Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-27
THE WAR
IN CHINA
Continued from first page.

lien ISin today. iSiEned hEMPET.
THE secretary Of the navy has or
dered Admiral I;crny To 20 with the
Brooklyn To Taku and to tender to
Gen. McArtl ur thcconveyance ofany
troops which the BrOukly can carry"
Admiral Kempff's dispatch giving
the first definite news Of the Aedding
of American blood on Chinese soil
came early this morning md was
turned over to Secretary Long as
early IA he arrived at the department.
With Admiral Crowinshieid hecarrled
this dispatch to the white house
where, on the presidents return from
church, il was laid before him. The
determination t%hereupon was reached
To order Admiral Remy, in command
Of the Asiutic squadron, from Manila
to Taku on board of the armored
cruiser Brooklyn. The effect oi the
transfer is tn make Taku the head
quarters Of the Asiatic squadron.
The Brooklyn is expected To- sail at
once, today ii possible, as the orders
sent contemplate getting the admiral
on the scene at the earliest moment.
The advantage Of this, as officially
stated, is not so much In adding the
strength of he Brooklyn to the fleet
already there, as the fleet is consider
ed by Secretary Long to be quiteade-
quatc, as ii Is in allowing the author
ties here To deal directly with the
situation In China. instead of through
circuitous communication by way of
Manila. 1.-THE Brooklyn starts today,
as expected. it will take her fully a
week to reach Taku, as the trip il
1000 miles and %typh0ons are raging.
The determination to carry some
of Gen. MacArthur's troops on the
flagship shows the emergency Of the
situation. The troops are believed
to be ready to move, but some delay
may he caused in getting on board
sufficient supplies for Il large body Of
men for n week.
Admiral Kenpii's report that four
Americans were killed and seven
wounded in the ambuscade OF Walters
force caused the gravest concern
among the officials, but the chief fear
was as To the outcome of the second
attack which the admiral reported
was to begin today. The attack will
be OF the dimensions OF n battle and
its results may be decisive, not only
to the immediate force employed, but
In determining the fate Of the lega-
tiUns and the foreign settlements at
Tien Tsin, and whether the issue IL
to he war or not with China.
1t was reported to the navy de-
partment that the battleship Oregon
got away from Hongkong today
bound for Taku. This is two days
ahead of her expected starting time.
She took ON Ia sailors and marines,
brought to HOngkong by the Zafiro.
The big ship may now have IA chance
to repeat her celebrated trip ''round
the horn" she being crowded for a
fast run to the Gene Of action. The
distance is about 100 miles and, II
she makes her record time, she will
he at Taku in six days, about the
same time that the Brooklyn arrives
from Manila.
The war branch OF the government
is preparing for any eventuality that
may arise ont ofthrC Chinese situation,
As stated by one ofthe highest Officers
of the army, the scale OF operations
Is of a magnitude which would inter.
est and surprise the public. but. he
added, the information would be al
even greater interest and service Il
any foreign foe which the United
States may bc called upon to face
within the next few weeks or more
and for that reason there Is no pur
pose 10 make public the complet,
preparations to meet whatever issu,
arises.
Later in the dry the order contem
plating the sending OF the monitor
MOnadnock to Taku was counter
mnnded. Admiral I.emy reported
that the vessel had been stripped u
her officers, presumably for duties OF
other vessels, and for this and othe,
reasons 1t was not deemed advisable
to send her. Chief among these 4
the fact that the typhoons now rag
Ing In the eastern seas would max
the voyage of such n vessel as tn
MoEadnock, with her low freeboard
very uncertain. She would have I,
be towed the greater part Of the dis
tance and this would delay the al
rival In Chinese waters OF any othe
ship which would be sent with her.
The Sixth cavalry. which will sal
from San Francisco shortly, will no
go directly to Manila, but will b
taken TO Nagasaki, where orders wi
: be sent based on the developments 1
the Chinese situation.
Che Foo, June 26.-ltear Admire
kempff reports, by u japanese tol
pedo boat, that the combined force
entered Tien Tsin on Saturday, Jun
y, sustaining small losses. The
started on Saturday To relieve tn
forces which left Tien Tsin on Jun
10, and which is believed to he SUI
rounded near Pekin. According I
Innnnasa rannrta Admiral Spymnu