Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-17
The ALllED ARMY ENTERS PEKlN|

the legations destroyed. The Chinese
officials reluctantly admitted that the
chancellor OF the Japanese legation had
been murdered on June u.
On June 16 the most circumstantial
details OF the murder of Baron Won
Ketteler, the German minister. were
received at Shanghai. 1t transpired
that the German minister was MUIR
dered on June 10, In practically the
manner described by the Chinese of1-
cials three days before.
The powers used the utmost dispatch
in gathering an army to march on Pee
kin. The United States sent the Ninth
regiment from Manila. Russia sent
troops from Port Arthur, France from
Indo9China, England from India, Japan
from Toxic. England ordered eeven
regiments. Mckinley directed another
regiment to sail from the Philippines
and several more from the United
states. Preparations for war on huge
scale were made by every great power
In the meantime the walls OF Pekini
covered mystery that .defied the
scrutiny Of the world. The most alarm
ing reports were disseminated by the
Chinese officials at Shanghai The
news Of the murder of the German
minister was confirmed.
Severe fighting took place at Tien
lTsin, the Chinese astonishing the world
by their fighting qualities and the eff
lfectiveness of their equipment. On July
10 the allies were severely repulsed In
Jan attack on Tien Tsin, the Ninth
United States Regiment suffering Sc
lverely in killed and wounded. The al
lies lost 800 killed and wounded in the
day 8 engagement.
The Ninth Regiment had been re-
quested to support the Japanese, who
were receiving an enfilading fire. II
had been planned that the japanese
were to cross the bridge and make a
breach in the wall of the native city
thru which the allies could enter. The
Japanese, however, found the bridge
lgone, and We're unable to carry out the
program agreed upon. They Were
sIcaught in an awkward position, and the
Ninth Regiment was sent to their sup
Iport. Unfortunately, mistake of Gen
A Dorward, the British commander, sen
1.-THE Ninth in the wrong direction. Col
lLiscum's men found themselves In {
marsh beside the river southwest Of th'
lefty. Here they We're exposed to an en-
ilading fire, which told heavily. Al
|day the Americans lay in the mud
without surgeon to attend thei
lwounded. They were unable to move
Land were for many hours without foot
, or water. They had exhausted thei
, ammunition. None expected to escape
: When darkness set in they straggle
back In squads all night, exhausted, bu
!. Infringing in their wounded.
This attack failed, the allies losing 81
linen in the days battle.
The following day. however, the pia
J. originally agreed upon was carried, ou
THE Japanese engineers gallantly mad
breach in the walls of the native cit
land 1t was carried by storm, the shat
,Itered Ninth Regiment being one of tn
2 first to enter the town. On the night {
: 1.-THE 14th Chinese renegades burned tn
= larger part Of the city and the store
!, and houses were plundered.
:, After the capture of the walled cit
J! iiof Tien Tsin the Chinese fell back in ii
: direction of Pekin and long delay er
: lsued. The allies waited for reinforc,
!ments. gathered supplies and organize
y, tine transport necessary for the fin
: advance on the Chinese capital.
8 On Aug. 3, however. the advance b.
Z gan and the progress was rapid. TN
7 days later the allies, 10000 strong, a
= tackled the Chinese at Peitsang. In Il
= engagement which followed the alli
q were victorious, at a cost of LOO nls
= , in killed and wounded
= On Aug. Z the march vas RESUME
,oland Yang Tsun, eighteen miles fro
~ ~ Tieh Tsin. was captured, the allies 10
- ing 100 men, sixty Of whom we
40 40 Americans.
- on Aug. the allied army reach
y q Nan Tsi-Nin. where after brief fg
~ ~ the Chinese fled
20 20 Aug. 10 Gen. Chaffee reported the a
~ rival at Ho Si-Wu, halfway to Peki
er and the following day the allied arm
IN was at Matow, twenty miles from t
ne Ieapital. The rest of the distance W
u apparently covered without opposite
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