The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-07-21
ALLIED FORCES DEFEATED
COLONEL LISCUM KILLED
Allied Forces Made Desperate At
tempt to Capture Tientsin-Were
Repnlsed With Heavy Losses-One-

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and Shanghai, July l7.-At 2 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.
They are pouring 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 conservative estimate was
that 25 per cent of the Americans were
hit Colonel Liscum is reported MORALLY
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 left
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.
The officers Of the United States marine
corps mentioned in the foregoing dispatches
are probably Captain Austin r. Davis, re-
Gently in Manila, killed, and First Lieut.
enant Smedley d. Butler of the U. S. S.
Newark and First Lieutenant Henry Leon
ard, recently on duty at Cavite, and also
of the Newark, wounded.
Probable Error in Name.
i 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 1.-THE navy de-
partment this morning received official con-
firmation from Admiral Remey Of the re-
verse of the allied forces at Tientsin ON the
morning OF the 18th. The dispatch is dat
ed Chefoo, July l6, and says:
1T 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
left. The losses Of the allied forces were
large: Russians, 100, including artillery
colonel Americans, over 80; British, over
40; Japan, 50, including colonies; 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 Lieuten
l ants Butler and Leonard were wounded.
: "At 7 o'clock in the evening the allied
a attack on the native city was repulsed
a with great loss. Returns are yet incom
e plete and the details not confirmed.
e "REMEY."
More Than One Hundred Killed.
London, July 1.-THE Evening News
prints 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
I patch to the Associated Press, dated Ten
tsin, July ID. via Chefoo, July Is, and
Shanghai, July IT,
According to the Evening News dispatch
thesallies were repulsed and compelled to
retreat with a loss Of more than 100 killed
d the British losing 40 and the Japanese 60
The Americans and Russians, it is added
: also suffered heavily. Among the Ameri
cans killed were Colonel French of the
: Twenty-fifth infantry and Colonel Liscum
of the Ninth infantry. A Russian colone
3 of artillery was also killed.
!. The dispatch adds that the Chinese
u fought with great desperation and theil
i craftsmanship was accurate and deadly.
- Mistake About Colonel French.
Washington, July 1.-THE report tina
t Colonel French, Twenty fifth infantry, wa
h killed at Tientsin is not understood al
J. the war department Officials state posi-
J, lively that Colonel French is not in China
There is but one Colonel French in the ser
vice, and he commands the Twenty secont
u infantry, two battalions of which are il
u the Philippines and the third one in thi
II country. On June 80 Colonel French wa
y in New York on sick leave.
No News From Picking.
k Washington, July l7-Consul Genera
l. Goodnow cabled to the state department.
e from Shanghai there is nothing more t.
e report since his cablegram of the l3tf
e inst. That dispatch reported the attack OF
n the legations at Peking as about to begin
t Mr.. Goodnow's statement is direct con
# tradiction of the Shanghai story that al
;. foreign consuls were informed Saturda,
s that the legations had fallen and the min
/. listers were killed.
h Cabinet In Council.
Washington, July l7.-Secretary Hay
4, called cabinet council this morning t.
consider the Chinese question. Few cab
II met officers are in the city and the only
g attendants were Secretarys Hay, Root