The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-07-19
Tho combined Forces Made an
Attack on the Chinese at
Ticn-T>in July l3.
gfVE DRIVEN BACK WITH HEAVY LOSS
,rop0 thc Slain We're Col. Liscum,
Of ,he g.h Infantry, and Col.
French, of the 25th.
.,,her Americans Were Killed and
wounded-Thc Russian. English
and Japancse Troops Lost
several Oniccrs.

1 Wa.l.ruou. Juiy l7.--Ihc navy dc
: rmca' Mon .as morning receive
Iera. confirmation from Adm Rene
4 rle reverse. ~ thc allied forces a
= n.I,.n on -ic morning of the 18Th
H. dispatch ,~ dated Chc-Foo. Jul,
and says
i Reported That allied forces at
i cArl native cry morning 18th. Rus
tan's right with United States Gtl
4 4nn'rv aaI marines on the left
j Y.,e, allied forces large: Russians
1 ud4dipr artillery colonel; Amer
H., over H British. over 40; Japan
i maHIIe colonel: French. -.
&"toL I-cm. 'th infantry. killed;
J. Capt. Davis. marine corps. Capt
j .cr liu'>. Butler and Leonard
i suacd ~ evening allied attack
d native o'y va- rcpulSed with great
n Returns yet incomplete; details
Y yer '''''' ''''' hEME1.
bonioa july 1.-THE Evening
b prints q dispatch dated ut
. ,ha. Monday giving a detailed ac-
2 '' '' '"' ''I''" "i me aIlicd
b. ,'' lu 'H, native city of Ticu-Tsin
s reported 80 90 press dispatch, dated
Y '-' .'''. '''' ''' wa 'hc-Fo", july
Y '"'..'''''' '''y l''
4 ''. Jung u" ne H'eh'lg News DIS
r. 'N" '''les were repulSed and
y I'.'' '' I'''''i win ~ loss OF
\ '''' ''' h'''' 'hr british los
Y " ''' '"' Japanese 90. The
z '...' ".'' "'>>''"s' II Is added,
7 ''' "'"'I'N. Among the
Y '''- "''' were 'oI French.
9 '' 'a'h infantry. and Col. Liscum,
'' ''' infantry. \ Russian col
4 '' ''''.'If Was also KILLED.
4 " .''''" ''"> lhai the China
4 ''0-'' "'' great desperation,
"'' '''' ''''"S"'P was accurate
I
4 ''-''"' 'uiN II" OIL Emerson |
4 .>'nm of the 9th infantry. who |
Y '''''I a' Icn-Isin. was one of
'''' ail'ni of the old civil war
Y ''> DID fine service. Vt the out
Z '' '.''i war hc volunteered as
4 '''' ." company u. of the LIST
: ' ''''"' ~ h"Nihg been born
4 "''''' ne was mustered out
Y volunteers in August. 1861. and
= '''''F entered the regular army
''''' in The 18th infantry. Pro-
y "'- rapid in his case, and he
'' "'s' commission in the
= ' '''N "~ % second lieutenant
+ ''' ''''.
Z transferred 10 the 3Oth in
y ' ''''. "nd later became cap
= ' '''''n' colonel of the 9th
= '' 'N \prI 2i, l>99. lie was
!
q captain m 1861 for gallant
q " far battle of Bethesda
4 I in 'h" caupaign before
" F' COL Liscum was in :
q ''''-' campaign with the 9th {
" '" "a> badly wounded AZ I
Z "' ,.n Juan hill The war I
= ir" had taken note of his !
service there, and his name c
n ' "i congress for promo
a '. rul of brigadicr general
81 l'. Davis. United States
81 '''I. ''>" Killed, was ma "
E '''~.r iic entered the ma
"a fps N~ second lieutenant an
ii ''. ilc went out to tbe
Y 's n \prl 1899. in cbarnc
81 VIA" Took over the h
q '"' station from the military !,
IA ''''''iNSioh as captain b
''l."" corp, is dated March r fl
81
"m H Lcmly. of the marine in
D." n reported as wounded is o.
o. North Carolina yp' a"S - o. o.
a VI Judge Advocate General ce
'h, navy. He entered the 10
..'rc'~e in March. 1899. II
81 '..'' To the stan as an as. m
81 '''''""s'cr with the rank M
'st
81 - hullcr, of the ma or
81 o1','rs n the service. having 6
Lf wa '''m Pennsylvania in TO
&. ''c Was sent to the phn. m
ram va. ,,'. one G Of the officers no
o.r '.r 'a'i'c station by wi
s. at Tai, '"' ''s'nmng of the in
aE Il.., '-Nu. IN,
was ' '''' OF the ma-
rk district Of Columbia IN,
"a IL. r,,,', lir ,''rcompanicd Lieut., All