Show 17 11 KILLED AS GUARDS SHOOT INTO CHINESE STUDENT MOB Others Fall Wounded V In Protest Against Government ULTIMATUM I CAUSE Youths Objected to Hay Hav Having ing Officials Yield to Powers PEKING March By 18 It By The Associated Press Seventeen students were ere killed and 16 I 6 wounded by guards who fired on ona ona ona a thousand stud students students who ho were demonstrating before tho the cabinet The Tho demonstration was In pro pro- protest protest pro protest test against the tho governments government's ac- ac acquiescence acquiescence ac quiescence to the th ultimatum or of orthe the powers power regarding the th restoration restoration restoration of oC free communication be- be between between be between tween Peking and ond and the spa sea Troops today tollay were guarding the residence of the chief of the tho mill mili military tary squad which 1 fired on the students Powers ultimatum demanded action by noon today The foreign office ottic memorandum to the powers power comments on the alleged lack of patience on the part of the diplomat but assures the powers that the th competent military authorities have been aim au- authorized au authorized to tako take proper measures the clauses In the mem mem- memorandum memorandum of the th powers power SUBSTANCE or OF REPLY ImPLY The Time substance of the reply to the five demands demand of oC the powers Is as follows follow The Tb will wilt under under- undertake under under-tak take Lake to observe ober the protocol of oC tool 1901 with the th United States Great Groat Britain Japan and Italy i 1 lov provides des fOr the I disarmament ment ot of o forts at Taku at the I o t Uh Pel el river and guar guar- I an open open way AT to the sea sea ca Measures taken at Taku were I purely defensIve and Intended to guarantee tho safety of ot They will cease automatically when the danger hae haa ha been avert avert- averted averted averted ed I i Provided Pro the powers guarantee that the time Veas eng Tien warships warship re- re retire retire re retire tire thereby removing remo the th dan dan- danger danger dan I ger eer to TI the th will abandon measures being ap- ap applied ap op applied plied piled Investigation la Is i urged ur ed by Chi Chines nese nes passengers aboard all ships as necessary to safeguard Tien Tien- Tien- Tien tam tsin against Infiltration of armed lien likely to create ds- ds ds In the tho city DEMANDS DEt MADE DE Tho The deman demands contained In the ultimatum of the tha powers power were Hostilities In the th channel from Taku bar to 10 must must must be discontinued MInes and other obstructions must be removed NavIgation signals must be re- re re and not further molested Combatant vessels must remain outside the bar and refrain front tron interference with foreign ships hips Searches of or foreign vessels eJ- eJ ex except by customs custom authorities must mut be discontinued Note Tokio ad advices vices say that Japan has 18 decided to demand from China apology punishment of guilt and Indemnification of oC the wo for the th tiring firing upon two Japanese destroyers by na- na na national tIn army troops troop In tIme the th Pel river last week when one Japanese of- of officer officer of officer was 1 killed and several se Jap Jap allee were wounded It Ir ChIna tAils fails to accept responsibility It ItIs itis Itis Is Japans Japan's Intention to take tak the matter up before the th world court |