Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-04
THE ALLIES ARE advancing.
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT ON Pc
KIN BEGAN LAST SUNDAY,
JULY 20.
SIXTEEN HUNDRED OF UNCLE SANS
BOYS WITH THE RELIEF
FORCE.
Latest Report Says the Column is
Moving Forward without EncOun-
terfng Any Serious Opposition.
The Way Was Opened by the Rus
SLAMS and Japanese SEEKING the
Pie HO River Road.

SHANGHAI, August 2.-It is reported
that the allies are still advancing with
out encountering serious opposition.
The forward movement was begun
Sunday, July 80, the Russians occupy
ing the Chinese camp and the Japan
csc pushing UP the right bank of the
Pei-Ho river.
Sixteen hundred Americans and 1900
British are with the advance column.
LONDON, August 3-The forward
movement for the relief of the foreign
legations in Pekin began Sunday, July
2e. A message from Tien Tsin on that
date says the advance guard of the
Russians occupying the Chinese camp
and the Japanese pushed up the right
bank of the Pei-Ho river without OPP
position. 1t was the expectation that
the whole of the allied expeditionary
force, about 10000 men, would be on
the march by Tuesday, July 81. Six
teen hundred Americans and 1900 Brit
ish are cooperating. II is purposed to
follow the river, using boats to carry
food, ammunition and artillery. The
telegraph Office at Chesoo appears to be
blocked, and newspaper and official
kilograms are subject to indefinite de-
lays.
Shanghai correspondents learns that
the Russians were defeated north of
New-Chwang and that a body of 5000
strong Is endeavoring to relieve the
force besieged at Toshi-Chow by 40
600 Chinese and numerous guns Four
RUSSIAN steamers on the Anu river are
said to have been sunk or damaged
by the Chinese fire.
The Chinese military commanders at
Shanghai have formally notified the
foreign consuls there that the enlist
ments now proceeding are to provid,
large forces for the protection OF for
eigners, and have expressed the hope
that they will not entertain groundless
Nears of suspicious, adding that the in
crease of the army is entirely to secure
their safety. AS target practice at the
Chinese forts alarms foreigners at
Shanghai, the commanders announce it
will be abandoned.
The smuggling of arms continues. A
junk was seized at Canton, Wednesday,
August l, with 20 rifles and 10000
cartridges on board.
Foreigners at Macao fear an attack.
An imperial TRADE authorizes the
passage of the Bosphorous by Russian
transports with war material bound
for China
News agency dispatches dated at
Shanghai August say the feroeious
Ii Ping Hong, formerly governor of
Shantung, has arrived at Picking with
large following of troops. On the
way north he killed two French priests
and many hundred converts. Ii Hung
Chang is alleged to have sent a mes
sage to Peking to keep LII Ping quiet.
Late Tien Tsin dispatches say the
Americans, under Gen. Chaffee, and
the British, under Gen. Gaselee, are
following the river route.
1t is said that the Russian com
mander showed reluctance in Joining
the advance, but his scruples were
overcome by the other commanders.
Despite the kaiser's great personal in
terest in the advance on Picking. il
seems that no German troops are in
Guided in the international column.
There are not more than 800 Germans
in Tien Tsin.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 3.-The
absence of the Chinese Minister from
the state department yesterday. in
spite of the fact that it was diplo-
matte day, taken in conjunction with
The exceedingly sharp note of Secre
AIRY Hay, which the state department
mad made public, was the subject of
speculation. Minister WI explained
his absence on the ground that he
had no news to communicate and his
appearance at the department this
morning was awaited with consider
able interest. The Minister came in
The course of the morning, impertur
able as usual. He announced that he
had no news from China and had
come to the department simply to see
Ii Secretary Hay was any better If
His interview with the secretary was
exceedingly brief the shortest, in fact,
in the whole course of the present ex
element.
M'KINLEY TO COME.