The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13
Boxers Make Final Attack Upon the Legations and the Streets
Are Filled With Chinese and Foreign Dead
les MEET WITH CRUSHING DEFEAT AT TEN TsIN
Russians Be sasru chInss Without Regard Sex sa
FOrrusn Flee Through Pskas daSThs Worst Appears 10 Have Hap
pssd-Foslgn Army East Of Pskin Reported Cut o Pieces
chness Tries Shrk Responsibility

hghting at Tien Tsih That. In itself,
Is regarded as a hopeful sign Of the
approaching collapse OF the Boxer"
movement. and the termination OF the
state OF lnsurreciion that exists in Pc
kin and Shan Tung.
vlctors do not apologize; hence the
exculpatory statement OF yesterday Is
believed 10 be pregnant with meaning.
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WASHINGTON. July l2.-The plans
( OF the war department for feeding the
army In China are being gradu-
ally promulgated. All the troops des-
tined for NagasakI with probability
Of service in China shall carry sixty
days rations which VIII be landed with
thcm.
Manila viii be utilized as a base for
all supplies. and the commissary de-
rartment has enough material there TO
meet all demands.
WASHINGTON. July l2.-It is the
understanding Of Japanese officials here
that the Fifth army corps is now be-
ing put aboard transports at one OF
the great naval stations near HIroshi-
ma. II Il expected that the transports
will go forward In groups as fast as
loaded, each group being accompanied |
by convoy or washlps TO afford pro-
tection. The Japanese troops WIN go
straight 70 Taku. the trip taking
about three and half days.
YOKOHAMA July I2.-Though no de-
cislon has yet been announced It is GER
tain that Japan WIN send nearly $4,000
troops TO China. The press agrees that
the despatch OF so large a force is
duty In the interests OF humanity, but
asserts that a large measure OF re-
sponsibIlity for the trouble rests upon
Russia and Germany because Of their
arbitrary action in China.
Correspondence Of Associated Press.)
TEN TSTN. July 4. via Che Foo,
July s, and Shanghai. July 11.-A
army Of half the strength
of the allied forces could do better
work than Is being done by them. The
'perations are dangerously handicapp-
"a and the safety OF this city is inn
1erIlled by lack OF organization and the
want OF one commander to control all
he forces. The Representatives OF the
'everal nations manags their civil and :
affairs largely without coop /
ration. The ranking officer OF each
has absolute jurisdiction
'ver the operations Of his governments q
roops, Questions OF policy are dis I
ussed daily at International confer {
noes, which have not the power to en- q
oree the wishes Of The majority. 4
Admiral Seymour's method OF COM I
handing Is to make requests which the 5
ther commanders generally follow; c
nat there have been instances OF the n
anling officers holding aloof from OPP
rations OF which they dlsapproved 5
There Is great need OF more troops. v
he present force OF 10000 men is at +
emptlng to hold line 10 miles long D
round the city. There e also great "
sed Of rebuilding The railroad to Talu, a
nd getting artillery equal to the guns Ii
18th which the enemy are bombardlng Il
he allies positions. This work result
4 in substantial gains for the Chinese
$ the allies lost so or GO men and sue Il
seded in accomplishing nothing. F
Yesterday furnished new illustra-
on OF the weakness Of present meth p
u.s. A majority of the commanders m
Od agreed that It was imperative to
tack the native city beyond the for
gn settlements. and to destroy the
rtillery therein. which menaced the II
'ttlenents The attack was fixed for
,ur days ago but was postponed be- il
luse the Russian commander consid- 50
ed his men unfit for the duty after
lelr recent work. It was again fixed III