Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-04-23
WILLINGLY GAVE LIVES
HERehsM OF JAPANESE IN SIEGE
OF PEKING.
Wall road to Be Destroyed, and They
.'le There to Do 1t, the Cost
Being of Little Con-
sideration.

AmO1lg the few veterans living in
Philac lphia who took part in the
SPANS n AAmerican war and also were
present lat the taking of Picking, is Po-
liceman Felix Williams, and, while he
passed Through the stirring scenes in
cident tip the occupation of the Philip
pine islSnds as a marine, when he gets
to talking of his military days he gen.
orally selects those connected with the
conques1 of China and particularly
with the taking of Picking.
One stlory of heroic self-sacrifice, as
told by Williams, is as follows.
you sIee we had gone up to Peking
without ARTILLERY. The country was
rough arid billy and it was not con-
sidered Ilractical to transport even the
lighter guns. That mistake was
made in not doing so soon became
evident SITTER we began the siege. A
two-inch Sgun of any description would
have SOLVED the problem in half an
hour. AS it was, there we lay within
easy distance of the walls Of the city,
and althohg several attempts to take
them by storm were made, they all re-
suited in failure.
'Well, sbmething had to be done. It
was impos eible to send back for artil-
iery even Y it could have been brought
up, and sol the Japs elected to solve
the problem. They went to work man.
ufacturing bombs.
"The firsl attempt, and the second
and third TITLED. For every time the
Japs had their bombs placed and the
fuses sputtef ring the Boxers would sue
coed in pushing them away far enough
so that wi en- they exploded they did
no harm. IN began to look after the
repeated failures as though some other
means would have to be devised. And
then there ctBok place a little confer
ence betweenl several of the Japanese
officers. They talked for a while and
pretty soon tAne of them approached
a Japanese cpmpany and said some
thing. WhateE Yer it was seemed to hit
their fancy, f,br there was a general
move as if they all wanted the chance.
The officer picked out two, and they
laid aside theif arms and dropped to
the rear.
after a 1.-the while the next bomb
was brought UP. The two Japs that
had fallen out ltook it and started for
the gate. Of course, everybody was
watching. EVEN the Boxers could be
seen taking all interest in what was
going to happeh. The Japs got to the
gate all right put the bomb where
they wanted in, started the fuse and
then lay down ION it, just holding it in
place.
"The Boxers tried their best to push
it away, but tn e Japs just stuck. Of
course, it did the trick so far as the
gate was conc brned, and as for the
two Japs nothing was seen of them
after the explos ION"
Williams ha Is many interesting
stories about life in the Philippines.
At Olangopo, With others of the bri
gade, he feastedaf for several days on the
most delicious Eenison. In fact, the
Chink cook whtb ran the place had a
long waiting 1.-The most of the time.
One afternoon, Mute by accident, one
of Williams fri ENDS had occasion to
inspect the rearQof the shack When
he returned he invited Williams and
several of the mel Ia to return with him.
assuring them hk had made a discov-
cry they would tll appreciate. When
they turned the hear of the hut there
sat two Chinks sikinning monkeys. 1t
was the solution Of the plentiful sup
ply of venison.