El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-30
GUNS Of THE FLEET
DECIDE THE BATTLE
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kOw, including the powder factory.
They are also in control Of the railway
Their position here is advantageous for
a sudden attack against the arsenal at
Han Yang. A. II. kepler, the American
missionary who was wounded in Fri
days fighting, Is In a serious condition
His injuries are in the neck and arm
He was watching the fighting from
the top Of q building in the Japanese
concessions when he was hit by a stray
bullet. Mr.. Kepler is attached to the
Presbyterian mission station at Slang
Rebels Fight Well.
Fridays battle at kiIometer 10 was
q splendid exhibition of gameneSs ana
pluck on the part Of the rebel Iorces-
Although they were Outnumbered two
70 one by the trained force OF lIllpe "a c.,.I
lists IN front of them and were SUI
jected from the flank to raklng cross
fire from admiral Sah's WarShlps, Iney
held their ground until nearly oUO hau
been killed and 1000 wounded.
At last they were compelled 70 re-
tire. Their ranks were broken, but
there was no panic
The advance Of the lOyalists was a
splendid justification Of the training
which these northern troops have re-
ton Ten thousand strong, tney
crossed into the rebel territory during
the night and attacked the entrehG ne
revolutionary forces at daybreaS Fri
U1'' Guns Of Fleet WIN Day.
There were about 5000 of the rebel
troops. These were behind well
planned Notifications and had little
to fear from the attacks OF Lne lrS 3SIpIe
1t was the guns Of admiral san L.oCs
ii lTlaIH q
Sah's eight vessels approached me
rebel positions soon after the duFailCe
Of the imperial troops began 70 tLLs.
After a little while the elgnt 1919
Silently retired, as If they had decloeQ
NOT III participate in the engagemenl.
Later they returned, this time reaoy
for business a. --,,,-.,-z
THE range was short and the s1nHeIs
roerciIesslV poured in their snells ~
~ -aar of the rebel positions. Inc
sI.s11e-rter was appalling The reDel pa
+arias reDIfed Intellectually ana We
fiDaI1y sflenced The gunDoats uIeW
still nearer and the reNoIu l-Oil-9' - w
eo n.y. iio[-siists. whose losses had been
s77gbf advanced on the aDanooneu
trenches in splendid order unoeE C 49,
Of the batteries, capluI LLs ..;---S,-
guns and taking 90 repuDilc-i
e'S' Charge Like school Boys.
Due tba rebels were not yet satisLleo-
-7,,lov returned to the fray in the aIleI-
noon bringing reln1orGeIil ~ 5,s -
F5sI5 e-l1ns and maXims. Iney az e-i1 80
--o- S1o37EIa ouick. cheering, charging 4lAs
~ ~ -. goH00I boys They attacked lls
io[5=sIisfs vigorously, but the 1lrst was
oii ~ frsined imperial soldiers raked
~ s7rSa5 rabbIe in front Of them with
+i,si- -aDfd fire guns and modern rlLlSs-
M rebeIs held their grognd gaIneiy'
buf were ultimately compeitSu ~ " - -
draw. They saved their Lleiu Gl 5 -,
carried off their wounded conn q, a.
san and his ships did NOT par Ilol'ei10 Al
fbe afternoon engagement -r7--
T71~ing the retreat through HanAoW
many stray shots FOUND lheLL "a2 -
80 foreign concessions. one emma
nan was killed in the trench coucSs
sion and the American heplei' was So
rfouslv wounded
The Red Cross hospitals heIS az
hacked TO-DAY with the wounded soldiers
and arrangements 1o[ eAlAa
dations are being made al.
me foreign superintendent OF te4e-
graphs is leaving, as he mas Deen ~
able to reach an agreement WIN inc
The members of the foreign crew Of
the steamer Kweilee. which the IeDSls
command eered. were ordered oLA ---
vessel on their retusal 10 laAe HSI ~
Chang Sha.
May Spare Manchus.
General Ii Yuen Hengs IN command
OF the rebel army. offers to spare the
Manchus in King Chow Flu II they sur
a visit TO Siaokan. after the fighting
revealed the fact that the losses or the
loyalists for a week past have been
Three Carloads OF Dead.
A correspondent saw three carloads
Of dead. The corresp Ondent also saw
the minister Of war. Gen. Yin Tchang,
ana learned that 5000 northern troops
were camped close to HankoW- others
are scattered along the railway,
which is closely guarded.
Four hundred imperial soldiers, re-
cruited from HO Nan province were
found after the battle to have pur-
chased strips Of white cloth suitable
for arm bandages similar to those
worn by the rebels to show their ale
glance to the republican cause. These
soldiers. even including some who
were seriously wounded. were hurried
Ly sent away. their officers apparently
fearing a spread of the disaffectoin.
During the fighting a Chinese gun
boat fired from the shelter Of q Jap
3nese gunboat until the latter moved
away leaving the Chinese warship eX-
0ogaH