Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-06
THE ADVANCE on PEKIN.
American and British Forces Started
Last Thursdny.

LONDON, August G.-The American and
British forces began the advance on Pekin
last Thursday, according to a Tien Tsin
dispatch dated August 9. The main body
of the allies continues the correspondent,
marched July 20. Gen. Chaffee was delay
ed by difficulties of Decentralization. Gen.
Dorward, the British commander, had no
| such obstacles, and his delay is inexplica-
BILE.
THE other foreign troops are now half
way to Lofa. The force includes 10000
japanese. under Gen. Yamachuchi, and
5000, and the other foreign troops are
1000. We are weak in artillery.
On August l strong force of Chinese
from the native city attacked Tien Tsin.
BY a series of brilliant charges our troops
drove the enemy from their positions
The native city is still defiant, and the
allies are unwilling to march troops
through its streets. as this would mean
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 a
correspondent in Pekin, dated July 22
says: THE women have borne all the
horrors with marvellous fortitude, and even
with cheerfulness. The Chinese wanted
peace when the arsenals at Tien Tsin We're
captured, and the negotiations bade fair
TO be successful Unfortunately. Lii Ping
ilSIS NdllS IL arrived mere at the
critical moment and overthrow the peace
party Food has been short, but not ter
| ribly so, though We have had to be very
careful"
Ample Relief Force.
Yokohama advices say that Gen Ter
| auchi has reported to the Japanese gov
ernment that 1t is not advisable to send
| more troops to China, declaring that the
united force is now ample to relieve the
foreigners in Pekin
A Tfen Tsin dispatch. dated August 1, to
Berlin, gives report of an imperial edict
issued July q, ordering the recapture of
Taku and Tien Tsin by troops from Shan
Tung and the south
Detailed accounts of the reconnaissance
Of July 30 say that the enemy's guns that
were attacked near Pei Tsang were only
the advanced post. and Pei Tsang it is
believed, can only be captured after hard
struggle. Gen. Gaselee and his staff ac-
companied the reconnaissance, but no Brit
lsh troops were engaged.
a dispatch to the Morning Post from Che
Zoo. dated July 80, says: "The Russians at
Tien Tsn refuse to allow the Americans to
put up telephone wires on the railroad noles
and they claim the railroad, which English
ENGINEERS are ready to work.
The situation is critical The river is
tui! OF railroad sieepers. Hundreds of dead
bodies OF Chinese. some decapitated. are
floating in the stream
The Ten Ts!n correspondent of the Times
wiring July 81, says:
THE previous decision to move tomorrow
mas been revised. 1t Is reported that the
American commander is now unwilling to
advance until he is reinforced. The Japa-
nese reconnaissance yesterday apparently
inclined them to favor waiting for further
reinforcements. The Russians and French
acquiesced
Gen. Gaselee is anxious to advance but
his command is so small, only 3,OOO that he
cannot take the lead. The date for the de-
parture of the expedition is therefore again
uncertain"
London Times Comment
Commenting upon this dispatch, the
Times says: TT Is perhaps inevitable, al
though undoubtedly disappointing, that the
advance should be delayed"
1t will be noticed that the dispatch to