Show JAPANESE E WR ON GERMANY ACTION TAKEN AT expiration OP OF TIME LIVIT OP OF JAPANS ULTIMATUM TO KAISER in far east inaugurated when emperor arcue t calling upon citizen citizens of empire to take up arm arms boklo the of japan on bunday august 23 2 declared o 0 ar upon germany this action was taken at the expiration of the time limit of japans ultimatum to germany dowa do manding tidIng tho ur render of Klao Kiao chow the japanese government hats lia or 19 dered tho the beginning be inning of operations on land and sea tho imperial declaring war spon germany was issued sunday aT ening 1 it officially inaugurate inaugurates hostilities tili ties in tho the far cast aa as a of rf germanys failure to reply to the japanese A ultimatum count von yon rox the german ambas lador has been handed his passports the austrian cruiser kalstein Kal elizabeth which lately was at tsing taing tau the seaport of klawcho Klao cho U L reported to have sailed she probably will go io to a neutral port and disarm rr it ie Is believed this action will keep austria out of the war ic in the orient il LI though unforeseen circumstances nay may force japan to change this policy no achlen set has been taken relative to austria and the foreign of lice has explained that japan will III remain friendly unless austria adopts in attitude alch Is regarded as offensive Ien alve f |