Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-11
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Washington. Aug. i0.-The capture
Of Yang Tsun. the first objective point
Of the international forces. was the sn.
preme news Of Importance received here
on the Chinese situation. The first word
Of this capture. effected last Monday,
came in brief dispatch 10 the signal
Office At the war department from COL
Scriven. the signal officer at Che Foo.
Half an hour after this message was
received cablegram came from Gen.
Chaffee giving additional details Of the
capture and showing that IL had been at
the cost Of about 60 casualties among the
American troops. Gen. Ohahee's dis
patch Is as follows;
Yang Tsun. Aug. Aug. 6.-Yang
Tsun occupied today. Wounded Sec.
ond Lieutenant Frank r. Long. Ninth
infantry, moderate; casualties, about 90
men Ninth U S. infantry, Fourteenth
U. S. infantry and battery i, Fifth U.
s. artillery. Nearly all from Fourteenth
infantry. Names later. Many men
Frustrated by heat and fatigue"
Hardly less important was dispatch
from General Terauchi, second IN com.
mand ON the japanese staff. sent 10 the
war Office % japan. and transmitted to
the legation stating that the interna-
tionnl army would total $1,000 mon on
Aug. IS. at which time the real advance
on Pekn would begin General Ter.
auohis dispatch stated that on Aag. 1,
when It was forwarded the advance had
not yet begun. This was AZ first incom.
prchensihlo In view OF the fact that
lighting had actually occurred. But the
latter statement that the international
army would total 5000 men on Aug.
10, appears 20 make clear General Ter.
auchi's meaning and 70 reconcile II
with General Chaffee dispatch.
The present movement, Of some 5000
men. doubtless il viewed in the light Of
reconnaissance in force, the main
movement Of the army Of 10000 10 fol.
low ON Aug. D. This makes clear the
meaning Of General Chafee's dispatch
that Yang Tsun was the objective point.
The war department here has been con.
siderably puzzled over this statement Of
an objective point, far short Of Pokin.
II would appear, however, from Gen.
Terauchi's dispatch, that the first force
Of 1900 men, having opened up com.
munication 10 Yang Tsun, brought for
ward supplies and established this I'D
vance base, the way would then be clear
for the advance OF the larger force Oh
Aug. 10. The capture Of Yang Tsun is,
therefore, an important strategic branch
Of the fast maturing military plans.
The place is about Is miles beyond Tien
Tsin and little less than a quarter Of the
way 10 PelIin.
Colonel Scriven's statement, "wire
up" contains much meaning, ns Il Is nc.
cepted rs showing that there Is direct
Geographic communication with the
army in the field. Aside from the AS
surance this gives Of speedy transmits.
sion Of news from the front. IL gives ad.
ditional assurances that the line Of COM
munication is intact back 10 the first base
Of operations. The capture Of Yang
Tsun on the day following the battle Of
Pei Tsang is regarded as a highly sue
cessful military achievement, especially
in view Of the fact that it was looked
upon a. stronghold whose capture
might give the foreigners considerable
trouble.
Aside from the military development.
Of the day the diplomatic aspect Of the
crisis was made more clear by the pub
lication Of the demand made BY thu
Uuited States on the imperial govern
ment Of China and transmitted 10 Min
lister WI last evening.