Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-07-18
TIEN TSIN IS TAKEN.
Allied Forces Enter the Place. but
Not Without Heavy Loss.
SOME HARD BATTLES
The Chinese Contested Bravely and
Inflicted Severe Punishment on
the Forces American Gas.
uallles Two Hundred.

london, July II. European journals
are indulging in great deal Of wild talk.
croditing the powers with having de-
cided 10 lay Pokn IN ashes. remove the
capital TO Canton and hang the empress
and Prince Tuan, but the writers fail
N take into account the difficulties
which would attend such undertakings.
However. the chancellories fully reoog.
nize the magnitude Of the task confront.
ing the great powers As matter Of
fact the only thought for the moment Of
the powers Is how best 20 reach Pel5in.
Once there they can be depended upon,
according TO the best official informa.
tion, 10 exact whatever penalty appears
20 be most striking and effective.
The news of the allied forces nj Tien
Tsin, though that success has been dear.
" bought, appears 10 clear the air some.
what. This victory over the Chinese. IL
Is hoped, will enable the allies toresumo
for the advance, especially 80 a. a
japanese force Of 22.0OO In all will be
disembarked by Thursday.
The suggestions Of scattering the for.
ces through out China In pursuit Of the
boxers emanate wholly from irrcsponsi.
ble quarters. In official circles there is
full realization Of the necessity Of hay.
ng coast towns occupied and secure be-.
fore proceeding TO Peldn. The only
course open 20 the powers is TO remain
in the capital until fanaticism wears IL.
self out and elements Of orderly native
government begins 10 emerge.
According 10 Shanghai dispatch
100 900 Chinese troops armed with
Mausor rifles and modern artillery are
encamped at three points within 30 miles
Of Shanghai ready 10 besiege the town
In the even, Of AN attack by Europeans
upon Woo Sung forts.
According 10 telegram from Che Foo
100 Of the allied troops were killed In the
assault upon the native city Of Tien
Tin.
London. July IL The Shanghai cor.
respondent II the Evening News tele-
graphing under date Of July the fol-
lowing; "The allied troops resumed AN
nttRck on the Chinese walled city Of
Tien Tsin on the morning Of July 10,
and succeeded IN preaching the walls
and capturing the forts. Chinese were
completely routed and the allies took
possession of the native city and its de.
| fenses.
The total losses Of the allies In engnge.
ments Thursday, Friday and Saturday
about 500 killed or wounded. Casualties
greatest among Russians and japanese.
The guns of the allies did immense
damage % the native city, causing many
large conhagrntions and finally silenced
majority Of the enemy's guns stimuli.
taneously The 1900 Russians. assisted
by sman parties OF Germans and French,
assaulted and captured eight guns in po-
sition on the railway emhanlyment aud
the fort. the magazine of which the
French subsequently blew up.
a body Of American, British, japan.
ese aud Austrian troops then nado a sor.
tie and attacked the west arsenal. winch
the Chinese had peoccupied After three
hours ~ the hardest fighting yet expc
rienccd the Chinese iod
Whom the arsenal had been evacuated
by the Chinese the American. French,
japanese and Welsh fusileers advanced
towards the native city and Joined with
the other attacking forces. Tho Japan.
ese infantry and mounted battery ad.
vanced 20 the foot Of the wall. supported
by Americans and French. Despite the
! valiant attack the allies were only able
20 hold positions gained outside the walls
preparatory 10 renewing the assault in
the morning. Casualties sustained by
allies were exceedingly heavy, especial
| ly among the Americans. French ant
japanese.
The Chinese appear 10 have exhausted
their supply ~ smukeless powder, "A