Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-19
THE ALLIED FORCES
WIN COMPLETE VICTORY
international Troops Renew Assault
on lien Tsin and Take
the Town.
10 ADVANCE ON PEK!aG SOON
Japanese Expected to Land $4,000
Men This Week, and the
Forward Movement Will
Then Commence.
10 ADVANCE ON PEk.aG SOON

London. July 19-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Evening News,
telegraphing under date of July II,
says:
The allied troops resumed the at
tack upon the Chinese walled city of
Tien Tsin on the morning of the 18th.
and succeeded in breaking the walls
and capturing all the forts. The Chi
nese were completely routed and the
allies took possession of the city and
its defenses. The total losses of the
allies in the engagements of Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday were about
500, killed and wounded. rhecasualties
Were the greatest among the Russians
and Japanese
itemey Confirms H..
Washington, July 19.-Admiral
Remey has cabled the navy depart
ment as follows:
"Cheioo- Today hope TO get wound
ed from lien Tsin either IN hospital
at Taku or aboard Solace. Commune
cation very uncertain. Following
casualties apparently contirmed:
MOI LAWS, y
Captain Lemley, Lieutenants Butler
and Leonard, wounded.
.'Arlny-Colonel Liscon, killed; Ma-
Brewster, Bookmiller, Lieutenunts
Naylor. Hammond and Waldron,
wounded.
Total casualties reported, us. Rus
slams and Japanese lost heavily. Our
is, nf nj, fv
marines. The number is believed TO
be exaggerated. The city and forts
are now in the hands of the allies.
Seymour has returned to the feet.
Ranking officer ashore is Admiral
Alcxiett, at Tien Tsin.'
Fridays ttghtinx.
Tien Tsin, Friday, July 13.-(Copy-
right, 1900, by the Associated press.)
In today's combined attack upon
the native city over ferty guns BON
barded the Chinese positions. The
lighting was most determined, and
the allies losses were heavy. Eight
Chinese guns were captured, and the
Chinese were driven out of the west
arsenal after u fierce cannonade.
Strong mixed foi ees are now close to
the walls, and it is expected that an
assault will bc made tomorrow.
When the arsenal had been eNacuat-
ed by the Chinese, the Americans,
French. japanese and Welch fusiliers
advanced toward the native city. and
joined the Japanese infantry. A
mounted battery advanced to the foot
'of the walls, supported by the Amer
leans and French. Despite the vail
ant ATTACKS of the allies they We're
only able to. hold tho positions gained
outside the walls preparatory to re-
newing the attack in the morning
The casualties sustained by the allies
are exceedingly heavy, especially to
the Americans, French and Japanese
The Chinese appear to haSe OK
hausted their supply of snolSeless
powder, and are now using black pow
der.
The guns of the allies did immense
damage to the native city, causing
connagrations, and finally silenced
the majority of the enelnys guns 81
simultaneously. Then 1900 Russians
assisted by small parties Of Germans
and French. assaulted and captured
eight guns that were in n position or
the railway efnbankment, and a fort
which the French subsequently blew
up. Bodies of Americans, French
Japanese and Russians then made {;
sortie and attacked the west arsenal
which the Chinese had reoccupied
After three hours of the hardest
fighting yet experienced the Chinese
fed.