Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-26
Forwards chief of staff was heard to
say when Liscum moved.
Get ON down the road anywhere,

Forwards chief of staff was heard to
say when Liscum 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 I'M
de-, fire. They passed the bridge lead
ing to The field. which proved to be Il
cul de sac. Before the two bnttalions
of Americans. numbering 426 men,
could extend themselves they We're
sub. icctct, besides the fire from the
loopholes i'm the fort, to Il fierce fire
FROM elnhrasurcs in the line of forti-
fled mud houses ON their flank. Three
thousand rifles We're probably turned
on them With an accuracy which
aInazed the allies Officers. The blue
shirts OF the Americans made them
distinct marks. l.iscHm guided his
men Making UP and down the line,
not even ll.@l.in.ss his head while the
bullets fell aroand. 'l.s Americans
charged iaso the flank fire with.
PUSHES. the ground being marshy and
lined with bitches. l'hc line had Just
reached the shore OF the canal when
The color bearer fell. l.iscnm picked
up the colurs and stood looking
around apparently for a ford
Better get down or they'll hit
yon,' shouted Major REGAIN.
~ guess not,' I.iscum replied.
Colonel Liscum Falls.
"'Thc next instant Il sharpshooter's
bullet went through the coloncl's alb
domen.
1--we got it, Get at them if you.
can" said the dying man, adding:
Don't retreat, boys; keep ON firing
These We're his last words. Regain
was hit Immediately afterward. MI.
day long the allies line lay under
amy cover The men could find running
out of ammunition. The July sun
was beating down ON them, aud they
bad 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 anNwlcrc. The doctors were hit
by sharpshootcrs while trying to at
tend the wounded and could not car
~, OFT The wounded from the field.
and Novcs were all hit twice. Nores.
wounded in The arm and leg, crowded
through Il ditch in water up to his
ward.
srhe looploles were blazing bullets
and lydldtr shells. and no infantry
conld Charge in the face OF This fire.
From > 10 ) o'clock. though acting
conioint!v. neither Dorward nor l'rlk-
nshiila knew each others where
aholl.s."
Escape in the Darkness.
Under cover of darkness the mon
OF the Ninth infantry cicpt back from
their dangerous position, bringing
their wounded They executed the
movement With one man killed Their
casualties were ~ men and :, Offices;
ONT OF 1926. The marines lost 20. in,
clutiin% Captain Davis. who was sl,.
through tie heart while talking 10
Colonel Meade. 1T was decided 10
withdraw when news came that the
Chinese were "vacnating. The Rus
slams ware not so successful as hoped.
The total less of the allies was 700.
The Japanese. who were most gallant
in he fight. lost severely. But for the
Americans stopping the flank fire the
Japanese loss would have been much
heavier.
Enter Che City.
The French. American, japanese
ard British entered the city at in
the morning of the 18th, unopposed
The american flag was masted
and hoistcd over the south gates. The
walls We're Strcwn With Chinese sol
'siers. killed by the she'll fire which
caused their fight. There was a ter.
lible row over th" burning of the
town. Several foreign officers are re-
ported lost. Natives looted the Chi
nese town. The bank and arsenal
We're heavy sufferers. The advance.
movement ON Picking is not conten-
plated soon. American wounded
crowd the hospital, all doing WE'LL