Show gehman BY JAPS GERMANYS GERMANY LAST stronghold ON ASIATIC MAINLAND GIVES IN AFTER BRAVE FIGHT capitulates to anglo japanese forces after gallant defense little band of men held off vast force for three months boklo it Is to officially announced that the german fortress of has surrendered to the Japans japanese so and british forces the germans hoisted the white flag at 7 saturday morning at the weather observation bureau at tsing tau the fall of 0 TsI ends the most picturesque of the minor phases of the great horld war on two continents and in many of the islands of the seas where colonies of the warring nations were planted combats of more or less interest have taken place garrisons have been captured and towns occupied peacefully but in the little german concession on the south side of the shan tung peninsula of phina there has been going on since late in august a reduced scale of war ar that from all accounts has duplicated nearly all the features of those battles in europe that have resulted in the capture of fortified positions the capture of Tai loses to germany her last foot of possession on the asiatic mainland as well ell as her last strategic position outside of the german empire in europe for nearly three months the little german garrison amounting to about men and nearly wholly composed of reservists vho alo were living or doing business in china las held out against the land and sea attacks of the japanese and of certain british detachments tach ments of both white and indian troops that found themselves in china at the outbreak of the war |