The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-17
Completely ROut the Chin
eSe at Tien TSin.
Take Possession Of the City
and Its DefenSeS.
RENEW THE ATTACK.
Break Through the Walls
and Capture the Forts.
Casualties in Three DayS
Fighting Reach 500.
Russians and Japanese
We're Heaviest Losers.
AMERICAN LOSS 2l5.
The Oregon Is Reported as
Nearing kure, Japan.
AMERICAN LOSS 2l5.
Ii Hung Chang Goes North
to Take Charge.

London. July 17-12.45 2. m--The
Daily Nail today gives the Associated
Press the following dispatch from its
Shanghai correspondent under date OF
July II:
The allied troops resumed the attack
upon the Chinese walled city Of Tien
Tsin on the morning OF July II. and sue
ceeded in preaching the walls and cap
turing all the forts.
THE Chinese were completely routed
and the allies took possession OF the
native city and its defenses
The total losses Of the allies in the
engagement OF Thursday, Friday and
Saturday We're about 500 killed or
wounded The casualties were greatest
among Russians and japanese.
when the arsenal had been evacuated
by the Chinese the Americans. French.
japanese and Welsh fusiHers advanced
toward the native city and joined with
the other attacking forces The Jap
anese infantry and a mounted battery
advanced to the foot OF the walls. sup
ported BY the Americans and. French.
Despite valiant attacks. the allies were
only able to hold the positions gained
outside the walls preparatory TO re-
newing the assault in the morning.
The casualties sustained by the allies
were exceedingly heavy, especially those
10 the Americans. French and japanese
Several explosions in the native city
were caused by the bombardment.
The Chinese appear TO have exhausted
their supply Of smokeless powder, as
they are now using black powder.
The guns OF the allies did immense
damage to the native city, causing many
large confagratiOns. and finally siIenced
the majority Of the enemy's guns stimuli
s7Aeously Then 1500 Russians assisted
by small parties of Germans and French
assaulted and captured eight guns that
were in position on the railway embank-
Uent and the fort, the magazine Of
which the French subsequently blew up.
A body Of American. British. japanese
and Austrian troops then made a sortie
and attacked the west arsenal. which
the Chinese mad reoccupied After three
hours Of the hardest fighting yet exper-
fenced, the Chinese fed
AMERICAN Loss s15
Washington, July 17.-Admiral Re
Eney this morning cabled the navy de-
partment that the city and forts OF
Tien Tsin are in the hands Of the allies
His list Of killed and wounded is some
what fuller than yesterdays report but
still not entirely complete. His dis
patch follows:
che Foo. July 17.-Today hope to
get wounded from Tien Tsin either in
hospitals at Taku or aboard the Sol
ace Communication very uncertain.
following casualties apparently con-
1irme5-
-Marines-Captain Davis. killed: Can
tain Lemley. LisuteaanIS Butler and
Leonard. wounded
-Army-COlonel Liscun. killed. Majors
Reagan and Lee. Captains NOyes.
Brewster and BooEzmiller. Lieutenants
Nayior, Lawton- Hammond and Wad-
iron wounded. Total killed and wound
er reported. 715, Russians and Japan
ese lost heavily our total loss reported
215. about 20 were marines but num-
her believed 10 De exaggerated Have
officer on shore especially TO get au-
thentic number and names. which viii
be promptly teIegraphed- City and forts
now in hands of allies. Admiral Sey-
mour returned TO feet officer ashore
Gs Admiral Alexief at Tien Tsin
-REAIET.''
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