The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1900-07-20
FOR ALLIES
REFUSED IN AN ATTEMPT TO
STORM TIEN-TsIN.
Two American COlOnels and Other
Officers killed Ninth Infantry
Suffers Heavy Los*-More fhah
Thirty Americans Killed-China-
men Fight With Desperation and
Their Marksma nshfp Is Said to
Be Accurate and Deailly-Unfted
Stnter Will Send More Troops.

London, July 1S-The Evening News
prints dispatch. dated at Shanghai
yesterday, giving a detailed account
of the attack of the allied forces on
the native city of Tien-tsin. as report
ed in the dispatch to the Associated
Press, dated Tien-tsin, July IL, via
Chefu, July Is, and Shanghai. July 10.
According to the Evening News DIS.
patch the allies were repulsed ana
compelled to retreat, with loss OF
more than 100 killed. the British los
ing 40 and the Japanese 6O me
Americans and Russians, it is added'
also suffered heavily. Among the
An orleans killed We're Col. French, OF
the Twenty-fifth infantry. ana Coi.
Liscum. of the Ninth infantry. "A
Russian colonel Of artillery was also
killed. The dispatch adds that the
Cinnamon fought with great despera-
ton. and their craftsmanship was ac-
curate and deadly.
Confirmed by Remey.
Washington, July 1S.-The navy de,
partment this morning received o1llciai
confirm alton from Admiral Kemev OF
the reverse of the allied forces al
| T;en-tsin on the morning of the l5tn
The dispatch is dated Chefu, July TO-
and says: ,,
"Ranortcd that allied forces attacked
native city morning 18th; RuSslahs
right with Ninth infantry ana ma
rines on left. Losses allied forces
large: Russians 100. including artlii'
erv colonel: Americans, over 30: Brit
ish over 40: Japanese, 5S. 1nciudlng
colonel; French, %. Col. Liscum,
Ninth infantry. killed: also Capt.
Davis, marine corps. Capt. Lemley.
Lieutenants Butler and Leonard
wounded. At Z. evening. allied attack
on native city was repnlsed with great
loss. Returns vet incomplete; details
not yet confirmed. -Remey'
Attempt to Storm the City.
T,en-tsin. July 13. via Chefu, July 10,
via Shanghai. July 17.-At 2 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon 1000 Of the allied
trooDs were attempting to storm the
wall of the city. The attack began at
daylight. It's success isdoubtful. Ihe
Chinese OH the walls are estimated
conservatively at 10000. They are
pouring a terrific hail of artillery, r1ile
and machine gun fire upon the attack
ers. The Americans. japanese. Brit
ish and French troops are attacking
from the west and the Russians from
the east, The Americans suffered ter
ribly. AS the Associated Press repre-
sentative left the field the chief sur.
geoE of the Ninth infantry said
A Conservative 'Estimate
was that 25 per cent of the Americans
were hit. Col. Wilson S. Liscum Is re-
ported to have been mortally wounded
as he was walking in front of the
troops Mai. Regan. and Captains
Ruckmfller, Wilcox and Noyes are
among the wounded. The marine losses
include Capt. Davis. killed, and But
ler. Leonard and several others
wounded. Officers declare that it was
hotter than at Santiago. When the
correspondent left the American troops
were lying in the plain between tine
wall and the river under an entiladlng
and a Girect fire. 1t was equally dil-
f1cult for them to advance or retire.
The correspondent counted 3OO wound
ed men of all nationalities.
Technically at Peace With CHINA
Washington, July 1S.-The decision
of the administration at the end OF a
most eventful day is that the Unlteu
States government is still not at war
with the government of China. Inc
big happenings at Tien-tsin coming on
top of stories of the last struggles at
Peking have not affected the attitude
of the administration on this point; tne
United States and China are techni-
cally at peace. But this statement
should rot be accepted as indicating
purpose on the part Of the United
States government to hold its hand in
the administration Of swift and ade-
cuate punishment upon the Chinese,
without regard to station, who
May BE Responsible
for the outrages of the past few
weeks. It means simply that the gov
ernment of the United States feels
that it can best achieve that purpose
by regarding the status officially az
one of peace. To hold otherwise would
seriously cripple the government IN It's
efforts to obtain satisfaction 1of the
outrages the Americans in China have
suffered. We should find the ports OF
China, now open to us, closed, and all
sorts of impediments would be en-
countered which are now missing.
Therefore, according to the admln,stra.
tion view declaration Of war would
afford not even technical gain. While
it would actually be
A Heavy Drawback.
Chairman Cannon, of the house appro-
priations committee, is authority fo1
the statement that money in plenty ls
at the disposal Of the president to meet
the present emergency, and that there
is no necessity for called session OF
congress on that score. The day was
the most exciting that Washington has
known since the battle of Santiago:
At the very beginning came Admirai
Remev's cablegra n announcing the de.
feat of the allied forces at Tien-tsin.
A special cabinet meeting was held on
recent of this news with such MEM
bers present as are in town.
Great Reluctance
was manifested on the part Of the par
ticipants to answer questions as to the