Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-13
ON TO PEK|N
Eighty Thousand Troops Needed, Taku
Admirals Declare.
FIGHTING AT TIEN-T SIN YET
Late Chief of Police Of Port Ar
thur Declares That the Chinese
Have Smoked ana Burned
NewchWnnK.

London, July 13.-A Paris dispatcl
says the foreign office has received Il dis
patch from Tnku stating that the admi
rails have decided that 10000 troops will
be necessary for an advance on Picking
OF this number 10000 will be required Il
garrison Taku and Tien-tsin and main
tain the line of communications.
General Voyron has been appointed tt
the command of the French contingent
to be sent to China. lie is the division
general now acting as inspector genera
of marine infantry. He is not identified
with any political faction.
1t is learned that Japan will send to
china Il field marshal. who outranks tho
officers of the other powers. This would
settle the question of supreme command
unless. as suggested here, Russia should
send an officer Of similar rank. 1t is
feared that friction will yet arise on this
point
| The character of the news only tends
| to confirm the pessimsn in London con
corning the fate of the international col
ony ut Picking. Observers see in the
cdiot from Picking and other information
| emanatng from Chinese official sources
| only attempts to gain time and desperate
anxiety on the part of some one to make
an apology for the outrages committed
at the capital.
The latest news from Tien-tsin consd-
erably intensities the general alarm. Lack
of cohesion among the allies and the CON
sequent failure to make Roadway render
the situation there critical.
Chinese Continue Fighting.
The British admiralty has received the
following dispatch from Vice Admiral
Seymour:
"ricn-tsin. July 1.-The Chinese con-
time fighting. often Smelling the settle
mcniS. They are extending their lines
along the Lu-Tai- An canal to rhe north
east and are appearing in greater force
west of the city.
Yesterday we bomhardpd the ,iiy ana
immediate suburbs. which stopped the
Chinese gun fire for some time. The
French settlement and station are most
subject to attack. Today there was an.
other bombardment.
Am steadily getting up more guns.
Ten thousand troops are now here. More
are required. but both the Russian and
Japanese are expected"
y Chrfn dispatch. dated July o. saws
it is reported on good authority that
Prince Tuan has become insane. The
di1ttch adNS that in consequence of the
ENGAGEMENTS VI the rebels toward Tsin Tau
tbs Germans have withdrawn some of
their troops from Taku to protect Tsin.
Tau. The women and children from
NewchwanS have arrived at Chcfu.
Ncwchwnng sacked.
y Tirnts dispatch, dated july 4, saws
that the late chief of police of Port Ar.
thur has arrived there. He reports that
the Chinese have sacked and burned New. |
chwang. He further asserts that the
Chinese are wrecking the Manchurian
railway and are also pillaging the unpro.
tectcd outskirts of Port Arthur
A, Ticn-tsin dispatch. dated July 4. via
Chefu July s, and Shanghai July H.
says:
n homogeneous army of half the
strength OF the allied forces could do bet
er work than is being done by the allies.
The operations are dangerously handicnp
'e'l, and the safety Of the city is imperilcdl
~ lack of organization aud the want of
~" commander 10 control all the forces.
he representatives of the several ma
IONS manage the military and civil af
AIRS OF their governments largely with
'ul cooperation. The ranking officer of
a'h nationality has absolute jurisdiction
'vrr the operations Of his governments
roops. Questions of policy are discussed
aily at international conferences which
AVE not the power to enforce the wishe.
f the majority.
SeymOur's Method,
Admiral Seymour's method of com
is to make requests, which th,
ther commanders generally follow: butt
here have been instances of the ranking
Ulcers holding aloof from operations Of ,
'hich they disapproved.
Iherr is great need of more troops
he present force of 10000 men is mt
'mptng to hold line Is miles lonp
round the city. There is also great ,
eed of rebuilding the railroad to Tokp|
nj getting artillery equal to tho guns
mn winch the Chinese are daily bonn I
lldng the allies position.
The weeks work resulted in n sinh s
nntial gain for the Chinese. as III,
lies lost 80 or GO men and Succeeded II, ;,
nothing. !
"A British officer described the sim, y
III as chaos. lie said I
we nave wasted many days in polite
'ss. and it is time we did something
mere is no disagreement among fla, d
but in the absence of :, t
mite head several of them are disuosoJ a
follow their own methods. and tlc, B
nply abstain from operations cou,rur,
those methods.
me foreign population is yrcntl, N
ousod concerning this apparent npathv X
nile tho city is being bombar,rj thn, G.
'lke,y 10 Suffcr heavily. and they can. Id
understand the apparent negligence, &
: governments to furnish RELIEF anal -.