Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-23
BLOODY BATTLE
FACING IN CHINA,
Engagement ct Hankow Said to be
Fierce With Heavy Death Rolls
/. on Both Sides.
MURDER OF MISSIONARIES.
:nsurrection Spreading in all Directions
Murder and P;iaSe on the fHrrease-
Dar., Future For Country.

Shanghai, Nov. 2%.-Furious fight
ing is in progress today at ElahfaW
according 10 messages just received
here. The firing is reported mere
deadly than at any time since hostil-
ties began The death roll on both
sides is very heay:-.
Tieu Tsin, Nov. 2:;.~--Confirmat!on
has been received here of the mnr-
dor by natives of Dr. Lc GenGEe ana
o,her French missionaries 1T Ming
Yuan-Fn.
pckip. Nov. 233.-The massacre OF
foreigners still is going on III Sheh
81 province according 10 Information
received here tcday. In the same
nroyircn more than 1000 Mancliha
have been slaughtered. 1t IS also
rcuorted that foreigners are beng
murdered in Yurnan. Five thousand
corpses strcw the battlefield at Han
Eow as a result of rwo days EShilli&-
The anti-Ioreign agitation IS aSSN!h-
ing most dangerous character.
Shanghai, Nov. 2!3.--Nirclcss !3 mes
sascs IRON up-riycr say the S"Ah"a'
Oucr rescued $50 foreigners on lh'
rpncr Yang Use who were lfE!iiS
70 make their way 10 the coast. Inc
corutrv through which the fuGltiVcs
were passing was becoming more an"
more hostile. and but for Inc outer 1t
is considered doubtful il they couio
ever haze reached safely.
Washington. ID. c., Nov. 2@.--foi-
lowing the receipt Yesterday OF DIS
patches regarding The massacre o.
foreigners in Shcn 81 province ch'ni''
.Secrctary Or state kEoN hciG con-
ference with President Taft on the
Chinese situation AT which the Gnes-
tion Of sending trops from Manila
was discussed. Artcrward Knox re-
fused to talk further than 10 admit
Thar China WAS the snbicc; under dis
cussion.
In The face OF the. unexplained de-
Law in dcspatchin& TO China troops
which il was announced Il week ago
would he sent from Manila, reports OF
serious international complications
were numerous today. These gained
strength in the fact that CABINET OIL
ticers Of the Stale, War and Navy
Departments held frequent conference
es, the subject OF which they refuse to
disclose.
One report was 10 the effect that
1he Powers were clamoring 10 land
troops in China in their respective
spheres Of influence. The United
States. it is said. has strenuously
opposed such a move. on the ground
that il is but preteXt for the eVenlu-
al partition Of China by the several
Interested nations. As the govern
mcnts interested in China are pledged
to act only in cooperation in conncc-
tion with the revolution, The opposi-
ton OF the United States has success
fully blocked the proposed move. Al
so. il has prevented the sending of
any troops 10 China.
Another report has it that the
United States is Withholding her
consent to landing OF troops in
China until the government can asccr-
tain what will be the next move Of
japan. following the arrival OF the
foreign soldiers.
1t is officially stated al the State
Department that the United States
will send troops only for the purpose
Of keeping open the Pckin-Ticn Tsi;i
railway. as provided in the Boxer
treaty, unless there is a massacre OF
foreigners. 40 confirmation of the
reported killing of foreigners has
been received at the department.
Meanwhile the War Department Of
ticials declare that an eXpeditionary
force has been assembled at Manila,
at the request of the State Depart
ment. ana that transportation and
supplies are available. so that the
troops could be despatched in few
hours notice. That the troops are
going is admitted. and yet not man
has been ordered TO China.