The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-11
Won WALDERSEE
CHANGES PLANS

Berlin, Aug. 10.-This evening the
correspondent of the Associated Press
had another interview with Count Won
Waldersee. who, although SO, looks
much younger. His step is vigorous
and springy His hair is closely cropped
and an iron gray mOustache contrasts
with a rudy complexion.
He expressed regret at being unable
To talk freely about his campaign
plans but said:
Il am busy making preparations for
my departure and have been con-
ferring at length with the minister OF
war and with Count Won Schlieffen,
chief of the general staff. A list OF
the officers comprising my China stan
was submitted to Emperor William,
who approved it, Some thirty German
officers will accompany me. General
Won Schartzkopf Will be my chief OF
staff and Colonel Earongay will De
chief quartermaster. The others are
Baron Knfgge and Count KOenigsmarS
are aides and Count Wernigerode
Salt Lake VIII Not See Him.
yielding TO potent reasons I gave
up the idea OF going to China by way
of San Francisco. / shall start from
Genoa on Aug. Il, sailing by the
Sachsen and expect to arrive at
Shanghai on Sept %. There l shall
establish preliminary headquarters and
complete my staff from the contingents
of the other powers. One reason for
this change is that I can better De
reached by telegraph while on the
way.
Tomorrow morning shall go for a
brief visit 10 Hanover 10 arrange a
number of personal matters.
Il am very glad to hear that my
appointment has been received in the
United States with approval. You see,
] am half an American myself"
The field marshal then showed the
correspondent a trophy which Emperor
William had presented him. The uni
form is the same as the Kaiser wore in
Palestine.
on apparent authority il is said here
today that news regarding the mill
tary movements. including the prepar-
atoms for war shipments of troops to
China, will be officially withheld, so as
not to betray the plan of campaign
to China including the Chinese diplo-
matists in Europe. As result, re-
ports are very contradictory How
ever. a number of facts go to show
that Germany is preparing further
large shipments.
Size of Allied Army.
article. admits that 5000 additional
troops will also leave, although it is
said at present some $1,000 or 10000
have not been ordered 10 proceed. The
semi-oficial Militar Worchenblatt this
evening says:
According to present orders from
the powers the middle of August will
see altogether 40.500 available troops
with 162 guns in the province of Pc
Chi Ii. BY the end of September there
will be $4,000 with $50 guns, not in
GLIDING the troops at Shanghai, Can
ton and Pekin.
Russia now has $1,000 with 104 guns
concentrating in Manchuria, and $4,000
more and 12S guns now forming for
invasion. Altogether 100000 men with
500 guns will be in China within six
weeks; and altogether III war vessels,
exclusive Of twenty-One torpedo boats.
are now watching the Chinese coast
of which seventy are in the Gulf of
Pc Chi Lii"
The newest German attitude regard
ing China does not meet with general
approval, even within the conservative
and sOcialistic parties. Several of the
leading organs express grave doubts
as to whether Germany should take
the lead in China, where her interests
are not so large as those of Great
Britain and France.