New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-12

scattered over the country. Besides the animals
these ships will carry, they are scheduled 70
take III Army wagons and 30 ambulanceS-
Twenty-Five additional escort wagons have Just
been shipped 20 Taku from Manila Besides the
two pack trains carried BY the Grant. several
hundred additional pack mules and their equip
ment Will be included n the foregoing list The
Commissary and Quartermasrsr's departments
are equally interested n throwing into China
a sufficient supply OF food and clothing to last
the Army all winter in case the Gulf OF Pc
Chilli is closed BY ice early IN the fail, as Is
understood 70 be the case. Besides an imnense
amount OF food already accumulated AZ Eaku
and al Manila which is the Conmissary Depart
ment's base OF Oper6 tt5asIJFhe QuarrerInasIer
Department now has nine transports or an az
gregate capacity OF 1920 tons. whose SAILING
dates are arranged up 70 and lncludlns SEP
TENDER I. The most OF these vessels VIII g
10 Manila, but some will go 10 Taku oy way eh
Nagasak1 one OF these Nesse-ss ne 9-1---:
ing from san Francisco, August Ia VII o
loaded entirely with subsistence supplies
amounting TO 5000 tons
an abundant supply q e9u1pment suoslslsLC7
and transportation into China oe1ors In- -
ginning of the rigorous winter II - not s4pscteI
mat rhA coming cold weather VIII be any
bfndrauce 10 military operations N case Ils
active campaign extends oeyona the -i,C -
October. In some respects H1llIAIy Ope-a 800 -
can be carried on better IN the winter rnan IN
midsummer when much OF the country i unG1E
water. The ground freezes hard enough n w.
TER 10 bear wagon transportation and nsto argl-
H. 49, rba snowfall IS usually light. Ihe
cbta+ obstacles will be the extremely low temper
arures and the wind and sand storms Wn1cn
FREQUENTLY sweep over the fat. treeless plains
OTHER POWERS SHOWING ACTIVITY
According 70 Official as well as unofficial i'd
vices received here. the other Powers are rush
ing preparations 20 bring heavy retnforcenenrs
into the field as early as practicable. and the
prospect is that before the close q navigation
on account OF ice in the Gulf OF Pe-Chi-L4 early
in November, the total number OF international
troops IN North China viii considerably exceed
100000 always provided. OF course. that q win
ter campaign shall become necessary. OF this
force Germany will contribute at least one-nrrh
under Count Won Waldersee. who, IL Is expected
Will also perform the duties OF commandsr-tn-
chief
The German contingent win be a strong ons
not only numerically, but In other respects
Among the officers are q number who have
spent years IN China some OF them IN tbs
Chinese service. where they assisted N reorEan-
izing the army and in drilling the Chinese
troODs Practically every officer who thus served
will 90 10 China under Count Won Waldsrsee-
The rank and file will be composed OF men
picked from about one hundred thousand who
volunteered for service IN China Iney A-S
highly disciplined and thoroughly seasoned vet
Grams belonging TO various corps and regiments
Of the German army.
The French contingent Will consist OF about
twenty thousand officers and men, and VIII BE a
well proportional force Of cavalry. artillery and
infantry
sver from the United States Government TO the
suggestion that Count Waldersee should Be
placed in general command OF the PeHlng exp@-
GitiOn.