Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1915 — Japs Threaten China. [ARTICLE]

Japs Threaten China.

Military preparations are being made for the defense of Peking. According to Chinese officials whose statements have been corroborated, the government is making ho preparations excepting at the capital for defense, considering that the Chinese will be unable to oppose the Japs. Tt is asserted that 100,000 troops have been quartered in the city, with but only sufficient amount of ammunition for a brief resistance.