The Portland daily press., 1900-08-14
This Not Regarded Pos
sible.
Firing Oh Americans by Mistake
Confirmed.

London. August 1f.-350 a. m.-The
Bssb consul at Canton, says the Daily
4aph $ correspondent there, has re-
eal tie following message dated Au-
n#6 from Sir Claude Macdonald,
British minister III Pekln:
s0aF situation here Is desperate. IN
in days car food supply win be at an
M Unless we are relieved, "a general
mAAse Is probable.
#Iks Chinese ouer to escort as to TIen
ns bus remembering Cwanpore. we re-
Ia ~ otter. There are over 200
lauean women aud children IN this
Aslan
IAs shanghai correspondent Of the
naly kxrress wiring yesterday, says;
#Iha allies. at noon Saturday were
Tasln twenty miles Of pekin.''
As6eneral ChafIee's report, which Is
ia only authentic news received here 1e-
eea'nk the advance, located the interna-
ta forces about forty miles from
psz4an Friday. It seems probable that
Hasanghai report IS optimistic. If IS
ely likely that the allies could ad-
azce twenty miles in as many hours. A
Isng 1sun despatch dated August :.
giving details Of fhe capture OF that place.
3ge
me Russian and French held the
81 tie British the left center, the
AMERICANS the right centre and the jap
aasa the extreme right. The British and /
Amzloans advanced on the village at a
ngid rate for 5000 yards under . severe
sAl and rifle IRE. The Russians opened |
sd the British.American advance be |
ome a race for positions. eliminating
lna brilliant charge.
''Ihe heaviest loss Of the day was sus- /
alnaa By the Americans. the 18th infan
~ having nine killed, sfxty-two /
wounded ana several missing. The Ben
gaA Lanoers nnsucoessfuily attempted to
Wsen the Chinese retreat
another Yang Isun special says:
living to a mistake, British and Rus
sian guns shelled the 18th United States
iaianty during the night, wounding
tn
Commenting upon this occurrence, the
Standard says
IT Is melancholy to learn that the
losses Of the Americans, who seem to have
borne themselves with conspicuous gal
hntFys were increased by a depiorable er-
nTs In consequence Of which one of their
regiments was pounded by Russian and
British eann1n. The incident emphasizes
Toe necessity of that close operation which
Is not easily obtainabIe without a single
commander and a general staff.
Official advioes from Yokohama dated
Yesterday, say that the allies proposed to
advance on August to Nan Isl Tsun,
ls'ween Yang Tsun and Wa Sing. The
sapanese suffered no casualties at Yang
1aan but the official reports say that
they had three hundred at Pei Tsung.
The Daily Mails St. Petersburg corre-
spondent declares that the taking of
Alsun has sealed the fate of the rising in
northeastern Manehurio. lie adds:
mo prisoners were taken by the Rus
sans Wholesale massacre was the order
o 'he day, ana when the battle was over,
'ae Oossacks rode over the field, killing
~ 'he wounded with the butt ends OF
Their niusketa.
once moro the press Of England re-
marks upon the ability Of the American
s''eFnment to secure news ahead OF the
rest Of the world.
y Is to General Chaffee," says the
Da'ly News, that we are again indebted
W news from the front. Not a single
assla1ch from Sir Alfred has thus far
0sen lssued'by the war office"