The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-13
MURDER
0f Won KettIer as Viewed by
japanese.

WAEhlMLlO-er j T. III A-.-- a .4r saIa4--
csc legation has received q dispatch from
Toxic giving briefly the details " the az
sassinaton Of Baron son Kette.er at Pc
kin, ard ire lighting around Tien r.
The dispatch was sent from Toxic July
4, but was in some way subject 10 great
delay around the Siberian route II states
that the German minister was killed b.
shot ard that it ls not known whether
the mob element or the sold err is re-
sponsib.e. The japanese report of the
fighting ABOUND Tien Tsia is similar 20
that already conveyed IN the press dis
patches.
Concerning today's reports from Yoko-
hama that the government IS being urged
10 oend 1000 troops ~ China, Mr.. Nab
eshlma, the japanese charge. says this
3 little more than conjecture, and that
there Is no present evidence that the gov
s.nment has the slightest purpose Of send
& more than one army corps, or 2Z.gpD
men, 70 China. While the popular sent
roent in Japan might favor the dispatch
Of a large army % China, he feels ths.
the government Will act quite conserva-
lively, particularly IN view Of the uncer-
tainty as 10 the terms upon which Japan
is 20 undertake this mission II is the
here that the Fifth army corps is now
being put aboard transports al one Of
the great naval stations near Hiroshimi
II is expected that the transports will 90
forward in groups as fast as loaded, each
group being accompanied by a convoy Of
warships 10 afford protection But as
Japan and China have not declared war
against each other. II IS not expected
that large convoy Of war vessels will
be required. The Japanes= troops win
60 straight 10 Taku. ihe trip taking about
three and half days.
II is inferred at the war department
that Colonel Liscum and the two battal-
ions of the Ninth Infantry. which arrived
al Taku on Friday. have reached Tien
Tsin. Colonel Liscum was given a
free hand in the matter OF an advance,
and il is thought that by prompt move
msnt ne already has reached the beleag-
ured city of Tien Tsin, where, according
70 adyices today 70 the British admiral
y. reinfOrcements were urgently needed.
The bureau OF mil tary information has
received an interesting communication
from Major ZalinsEy, United States Army
retired. giving some details Of climate
and topography Of the country between
Tien 'Tsin and Pekn. Major Zalinsky
went over this road IN 1895 and Sc and
says that the TRIP from Taku 20 Pekn
occupied a two days forced march. He
was travelling with a native pony and
light equipment but the road practical
killed the horses. The country between
Taku and Pekin Is hilly and the climate
will probabaly be more favorable Tor
white troops than the Philippine. The
mean temperature OF Pekin is about the
same as san Francisco but is much hot
ter IN summer and Is bitterly cold in win
ter. Major Salinsky says that the Pei
Ho river and large part OF the gulf OF
Pechle are closed TO navigation by ice
early IN December, and stores for WIN
ter campaign should be gotten INTO the
country by October at least. Fuel Is
.scarce. there beng no wood to speak Of,
while a small amount OF coal Is imported
on camels from the north, ground and
mixed with clay 10 make 1t burn slow
Iy All timber for tent flooring and 9TH
er construction will have 10 be import
ed. He favors oil and wheeled cooking
outfits as the most practical and econ
omical.
In view Of the prospective military OPP
erations in China the quartermasters de-
advisabiity Of establishing a regular ser
vice between Taku and Nagasaki and us
ing the transport Logan and the freight
ships Flinshire and Wyeheld for that
purpose. The Logan carried the Ninth
infantry from Manila TO Taku and is now
at the latter port The Flntshlre and
Wyeaeld are scheduled TO leave Manila
tomorrow with Two battal.ons Of tho
Fourteenth infantry and a battery Of the
Fifth artillery FOR Taku. The selection
of Nagasaki as one OF the terminals 3.
due TO the fact that an transports now
leaving San Francisco for Manila wi
touch at that port and in case it IS de
sired 10 send troops carried by them t'
China The service could be done by th'
line from Taku without the necessity o
diverung the r, gular Pacific transport
from their proper destination at Manila
This arrangement would result I'm a saw
ing of time, as the transfer Of troop
could be effected more quickly than tn
outgoing transports could be coaled an
provisioned for the extra trip to China.
The state department Is now in negou
alton with the japanese government 70
permission TO land these forces at Naga
sak. II IS expected that this permissi
win be speedily granted.
NTADTT TMG