Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-03
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Peking. Nov. 3.-The massacre OF
natives at Hankow by imperialist
troops. intelligence Of which has reach
ed both the war board and the German
legation, may prove serious him
Yuan Shi Kai has been endeavorins to
inaugurate with the rebel leaders.
The imperiajsts apparently have got
beyond control and further. fighting is
feared.
In such case it will be difficult to
protect the foreign concessions. as they
are. divided from the native city by
streets only nfty or sixty feet wide.
It IS reported that the war board at
Picking has declined to accept the sug-
gestion Of foreign doctors to form a
red cross society on the lines Of the
Geneva convention, the board seeming
10 feel that the rebels do not deserve
humane treatment.
The massacre, according to some ad-
vices, began before the departure of
Gen. Yin Tchang.
Correspondent Dsscribes Massacre.
Letters dated Oct. 29 and SO from u
correspondent with the imperialist
army AZ Hankow. say that In the
struggle for the possession Of the city
there was hand to hand fighting in the
streets, the quarters being too close for
shooting. The rebels, mostly raw re-
i cruits, not understanding the use OF
rifles, were driven back with much
slaughter, their dead piling up on the
quay.
The casualties among the imperial
lists for two days. Oct. 2S and 80, were
thirty killed and 160 wounded. The
rebels had about 700 killed or wounded.
The fighting, continues the corre-
spondent, until the last three days be-
fore his writing had not been serious.
The rebels had the advantage in num-
Der Of guns, but their shells did not
explode. The imperials had the ad-
vantage in troops. but they were poor
~ provisioned.
outrasss In Villages.
No prisoners were taken. Rebels
captured alive were shot or decapi-
tated.
The letters add that the most bar
barous outrages were perpetrated on
innocent persons in the villages. An
officer Of Yin Tchang's staff explained
that the outrages were committed by
only forty men Of the Hu-Peh division.
Gen. Yin Tchang refused permission
to the correspondents to proceed to
the front and placed them under the
strictest surveillance. At headquarters
all kilograms undergo the strictest
censorship. -,
The general staff consists mostly of
German and Japanese trained men, but
the campaign does not reflect much
credit on them, as they are seemingly
ignorant Of the country The soldiers
are not bothered by their officers and
do as they please. Coming from the
northern provinces, they have no SYM
pathy with the rebels.
Prior to the opening Of operations on
Oct u, Gen. Yin Tchang told the re-
speetive commanders that the advance
must be made. and rewards were Of
fered to the soldiers for every gun cap.
tured. The advance was slow because
the imperialists had to wade thru pools
for much Of the distance. The rebels,
who at first numbered not more than
1000, shot from the house tops, until
compelled to retire, the shells from
the warships setting the houses on
fire.
Gen. Wong Chou Yuen, commanding
the third division; Gen. Wong Yuen,
commanding the Third brigade; and
SS49U. W0U8 Z IN CHAI, COMMANDING the
Fourth division, stood bravely holding
r1volyerv and shooting the soldiers
~ho refused 20 Eight.
Dispatches received In Peking last
night say the rebels occupied chih-
Hein.Se On Monday last, but on the
following day. the imperialists drove
them to Lang -Tze-FwanE. IN i'm.
snsEnnable pass in the mountainous
coapf5y. The rebels have torn up .
hsify mile stretch Of railroad and
blocked the tunnel and now hold the.
pels with D small body Of men.
rho exodus from Pelsing continues.
the dosrS o8 many shops, - well %
ps1vste houses. being closed in antici-
patton Of massacre.
The missionaries. who have had
confefence with the legation, have de-
cided that the few soldiers placed in
each Of the four large mission COM
podnds Will suffice to prevent ordinary
ontlawry and 1ootins. which is ex-
pscted TO begin any night But should
tIlese be .. general outbreak. all the
olllesD eoulA take refuge in the Metho-
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