The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-19
CHlNAu1
Situation is Very Grave to Say
the Least

took plae are still unsatisfactory, the
best semi-official Information being tn
dispatch received at Berlin from che
Foo, as follows:
BERLIN, June 1S.--1;30 p. M The
German consul at chez Foo cables tha .
an engagement is proceeding at Taku
between the Chinese forts and the for
eign war ships.
shanghai is TO the front again with
the statement taht the Taku forts have
been occupied by the international
troops. According 10 a Chez Foo spec
ial the Taku forts opened fire upon the
war ships whereupon he fleet replied
in kind, and silenced the Chinese guns
and the international forces subsee-
quently landed and seized the forts.
The news of this engagement is said
to have been brought to Chez Foo by
a Jananese war ship, but the date of
the occurrance is not given. According
TO the dispatch the Chinese lombard
ment followed an ultimatum sent by
the commanders of the fleet.
The unofficial narratives coming by
the way of Shanghai vary and b. ar
evidence of supplementing the main
facts with guess work. One dispatch
says that the Yorktown participated in
the bombardment Another asserts that
American marines formed part OF the
storming force of 1000. An Associated
Press dispatch from Che Foo, dated
yesterday Afternoon says:
'''The forts on both sides of Taku are
now occupied. The Chinese opened fire
unexpectedly. The casualties to the
/ 4 fo11OWG
"KiHed-British, one; German, three;
Russian. one; and French, one.
wounded British, four; German,
| seven: Russian As and French, one"
! Chinese torpedo boats were seized.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing yesterday
says
"The forts began firing on observance
to orders from Pelkin, conveyed on the
personal edict of the empress doWager'
by advice Of Kang vi president OF the
ministry of war; Several war shlp5
were struck by she lis from the twelve
inch guns of the forts.
"The heavy Russian losses were dul
TO the blowing up of the magazine OF
Nandshua. -Four hundred Chinese
are reported killed. The chinese
when retreating fell in the lands of the
Russian land force
The Daily News has the following from
Che Foo
"Two of the forts We're blown up. The
tbirtv-two warships at TaIu aggregating
200 600 tons and carried more than 800
guns"
The failure Of Admiral Seymour's col
unn and its retreat to Tien Tsin increase,
II is presumed, the peril Of the lega-
tions in Pekin, which is still isolated, all
though Shanghai, forwards Chinese rum
ors that the legations were attacked by
rupted. the naval commanders held a
council and decided to send an ultimatum
calling for the disbandment OF the troops
and announcing that If this demand were
not complied with before a. m. OF the
following day, the united squadron would
destroy the forts.
shortly after midnight the forts opened
fire. The British, French, German
Russian and Japanese warships replied.
Two of the forts were blown up, md the
rest were carried by assault.
Two British, one American and five
Chinese warships are in Che Foo harbor.
The morning papers consider that state
Of war practically exists and that the
issue is between eastern and western civil
lization.
The Times says that the latest news in
definitely increases a situation already
sufficiently serious.
PARIS, JUNE 19.-The gravity Of the
situation in China is now fully recognlz'
cd and the Paris morning papers demand
energetic steps for the protection OF the
interests Of French citizens. The meas
sres taken by NJ. Delcasse, the foreig7
minister, are unanimously approved, bu'
the general telling now is that, as the
Chinese question is in one aspect eXclu
sively French, the government should &c
much more.
The Matin says:
"Not only in Yun-Nan Is It necessary
that the government should look after
the interests of France, we must take
action with the other powers around Pek
in BETTING the position OF France as
!, great naval and military power
, nobe who were moved down by machin'
guns, and also that the members OF tn
. legation were massacred. The situation
Nieu Ching is rported critical
The British consul at Kiu Kwang hai
ordered all foreigners to leave Ku Lini
! and Nau King Chang. The powers arr
e taking prompt action. -Four thousand
e German troops have ben ordered to Chin'
4, 10000 French troops are waiting TO EN-
2 bark at Saigon, capital of French Cochin
. China, and from 1900 TO 5000 more Rus
, slams have been ordered for Port Arthu