Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-22

at El Caney and Influenced the For-
 eign Forces at the Siege of Peking.
 His Experiences With the Russian
 General, Linievitch.
 Speaking of the new head of the United States army, Lieutenant Gener- al Adna R. Chaffee, close friend of his recently said to a. New York Tribune reporter, "Chaffee is, like Byron's Cor sair, the mildest mannerd man that ever scuttled ship OF cut throat"
 "Did you ever hear of what he did when the government sent him west to round up Indians?
 Well, the general was only captain then-Captain Chaffee of the Sixth cav- airy. A band of Indians had left their reservation in Arizona. He had orders to get them back again.
 Before Chaffee started on his expe- dition he called at the telegraph office.
 Have any orders for me come from Washington he asked the operator.
 "'No, sir
 "tWell, wouldn't be surprised if you l cut was the captains reply.
 "To prevent the government giving him orders such as were usually given to commanders on such missions as his, not to shoot until first fired upon, he had taken care that no such orders should reach him.
 The general is born fighter, and he takes it for granted every one else is. You should have seen, yes, and heard him, at Fl Caney. It was in Cuba that Chaffee's great ability as commander first became evident Why, at El Clancy he just made those svolun- teers fight. 1t was a pretty ticklish place up there on that firing line. Even some of the old soldiers were willing to admit that much afterward.
 Well, some of the volunteers lost their nerve, fell back from the firing line and slid off toward the road. The general spied them. He was upon them in an instant Where were they going2 What for? He wanted to know all about their plans and finally sent them to the extreme front. There he lined them up, kept watch of them for a time and told them many things sol diers should know. His language was not exactly drawing room talk, but it was right to the point anyway"
 When General Chaffee and his troops reached Tientsin, the Japanese, British, French and Russian forces were al- ready there: The Japanese commander favored an immediate advance. The British were undecided, and the Rus sSfo ov v1dT h ino hop f0r re-enforcements Finally a conference of the commanders was called. The situation was discussed in all of it's phases, with special reference to the extent of the resistance that probably would be encountered. The Japanese wanted to march on Peking at once, but feared to go alone. The Russians and French declared 1t would be fool hardy to attempt to reach the capital with the forces at their disposal. Gen. eral Chaffee said nothing until he was asked for his views. He replied:
 'T have orders to relieve the Ameri- can legation at Picking, and am go ing to do it. will march tomorrow.
 The Russian and French command CTS expostu,ated with him, but in vain.
 
 smallest force and declared they would not accompany him to annihilation.
 s'That makes no difference" replied Chaffee. Il will go alone, if necessary"
 The Japanese hailed his emphatic declaration with joy, and General Chaf- fees unequivocal decision to advance swung the British commander into line. The Russians and French then reluctantly joined in the advance.
 After the relief force reached Peking the was another conference of the commanders to decide which should lead in the invasion of the Forbidden City. The Japanese claimed the honor because their force was the largest, and General Linievitch, the Russian commander, insisted that it belonged to him because the Russian troops were first on the wall in the assault on Pc king. That claim angered Chaffee. "You were first on the wall because you violated a binding agreement" he told General Linievitch. "Tt was de cided that there would be a general ad vance at o'clock in the morning, and you advanced secretly at 10 o'clock the night before. That is how you got there first"
 General Linievitch did not like the way General Chaffee talked to him, ac- cusing him of bad faith before all of the other commanders. He wanted the Russian government to file com plaint with the state department and endeavor to secure General Chaffee's recall, but nothing came of it.
 General Chaffee had another little rupture with the Russian commander while they were in China. Conditions in Peking were being discussed at a conference of officers. General Case lee of the British army told of an in- vestiga ting tour he had made through the city. He said that the American and Japanese quarters were well po- Heed, business had been resumed and the people were happy. The situation in the British quarter was nearly as good, but he said in the Russian quar- ter he saw nothing but dogs" That