Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-14

Daily Telegraph's correspondent there,
has received the following MESA ge,
dated August 9Th, from Sir Claude Mac
Donald, British minister in Pekin:
Our situation is desperate In ten
days our food supply will be at an end
fUnless we arerelieved, a general massa-
ere is probable. The Chinese offer to
escort us to Tien Tsin but remembering
Cawnpore. we refuse the offer There
are over two hundred European wo-
men and children in this legation"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express wiring yesterday, says:
The allies at noon Saturday were
within twenty miles of Pekin."
As Gen. Chaffee's report, which is the
only authentic news received here re-
garding the advance, located the inter
national forces about forty miles from
Pekin on Friday, it seems probable
that this Shanghai report is optimistic.
1t is scarcely likely that the allies could
advance twenty miles in as many
hours.
A Yang Tsun dispatch dated August
18th giving details regarding the cap
ture of that place, says:
THE Russians and French held the
left, the British left center, the Amer
leans the right center and the japanese
the extreme right.
'"The British and Americans advanc-
ed on the village at rapid rate for
5000 yards, under a severe she'll and
rife fire. The Russians opened and
the British-Americans advance became
race for positions, eliminating in a
brilliant charge.
The heaviest loss of the day was sus-
tanned by the Americans, the Four
teenth Infantry having nine killed, 62
wounded, and several missing. The
Bengal lancers unsuccessfully attempt
ed to cut off the Chinese retreat"
Another Yang Tsun special says:
Owing to a mistake, British and
Russian guns shelled the Fourteenth
United States Infantry during the night,
wounding ten
Commenting upon this occurrence,
the Standard says:
1T is melancholy to learn that the
losses of the Americans, who seem to
have borne themselves with conspicu-
GUS gallantry, were increased by a de-
plorable error, in consequence of which
one of their regiments was pounded by
Russian and British cannon. The in
cident emphasizes the necessity of that
close cooperation which is not easily
obtainable without single comman-
der and a general staff"
Official advices from Yokohama.
dated yesterday, say that the allies pro-
pose to advance on August 7th to Nan
Tsi Sun, between Yang Tsun and WI
Sing. The japanese suffered no cas-
ualties at Yang Tsun, but the official
reports say they had 200 at Peitsang.
The Daily Mails St. Petersburg cor
respondent declares that the taking of
Afgun has sealed the fate of the rising
IN northeastern Manchu1da He adds:
NO prisoners We're taken by the
Russians. Wholesale massacre was the
order OF the day; and, when the battle
was over the Cossacks rode over the
field, killing all the wounded with the
butt ends of their muskets."
Once more the press of England re-
marks upon the ability of the Ameri-
can government to secure news ahead
of the rest of the world.
ct is to Gen. Chaffee." says the Daily
News, that we are again indebted for
news LAOlu TIC II Oul. NOt d SlQSI6 us
patch from Sir Alfred Gazalee has thus
far been Issued by the war office"
Commenting upon the American re-
ply to the Chinese overtures the Daily
News says:
THE reply is more conciliatory than
that of NJ. Delcasse, and, in some re-
spects it is a little ambiguous. Still its
substance is the same. 1t may be OBJ
served that the United States govern
ment does not seem to separate itself
from the allies"
All the small arms ammunition used
by the allies will be in accordance with
the recommendations of the peace con-
ference, none being explosive or ex-
panding. The drain of China and South
Africa upon England's stores is so
great that every private firm has been
enlisted to help the government sup
ply the demand and to restore the re-
serve which is much below par. All
the great ammunition firms are wark-
ing night and day in their efforts to
meet government wishes.