Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-22

ceiyed from Captain Thomas. command
! ing the cruiser Brooklyn at Chefoo.
message from Minister Conger dated July
| u, saying:
! Been besieged two weeks, British le-
/ CATION. Grave danger general massacre
| by Chinese soldiers, who are Smelling lega-
! tioa daily. Relief soon if at all. City
without government except by Chinese
army. Determined to massacre all for
eigners Pekin. Entry relief forces into
city probably hotly contested"
| From this date messages were received
at frequent intervals from several for
! cign ministers. One was received in Lon
/ don on July so from Sir Claude Macdon-
aid. stating that the European forces in
! Pekin had repulsed the attacks Of the
! Chinese troops from June 20 to July 20,
but on the latter date an armistice had
been declared. This message was dated
| at Pekin, July p. On the same date
Lieut. Col. Shaba. in command Of rae
I Japanese guard. wrote that the Chinese
| attack began on June 20 and tina! -
mistice had been agreed to on July 10.
| Fighting Around Tien-tsin.
There had been almost continuous fight
/ ing in the vicinity of Tien-tsin between
the allied forces and the Chinese troops
since June II. On that date the Chinese
attacked the allies. Mai. Waller, with
| the American marines and 40 Russians
was ambushed three miles from the city
and compelled to retreat after losing four
/ killed, seventy wounded and abandoning
a three-inch rifle ard Colt gun
I 10 I'm al Wal
/ Irr with 1870 American marines and tTo
| companies of British Marines marched
| on Tien-tsn. supported by 300 additional
/ British marines and 300 Welsh Fusileers.
! A second column made up of Russian
and German troops followed. In the en-
| gagement which followed the allies were
| driven back.
! After these engage nents the Chinese
REINFORCED the walled native city five
miles northeast of Tien-tsin and made
| every preparation to resist the advance
Of the allies. On July > there was Sc
| we're fighting, the Chinese developing un-
! expected strength. The allies numbered
about 1900, while it was estimated that
5000 Chinese troops were brought into
action during the engagement. The Brit
| ish losses were thirty killed and wound
| ed One company of Russian infantry,
, numbering i25 mon, had lis of them
| either killed or wounded. The Germans
also suffered severely. TIE action was
| not decisive
| Attacking the Walled City.
| On July Gen Dorward British,
| commanding $50 British, 100 Russians
and 100 American marines, with Gen.
| Tukushung and 1000 Japanese soldiers,
! captured the Chinese position eou' lwest
Of the city. killing go and cap,a-iLs sa''-
| guns, Gen. Dorward reported to the
British war Office that the honors of the
day rested with the Americans and Jap
| anese.
There was three hours of sharp fight
/ ing on July Il. the allies losing 100 Kill
ed and wounded. without gaining any de-
cided advantage.
The Ninth regiment arrived from Ma
Mia on July II aud was Immediately sent
to the front. Two days later came the
severest engagement SO far in the cam
paign. The allies attacked the native
walled city Of Tien-tsn and were re-
pulsed after an ali-lay battle The Ninth
regiment suffered severely, its command
er. Col. LScum. being killed, together
| men OF the Ninth were wounded
The following day. however. the plGn
originally agreed upon was carried out.
The japanese engineers CALAMITY made a
breach in the walls Of the native city
and il was carried by storm. the ST II
tered Ninth regiment being one Of the
first to enter the town. On the night of
the t4ta Chinese renccadcs burned the
larger part Of the city and the stores and
houses were plundered.
After the capture Of the walled city Of
Tieu-tsin the Chinese fell back in the
direction Of pekin and long DELAY en-
sued The allies waited Tor rc-enfurre.
ments. gathered supplies. aud organized
the transport necessary for the final adj
vance on the Chinese capital
On Aug. ;. however. the advance be-
gan and the progress WAS rapid. Two
DAYS later the allies $1,000 strong. NJ.
tackled the Chinese at Pei-tsaus. In the
severe engagement which followed the
allies were victorious, AZ q cost of l SOI
men killed and wounded.
On Aug, : the march was resumed and
, YauS-tsun. eighteen miles from Tieu.t>in
! captured, the allies losing 600 men. sixty
of whom were Americans
/ On Aug 5 the allied army re:ched Nan.
, Tsi-Niu, where. after brief tight. tn.
! Chinese fled
p AuS 10 GNn. Chaftce reported the ar
] rival at Ito-Si-Wu. half way to Pc&in.
1 aud the following day the allied arm,
1 was AZ Matow, twenty miles from the
capital. The rest Of the distance was
covered without opposition.