The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-22
STORM WALLS OF PEK|N.
American and British Troops
First Into Pekin.
BATTERED BY CANNON.
War Department Officials Believe
There is Force Enough to Re-
pei Any Attack.


eastern side. The wall was obstinately
held by the enemy The japanese and
Russians We're on the northward of the
Tung Chow canal. The Americans and
British were on the south side. AT night
fall the japanese blew up the two east
ern gates Of the Tartar city and entered.
In the meantime the Americans and
British entered the Chinese city by the
| rung Pien gates. Detachments of each
| force were sent towards the legations.
| The parties met near the legations and
opened communication. All the minis
tiers and their stats were found safe.
| The japanese loss was over lOO killed,
including three officers. The losses OF
| the allies have not been ascertained.
-Four hundred Chinese were killed.
Shanghai. Aug. 10. 1920 a. m.-The
general attack on Pekin began August
| Is in the morning The enemy obstl-
| nately resisted The same evening the
Japanese demolished the Cham Lang and
Tong Chi gates and entered the, capital.
| The other armies entered by the long
Pien gate. They sent detachments at
once to the legations, where the ministers
were found safe.
New York, Aug. iS-iiussian atroci-
ties in New Chwang having excited the
Chinese, says special cable to the Her.
aid from New ChWang under date of
August II, via Shanghai August II, it
was reported that 10000 Chinese We're
coming here determined to recapture the
| Chinese city at any cost and the Rus
slams have sent torpedo-boat to Port
| Arthur for achievements.
| Washington, D. c., Aug. 1s.-Oficial
confirmation Of the reports from Shang-
hal of the entry of the relief column in
to Pekin on August is was received last
night in this dispatch from Rear-Ad-
miral Remey to the navy department.:
Taku, Aug. H. / a. m.~Bureau Naviga-
| ton. Washington: Just received telegram
from Tien Tsn dated 10TH, 10 p: M: "Pekin
| was captured on August 10. Foreign lega-
lions are safe. Details follow shortly"
| REMEY.
Almost Immediately afterward the
state department received this dispatch
from Consul Fowler at Chefoo:
| Chefoo, Aug. II, 1900 lreceiyed Aug. IT,
| 1855 D. m.).-Secretary of State. Washing
ton: eventeenth-Japanese admiral re-
| ports allies attacked Pekin, east, 10th. OBJ
stinate resistance. Evening-Japanese en-
tered capital with other forces. Imme-
| diately surrounded legations inmates SAFE.
japanese loss over 100, Chinese 200:
| FOWLER.
Chinese Show Resistance.
| 1t is apparent from these dispatches
| that if any attempts were made to ar
| range for the unOpposed entry OF an es-
cort of the International troops INTO Pe
| kin, they were unsuccessful. instead OF
yielding to the inevitable and making
| the best terms possible the Chinese de-
termined upon resistance. The rellef
column was compelled to force its way
| into the Chinese capita1. 1t is probable
that the Chinese offered some resistance
inside the city, as well as the east gate
| through which an entrance was forced
! It is quite a distance from this gate TO
| the legation quarter, and unless the Chi
| nese were demoraliZed by the entrance OF
the allies into the city they could offer
determined resistance III the narrow
| streets.
Can Repe1 Any Attack
Officials of the war department are
! confident there is force enough IN the CITY
of Pekin to repel any attack that might
be made as the latest information from
! the front indicated there were lS,OUO
men in the advancing column.
Tt is apparent that none OF the inmates
of the legations was taken out of the
/ city of Pekn on the night that the troops
| entered What has been done or what
will be done about sending the ministers
and those under their protection to lien
Tsin will depend largely upon the condi-
ton of things in the city of Pekln and
upon the ability of the commanders of
! the international forces to spare an AIDE
auate guard to return to the seacoast
Since the relief column left lien Isln re-
Inducements of various nat1onalltles
have arrived at that point and many of
them have doubtless been carried for
ward. so that if it has not been practical
BILE to send any of the rescued foreign
ers to the rear it will not be long until
! this can be done.
There will be no delay in sending to the
hill nd
many of the men who do not hold diplo-
matte offices as may wish to go.
Diplomats May Wish to Stay.
1t is thought here that after consulta-
ton with the military commanders the
ministers may wish to remain in Pekin.
The official dispatches do not confirm the
report that the Empress Dowager and
the imperial court fed from Pekin. 1t
is thought to be quite probable, how
the duty of establishing a provisional
government will devolve upon the diplo-
matte and military representatives Of the
| powers.
Ii Hung Chang, by virtue of his ap-
pontment 80 negotiate with the powers,
of the Chinese government, and it is pos
sible that he may be summoned to Pc
kin and that the negotiations for a final
settlement of the Chinese problem may
be carried on tnere. Inc OnclalS or the
administration, pending the receipt of the
detailed reports from Minister Conger
and Gen. Chaffee are unable to predict
what course will be pursued in this re-
gard. They incline strongly to the be-
lief, however, that it will be found nee
essary for the international forces to oc-
cupy Pekin until final settlement has
been arranged.
To Protect Native Christians.
One of the most urgent duties that
have devolved upon the commanders of
| the international forces, and one to
which they are doubtless already devot-
ing themselves. is the protection of the
5000 native Christians in Pel1in. The ne
cessity of affording adequate protection
to these people would in itself require
the military forces to remain in Pekin
pending the restoration Of order. One of
the things that will be most thoroughly
impressed upon the minds of the Chinese
officials in Pekin, and of the viceroys
throughout the entire empire, is that
Christians both foreign and native, must
be protected, and that anti-foreign or
anti Christian outbreaks in the future
will be vigorously suppressed by the mill