The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-18
OF THE WAR ON CHINA
Story OF the Awful March PngA Satunaa
Death-F Fights Of the Soldiers
But Few Men Left Tell the Story the Struggle

When we had perforated Celestial we
brought all his property to light, and If he
nad bunch of keys, a lot of copper cash. and
such useless trinkets we were absolutely con-
scientious about turning the stuff in at head
Quarters. II he possessed anything in the
way of silver, gold or jewelry. we overlooked
the formality of bringing in the goods.
Lootlna the Treasury.
"The looting was really more profitable
than has been generally supposed. When
stacks of what seemed like policemen s
helmets, made OF metal. These helmets were
solid silver. Instead Of casting their silver
into bars or bricks they make these helmets,
called 'shus.' and stack them In big piles.
Between the 'shus' and the plumber picked
up. or taken away from the Cinnamon killed
the loot would be about $1,000 per man. and
the officers, of course. did much better. What
became Of the plumber? 1t went in hundred
ways but of that more later. "1tss
sale at the gates for awhile. and then, as
1t was very hot weather. we began to re-
gret It. The dead lay in the streets. scat sea It
multitudes of them that even our burial
parties could not dispose of them Some of
our officers were men Of ready resources
Out into the country we went, securing the
fields for miles and catching thousands Of
Mongolians. We tied them together by the
pigtails and drove them back into town.
Then we persuaded them to collect their de-
near the walls, put wood and oil upon them,
and burn them to ashes. 1t was fierce
method of sanitation, but was both neces-
sary and effective.
Rivers Blocked With Dead.
Every river that ran thru that accursed
land was red with blood and ologged with
dead. On every current rode the bodies Of
men, women and children. Torn by shot
past, some with grinning faces high out OF
the water, some headless, armless. mere
fragments Of humanity. On the river banks
ss &c $685. does as
the waters edge till body would drift near
the shore. Then they would dash into the
water, hing the corpse ashore and fight over
It like devils till the strongest beast obtained
the prize and the weaker would stink off in
search of another carcass.
After awhile, of course things settled
the walls grew up city of hell-opium
joints, liquor shops, and worse. The opium
habit fastened itself on thousands. The Chi
nese liquor crazed thousands more
Fights With the Germans
Then the restless spirits of the camp be-
lions. Fights with the Germans seemed spe-
cially attractive to the Americans. remem-
Der one night when eleven q the hardest
broken down under the fighting or the drink
ing, decided to go over in the German dis
trict and look for trouble. They set out. and
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Ing, and every sign OF complete success in
finding the goods desired. They came back,
carrying with them twenty three German
rifles and condgn punishment for the evil
coers.' :,
ut seems that the boys had begun to stir
up the Dutchmen by the simple expedient
of killing Cinnamon. While the Germans
too sd to the 3 natvss n strurh
people should como over and kill their
heathens. So a battalion was ordered out
With instructions to capture the invaders
came down the street in an impressive stiff
backed way Our rowdes got into a cross
street and made football wedge.
right for strong buck between tackle and
guard, they came on, heads down, and the
air was full Of rifles and Dutchmen. The
wedge ploHed right thru, and then escaped
with twenty three rifles as souvenirs Of the
victory. After that there were continual
skirmishes. When the Americans were in
force, they invariably thrashed the German.
but it was unlucky hour for the lonely sol.
der who was caught in the German district
by the engry Prus sian guards.
"All foreign. contingents were brave and
man and English, troops were superior
phys ally, to the French and Italians. tho
many Of the British were thin-chested and
stood the strain of marching and fighting
badly.
AMERICANS WERE STAR FIGHTERS.
1.-The Russians were snewy, but had af
much brain as cigar sign. The Americans
were the keenest witted, most ingenious
and, perhaps, the most Quarrelsome of the
| white forces. The Germans and Russians
| were simply fighting machines. But the stars
of the whole array-its tough to bow before
yellow men, but you've gat to give 1t to then
were the little Japs. Indomitable marchers
never seeming to tire on the hottest days o,
longest roads, they are also the most tigerist
fighters in the world. They don't know the
meaning of fear, and would rather fight thar
eat: They would reach camp after a day o.
| awful marching, and their alignment would
! be simply perfection as they marched past
then they would tear into a fight, do more
| than their share to win, and come back III
the same faultless ordered lines. If any
white nation ever tries to- conquer Japan Il
will have speedy and dtsagreeable finish ir
| front of the little brown fellows who serve
under the mikado's flag.
| China? Only this: Sooner or later tina
great inert mass will wake up; and whe,
| It does let Europe tremble and forget 1nterna
quarrels. Give those fellows discipline. plan
| national pride among them, and see wha
would follow. The material Is there. TIL.
| Chinese could be changed from panic strick
en- mob to the equals Of the Japanese in fiv'
years. Conquer China? Why, what we did t.
| the Chinese was like a scratch on the f1nge
| Of Il sleeping giant. China sleeps. A doze1
wars might rage upon the borders, but tn
latent power-the hidden might-sleeps OIL
| Soue day it will wake up; and then It viii
| be time for the white race to stand from
| under"