Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-10-19
|CROWN'S TROOPS
| ENGAGE IN BAT TIE
WITH REBEL ARMY
Desperate Attempt to Land
Imperial Soldiers Opens En-
gagement at Dayi1Teak
Today.
GUMBoATs JOIN CONFLICT
ALI Foreign Warships Send
Parties Ashore to Protect
People From Their
Countries.
GUMBOATs JOIN CONFLICT

Hankow. china. Oct. is. Ike first
battle since the arrival OF tho imper-
ial troops from the north was fought
today on the north bank of the Han
river just west OF this city. 1t was in
decisive.
The revolutionists temporarily drove
the imperial troops back from their
position, but in doing SO they exhausted
their rifle ammunition and were COM
PEELED TO retire on their base at WI
chang.
The revolutionists with infantry and
artillery, attacked the government
troops which We're reinforced from the
Chinese warsbips in tine river and sup
ported b. the guns of the fleet.
While the lighting was in progress.
the Is foreign vessels IN the river
landed g Joint force under command
of Vice Admiral Sir Alfred l.. Winsioe
commander of the British fleet. who
because of his seniority, has been given
tho direction of the men engaged in
the protection of the foreign conecs-
sions.
The Fed Cross neutral camp in
| charge of D.. Mae Willie. Of the AIner
can mission. received and cared for .he
rebel wounded.
About 1000 reNolutipnists were pit
ted against an equal number of royal
soldiers, and it was fair fight. EARLY
reports that the rebels out numbered
| the enemy TO Mere incorrect. only
a part OF the revolutionary army par
night that they would have routed
| completely the soldiers from the north.
| If their ammunition had held out,
AT the first sound OF firing, Admila,
| Sah Chen Ping. IN command OF thp
| Chinese warships. ordered men landed
rNr.i e.
merly commander of the troops Of The
Wuchans district. VINO had assumed
4 command of the imperial troops. The
rebels rad anticipatcd this move by
\ fleet and direcfed q not fir. on The
warships and the leading parties from
| the Wuchang bank OF the river.
/ Admiral Sah in turn ordered the
warships to fire on the rebel field
1 pieces, and Tor time shells fell thick
| among the rebel g,liners The warsliip
| officers, however. were seriously hn.di
| capped by the danger to the foreign
| concessions invoiyed in their fire.
| Tho foreign newspaper correspond
| ents, narroWl. escaped with their lives
\ They had bhen cruising on the riyoi
| in expectation of The battle and sta
| TONED their launch alorcside Admiral
| Ssahs flagship and between .he lirr OF
/ the tsfo forces.
Admiral sab ordered them out Of the
\ firing line. The l"urch and ii crew
1 withdrew and us they did so they Were
| fred ON by men who had been landnG
| from tho Warships. Fortunately the
correspondents escaped nnhurt.
Tho engagement continued scyer:
hours. ,.Yhi,e the combined land anC
ship forces of the inlperials were driver
| some Gistance back and the rebels
\ then recrcssel the river TO Wuchang
1t was iust darbreak when Adnira
I Sab ordered his cruisers to disclnhars
|, thei, soldiers ncar Chang Piao's posi-
4! tior.
Two thousand rebels, who occup,
WI Ciale, IIankow and Han Yang
durnS last riSh5 crossed the Vans
Use kiang river from Wa Chang ant
at daybreak fell on the imperial camp
They attacked with dash, and th'
| government troops, taken somewhat q
| q disadvantage, responded ioNailF 'rht
\ hEhting was severe but il is inlpDs-
| sible to estimate the Casualties az th'
| correspondents we're not permitted
near the firing line and those VII,
witnessed the battle from the rive
| were fired on.
The revolutionists OH s!le Waahan,
| fortitioatiCns immediately detcctnt. Tia,
movement. and opcncd q hot FIRE lyiti
their artillery. The cruisers and gun
boats in the river replied vitl . raif
OF shells. which Diverted the attentio,
of the Wuchang artilierynen ana ef
iectuailN covered the handing ot III
| troops.
,scattcred bodies Of reyolutionists o,
/, both sides of the river joined in th'
fighting and by midforcnoon 1T Was as
tiirated that 1000 imperial troops anr
nearlg 10000 rebels We're engaged
The Warships used mp a large guam
tit, oi Ammunition. but the effective
ness c' th,ir Gro Nas ilamUered by fea
OF endaneariilg The foreign concessions
All the foaeign %arshIa In the r.v"
sent landing 'rtf.ies ashore for TN
! protec:ion Of t'8a forrfel interests.
Troubles at Hankow.
| Several Thousand ,'!ia. So troops las.
reachc,, TIE outskirts Of IIankow WIFI
troop trains are cfnying Q tnoasals
more TO the aeei4c of tile reeoiitian i
\ Pia Chin A dozen r6Jeien warsifil5
adisiccs say N'urliana, wiiee fhf rebel
aic in force. VIII he 59lnbarlea rroS
anl.- or s:turjlay
The Gc,yaan foreign office az Bell
re!1cits the rec ipt of advces frci
Eankcw saving German ligiack !;
landing movement and participated ]
i.n- ensaGement IN the streets aith til
! Chinese mob
Nctl.sg American Consul Gilbert ha
notified the American legation III r.
king that the fall of Nanking is imE!i
nent HaifuDp, the carital OF Human
Is reported to have fallen into III
hands Of the res-olntionists.
! Following tlle American example
ItalG las ordered that a contingent (
|. i,f3o jadlspts be ,rade ready to reinIoro
tlle itaiiah lcgation ut Pelsing.
ai,e ;eceftaace Of tho viceFoJaltv
Ha Peh Yuan Ki, Shat has. in
/. '5e; SiIg Sat9fed the coMfit. esice of tll
fiteinrleht. which predicts the rapi
l 81 t3)rCesIpn OF the rebellion