Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-09
THE ADVANCE ON PEKIN.
Latest Reports Say 1t Began on
Thursday Last.
BONE MORE IMPERIAL EDIOTs."

Under Strong Escort at Their Pleas
ure-They Are Also to BE Allowed
Uninterrupted Com I'M N ication with
Their Governments.
London, Aug. 6-The American and
British forces began the advance on
Pekin last Thursday, according to
dispatch, dated Aug. 2, from Tien Tsin
to The Daily Express. THE main
body of the allies" continues the cor
respondent, marched July 30. Gen.
Chaffee was delayed by difficulties OF
Decentralization. Gen. Dorward (the
British commander) had no such OBJ
stacles, and his delay is inexplicable.
THE other foreign troops are now
half way to the Lofa. The force in
cludes 10000 Japanese under Gen.
Yamachuchi, and 10000 Russians. The
British force totals 5000 and the other
foreign troops are 1000. We are weak
in artillery.
"On Aug. / strong force of Chi
nese from the native city attacked
Tien Tsin. By series of brilliant
charges our troops drove the enemy
from their positions. The native city
is still defiant, and the allies are un-
willing to march troops through its
streets, as this would mean an i'm
mense slaughter. When the Chinese
saw so large body Of troops marching
westward they apparently believed
they would have an easy victory over
those who were left"
A message to the same paper from
correspondent in Pekin, dated July %,
says:
"The women have borne all the hor-
rors with marvellous fortitude, and
even with cheerfulness. The Chinese
wanted peace when the arsenals at
Tisn Tsin were captured, and the ne
gotiations bade fair to be successful.
Unfortunately Ii Ping Heng and Kang
Yu CD arrived here at the critical
moment and overthrow the peace
party. Food has been short, but not
terribly so, though we have had to be
very careful"
A Shanghai dispatch. dated Aug. 4,
says: THE first overt attack upon
foreigners occurred this morning.
Three Chinese, supposed to be soldiers
in disguise, fired at well known
English resident while he was lying
asleep on the veranda Of his house. He
had narrow escape. From various
sources come statements that large
body Of BoXers-some estimating them
at 3,000-is gathering south OF Tien
Tsin and treatening communications"
The Shanghai correspondent OF The
Daily Mail announces the reception Of
an imperial edict dated Aug. 2 Or
dering Gen. Yung Lu to select high
military and civil dignitaries, together
with a sufficient number of picked
troops, to escort the foreign ministers
to Tien Tsin as soon as they decide to
leave Pekin. BY the terms of the
edict Gen. Yung Lu will be held per-
sonally responsible for their safety,
and he Is given full authority to deal
summarily with those opposing the
peaceful passage of the escort.
The Russian war Office, says St.
Petersburg dispatch, has received a
dispatch from Gen. Grodekoff, dated
Khabarovsk, Aug. S, announcing that
Aigun had been taken by the Rus
SLAMS after a stubborn fight and that
the Chinese were being pursued in the
direction Of Tsitsikar.
A report from Shanghai yesterday
that LII Hung Chang had committed
suicide created a sensation, but it was
subsequently learned that there was no
foundation for the report