The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-28


marines and Welch fnsiliets under
command 81 SEnllefw on the ex-
left. The British marines and
the French advanced with the Japan.
csc along the road toward the gate in
the mud wall.
Somebody Numbered.
aDprward's plan, for the Americans
to support the Japanese, IVA not
made clear to Colonel Liscnm. Dor
ward lays the blame for the blunder
and sacrifice OF life on Liscum; but
iDerward's chief of staff was heard to
say when Lscum moved.
Get on down the road anywhere,
quickly.
@Lscum hurriedly led his men
through the gate In as open order as
possible. They were Immediately am
der fire. They passed the bridge lead
Ing to the Held, which proved to be d
cul de sac. Before the two battalions
OF Americans, numbering 426 men,
could extend themselves they were
subjected, besides the fire from the
Eloopholes In the fort, to a fierce fire
from embrasures in the line Of forti-
fed mud houses on their flank. Three
thousand rifles We're probably turned
on them with an accuracy which
amazed the allies officers. The blue
shirts of the Americans made them
distinct marks. Lisclm guided his
men, walking up and down the line,
not even ducking his head while the
bullets fell around. The Americans
charged into the flank fire with
PUSHES. the ground being marshy and
lined with bitches. The line had just
reached the shore of the canal when
the color bearer fell. Liscum picked
up the colors and stood looking
around apparently for n ford.
Better get down or they'll hit
YOU shouted Major Regain.
VI guess not f,iscum replied.
Colonel Liscum Fails.
THE next instant a sharpshooter's
bullet went through the colonel's alb
domen.
"'I've got it. Get at them if YOU
sah,r said the dying man, adding:
Don't retreat, boys; keep Of firing
These were his last words. Regain
vas hit Immediately afterward. All
day long the allies line lay under
out Of ammunition. The July sun
was beating down on them. and they
had nothing to drink but salty marsh
water. Meanwhile the wounded came
crawling through the gate Of the mud
wall, There was no order. They we're
sent anywhere. The doctors were hit
by sharpshooters while TRYING to at
tend the wounded, and could not car
ry off the wounded from. the field.
Major Regain. Captains .Bookmiller
and Moves were all hit twice. Moves,
wounded in the arm and leg, crowled
through n ditch in water up to his
neck to report the situation to Dor
ward.
TIE loopholes We're blazing bullets.
and, lyddite shells, and no infantry
could charge in the face of this fire.
From 2 to 8 O'Clock, though acting
CONFORMITY, neither .Dorward nor Fuk-
ushiha knew each others where.
abouts."
Escape III the Darkness.
Under cover of darkness tile men
of the Ninth infantry crept back from
their dangerous position, bringing
their wounded. They executed the
movement with one man killed. Their
casualties were 81 men and 5 officers
out of 426. The marines lost 80, In.
EieuIHS Saptnln JAWS, VINO was shot
through the heart while talking to
Colonel Meade. 1t was decided to
withdraw when news came that. the
Chinese were evacuating. The Rus
siansswere not so successful MS hoped.
The total loss of the allies was 200.
The japanese, who were most gallant,
in thesfght, lost severely. but for the
Americans stopping the flank fire the
Japanese loss would have been much
heavier.
Enter the City.
The French, American, japanese
and British entered the city at y in
the morning of the 18th, unopposed.
The American flag was half-masted
and hoisted over the south gates. The
walls were strcwn with Chinese sol
diers, killed by the shell fire which
caused their flight. There was a ter.
rible row over the burning OF the
town. Several foreign officers are re-
ported lost. Natives looted the Chi
nese town. The bank and arsenal
were heavy sufferers. The advance
movement on Picking is not contem
plated soon. American wounded
crowd the hospital, all doing WE'LL"