The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-19
According to Advices Today
the Losses Were About
Equally Divided Between
the Rival Armies.
IMPERIAL ADMIRAL
LOYAL TO EMPEROR
Spurns Offers Made to Him
by the Rebel Chiefs
American Marines Are to
Be Sent to Pekin Soon.
(NationaI News Association

(Nattonal News AssociatiOn)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 19.-Six hundred
men were killed and wounded in the
battle of Hankow. the first engagement
between the imperial and rebel armies
in China's civil war. According to dis
patches received here today the losses
were about equally divided.
Both armies again faced each other
early today, after sleeping upon their
arms last night and another battle
was expected as soon as fresh ammu-
milton and reinforcements arrive. Re-
cruits were rushed double quick from
partol stations along the Pekin and
Hankow railway to reinforce the i'm
perial troops while the rebels massed
their forces along the flats of the Yang
The Kiang river north Of WI Chang on
both banks
Emissaries from General Ii Yuang
Hong, the revolutionary commander,
visited Admiral Sab Chen Ping, COM
mander of the Chinese fleet, with over
lures to desert his post and accept a
command in the rebel army but he
refused
Admiral 10 Loyal.
For two days 1T has been known that
the rebel commander in Chion was
carrying on negotiations with Admiral
Sab Chen Ping, but it was not until
today that their nature became public.
The admirs; has forwarded. to Peikin
aIlethe details Of the overtures and his
reply. ~>-r. t-s >
The rebel chieftain promises Sab
Chen Ping the post Of minister of ma
rine in the republican government
which the revolutionaries hope to es-
tablish and the command of the rebel
navy if he would turn the thirteen
Chinese gunboats in the Yang Use XII
ang river valley over to the insured
tionary army.
The loyal sea fighter sent back word
that he would fall with the government
if the government was doomed to fall
but that he never would desert his ma
tive flag.
Desultory fighting between the out
posts of the two armies continued all
night. With their long range rifles
the sentries kept UP a desultory fire
at each other across the river.
All of the women and children In
the foreign concessions of Hankow
were taken on board ships last night
for their protection. It was feared
that the artillery duel might be re.
newed under the mantle OF darkness
and the buildings in the concessions
be set afire.
German Sailor Shot.
| 1t is reported that a sailor from a
German gunboet was wounded in the
fighting at Hankow- by a stray bullet
but that he was not fatally hurt.
General Chang Piao, of the govern
ment forces, has thrown up earth
works about his army and mounted
cannon upon them. He will maintain
his camp as base of operations un
less driven back by the rebels.
7 Although it is rumored that the
rebel artillery rendered two of the
Chinese gunboats helpless by their
fire, this report is not credited owing
to the lightness of the guns used by
the revolutionary artillerymen against
the fleet.
The foreign fleet has landed ma
rines for the protection of foreigners
There are German, japanese. Ameri
can and other foreign sailors under
arms in the foreign concessions a,
Hankow today.