The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-10
CAMPAIGNING IN CHINA.
AUGUST 10 INN woRaE NORTH,

NKVHEW ~ hsWER WV w ~
tsEs Are very NpHaiRE~-a00d AkAt-
iNx ANA IesbeAtiR1 nm The Rivers,
DasAs In WeAtv,
little danger NJ fAp IN climatic con-
ditlODs AP0 concerned, Ia ~ bo feared
for thu American troops now ordered
for Service In China, HAya tho Nav
xOsk Post Men who hNve llvad long
In China even my thAt Il winter In
PsklnH II quits M hoAlthful M \ win,
teF In New York, Broadly speaking,
Tho difference Of climate batw0an
Northern and southern China II just
NJ great and may be fairly compared
Win thAt between tho northern and
southern parts Of our country, IhN
summer w1Ather M Shanghai AMI
H0ngk0ng n supposed 10 be Nnh0altlr
wi, but In tho lnttop city most on tho
foreigners 1.-Two on Nh elevation oNllOd
the "peAlp" And OHonpo mo worst or'
faolA IN, however, Into northern
ohlM thAt our troops DF0 now h0lnp
sent,
According 10 u Nuw YORKER who no
Gently oalno bAoh from rNNIng nlllp
climate thpp0 N chiefly remarkable for
lhe Wide difference between Tho auln'
MeF An0 winter temperatures, The
summer IN very hot, nnd tho almost
constant rains make Tho MIR lnHuff0p
ably humid W IN n fpnlthy enough
climate, IN aplt0 Of lhIA, " precautions
ara tnken HubOnlp nlAglln 0hOlapn
and f1vepH np0 DN no mems llo over
present hnlHppA reports would he0Il 10
ln0loAte, IN fn0t, tho Foreigners In
general pAF llttlN attention 10 Them
Tbep np9 confined almost entirely 10
tho GblD0Ao, IhN worst month M tho
ypAP N August, when tho rains np0
almost constant,
"WlDlnr begins m oaplN IN Nov, i,
and there IN no olImnl0 ON oNpih finop
thnn n Gblnoa1 winter A man On,
hAnAIpn NY lln summer months IN
bpnGed I'D completely nnd N very aOOD
w splendid condition for another y0np
N N vary pOln, 10 ba bllrn, but Tho dry
nehs w tho nlpmll0 anlnn lpNnnna Min
nanp0lla mon toll Won Oboul k0NDa won
from feeling Tho oola, Wyon roIr Mon
fpnall from Tho tropics Tho only pp0OnNI
tl0Il necessary ~ ~ my IN II good sup
DIV 0f winter Ol0lb1a, nnd aOo tint
our G0mmlaAnVE department expects 10
have these 0n th0 ground before O0t L.
Most DDp0DpnnA Not W00lnnlud, ton,
f0F lhnI6 N smallpox among lllp nm
tlVas IN winter l0IT0rlA ~ hlnnlp en-
tho dla1nAp lnvn DpnI rpnlll0aA Ol no.
count 0r lhG WHY IN which tho nnlIvoH
store their winter elOlhna, win tho
return Of warm W0nlbm NIL Tho fupa
and WOOllDA Hpe DIIod together IN pnWn
shops or public sl0pop0OMa, whore any
Infection tlppp Inny DO ii %dlatrIbNlod
III tho most nlrlotlp0 manner p0nAlbl0,
N 0Dp soldiers bring clothing Win them
aDd. DO nOt phly 0D Dntlve rnrH, lhopo IN
no danger,
nAa VRlIwny communication IN M IN
pnd, N n likely lhAt our regiments VIII
DO lled I'D rOp tho winter IN or around
P9hInE or Tl9ntaIn II MI depends IN
Tho natives whether llnl alng IN ono
Of tho pllnannllhl lkDnW0noDs OF Tho
s0ldI0ps' llv0A or " workable nightmare
Tll0 lItlle snow lhnt falls pyNp0mtOH
qulelly without mnlnnH and Ion ynH
tlle npOnDd In nn0 condition for lOpAN
UH'H !IHiHH' uUH Vle"'F W uvUI'h WV
70 DO Ind, rho river and Oflon Hood
oil lnnd on either side, fr00s0s smooth
IN, lpnvlnA n nnD surface for AhnllnH
One winter wv lnd good loob0ntlnH m
we'll
'Whn f0Od supply IN n problem which
nlAE present sOlne dlnlnDllE In tho
pnal InvAdInH armies hAy0 always ham
milo 10 OblnID FOOD somehow, ny0n
when 0nt OIL from their b0A0A ~ Nup
plies In Tho WnlplnH rebellion md In
lhN IApanOhlnA Wnp WIN found ~
pealp1lg Tint llp hostile troops could
easily buy aII Tho supplies lhpg wantpd
from nnpAlplOlo and moponDAlY. M
tlves, In ono oaAe ! remember Y. lnpa'
naaG fOp1p WIS hlmmpd IN by 0hIn0ap
on every sIdn WIN my other el0My,
I'M people sNld ~ tho TINA, ll0y would
inevitably hive DpeD AlnVv0u QUIZ An
n matter OF met however, NIL through
the sI9ge tl0g HOt sUpDll0s regularly
and fnp0d pretty we'll " mny b0 Anf0p
W depend anllvplH on lh1 mgnlnp G0mI
MIseApIAt win II baAp Og AuppllnA \
Ong OF Tho OD0D pOplA
nPIvst IN tle lIAt ~ nNlIyp provisions
IN, 0f n0upAp, plol DntlH nv0 alAO n
staple TlleD lllppe App n gpent many
SORTS Of dpIpd md DrpANryNd fO0dA w
spItn M no p0ld Wlnl0V fp9Al gpApaA M
N small sweat vnplplH gnn IN obtained
VII tlp ynap round, VhW nw plehpd ;
In tho MN nnd bupled IN " peculiar
Wind on sAnd, gv0m which tleH ann bn
dun WV months lNtM Win the bl00M
slN ON M summer llpp NV many
other TpWlts among them the nnHst ,
paRps y0u 9vGp. lnsted W vegetable
gg0d, In sb0pl, lhpPp IN \ gpeAi ptpnty, !
where IN II gplnt dGAl M same Nb0nt J
Rnd WpnlslnsF WIZ seeap +,
dneka feAl and ,.nllpt mn bean