Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
TWO GOING TO CHINA
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPRESENTA-
TIVEs TO SAIL AUGUST L.
Mr.. Chas. f. KIober, jr.. Well-Known
Here. and f. G. Bellaires. Who
Has Been at Havana.

Again Washington newspaper man has
been called to perform important and deli
cate service IN the field OF the world )
Journalism. Mr.. Charles Ed. Kloeber, jr.,
well and widely known in newspaper. Of
ficiai and social circles. will leave for China
about August / as one of tie war corre-
spondents of the Associated Press. He will
b. accompanied by Mr.. E. G. Bellaires, I'M
Ill recently the representative at Havana
of the Associated Press. Together they
will leave New York tomorrow for San
Francisco. whence they will sail, as soon
as possible. for Nagasaki. Japan. Thence
they will proceed directly to Taku, where
a general American base of supplies has
been established on Chinese soil. Their
movements after their arrival at Taku will
vailing.
Weeks ago, when it became evident that
the Boxer rebellion was likely to develop
serious international trouble, the Associated
Press directed Mr. Robert NJ Collins chief
of its correspondents in the Philippines and
also prominent Washington newspaper
man. to hurry to China to supervise the
gathering of war news for the American
press. His brilliant service i'll furnishing
to the civilized world an exclusive account
OF the first great battle between the forces
of the allied powers and the Chinese troops
al Tien Tsn. in which Col. LiScum was
killed and the 9th Infantry and the United
States marines suffered 50 heavily, is now
Il matter of history.
1t is to supplement the work of MIR. Collins
and other Associated Press representatives
that Mr.. kloeber and Mr.. Bellaires are
being hurried to China.
Mr.. Kloeber was selected for foreign
service by General Manager Charles s.
Diehl because Of his peculiar fitness and
equipment for it. He is able. aggressive.
enterprising and Self-relian.-all essential
qualities in correspondent. He Is
besides virile writer conservative and &C
curate in statement and terse and elegant
in diction. In addition he Is imbued with
enthusiasm for his work. and his best
friends aver that re Is not afraid of any
thing, alive or dead.
Mr.. Kloeber is native of Virginia. Born
thirty-One years ago in Richmond and edu-
Gated at the Virginia Military Institute, he
Is one of the best types of the young south
ern gentleman. He came to Washington in
1889 and entered almost Immediately upon
newspaper work. He achieved success
early. He became city editor of the Wash
ington News. serving that paper well dur
ing its brief but meteoric career Later
he was the news editor Of the Washington
Times. leaving that paper to join the staff
OF the Associated Press three years and a
half ago. He served successfully as night
editor and day manager Of the Washington
office until a few months ago. when he was
called to the New York Office to become
one of the cable editors. At various times
during his residence in Washington he I'D
notable special work for newspapers
throughout the country. His latest work
OF special note was that which he per-
formed at the republican and democratic
national conventions
Mr.. kloeber will go to China under most
favorable conditions. All confidence is re-
posed in him by the officials of the ASS =
ciated Press and his personal and news
paper friends are confident that he will
have notable career if the opportunity
Is afforded him by a real war in the orient