The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-10
to the effect that Yang Tsun was captured
Aug s by allied forces

to the effect that Yang Tsun was captured
Aug. by allied forces
Gen. Chaffee briefly informed the War
Department than Yang Tsun.s thirty
miles from Tien Tsin. was captured the
day after the battle OF Pei Tsang after a
hard struggle. The casualties In the
American forces were about sixty enlist
ed men, nearly all members of the Four
teenth Infantry. He ADDS that many of
the men were Frustrated by heat and IA
ugue.
The capture of Yang Tsun. which was
regarded as Chinese stronghold, gives
general satisfaction in International cir
cles, as il was the strategic point sought
for BY the allied forces upon leaving Tien
Tsin. II is about thirty miles from the
latter place, SO that thirty miles of the
cessfully covered by the gallant members
of the relief column.
Chinese Nay Want to Farley.
II was generally remarked in army cir
cles that few rapid advances such as
that from Pei Tsang to Yang Tsun would
result in the Chinese government sending
out parleying party under flag of
truce.
In addition 20 the rapid and determined
advance of the International forces, the
demand made upon China yesterday, as
Indicated in these dispatches, must i'm
press the Chinese government that the
time for parieying has passed. The time
has gone by for procrastination and diplo-
matte delays, and nothing but practical
compliance with the demand made by the
United States government of July % will
satisfy the American people Cali this
demand an ultimatum, a note or a MEM
orandum, or anything you please. it is
none the less an ultima tum, as was prac-
tically admitted by State Department
officials to-day. There can be no mistak-
ing the language of the President when
he says, I'VE demand the immediate ces-
sation Of hostile attacks by imperial
troops upon the legations" Aetc.
failure upon the part of China to
comply with the demand which is imme-
date and imperative will, according to
international usage, put an end to all
negotiations and temporizing and render
imperative the severance of friendly rela-
tons between the two governments. Such
demand is practically an ultima alum.
Last Dispatch TO Conger.
The last cipher dispatch sent to Minis
ter Conger in accordance with the i'm
rerial edict is still regarded as a state
secret, for upon the reply to it will de-
pend the final action of this government.
It is presumed that Minister Conger has
been requested to inform this government
as to the exact attitude of the imperial
! government from the inception of the pres
ent struggle. Also to what extent the i'm
peria government is responsible for the
unfriendly treatment to which the sacred
persons of the ministers have been sub
jected since the siege.
This government s a'so anxious to as
certain as to whether the unreasonable
delays which have occurred in all at
mpts at official correspondence between
the United States and the imperial gov
eminent has been to enable the imperial
forces to strengthen their position and
prepare to resist the onward march of
the allied forces
The reply from Minister Conger is anx-
iousIy awaited, as it will probably deter
mine whether or not there will be an ex-
ira session of Congress called.