The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-10
Great Is the Rush of Troops and
Confusion of Tongues III
ScaportS.
AMERICANS HOLD THEIR own.
Wonderful Discipline, Energy and
Resourcefulncss of the japanese
Army Places Its Force Above
Ali at Taku and Tien-Tsin.
correspondence OF the Associated Press.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
Tong-Ku, China. Sept. l-Along the i'm
provised and fimsy wharves which line the
Pei-Ho River at this point lie dozens OF
curious little steamers and junks dischars-
ing every conceivable variety OF supplies.
Anchored UPSTREAM In the swift and tor
tuous channel are dozens more waiting
wharf room to discharge cargo. The wind
ing little stream is alive with craft from
here to Tien-Tsin. and from there I'd to
Pekin. for the nations Of the world are
rushing in supplies to feed the armies be-
fore the rigid North China winter seals the
harbor and stream.
From steamships and ;unks. sampans.
lighters and tugs. fly the flags Of many
lands. and side by side on the decks toll
b!ue-shirted Americans. white-unlforned
Russians. sturdy Germans. Industrious. in
defatigable japanese, busy as ants, and
saying no word TO any one. French. Eng
lish. Sikhs. Goorkas, Of all branches Of serv-
ice. Day and night the toll goes on. with
thousands OF coolies laborlng IN behalf u
the conquerors. and the great piles OF bales
and boxes, house high on the wharves. seem
not 10 be diminished. Busy Elite cargo
boats ply out to the anchorage, twelve miles
ssaward from Taku. and laden deep with
the cargoeS and troops discharged from the
big TRANSPORTS. labor back over the treaca-
erOus bar ana feel their way up the wind
Ing Pei-lIo 20 TOns-ku. Cumbersome tunks
with huge square sails OF mating creep
behind them in endless procession. for any
thing that will float is pressed into service
for the trans-shIlInent Of CargOes-
only vessels of the iishtGst craft can pass
the bar at Taka AZ los water Il steam
launch VIII 80 aground. and at dead high
81. h. -W .H al san -. TT
of water over 1t. only at one toe in the
twenty-four hours can vessels pass. for tie
night KIP Is dangerous 10 even inc most
skilled Of the Iahu Pilots. From the forts
at the mouth OF tie river to TOuE-hu IS
hardly good rifle shot Is the crow flies, yet
By tho rIVtr II l. Il good iU8r miles or more,
ana the lido tL!4s Hhe - il.4I lace.
y mario" AID asFptnuae channel. a
swift current. lack OF wharf room, scarcity
of Vessels ana d reekins climate ale syuae
OF the clitIcGIlcs which the Powers have
cunbatteC ..i are CAlly sU~rnlouutiAg IL tho
landing Of supplies. but all of them have
succeeded. ana there nsiS been Remarkably
little 1rlCtlOn.
Labor Is Plentiful.
One thing alone Is plentiful. and that is
LABOR. Coolies Without number are 40 be
had. and tney axe the saving features .! The
situation. Ihe railway is utilized - much
Is possible for tranSiDrtatio but little less
Than Troops and Immediate supplies are
hauled over il. one track. hastily recon-
siructei. small cars ana light engines. aud
'a@AN 1NtalAAsA 49, - At " EEU 4A|
general transportation purposes. 1t Is
manned by Russian soldiers from The Trans
Siberian halfway. and. ali things cunsid-
ered, ID conducted In a very creditable man
neT. AT each bridge and culvert Is a Rus
sian outpost, and the whole line IS "a
trolled.
At Tong-Ku the Americans have secured
about the best Wharfage. The wharf Ix-
tends well cUtStrtam ard is accessible at
low tide. while there IS plenty OF room for
discharged cGrSOIs. Major Hugh Gallagher,
the cClnnissdIy officer in chsrba, has de-
weed has force between here and Tian-
Tsin. and supplies are being banded very
eNpeditiously. The whole of the Yellow and
China seas has been secured for vessels
suitable FOR he v TX, and the United
STATES authorities maze Lot coma OUT -
hiEd an the scramble TIE liberal wages
PAID coolies and native boajmon have give.
ns a great advantage, both here and in
Tien-Tsin. at the same time, our treat
Inent OF the natives have been mild sDl
humane The soldiers Ia charge Of the zarcs
apparently regarding the Cinnamon as
The Russians are most severe in handling
native labor, and the sword. belt or bayo-
net scahbard IS the usual form of persua-
sicn. Il has been 4 wonderful race of the
supply apartments of the armies of fha
world. and the United States has shown IN
spIendidly. Things are conducted with a
vim and raGidlty in strong contrast 10 tho
siipshod methods OF most OF the nations
and the result Is shown in the quantity ~
supplies now accommodating up-riyer ana in
the stOr@hoUses here.
Japs Are Most Efficient.
From all comparisons, however. the IAN
anese must be exrlided. In all departments
the japanese army Of occupation works
like ~clockwcrk. TO the observer no hftoh
Is visible. Their -cornm!ssary is meager i'm
variety, but vast in quantity; and almost
every other river craft flies the white 1ag
with the red target of the Mikado. Here II
floats from dozens Of craft. on many
wharves. and IN Tlen-Tsin It is everywhgrs
TO be seen. Coolies by the thousand aho-
under II. and long lines Of them, with carts
tarrows. and acting as bearers, trot in
continuous streams, transporting the newt
able matting-c0vered bales.
No one knows what the mating conceaIs-
but whatever II nav be there are Thousands
OF tons Of it The japanese army works. IN
all the term implies. Ii works by night and
by day. silently. swiftly Ike a huge ma
chine with all Its parts in order. Day after
DAY the white-coated little soldiers swing
by. in squads. companies and regiments.
and disappear up country. Their discIplins
Is strict. they are well clothed and cared
for. and the other nations watch them Gu
riously. and then turn 70 View the Russiani-
And the soldiers OF the Car apparently
are man to man with them In numbers now.