The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18
NOW PEKIN is TAKEN, WHAT?
Will the United States Join the Powers in In.
Sailing New Government!
(By the Associated Press. ,

(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, August 1.-THE news regard
ing the entrance into Pekin was further
confirmed today by two kilograms received
by the Japanese Legation in Berlin, one
dated August 14th, saying that the al
lied forces were only ten miles from the
capital and the other briefly announcing
that they had entered.
This evening the German press ac-
cepts the fall Of Pekin as a fact While
expressing joy at the happy discharge
OF one part of the China programme, the
papers point out that there is much left
to do. The Berliner Post says:
"A great thing has been done but
greater thing must be done before the
allied powers will be satisfied. 1t remains
to obtain redress for attacks upon the
legations and other wrongs, particularly
the assassination of the German Minister
and to install a government which will
punish the guilty and give ample guaran-
tees against the recurrence of similar
crimes"
The National Zeitung, the Freisinnige
Zeitung and the Vossische Zeitung ex-
press themselves in a similar strain
Referring to number of special dis
patches appearing in German papers,
which claim that the United States Gov
eminent, now that the members of the
foreign legations are relieved, is about
to withdraw from the international I'M
dertaking a high official of the German
Foreign Office said this evening:
THE Washington Government has as
sured the other powers of it's willing
ness to cooperate in carrying out a
joint program. This assurance has suf-
feed SO far and will continue to suffice
in spite of newspaper stories to the con-
I trary''
Mr.. John p. Jackson, United ctates
Charge dAffaires, when his attention was
called to these specials, said:
J 1.-The United States Government has
acted with the greatest harmony regard
ing China with Germany from the outset
In fact up to Pekin the powers are all
agreed, but beyond that no agreement
has even been attempted. The future
must be left to new diplomatic negotia-
tions."
JAPANESE IN THE LEAD.
Toxic. August 17.--Extracts from a
long dispatch describing the advance of
the allied forces from Tien Tsin say
General Ma disappeared during the fight
ing at Yang Tsun; that the immediate
advance on Pekin was decided upon at a
council of war in which 385 officers took
part, held at Yang Tsun. August 18th and
that the advance columns were drawn up
in the following order:
Japanese, Russians, British and Ameri-
can.
The French contingent was obliged to
remain at Yang Tsun on account of it's
inadequate commissariat.
FOR AN AUTUMN CAMPAIGN.
Berlin, August 17-Germany beyond
any doubt is preparing everything for an
autumn and winter campaign in China.
One striking evidence of this is the fact
that a slow steamer has been chartered
for December to carry to China material
for sixty mile field railroad.
A SECOND RELIEF COLUMN.
Paris August IA dispatch received
here from General Frey in command of
the French marine force in China, dated
August 9th, says the rapid advance of the
allies toward PeEin was due to the ex-
cellent scouting of the Russians and
Japanese. General Frey returned to Tien
Tsin in order to lead reinforcements of
French troops to the front. Finding there
the Germans, Austrians and Italians who
we're not represented with the advance
columns, the General offered to give them
facilities for getting to the front with
his command. They accepted with thanks
and a new column, composed of the
forces of the nations mentioned started
for Pekin.
SECRET OF CHINA'S COLLAPSE.
London, August 1.-THE collapse of
Chinese resistance is explained in dis
patches from Shanghai as being due to
the failure of the Chinese to flood the
country below Tung Chow. The earth
works connected with the dam at the Pei
Ho were unfinished and the canal at Tune
| Chow was full of water, facilitating boat
transport when the allies arrived there
Signals between the allies and the le-
| gationers holding part of the wall at Pc
kin were exchanged during the morning
| of August 18th.
Troops are still arriving at Taku The
| German transports Wittekind and Frank
| fort are due there today. The Russian
| transport Mini Noygorod ran on a reel
| August 14th.
The Japanese cruiser Takasago which
went ashore recently, has been towed of
| and is now at Port Arthur.
A dispatch from Yokohama under to-
| days date, announces that an officia
| telegram from Seoul, the capital of Coref
| says the inhabitants of the Pyong Yong
| district adjoining the frontier, are
alarmed at the landing of 1000 Russians
| in the neighborhood.