Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-17
international Forces Repulsed at Tien Tsin
With Frightful Loss.
AMERICANS IN THICK OF THE FIGHTING
United s4ses Forces Fight Bravey and Lose Heavily
Coli s - Liscum and French Are Killed-Chinese
Sci Accurate and Deadly-Details
SIS of Pekng Massacre.

Tien Tsin, j as, via Shanghai, |
July 16.-[Copyris 1900, for the
Courier by the Associated Press.l-At
o'clock this afternoon 1000 allied
troops began attempting to storm the
wall of the city
The attack began at daylight. Sue
cess is doubtful.
The Chinese on the walls are esti-
mated at 10000. They are pouring a
hail of artillery, rifle and machine fire
upon the attackers.
The American. Japanese. British
and French troops are attacking from
the west and the Russians from the
east. The Americans suffered terri
bly,.
The chief surgeon Of the Ninth in
fantry estimates that 25 per cent Of
the Americans have been hit.
Colonel Liscum is reported mortal
" wounded as he was walking in front
of his troops. Major Regan and Cap
tains Buckmiller, Wilcox and Noyes
are among the wounded. The mar
ines losses include Captain Davis
killed, Butler. Leonard and several
: others wounded. The officers declare
the fighting is hotter than at Santa
Americans in He'll of Fire.
When the Associated Press corre-
cpondent left. the Americans were ly-
ing in the plain between the wall and
the river under an enfilading and di-
rect fire, and could neither advance
nor retire The correspondent count
ed 300 wounded of all nationalities.
The marine officers mentioned
above are probably Captain Austin R.
Davis, recently at Manila; First Lieu
tenant Smedley D. Butler, of the U. S.
Newark, and First Lieutenant Henry
Leonard, also of the Newark.
News is Confirmed.
London, July 16.-The Evening
News prints a dispatch from Shang-
hal today giving the details of the at
tack of the allied forces on the native
city of Tien Tsin, and confirming the
Associated Press dispatch dated Tien
Tsin July 13. The Evening News
dispatch says the allies were repulsed
and were compelled to retreat with a
loss of more than hundred killed.
Among the Americans killed were
Colonel French, of the Twenty-fifth
infantry, and Colonel Liscum. The
Cinnamon fought with great despera-
tion and their craftsmanship was ac.
curate and deadly.
Admiral Remey's Report.
Washington, July 16.-The navy de.
partment this morning received Off
cial confirmation from Admiral Remey
of the reverse of the allied forces at
Tien Tsin on the morning of the 18th
The dispath is dated Che Foo July 16
and says:
.It is reported that the allied forces
attacked the native city on the morn
ing of the 18th. The Russians were
on the right with the Ninth infantry
and marines on the left. The losses
Of the allied forces were large. The
Russians lost 100, including an artil
lery colonel. The Americans lost
over thirty; the British forty; the
Japanese fifty-eight, and the French
twenty-five. Colonel Liscomb. of the
Ninth infantry, was killed; also Cap
tain Davis, of the marine corps. Cap
tain Lemley and Lieutenants Butler
and Leonard were wounded. At
o'clock this evening the allied attack
on the native city was repulsed with
great loss Returns are incomplete
and details have not yet been con
fiz1ned.
CONTRADICTION FROM eooDNoM
He Evidently Knows Nothing Definite
of the Massacre.
Washington, July 16-Consul Good
now cabled the state department from
Shanghai today that there was moth
ing more to report since his cable
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