Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-08-06
ON The MARCH.
The Allies Have Not Yet
Reached Pekin.
Americans and English Com
menced Advance Thursday.
About $4,000 Troops Now on
the Way to Pekin.
China Playing Bold Game in Stopping
Communication With Ministers.
Goodnow Hears From Conger, Who
Reported All Safe, July q.
Washington Preparing for Worst. if
China Continues Her DupIicity.
China Playing Bold Game in Stopping
Communication With Ministers.
GOodnow Hears From Conger, Who
Reported All Safe, July q.
Washington Preparing for Worst. il
China Continues Her DupIcity.

London. Aug. CT A. N.-The Ameri-
can and British forces began the advance
on Pckin. last Thursday. according to a
the Daily Express 1.-THE main body OF
the allies continues the correspondent,
marched. July 50. Gen. Chaffee was de-
laycd by difficulties of Decentralization
Gen. Dorward Ghe British commander
had no such obstacles and his delay is in
eXplicabe
The other foreign troops are now half
way to Lofa. The force includes 5000
japanese under Gen. Yamucsuchi ana 10.-
oc0 Russians. The British force totals
5000 and the other foreign troops about
70o0. We are weak in artillery.
.'On Aug. !, a strong force Of Chinese
from the native city attacked Ticn Tsin.
By a series Of brilliant charges our troops
drove the enemy from their positions
The native city Is still defiant ana the
allies are unwilling to march troops
through its streets, as this would mean
an immense slaughter. When the ln.-
nese saw 50 large n body OF troops march
ing westward they apparently believed
they would have an easy victory over
those who Were left
y message to the same paper from a
correspondent in Pekin. dated July -
SAYS: 'The women have borne all the hoc-
rors with marvellous fortitude and even
with cheerfulness The Chinese wanted
peace when the arsenals at Tien Tsin
were captured, and the negotiations badc
fair to BE- successful. Unfortunately III
Ping Iieng and KanS Yu % arrived here
at the critical moment and overthrow
the peace party.
Food has been short. but not terribly
50. though we have had to be very care
full
\ Shanghai special dated Aug. 4, says:
The first overt attack upon foreigners
occurred, this morning. Three Chinese,
supposed to be soldiers in disguise, fired
at a well-known English resident while
he was lying asleep on the veranda of his
house. He had a narrow escape.
From various sources come statements
that a large body OF Boxers-some esti-
mating them at 5DJ0-is gathering south
Of Tien Tsin and threatening communica-
tons"
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Daily Nail announces the reception of an
Gen. Yung Lu to select high military and
civil dignitaries, together with a suffi-
cient number Of picked troops to escort
the foreign ministers to Tien Tsin as soon
as they decide to leave Pekin. By the
terms OF cdict Gen. Yuns Lu will be held
personally responsible for their safety.
and he is given full authority to deal
with those opposing the peace
ful passage Of the escort.
By sucn acts concludes the edict,
do we show our good intentions to peo
PIE from afar and open our bosoms 70
them"
Yokohama advices say that Gen. Terau-
chi mas reported to the japanese govern
ment that it is not advisable 10 send
more troops to China. declaring that the
united force is now ample to relieve the
foreigners in Pekin.
Chinese messages assert that. in addi-
ton to causing the execution Of high
of pro-foreign tendency, Ii
Ping Heng has impeached Ii Hung
Chang. I.;u Kun VI yiceroy Of Nan Kin.
ana others on the charge o. maintaining
relations with foreigners
\ Tfen Tsir dispatch dated Aug. /. tc
Berlin gives a report Of an imperial edIct
issued July T. ordering the Tecapture Of
Taku and Tien Tsin By troops from Shan
Tung and the south
Detailed accounts OF the reconnaissance
If July 81 say that the enemy's guns that
were attacked near Pei Tsang. it IS be-
Iieyed. can only be captured after a hard
struggle Gen. Gaselee and his staff ae-
eompanfed the reconnaissance, but no
British troops were engaged
\ dispatch to the Morning Post from
che Foo. dated July 30. says: The
Russians at Tien Tsin refuse to allow
the Americans TO put up telephone
wires on the railroad poles, and they
claim the railroad. which English engi-
reers are ready to work.
The situation IS critical The river
is full If railroad sleepers- Hundreds
of dead Chinese. some decapitated, are
floating in the stream
Four missionaries, according to
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