The Grit-advocate., 1900-06-29
REMEY ORDERED 1AKU.
Foreigners and Foreigner Troops in Great
Danger in China.


of the Chinese situation. 1t was stat
ed by one of the highest officers of the
army that the scale Of preparations is
of Il magnitude that would both inter-
est and surprise the public.
But he added, the Information would
be of even greater interest and service
to any foreign foe which the United
States may be called upon to face with
in the next few weeks or months. and
for that reason there is no purpose to
make public the full preparations max
ing to meet whatever issue arises
All that the officials say is thai both
the army and the navy. if occasion
arises. will give Il good account of
themselves.
The Navy Department this afternoon
gave out this bulletin:
This telegram from Admiral
IIempff, dated Che Foo, June 24th,
says:
In the ambuscadc near 1ien-Tsin.
June Dist, four of Walters command
We're killed and seven wounded. The
names will be furnished as soon as re-
ceived. A force of 1000 started to re-
lieve Tien-Tsin to-day"
The secretary of the navy has order
ed Admiral Remcy wit the Brooklyn.
to Go to Taliu and assist the army
with what troops the Brooklyn can
carry.
London. June 25.-The position of the
international forces in the section of
Northern China. where 1000 men are
striving to keep Il footing and to succor
the legations 1T Pcllin. appears to in
crease in peril with every fresh dis
patch. Pckin has not been heard from
direct for fourteen days. The last dis
patch was one implOring aid. Admir-
III Seymours column of 1000 was last
heard from twelve days ago. At the
time it was surrounded midway be-
tween Pekin and Ticu-Tsin. Possibly
now it has reached Pckin.
The 5000 internationals at TicnTsin
were hard pressed and fighting for
their lives Thursday. and n relieving
force of less than a thousand had been
beaten back to Taku Friday. Olserv-
ers on the spot think that 100000 men
would not be too many to grasp China
firmly.
London, June Pa Che Foo dis
day, says:
.'The attack on the TienTsin relief
force was made by 10000 Chinese US
ing machine guns and modern field
pieces The allies were wise in re-
treating. Forwarding detachments in
this manner is suicidal, and the defeats
of the foreigners. even though in small
force. greatly aids the movement of
the Boxers, which is gaining enormous
ly through the inability of the foreign
crs to make head against it.
"practically the whole of northern
China is ablaze. Hostilities are now
conducted on an extended scale, due to
direct orders from Pckin. General
Yang-Shi-kai. governor of Shan TUng.
commands 11.O0O foreign drilled troops
organized to Il high pitch of excellence
and equipped with Mausers. 1t was in
the plans that these troops should go
to Taku. but the seizure of the forts
was effected before they could get
there
",rhe guns of the Chinese around
Ticn-Tsin are superior to anything the
defending European force has or is
likely to have for some time.
tine bumbardmcnt of Tien-Tsin CON
tinued Friday. Bombsheers We're has
lily erected by the foreign troops large
ly constructed of wctted piece goods
The food supply is insufficient. and the
continued shclling is reported to be
telling terribly.
Among those killed of the relief force
Friday was the commander of H. NJ
s. Rarteur The foreign casualties
were 300.