Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-27
NO DECLARATION
Of War Upon China by Russia,
Germany and Japan
As Rumored in Che Foo Dispatch
Dated, Friday.
United States Does Not Intend 10 Sacrifice
Rights in China.
Aug15 ,dtnstp

Washington. Aug. 2G.-Russia. Ger
many ANA Japan have not declared
WAR upon China. either separately Ol
III concert. This statement il mad;
upon authority of the highest charac-
ter. What those nations may do with
In thc next N hours nr within the next
fortnight, IL a question which no on
in Washington is prepared to answer
brief dispatch from che Foo CON
veying rumOr current there that
Russia. Germany ana Japan had join
rd in declaration Of war upon China.
aroused some Interested comment
among Washington officials and among
diplomatic representatives VI foreign
governments residents. IN neither Of
fetal mar diplomatic circles. however.
WAS the rumor taken seriously. No in
formation uf such action has reached
either the department Of state Or thu
legations Of the governments primar-
lily interested. This fact alone * ac-
rrpted in official circles as a sufficient
reputation NJ the rumor.
Officials of the state. war ana navy
departments We're AZ their desks carly.
today. but up u tha hour Of closing
from Minister Cpnger. General Chaffe..
or Admiral Penney. Since the dispatch
from Consul Fowler was received. Late
iast Thursday night. the department ~
state received no adyices from any
sources in China, except brief cable
~ IA from Minister Conger inuuiring
how h. should rule his messages. The
text of th- dispatch. which. it IL W.
planned, was very brief ana purely ALL
ministratiN" in character. was moi
made public
IN" war department has received nl
dispatch from General Chaffer. known
- have come directly from him f.
about week. Cahlegrams signed
'Chdffce have been received. but as
they contained only lists Df casualties
II IS assumed they We're sent hy some
subordinate officer in General Chat
fees name. From no official source
has the department learned Of the de-
parture Of 40 Americans from Pekin
for Tier Tsin, as reported in a special
dispatch to London newspaper under
date Of August 10. Advices from Ger
rral Chaffee are expected hourly. as the
telegraph line between Ticn
Tsin ANA Pekin. which has been inter
Iupted. presumably. is being repaired.
Imperative instructions We're sent. yes
terday. u the commander Of the United
States forces at Tien Tsin to have the
line restored at once under the pro-
lection Of q cavalry detachment
suspicion exists here that the de-
lay in messages both from and Ia
is rather between che Foo
and Shanghai tan between Tien Tsin
ana Pekin From Che Foo tn Shang-
hal the telegraph line Is in control III
the Chinese authorities and it is sus-
pected they are not SO prompt in the
transmission Of messages a they nigh.
be-
Later in the day. a dispatch was re-
'eived at the japanese legation from
the foreign office Of Japan conveying
he latest ana most authentic infor-
nation of the situation i'm and around
Pekin. In measure. the advices were
IF disquieting nature as they indi-
'ated that the Chinese had rallied Their.
'orces and We're preparing for an at
ack upon the allies in Pekin: it would
account for the lack Of advices from
len. Chaffee. As made public by Min
ster Takahira, the dispatch from the
Japanese foreign office as Toxic is as
follows:
An official telegram dated Pekin.
August IS, was received at Toxic from
zen. Yamaguchi. commander If the
Japanese forces, to the following eff
'ect:
The capital il now entirely cleared
If the enemy. A cavalry regiment
which had been sent to Wan Shau
shan. where the Empress Dowager's
palace is located, reports that the i'm
perial family wo had left Pekin, Aug
lst H., started after a short rest az
Wan Shau Shan for the west. and
ycre under the escort Of General Nh
ma his troops, consisting Of only about
90 horsemen and 90 carts. The Jap
inese forces occupied the treasury
department., in which over 1000. 600
aels in silver and large amount Of
ice We're found.
Another telegraphic dispatch dated
raku, Aug. %. states that as the Chin
Sc troops ana Boxers who had gath
red at Nan Yuen were about to attack