The age-herald., 1900-08-10
Capture Will Insure the Forces
 Two Routes to Pekin.
UNITED STATES SENDS ULTIMATUM
The Immediate Cessation of Hostile At tacks by Imperial Troops on the Legations is Demanded
 Protection is Urged

Washington, August 9.-The capture of Yang Tsun, the first objective point of the international forces was the supreme news of importance received today on the Chin csc situation. The first word of this cap ture, effected last Monday came in a brief dispatch to the signal office at the War Department from Colonel Scriven, the sig nal officer at Che Foo, saying:
 .--ssts 9 "Che Foo, August 9. Signals, Washington
 August Yang Tsung captured today. Wire up; need own transportation. All well.
 (Signed) "SCRIVEN."
 Yang Tsung is the tc, l which General Chaffee indicated in his dispatch, received late yesterday, as being the objective of the International forces on their pending move- ment. It is at the junction of the Pei Ho and the railroad leading to Pekin. It's cap- ture will insure to the international troops 1t is hoped, two routes of transportation to Pekin. It is IFS miles from Tien Tsin.
 Half an hour after this message a cable gram came from General Chaffee giving ad- ditional details of the capture and showing that it had been at the cost of about sixty casualties among the American troops General Chaffees despatch is as follows:
 "Yang Tsung, Aug 6.
 "Yang Tsung occupied today. Wounded: Second Lieutenant Frank R. Long, Ninth Infantry, moderate. Casualties, about six ty men, Ninth United States Infantry, Four teenth United States Infantry and Battery F, Fifth United States Artillery Nearly all from Fourteenth Infantry.
 Names later Many men prostrated from heat and fatigue.'
 (Signed) "CHAFFEE."
 Another Important Message
 Hardly less important was a dispatch from General Terauchi, second In command on the Japanese staff sent to the war of- foe of Japan and transmitted to the lega- ton, stating that the international army would make a total of 50,O00 men on Au- gust 15, at which time the real advance on Pekin would begin. General Terauchis dispatch stated that on the 4th when it was forwarded, the advance had not yet be- gum This was at first incomprehensible, in view of the fact that fighting has actu- ally occurred. But the later statement that the international force would total 5O,OOO men on the 18th appears to make clear General Terauchis meaning, and to recon cile it with General Chaffee's dispatch The nreSent movement of less is viewed in the light of reconnais- sance in force, the main movement of the army of 50,OO0 to follow on the 15th This makes clear the meaning of General Chaf- fees dispatch that Yang Tsun was the objective point. The war department here has been considerably puzzled over this statement of an objective point, far short of Pekin.
 It would appear, however, from General Leraichi's dispatch that the first force of 16,0O0 men, having opened up communica- tions to Yang Tsun, brought forward SUD- plies and established this advance base, the way would then be clear for the advance of the larger force on the 18th. The capture of Yang Tsun is therefore an important stragetic branch of the fast maturing mill itary plans. The place is about IS miles DeyOuu Ilen ISlI, ana uttle less than a quarter of the way to Pekin.
 Photographic Communications
 Colonel Scrivens' statement wire up," contains much meaning, as 1t Is accepted as showing that there is direct telegraphic communication with the army in the field. Aside from the assurance that this gives speedy transmission of news from the front, 1t gives additional assurances that the line of communication is intact back to the first base of operations. The capture of Yang Tsung on the day following the battle of Pietsang is regarded as highly success ful military achievement, especially in view of the fact that it was looked upon as a stronghold whose capture might give the foreigners considerable trouble.
 Aside from the military developments of the day. the diplomatic aspect of the crisis was made more clear by the publication of the demand made by the United States on the Imperial government of China and transmitted to Minister Wu last evening"
 United States Demand
 The document Is as follows:
 eve are availing ourselves of opportunity offered by the imperial edict of the 9th of August allowing to the foreign ministers free communication with their respective governments in cipher and have sent