Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-06
ALLIES BEGIN ADVANCE.
Twenty-six Thousand Troops
on the March.
BRITISH AND AMERICANS LATE
Delayed by Difficulties of Disem.
bnrkation, General ChnfYee Did Not
Start with the Rest-GeneraI Yama.
chuchi In Command.

Start with the Rest-GeneraI Yama.
chuchi In Command
London, Aug. 6.-The American and
British forces began the advance to Pc.
king on last Thursday, according TO a
dispatch dated on Aug. from Tien-tsin
to The Daily Express.
The correspondent says:
The other foreign troops are now half
way to Lofa. The force includes 10000
japanese under General Yamachuchi and
10000 Russians. The British force totals
1900, and the other foreign troops are
1000. We are weak in artillery.
"On Aug. l strong force of Chinese
from the native city attacked Ten-tsin.
BY u 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 the streets, as this would mean
an immense slaughter. When the Chi
nese saw so large body of troops march
ing westward, they apparently believed
they would have an easy victory over
those who were left"
A message to the same paper from
correspondent in Peking, dated July -,
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 were cap
tured, and the negotiations bade fair to
be successful. Unfortunately Ii Ping
Heng and kang 1u O. arrived here at
the critical moment and overthrew the
peace party
Food has been short, but not terribly
so, though we have had to be very care
full"
a Shanghai special, dated Aug 1, 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 u narrow escape.
From various sources come state
ments that large body of Boxers, some
estimating them at 5000, is gathering
south of Tien-tsin and threatening com
municatons."
Tien-tsin Dispatch dated Aug. 1, to
Berlin gives a, report of an imperial edict
issued July 27 ordering the recapture of
Taku and Tien-tsin by troops from
Shangtung and the south.
Detailed accounts of the reconnois-
sance Of July 80 say that the enemy's
guns that were attacked near Peitsang
were only the advanced post, and Peit-
sang, it is believed, can only be captured
after n hard struggle. General Gaselee
and his staff accompanied the recon
noissance, but no British troops were
engaged.
Seymour's visit to NnnI<in.
The Daily Mail publishes this dispatch,
dated Sunday, from its special CORE
spondent at Shanghai:
admiral Seymour has returned from
Nankin, where he has had an important
interview with the viceroy. Tie ad-
miral's arrival in Nankin caused great
excitement. Thousands gathered to see
the admiral, as it was currently reported
that he had come to Nankin to study the
strategic points with a view to military
occupation. 1t required great care and
tact on the part of the authorities to
maintain order.
Admiral Seymour dined with the vice
roy twice. Their conversation was most
pleasant. Liu Kun vi stated that the
present troubles were wholly due to the
Boxers and had caused the greatest re-
greet to the Chinese government. The
admiral answered that he knew the ori-
gin of the trouble was due to the Box
er rising ana mat Ine occupation OF the
Taku forts was meant to suppress the
Boxers and was not an act of war
against the Chinese government He
had no intention Of proceeding up the
Yang-tse and would return Immediately
to Shanghai
'The japanese authorities have taken
umbrage at Admiral Scymour's visit to
NanlIin. They express every desire to
act in perfect accord with the British
and are not little chagrincd at Sey-
mour's sudden departure and his failure
to. inform them of his visit and its OBJ
ject."
A dispatch to The Morning Post from
Chefu, dated July 30, says:
"The Russians at Tien-tsin refuse to
allow the Americans to put up telephone
wires on the railroad poles, and they
claim the railroad, which English engi-
neers are ready to work. The situation
is critical. The river is full of rail
road sleepers. Hundreds of dead bodies
of Chinese, some decapitated, are float
ing in the stream