Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-07-18
ALLIED FORCES DEFEATED
COLONEL LISCUM KILLED.
Allied Forces Made Desperate At
tempt to Capture Tientsin-Were
RepuIsed with Heavy Losses-One-
Fourth of Americana Wounded.

Tientsin, July l3, via Chefoo, July l6,
and Shanghai, July l7.-At = o'clock this
afternoon 1000 of the allied troops were
attempting to storm the wall of the city.
The attack began at daylight. Its sue
cess is doubtful. The Chinese on the walls
are estimated conservatively at 10000,
! hey are pouring a terrific hail of artil-
lery, rifle and machine gun fire upon the
attackers. The Americans, japanese,
British and French troops are attacking
from the west and the Russians from the
east.
The Americans suffered terribly. As
the Associated Press representative left the
field the chief surgeon of the Ninth in
fantry said II conservative estimate was
that % per cent of the Americans were
hit Colonel Liscum is reported mortally
wounded as he was walking in front OF
the troops. Major Regain and Captains
buckmiller, Wilcox and Noyes are among
the wounded. The marines losses contain
Captain Davis, killed, and Butler, Leonard
and several others wounded.
Officers declared that it was hotter than
Santiago. When the correspondent lett
the Americans were lying in the plain be
tween the wall and the river under an en-
filading and direct fire. 1t was equally
difficult for them to advance or retire.
The correspondent counted 800 wounded
men of all nationalities.
Il.n NtI, af tnn Init tat artp ma
corps mentiorel in the foregoing dispatches
are probably Captain Austin X. Davis, re-
Gently in Manila, killed, and First Lieut.
enant Smedley d. Butler OF the U. 5. S.
Newark and First Lieutenant Henry Leon
ard, recently on duty at Cavite, and also
OF the Newark, wounded.
Probable Error In Name.
Washington, July lit is stated at
the war department that no such person
as Captain Wilcox, VINO was reported
wounded, is in the Ninth infantry. The
officials here think it might be Major Wal
lace Of the Ninth.
Confirmed by Remey.
Washington, July l7.-The navy de-
partment this morning received official con
iirmation from Admiral Remey OF the re-
verse of the allied forces at Tientsn on the
morning of the 18th. The dispatch is dat
ed Chefoo, July IL, and says:
at is reported that the allied forces at
tackled the native city on the morning OF
the 18th, the Russians on the right, with
the Ninth infantry and marines on the
lett. The losses Of the allied forces were
large: Russians, 100, including artillery
colonel; Americans, over 80; British, over
40; Japan, 5S, including colonels; and
French, 25.
Colonel Liscum Killed.
Colonel Liscum of the Ninth infantry
was killed, also Captain Davis Of the ma.
rine corps Captain Lemley and Heuten.
ants Butler ana Leonard were wounded.
AT o'clock in the evening the allied
atiacA on the native city was repulseI
with great loss. Returns are yet incom.
plete and the details not confirmed.
"REMEY."
More Than One Hundred Killed.
London, July 1.-THE Evening News
prints Il dispatch dated at Shanghai TO-
day giving detailed account Of the at
tack Of the allied forces on the native
city Of Tientsin, as reported in the dis.
patch to the Associated Press, dated nen-
tsin, July l3, via Cbeioo, July 10, and
Shanghai, July 10.
According to the Evening News dispatch
the allies were repulsed and compelled TO
retreat with loss of more than 100 killed
the British losing 40 and the Japanese 10.
The Americans and Russians, it is added,
also suffered heavily. Among the Ameri-
cans killed were Colonel French of the
Twenty infantry and Colonel Liscum
Of the Ninth infantry. a Russian colonel
OF artillery was also killed.
The dispatch adds that the Chinese
fought with great desperation and their
craftsmanship was accurate and deadly.
Mistake About Colonel French.
Washington, July l7.-The report that
Colonel French, Twenly-fifth inflntry, was
killed at Tientsin is not understood at
the war department. Officials state posi-.
lively that Colonel French is not in China.
There is but one Colonel French in the ser.
vice, and he commands the Twenty second
infantry, two battalions Of which are in
the Philippines and the third one in this
country. On June 30 Colonel French was
in New York on sick leave.
No News From Peking.
Washington, July l7.--Consul General
Goodnow cabled to the state department
from Shanghai there is nothing more to
report since his cablegram of the 18th
inst. That dispatch reported the attack on
the legations at Peking as about to begin.
Mr.. Goodnow's statement is direct con.
tradietion of the Shanghai story that all
foreign consuls were infoyned Saturday
that the legations had falltn and the min.
listers were killed.
Cabinet in Council.
Washington, July ~ Secretary Hay
called cabinet council this morning to
consider the Chinese question. Few cab
inet officers are in the city and the only
attendants were Secretarys Hay, Root,
Long and Gage. The cabinet council last
ed for some time and the Chinese situation
was thoroughly discussed. In all probabil.
ity the president will come home within
the next two or three days to remain day
or two. There is reason 10 believe that
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