The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-13
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Copyright 1860. by the Associated Press)
Tien Tsin. July 4. via Che Foo. July s.
and Shanghai. July IA homogeneous
army Of half the strength Of the allied
troops could do better work than is be-
ing done by the present mixed force.
The operations are dangerously
handicapped and the safety of the city
Is mperled by lack of organi alton
and tho want Of one commander to
control an the forces. The representa-
lives of the several nations manage
their civil and military affairs largely
without cooperation. The ranking
o.hcer of each nationality has absolute
jurisdiction over the operations of his
el'rnmeAts troops. Questions of
policy are discussed daily at interna-
uo1al conferences which have not the
bower 90 inforce the wishes of the ma
o1fy
Admiral Seymours method of COM
handing is to make requests which the
".2'r commanders generally follow,
'0i there have been instances of the
iaHNng officers holding aloOf from
operations which they disapproved.
More Troops Are Needed.
Id"t. is great need of more troops.
'I- present force of 0.000 men is at
'-Ni 1ng Co hold a line fifteen miles
'hs around the city. There is also
s.'ai need of rebuilding the railroad
idhn an1 getting artillery equal to
- guns with which the enemy are
-..t h harding the allies positions.
".f- has resulted in substantial
S Ss..N ''r .1" Chinese as the allies lost
E or sN,y men and succeeded in
''mp.shIng nothing.
Yesterday furnished a ney,- iUus+ra-
' '. '1" Weakness of present meth
aus d majority of the commanders
" agreed that il was imperative to
lN .'. native citv beyond the for
. settlements and 10 destroy the
t .reln, which menaced the
The attack was fixed for
-" but was postponed be-
.. i.'Esldn commander consid-
- - unfit for the duty after
- work. 1t was again fixed
49, ....aN morning. but was post
.."~e credible reports were in
r.-.t That 10000 regulars from The
..t enforced the Chinese.
Hospitals Are shelled.
d.. 'a. ."utmc the Chinese had re-
... H.- guns on the fort near
. city and had planted four
.. near the east arsenal two
f ".".- These shelled the city for
g. ending in more than 100
..E got the range Of the pub
.1..r-. and OF the club houses
us hospitals and dropped shells all
..n Fortunately most of the
".'. detective aid failed to burst
~ others had a small adilUs of
-r ..-ruce OF "a concerted plan
sent "a few companies of
r.. 7- '..H two field guns. and the
.- battery of six three-pound-
gr.... ." .HmpdnieS of infantry.
t- me- English twclve-pounders
rr II" IS. Terrible to silence them.
s~..... guns failed To- get an
.- POSITION and the Russians had
kr. .'>w'unted and four men
Ia-.. . 100 ih" engagement The
Nrar... 'ouhdrnt that they
ann. .'- suns in the open but it
err-. .. 'HH 1ul0okers that these
t.. .r last shots as the Japan
r .-r-uG
Jars-.' '-s> n- lost heavily and the
Hourf.I nag "n' killed and twelve
Slar.. m. chinese threw = few
v,s-. ~" 'n. city To- show mat tbe,-
0'. l.t..
tG7 '.Sl oaie-t described tho situa-
M. .hoIs. Ho said.
l,.r.s. nave wasted many days in DO
thing. ana 1t IS time we did some
americans Are Dissatisfied.
oonmsr5 ) Do disagreement among the
d-ini,.' but IN the absence OF a
los-d ~. Sd. several OF them are dis
they follow their own methods and
erntrar, abstain from operations
tIEu no,..., NOSE methods The for
reputation is greatly aroused