The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-10-19
kA| FUNG FALLS, :
/ NANKING BESE|GED
Rebel Troops Hold Big Cities in
H0nan Province.
GERMAN MARINES ARE LANDED
kaiser's Naval Fighters Join With
/ Teuton Local Residents and Battle
With Mobs in Streets of
. Hankow.

Hankow, Oct. 1S.-Special The
first real battle of the rebels is in
progress north of here, where the
rebels commenced their first attack
on the Imperial troops. Since dawn
heavy firing has been continuous.
Many wounded have been brought
into Hankow. The Imperial force
consists of 1000 men heavily en-,
trenched. They were camped for the
night for rest before attacking the
rebels, but the latter took the mi
tiative and at sunrise marched from
their camps and sprung surprise
attack upon the Imperial troops and
the gunboats in the river which they
shot at from long range. There is
persistent reports here that Marking
and Kinkiang have fallen into the
hands of the rebels, but confirmation
is impossible.
Picking, Oct. 1S.-Kai Fung, the cap
ital of Honan province, has fallen
before the revolutionfsts and Marking
is surrounded.
The greatest battle of the war is
imminent as $4,000 revolutionary
troops are marching against 10000
Manchu soldiers sent from here to
the relief of Kai Fung and other cities
in Honan province.
The imperial government has begun
aggressive preparations for the recap
ture of Hankow and Wu-Chang. The
first train load of troops from the
north has arrived and camped north
of Hankow. A detachment of the
Wu-Chang garrison, which retired
from that city when the rebels en-
tered, crossed the River Yangtse
above the city and marched inland,
probably to effect a junction with
the troops from the north.
Gunboat at HankoW.
The imperial naval force in the
river was augmented by the arrival
which carried Admiral Sab Chen Ping,
who took command of the situation,
His first move was to assure the
foreign consuls that the foreign con-
cessions would not be endangered by
any bombardment he might under
take. His purpose, it was believed,
was to begin Smelling the rebel de-
Tense around Wu-Chang at once.
The Red Cross society. organized by
the revolutionary leaders, began re-
moving the heaped up corpses from
the streets of Wu-Chang. Well-to-dO
Chinese are subscribing literally Tor
the work.
Revolutionary determination to end
the regime of official graft was
brought sharply to attention by the
execution of an officer appointed to
collect funds for the rebel cause. He
was caught attempting to divert some
Of the money to his own pocket and
was promptly beheaded.
No Trains Leave City.
No trains are leaving the Hankow
terminal for the north and it is un,
certain when service will be resumed
The tracks have been cleared every
where to accelerate the passage OF
the government troop trains.
The foreign board issued the fol
lowing communication to the lega
lions and the press:
Admiral Sab Chen Ping arrived at
HankOw with eight ships of war; and
troops from the north and east are
arriving at Hankow. 1t is expected
that the recapture of Hanyang and
Wu-Chang will be a matter of only
few days. Dispatches from Nan
king. Changsha. Canton, Anking, Mull
den. Kaifong. Tientsin and Foochow
state that everything is quiet and
there is no fear of disturbances"
The information of the legations in
dicates that only the first statement
of the official communication Is
strictly accurate.
As a result of reports that the
rebels are massacreing Manchus, the
local Manchu women are adopting
Chinese dress. Ore paper is publish
ing the revolutionist proclamations.
German Marines Fight Mob.
Hankow. Oct. lS.-A German force
of marines. reinforced by German 10
cal residents, has been landed al
Hankow and is engaged in fighting
in the streets with a Chinese mob.
The large German cruiser, Gneise
nau, will arrive at Hankow today
with Yice-Admiral Won Krosigk
commander of the German AsiatiC
squadron AS the German vice-admira
has a rank superior to that of the
American admiral. 1t is probable tina
he will supersede the latter in chic
command of the international naVa
forces.