The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-07-21
ALLIED FORCES DEFEATED
COLONEL L1SCUM
KILLED.
Allied Forces Made Desperate At
tempt to Capture Tientsin-Were
RepuIsed With Heavy Losses-one-
Fourth of Americans Wounded.

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attempting to storm the wall OF the city.
The attack began at daylight. Its sue
cess is doubtful. The Chinese on the walls
are estimated conservatively at 10000.
They are pouring a terrific hail OF artl-
lery, rifle and machine gun fire upon the
attackers. The Americans, japanese,
British and French troops are attacking
from the west and the Russians from the
east.
The Americans suffered terribly. AS
the Associated Press representative left the
field the chief surgeon OF the Ninth IN
fantry said a conservative estimate was
that 20 per cent of the Americans were
hit. Colonel Liscum is reported mortally
wounded as he was walking in front OF
the troops. Major Regain and Captains
Buckmiller, Wilcox and Noyes are among
the wounded. The marines losses contain
Captain Davis, killed, and Butler, Leonard
and several others wounded.
Officers declared thai it was hotter than
Santiago. When the correspondent lett
the Americans were lying i'll the plain be-
tween the wall and the river under an en-
tilading and direct fire. 1t was equally
difficult for them to advance or retire.
The correspondent counted 800 wounded
men of all nationalities.
The officers of the United States marine
corps mentioned in the foregoing dispatches
are probably Captain Austin h. Davis, re-
Gently in Manila, killed, and First Lieut.
enant Smedley d. Butler Of the U. >. D.
Newark and First Lieutenant Henry Leon
ard, recently on duty at Cavite, and also
OF the Newark, wounded.
Probable Error in Name.
Washington, July lit is stated at
the war department that no such person
as Captain Wilcox, VINO was reported
wounded is in the Ninth infantry. The
officials here think it might be Major Wal
lace of the Ninth.
Confirmed by Remey.
Washington, July 1.-THE navy de
partment this morning received Official con
firmation from Admiral Remey OF the re
verse of the allied forces at Tientsin on tn
morning of the 18th. The dispatch is dat
ed Chefoo, July IL, and says:
sit is reported that the allied forces at
tackled the native city on the morning O
the 18th, the Russians on the right, wit
the Ninth infantry and marines ON tn
left. The losses of the allied forces wer
large: Russians, l00 including artiller
colonel; Americans, over 30; British, owe
40 Japan, So, including colonies; an
French, 20.
Colonel Liscum Killed.
Colonel Liscum of the Ninth infantr
was killed, also Captain Davis of the ma
rine corps. Captain Lemley and Heuter
ants Butler and Leonard were wounded.
cat o'clock in the evening the allie
attacA on the native city was repuise
with great loss. Returns are yet incon
plete and the details not confirmed.
"REMEY."
More Than One Hundred Killed.
London, July 1.-THE Evening New
prints dispatch dated at Shanghai t.
day giving a detailed account OF the a
tack of the allied forces on the natiN
city of Tientsin, as reported III the di
patch to the Associated Press, dated Tel
tsin, July ID, via Chefoo, July 10, an
Shanghai, July l6.
According to the Evening News dispatC
the allies were repulsed and compelled
retreat with a loss of more than 100 kille
the British losing 40 and the japanese u
The Americans and Russians, it is adde
also suffered heavily. Among the Amer
cans killed were Colonel French of Il
Twenty fifth infantry and Colonel Liscu
of the Ninth infantry. A Russian colon
of artillery was also killed.
The dispatch adds that the Chine
fought with great desperation and the
craftsmanship was accurate and deadly.
Mistake About Colonel French.
Washington, July l7.-The report tn
Colonel French, Twenty fifth infantry, WI
killed at Tientsin is not understood
the war department. Officials state pc;
lively that Colonel French is not in Chin
There is but one Colonel French in the sc
vice. and he commands the Twenty secol
infantry, two battalions of which are
the Philippines and the third one in tn
country. On June 80 Colonel French W
in New York on sick leave.
No News From Picking.
Washington, July l7.-Consul Gener
Goodnow cabled to the state departing
from Shanghai there is nothing more
report since his cablegram of the l3
inst. That dispatch reported the attack
the legations at Picking as about to beg
Mr.. Goodnow's statement is a direct co
tradiction of the Shanghai story that