE FALL OF TSINGTAU"--THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST
_With the Japanese in the Orient_
_Told by Jefferson Jones, an American Civilian Eye Witness_
This American witnessed the epoch-making events in the Far East,
within the lines of the Japanese Army, through a permit granted
by General Kamio, Commander of the Allied Forces at Tsingtau. He
describes the events with the understanding of one who has resided
for many years in Japan and China, asserting that "one of the most
remarkable changes to be wrought in Christendom by the greatest of
wars will be found, not in Europe or in Europe's dependencies, but
in the Far East"; recalling the words of Napoleon, "There lies a
sleeping China. Let him sleep: for when he moves he will move the
world." He has recorded his observations in a volume entitled: "The
Fall of Tsingtau," in which he describes the advance of the Japanese
Army; the beginning of the siege; the fleet bombarding the city; the
surrender. He also discusses analytically the political and economic
situations. His description of Tsingtau "After the City's Fall" is
here retold by arrangement with his publishers, _Houghton, Mifflin
and Company_: Copyright 1915, by Jefferson Jones.