Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-10-19
ALLIES ON THE MARCH.
Expedition to Pno-TInE-Fu Sets out
After Long Dclny-yon valdez
see Goes TO PekiDg.


Tientsin, Oct. 12, via Taxa, Oct. 12,
and Shanghai, Oct. l5.-Thc cxpedi-
ton against PaoTing-Fu departed in
the morning Ia two columns. The Ger
man, French and Italian troops who
are to take part, under command of
Grn. Bailloud, head of the French mil
itary forces in China, will follow the
direct route to Pao-Ting-Fu, while
1000 British soldiers under Lord
Campbell will make detour to the
south of the Pao-Ting river, through
number of large villages supposed
to be Boxer communities. Both col
umns will keep in touch with the boat
and train which accompanied them.
A junk, armed with naval 12-pounder
and two MaXims, is with the Peking
column. The expedition will make
demonstration through wide terri
tory not heretofore covered by the
allies. While no opposition is expect
ed at Pao-Ting-Fu, the commanders
believe that hostilities are possible in
the intervening country.
Count Won Waldersee in an official
statement explains the delay of the
expedition by the difficulties expert
enced in the transportation of the
German troops and also to the diff
Guilty of getting the various COM
manders to work in harmony. Count
Won Waldersee says the condition is
now tolerably satisfactory and that
active operations are inaugurated
with the Pao-Ting-Fu expedition.
T-I n 81. . al
is designed to crush the possibility of
further hostilities.
Rome, Oct. 15.-According to a dis
patch from Taku to the Tribuna the
expedition to Pao-Ting-Fu aims to as
sure, in addition to the chastisement
of the Boxer chiefs, the exploitation
of the railways. 1t is expected to last
about 40 days. The italian cruiser
vesuvio, the dispatch says, has left
Taku for Shanghai, "where the pow
ers are concentrating numerous war
ships in view of possible trouble"
London, Oct. ia special dispatch
from Tientsin, under date of October
10, announces the arrival at Peking
of Ii Hung Chang. According to a spe-
cial dispatch from Hong-Kong the
rebels have again defeated the army
of Admiral Ho, who was pursuing
them in northeasterly direction
from San-Chun, killing 40 and captur-
ing many of the imperial troops. The
dispatch adds that the condition of
Canton is shaky, as the troops there
have been greatly depleted.
Berlin, Oct. ia dispatch received
here from Tientsin, dated October 12,
| says: AT conference of the diplo-
matists at Pelling October s the Ger
man note of October / was discussed.
In regard to the first point. whether
| the list of ringleaders contained in
the Chinese emperor's edict was COM
plete, the conference declared the
| name of the chief culprits, Tung-Fuh-
Sian and Yu-Hsin, were omitted.
ION point two it was decided that
the punishment was inadequate.
ION point three it was concluded
that the penalties must be carried
into effect by delegates of the lega-
| tions."
London, Oct. ia special dispatch
from Peking, dated October 12, says:
At the American legation Ii Hung
4
Chang expressed regret for the recent
occurrences and thanked the Ameri-
cans for their good treatment of the
Chinese. He promised to request that
negotiations be begun at the tsung'
h-yamen two days hence and to ex,
clude Yung Lu from them.
Tientsin, Oct. IA, via Shanghai, Oct
15.-Only small escort accompanied
Count Won Waldersee and his staff
who left for Peking at five o'clock this
| Sunday morning. The length of the
field marshal's stay at the capital has
not been determined, but he expects
to return to Tientsin before colo
weather sets in. Possibly he viii
make Shanghai his headquarters fol
the winter as it is understood that
the Germans do not contemplate ac
tive operations after the winter ha.
begun. The rapid fall of the Pei He
is causing the allies to redouble theil
efforts to rush supplies to Peking.
Some Chinese soldiers desecratet
the cemetery for foreigners at Nam
Shih Tu, near Canton, and the viceroy
had the offenders decapitated and dis
missed their commander.
| FATAL RAILWAY WRECKS.