The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-07-20
BIG FIGHT IN CHINA
Allied Troops Captured Native
City and the Forts.
The American Loss is ReDorted A.
Ninety-Nine, Killed. Wounded
and Missing.

Alter a terrific three days battle 5000
allied troops stOrmed and captured the
native city OF Tientsin, defended by 30.
| 900 Chinese troops armed to the teeth
who fed. The allied losses are placed
at 500 killed and wounded. Two hat.
taliOns of the Ninth United States IN.
fantry, just landed, and 300 American
marines participated The Russians
japanese and Americans were in the hot
places and are the heaviest losers.
A special dispatch from Tientsin dis
tributes the number Of those killed at
the native city as follows: Russians,
LOU; Japanese, 81; British, 40; Ameri,,
cans, 81.
The correspondent who sends this AZ.
serts that thousands Of Chinese were
Killed and that fighting was still going
on when his dispatch was sent, in yarI,
GUS parts of Tientsin
In the Ninth infantry the latest report
OF casualties place them at 215 and 40
IN the marines, though official advices
from Admiral Remey and Lieutenant
Colonel Coolidge of the Ninth, say the
total is 80, Is being killed.
Temporary Defeat.
Washington, July 16. = The allied
forces have suffered severe defeat in a
dashing attempt to storm the native
city OF Tientsin aud silence the Chinese
artillery fire. They we're repulsed bv
10000 Chinese, who, from the strong
defenses, poured a withering fire upon
them.
The Ninth United States infantry was
with the attacking forces, and Colonel
Llscum was killed. The regiment also
lost number OF other officers. The
battle was fought on the 18th inst, and
conflicting reports have come Of the
losses suffered by the American soldiers
One report states that a fourth Of the
regiment were killed or wounded. Other
reports place the American losses at 80
or 40.
Confirmed BY Associated Press.
Details OF the disaster were supplied
by the following Associated Press cable
gram, written by a correspondent who
witnessed the battle. 1t was dated "Tient
sin, july 13, via ChefoO, July Is, and
Shanghai, July 16":
"At O'Clock this afternoon 1000 OF
the allied troops were attempting to
storm the wall of the city. The attack
began at daylight. Its success is doubt
ful. The Chinese on the walls are esti-
mated cOnservativeIy at 10000. They
are pouring a terrific hail OF artillery,
rifle and machine gun fire upon the at
tackers. 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
Infantry said a conservative estimate
was that 20 per cent of the Americans
we're hit. Colonel Liscum is reported
mOrtally wounded as be was walking in
front Of the troops. Major Regan 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 that it was hotter
than Santiago. When the cOrreepOnd-
ent left, the Americans were lying in the
plain between the wall and the river I'M
der an enfilading and a direct fire. 1t
was equally difficult for them to advance
or retire. The correspondent counted
300 wounded men of all nationalities."
The officers Of the United States ma
rine corps mentioned in the foregoing
dispatches are probably Captain Austin
R. Davis, recently in Manila, killed, and
First Lieutenant Smedley D. Butler OF
the Z. S. S. Newark and First Lieuten-
ant Henry Leonard, recently on duty at
Cavite, and also of the Newark wounded