THE SUN SUNDAY AUGUST 26 19004t 1I =

ON Tim WAY TO PBKIi

Thrilling Story of AdmiralSeymours Expedition

FOUGHT ALL THE WAY BACK

Allies Almost in Despair When

They Took the Arsenal

Cull llrjrh Irklii nnd Hen ue Ihe Jllnli

Ion Ilirlnc I Ihe Ilritruttlon of the Hall

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Ixmi it Slalt IlirfiiiMidMl nf TIIK Hri-

Tllvr l July I Xpwark clroppw-

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lIho Ureirun In add lion tilhiiKumtlnf IhoNcw-Mfk tindur Lapt Hal ThrM wcnMhe IIIHII wlii

to Iokiu vilh Hioleirntliiti Kimrdiol-ovcral ntlivr nations on a train that fur

nlihcd liy llm lonriinmiit lifter the re-

fiuc t nf thn Ientioin for tfiinrds Cnpt-

McCnllu nenl to Iekln tvith liU men tnox

Naval i nilit tlniirtnuy f tlu NiwarkTliiy tin mnrnlni HaturdavJune nn ihc In imln but one that come downfrom Iokm MIPII Hi KOI b k to Tientsin-Ihey hciird that morn limn twenty forilcn WAr

sMp veroaivhnrcdITTakii hit A hundredof the Newarks bliiijiirkeu were lauded thenand broii hi up H Tieiiisin They wern Iho-

flr l fm pittnern In th rity OtliTsollowed veryquickly parlliitlarly lluislnns and Hritlsh antiIn a few daiH there wa II considerable forehere The tiririeaiS had roiim up with tourdxy upilles iududinu wiiter from their shlu-

Tin1 wern Iccuplod iibfiiil tho liiin prliulpallrIn nlclu itro tn in hut time there hadr ni n nn illt4trhaiiPO in TiimUIn und hern-

itemed to no v r Kreat prospect that anywciild ocoir

The new thai rarni town from PcUIn mewmorn nnd morn Mirl iii mid then vats talknionc the ooimnaiulirn in TlentMn of Hndiruup further cuirii objected nnd

first lofusnd ti futmsli a train On thn afterneon of Junntin pagncainnfromMr roiieer

Ilvidi MacMotmlil the American andBriiUli Ministers in Iekln saylnir tint theMtuatlon th rowasti iwt rcrloiMiindatklnK formore snird There wn n meetlnc of ConsuHand commander In at whichmilter wa dUcuwMl So inn opposition tofendliicfurlliortrnops develored rarticularlyon the part of the llu lans and French

MCAIU RETTLRS IT

mentlnc wn held at theJKrench consulatethe French Consul blne the dean of theconsular body Several times In the ooure ofthe dl cuslon tho French und llustan Consulsleft the meetlnc for prlvato conferncn Atlast rapt McCalln settled thin matternnnounflnc with conaiderablo ctnptmila that howa golne tc Iekln

My Mlnltor Is In dancer he saidMkaforhfln Iam f lof-

Thn British were Nlmllarly minded It wasabout J oclock when Oapt Jelllcoe d-

Reymoura chief of Staff nmdo lkn l

to thn lIt to prepare landing paring Thowas prompt and the parties came In on

morning tide The Oilnesohud llnnlly con-

sented that reiMiforcimetits nliould he rnut toTekln and tlm traIns ready with UlUn dela In Toncku Cupt McCalln marched hU mentothestai n In Tientsin and found no trainthere llsforn one could be made ready u traincame In from the llrlllnh aboardIlace wa inacto In tills train for the AmericansAdmiral Soymour and Capt McliilluoxiiecUM

10 1ekln without nny trouble andthoueht that two days would b a lone time forthem to be on Ihejroad Admiral Seymour hail

private car arid llicre was a ear for bneffneoThere was no accommodation for tho Ameri-can oTlor MI they were crowded into thU-

ba ca e carThis decisive action on the port of tho Ameri-

cans and British had dirtrrmlticd thealto Tho Germans iud Husuliini landed

parties at Toneku and the others sent detach-ment from the eunriU thev had already rstabl-lshed at Tientsin Tho Ilrltish train left Tien-

tMn nt 931 In the mornIng It was deslciintedafterward as train No I There were llritbli-allormen and marineii and 112 American sailor

men on It Two other trains skirted that dayone known as train No 2 with moro

thn Austrlans aid Italians and JapaneseTrain No 3 brought the rot of the British and

On th next nay tutu HusMaisanti French Marled out in n train bythcmvlvesknown afterward nt train No 4 Tlm totil

llriti h 015 Americans Ill Italian40 Amtrlans 25 Freiieh 101 tiennans 450

Russians 112 und JupnnivM El thehad three opoundej rnuuloloiders threeMailnvs and thrvo Nordeiiteldts Thu Ameri-

cans had the 3Inch Held gun momma Newarkanti a Colt autoruatlo Tho Husslans had n Holdgun and thin Italians a machine iriin The li rmans had two nvuhinoRiins and on a trucknhead of the enslne or their first train the Ilrlt-l h had mounted a 6poundir Hotchlilsn quickflrlnc Title

The first stitlon nn the road north ofIs 1letMnc Then comes Yanctsun and tli nLora That Is Ihtve nru tho principal Haliimithere are several llttln stoppln places of noparticular Importancp On tile first day Junj1-

C everything went all richt with time pxtxd-ltloiup ns far ns I fa There was only ineplaco whnro the track had been destroyed antitha required only hdf ni Imiirn work for re-

pairs Thn expedition hall supplies of thesmaller materials niiulred for repair audi ns-

rolu and nut lkei and llshplits MrCurry the chit oncmxT of the railroad waswith the fIrst train and be had somo of tin

staff lthtini and a few cjolie Mot ofthe actual work nl track repilrlnc was done hv

aailormen the llrillli toman nud Amerl-caiiH oiintrJiutlns prmcliially WIP I von Itcallus to drivlni H lke theooilles did ihu workthey wero o much bin ndent nt It than tlio-

JtckicsACnKKMKNT OF THE AILIIUS

lola was rpidiMl n tlm afternoon nf June10 It WUH an Important place en-

rlne could All thiiiuller stationsUii to that point had lx n looted and burmdThe station l fa had boiii wrecked ntl hotracks badly turn up It wa in topIberc for ili liielii and to repair tutu othat tho iiiin mind b i ulmiii if U wi4-

dslred Trui M nod i iiuuht uiiuitii No I

here Tin next inoriiintf June II No 4 withIhe ru iun ami lr m Ii mime alongmornlm turilim on livmid LofaTa n conference nil tho command nu c thorof the different nut inallll to disu i ihe ulnalion attn hunts tlii iiiilhv wan publiulicd by

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with Ptklo and the ftty clout trr tloand out luUlontl InlecnUi In that city t l To aulthe Chlnm riotrrnmcot to leitoie and ordtrHill nf Chins

wearranemniUErMl-ollowi Them lilt nmlonsllty b lre l l the romm nc-

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communlrstlon with the offlffrj romraandlne theIn train ami will M oner confer with them

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nu the h rr ilth unl i p lnl clrcuispine demand oIlier arrantfemcnlii nil

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nUlil but only N mat teal rrqiilrcd In controlm v mrnti of n r o n rrcn Thai man

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lt w Ifnir ns ws ifo en a plriifl atUU n o iltce nritli eJ by cnmpoied Iroi-

r fh nailnn In turn according la the numberbeginning nnil rin tliereareininlol Item

a TbtlaiyMriu vl tlznalt be airanfel belnertrains

a ThiMvlicii wilrrlnt plairli ruclifJ M lucre

rr nKemenH iUi wliojlullfint ue It bo made t

the commindtrot each train If atone and If all tc

littler by tim la consullallon wills C pt Jelllcoe m-

Flac Captain1 Tlinl simple system of biiRlecalli be ron

Milfred by in oncer if arn ntllnnAllty thIs rorenourand when aireeil up be adopted tot presentAlso teim whittle of enclnes for trains towhit net arm about to dj-

s ThAI Hi wxleilnit of engines be arranKdrnnimanillni hue train whrneftr requlre-

ibyihcenclneitrUfr or any other wotk to be dun

aluul mr inln-HKIMIIIIXn TIIK IIAIMIOA-

hllii n pair nl lnia wer complutoil on

morilic nf Julia II and soon after noon tinon Worklne parties wer

mi iiliend liul C omb a son of Ad

mlral iiliinlof Nov wns lOft Inpimmmml of u ctMrl of tliriy IlriiMh blue

io prittvt ill place and line He-

ynnd the iriik was iniirh torna slow 1rom Tientsin nrti

mad waa double trnnx and It lund bcn-Mm i iitoi rnlliwlairth HrirUh to

let tick for train ami thn riuht fordown enoieli It wu the dnirn trirkthat hnd uuiTed tiu tho llnser smut

heIr friend Halls had boei torn up ami-In luted out of all pos nf uflh plates unit been letnoved entirely smut

nunS sl had l e si cirrled avvnv-IjilHHdamnen WAHdnnntn the roldbi tl Itselfwhich Wet inndo and ballnited with rock

At Ixifa till water tower had beenAnti lh eriKlii wer out of water Ainerllull liluelnckelH r tnw a overwell nnd lit down a bucket with A whip thblock fastened to top of the tripod Ihewell wn sonm i Ntanoi from tho track so abiickfl lln wise formed and tliienclie wns

by hand lImo tank hId 40il gallonnaspot lllldln 1 minute Hy the lime

II wai HriMicd Slump enulne of No i train loudcom alum arid tlm whole process wjs roI iited-

Vhlli one train was coins ahead fromand slowly the engine of oneof the nllier wns sent bnck Io Tl ntsn for

If returned with more rnllrnad niiiterini mind then a regulartram was rlirced It was a ofNo 1 trnln hilt it the coca In whichtlio troop travelled

BOXKBH AITtAl-lIlyn oclock In tho aften onof Jun P tho

track lout Inn aim it threepull s beyond Iifa Tin iro wero hard nt worUwhen went Irons tht DlckcVs that hind

hen thrown out that HIP comimcTho work was nt thl tirnn conic dlitanci

tins tram seemed ho BoxITH were trying to cut It off Th y wero com

on bth side nf the linemid thor was onic cavalry with themprudently well In the rear Tim Hnxers-niro hold nnd came trniKht town to thoittnrk They werea mixed and hail no sortif military tormatlun lieu wa thilr colorMini had It nil over tlienisilvs It wan ureat

on tlnir cunt and hats und a had boonthom plctalU There Were n few

iiiiom thei hut for tlm most part theycarried only Ions word and roilia ei n hlts anil lmndl

This Is the first tlm th troops nf s i manynltlonnllties upon to fitfulbuether airalnst enemy Orders

ulvin In toncun al t osnme tlmoMid tho natural result was conf u lon Tlm menwere cnttred obnul lh train nnd II wns a littie difficult to Ret them Into theIr proper places

mid sonm-v n stood voice shouted Man the trainEvery Jackio who understood Eiiirllah answeredmil that made matters all the worse becaus It

as not In train that the menon where could tight It did

ml lake lone to them th re however andwere formed Into six nnd

advanced to meet thn oxers who by this limopretty close The Hoten were

iy to Jos kowtowlucnlnu of fantastic motion wvr-nir their hrandlshlna thilr

und spare The thins wn ver when thenen got Into ncilon and Ihn lloxir weredrIven ofT Iav nn who had not

rfWted themselves suHlclently lii llou0 lxpntne Our hnd not a-

nnn hit Camp was mAd rlahl where theytero Pickets thrown out WO yards ac-orpine to the c neral plan and ion

beyond them Time men lu therains or In open as they preferred Most

f them tookJune Ihe 13th wns not a very

vonlfuldiy It wa In hnrd work bulld-ns No attempt wns mndii to secure

level or It was not evento keep the track strafKht that

vas was that lie two rollsdown so that the

Jiuld past over wlthniit belnir wr Thatnonnt every other steelier In place mils half

Pikeii n li plsies The cu-omary plan wn to ninone rail nhead for n few

recnrdlns f how It went KOOIIC-is it bad tbi diired

and then lay the other on parnlli with n nlejrulntinn dlslnno Som nur moon who hid

een In Mln the Stilus sild thn thotrack reminded tlum of time snnkn-

irNspsof tho Moros They kept nt Iho workIn Iho on till to 1 inif-

nnp the next Important slatloi Infnhere everythIng belonnlnit to them rnllrad liedien d fir turn tip antI carriel awayrimre afternoon wa srent repairing

nd sSdtnC and all hands camped for thoilvht

MORK OnSTlClRS AHIR-RIp to this time there had Let no doubt In the

fttins to Iekln till rightrh dlfflcultlo had proved to be far greater

haul ben hIltiisiirmnunlnbio Thn command wns In

grunt health arid spirit and supplies worn plenIful Itc lds wrv open them

morn could broucht liP Tientsin A

supply train was bctwen Tientsin andand It had no trouble It simply

would require mere time than lund beenthe start

Beyond InneFane the roost wns badly brokenip rapt Mcfalln was In chiming of

II train iriSh of piihlns onllm line while the other trains at

repair iwnnsarv ntstation The sidings hind to

Hi train i ulllnifl ri aboutiriilln took along Currr and the Mher roll

moivlnnevpraiiythlnir was wnnted If tin r uc t-

vns undo to him It would ln If Itcr that of hI nien to do what wis ri-

mlrel The damncnto the t nek IjtricIwn d n hit n shori bfor tin

cot there nnd II nnturnllv efmdhat 1iero would li mor rniibioInters T m rat r tank Itle hi there wn a well trout which the

iiulne wild It watered Bynndhire no placi whop watT could be had

Iptllll-Th pn hd nn IKone LnneFurc on lh afternoon of lime I

nod thin other tribe cot a little rtlstnmn nuttnwn There Hindu for nlcht

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nnrt dotting to llm lint nn ibo mnrilni11 ill inisiriictlnn train went

t had di nno Mliiii Boxersrni dwn nh train with

rush limit WT driven off ulth n Ins of fifteenand no toenaIl on the tldpol the

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tint b vond LnneFanif there rn n Inrce-irhnrd wIth a th firldeo t Thn

niisiruettuii Hull not l vonil hi vlllitfe antihi other irin return I to iiifFanc wher-

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truitlon trout kIn n t them rs art arcd in fnn nl thennnrerieenfI-n yllntr They were

raixHv dtT with r d nslon dheir coOts red inlt t ad red I amis on tluir-iat nnd inrrid brleit l niiiir Thcr was

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Maxim inn nnd after thnt It Will oon oValUoxer came clnr to tho nnd

ersl of were killed that way One millofficer drove a Boxer

Woxers Kot beyond the Hinliiof thn lead train When timemink n a wns detailed

102 dead and them IIIditch ticsr track The nlllw lost no one

Tb working wllh lr titlonon nun id heard thin fltlnc and thai nwas on They wore Plot attacked theni lvcH

tins tieoile In trainsns time IJoxcr appeared must hnvn been ciiwil-flffd by from Inter en-

porlonresof to be a ciiDt ni rIho runners amnru In reiinlnnut nf rniiiiM smut bin nway wllh r uiimnl-In safety Tlm wn mndn r

ierlcnn Mill rintieel hut Amerlcnns were untlT Cadet InunlcIt lnptM iid Hint ntnltier tlm Americnim nor

s hail taken heir rllle withon tlm

belief lInt th y would e no lloviT lienth-lliixir d d cvmi the Aumrhnns wiro not tinturprl ed but dlseiisted anti ail

iimtiniy IhlnitH about thnms lvp but ihj llttl-

Jniiine without wnlnc any tilt a wenInto bru i pupae thai irak anti boaan toclub with whir to Inckn llm Boxers If it cametoa flcht

After this wih Ixly lintllumrlne wn ni nutlion trnln to rconnoltrp thin tck This pri-wern cnrrv thir own simplies rn thnt Ihn nnrch

via In heavy order Mo n-

Joliiioti trot Ixtweil llvo nnd Ix mileup tin rncU nnd wa ntlorked i

n force nf Boxer them olf withoutklltlne about twentyflvn of thru Hi

found thin track Illlondlied for tint time attacked Ths wnmorn serious nnl ho cent baric n

Admiral The construetlnn train bad mule repair cart way t whenIhn Mn lor hnd untie limit wn r M liiir nn

nnm t whore the pindr hav-

Iven tiniililiil down Thl was flr t Ihlnvthat mnjresleil to tlm Admlal ihnl It ml7lilbi po liln to Ikn Tlm lIntcultie wori ennrnionsyir 3t r than lund Iwei

It wn fromIn which the track was ilesi roved that IheCM had oini at least nf thpniilrnllroailcoolie-nmciiif them who lund helped m the work o-

ldoitruetlnn Thnt nlirhi tnniis lIe wnrktinto IniuKnnK nnd lImo fnui

trains cnnipod timerwits after thl t nnliiaiexlrniir-

dlinrv effort n t Anliirnn th rnllromiIf povIMn Fnin Anlliu n fnro d march micht

which IlkltiPOuUbo nueh d thinmen prviti Hmr mnnlli1 nn ImiksWater ilm and dlfll nit prloin Titer wen no fa lit PS at Antnir tar

i nifin o Hi would bnv-nrobenlinndnnd for nd Hmr wa no hop

thnueh liy lh rnllrnad The BIHtilt train cot from Tmnlln this nfler-nnnn and reported that llox r hind n epnnear road below Infi This wa thr nlen

In the r iir whleli It Woenere iry to hold noon nil hanrd Tin worknlinut tilonnt had unri onvery well en June 13 but there wa still n rptneal to 0

the trains strivd nt inrFantrTill sid hall b MI rennlr d u lclnntly-loiimbleCant Mi alia io took up n puhrcon lrucllon tint whIch wn i ut ah nil tocontlmi Im wrrknn tnrird Antlnt

tolini wlti xty mirlnes went onnheid o is advniirn trurird-Fornclni were mild ill to scour Ihosure undnf country f r whatever otipplUacould to Imd-

TKllUtntD WOHK OP A MACIIIXK HfVThat tnnrnlnc tIm Italian hd the outpost-

dHy nhad of the sintlnn Tlmvthose on the truck nnr th onhard hvthe wlmrien Boxer had rinm tho daybefore About n nuartcr pnt tu mine nf thin

In shntitinu that haul Imn ntlacked by lh BOXT who killed five orth m at their station There lund beennine men nt the poI lloxers wrhard sifter four who got awayThere wi r brtvi n sir even

Ihe IVixn thou were 1lrUrd Inheir ti inl nd cnre oiine s with bis

yellow J Inn liltlnresh line hnnelmnpr his I earl T mv outrun In an opi n Irrecnlnrand mndi n ilirmn ru h down

boli of the tracl ln Im tonal part thyarmed with od word nml ii i

cirrcd nld film look Thornwere som clpciils hunt with cliarntiTl oathlion or lack of fnlti tip Iloter Joss rc-

inslned fur lilnwd away lmrmle slvThe hnd ncpiplixl ilm remains of tIm

dalton bulidlnc ad hail inoimt d on Hm nguilt This cun controlled the of

thin track As limo Boxers down frrun In range of thl run nnd incitedaway their yellow pertltoaie of Invulnerablllvnot prvliiif niraliKt linr nn Maxim T ev-

rnnm to within nf the ftime train unite nf time ninrhlrm cuniroiu that thn line of Ilritishern stationedthere were clvlm tlmm

Many of tho BOTHIS worn mona hove nnt morn10 year old hut hey wor dnlntr-

nhat tho Chlnesn Armv raven humid dono II tothinS time and rlrirelnir It couldnt-is lone before MICI n fearful fire ns they wereettlnc but they kowtowed and Kept up their

eesiiflnlnthiiso s to the last Im wn who lund fourr lye bulols thr ugh the top of thin

evidently caucht th cun rmi-

i1 WAil hiiwln n to Hi The burlnl-Mirty up more than n hundred rf thorn

found nnioiii the weapons n llintlnckb miring tlm laakerit l ii NVnr nno-

if tlm Hiiliin slitrlis flvu dnd lloxrswere found

Atir Ill ntvls the frielnc parties wonttit anti tm work of rodutrlbutlnit trnn pnr

woe iindertakti Inder new nrTiC nent Iho ltu inii and muck

train and J rir i nud Itnliiri anotherlie Hi itU frnm tin1 Kllyinlnn timer took the third nnd fourth whlehvery long train was ulven to thi nst nf tho

trill th Amvrirnns mind till AustrianofTtooK mows woi r

About 530 that evenliirf a handcar workediy four rooms cnme frnm lnln with wordrin dumb that IX Boxer WITH

that Twill Ni with thonnd lntion is wns ready on the

nine nnd It wns sent down nt onto to mpof Colnmbs llttln tonic lime r pnforcp-

iiints round that th Boxers luau IMVII beiitcn-fl with n lo nf nmre ri laindnl but

ilrt Hmu they lund HUiw liil In vound-nu two of our men They had benn

vlii rifle the most art had lint twomall Inn men Hwor Hintir r c Mines Both Im men woutuled vnre-ll by miiilli1 Irom Oil in thcMi uns i olmnli-

ind a planted nu th Iilli niltime slntlii and to It lllllo owed

Imir Tlie llnxcrs ni ftiiid-lefrre Its tire Tlm rfOnlorninMit nrrlvpil

to hurry the retreat hut when It waitnvcr the train retuniii to IjiiicrainI-

hcTn two earn wen dituched multi sento ofa to help tOt in mso of

urthcr trniiiliOn luti 11 point riml Ion train pnnilmiPd-

rnrkin tnwnnl Antinu Tho ntlmrs rr-niincd at LnncFant liiiihlnu th wirl

it anti i ut i rrtiiengIne which hail IKNII sent down to Infn-

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Im math place a bolnc badlyirokcn dMliltn il th roriiiniiiil-ntlon wllh IIMiii wa n irlnu IIIIIM

attention remcily-kt tho lImo word mil harts from timontlructinu train ut village thisIdn of Antln llm track wa ruined tlm

dug uii ll h plate and splkiM-arriid off anti rail I ond repair

tlilniu iniil have hail n lot of menvorkerl like benvrrs to d troy Ibm track M-Ihorouchly OH Ihey did I hey

appliances fnr ticiidlni rail and lionnil no pvldrncp

lentd It cniid more likely lint tillie n hnd dnuo it ly mainif number

lu Hit ultiliinnii an urlccr htatlon-UHrd ul I ifa cunm In l unliinL nn n-

inmliir and wotcd that thne lar e bodiesif llnxers had IISMI MM II mnvllii about moorho station and that nn att r was oxi ected-li went bath witli the I Uiii i and llnllan-

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poiisruellnn Irnln l bmk InwardliMitcIn to hi briMk l nv nfa Ilm-itiiis waited at I it In IhonllerII-HIII tho train ram ba k nell lopnrtid tlm

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bit loft I jiiiLKutit ciiliMli In trimi v-

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had be n taken otT and lh dirt rmbiuikmthrown down Trains 2 mind 3 had Htopp-

ttl IumKiin till nkht of Juno IU A me-

SIIKO WHit Bent Ui them now io coino downNo 1 and the train at Lola was ulsoto bo III rendlnp4 ID come hack This was

Thu iraln from Ixifu readied llm Vaiwtsr-BrlilBu on iilternooti of If and thofrom liinuliuii cnmn In evening

nftlcpr of tlio two trulns from Laimlanir-eportwl thai had been oarlthat afternoon by a nl least 5 iO nmonwhom WPM Imi erlai troops I liftwas a law body of Iloxei-cmim n usual flrt him of atlatk chnrt

on both flanks anti hi front nt llm minthin Tluro won lliisslan Brltl

In two trains They foniieIn line IUTOSS Ihe hoiid of tlm flr t antivnucMil In skirmish order to meetTlm Boxers were settled nulcklyMilnd thorn was n stronu of lun-iruSlmns Mohammedan troops fromHiintlnir 1nrk outli of Iekln wer-iirnmd tuba nnd delivered

tint When iho nttark hindrepulsed tie nlllod troops becaii to returnheir train hut the milled andtlm attack Thn Jonunn aboutmind look n In advance of tilt other

hich thorn lire on thn ChlnonTutu N nvu couldnt stand talllntf Ire anran lenvlnu iirm nnd hanimrs onwith their dead Von ortcilint morn than 400 of HIP Ch1no o hnd biei-Ulllod Thocnsiuiltle of thu allies wern sevenkilled nnd fpnyclcht wounded Hnnm n

hit linen r d Io time Mohom-inednn and showed IhoArmy was taking part In time wiling

DECISION TO IlETflEAT-Boforo the train camo In from iJingFnnit-

lm ponstructlon begun trying to rebroken bridge that kept out o

No morn work xvn afle-fapt Von I HUOIII inado hU report amid

sill tho train stayed weriFar list on tlm trip It ralimithat night All the rnM ofwa dear uually Iln On tlm mourning

10 there wa a confereucolug ofTlcer Tho situation was discussedall Ii It was doomed highly probabhthat tlm line between Vnngtsunwas broken but HIT wa a po

open a fair a Ynn t un In that cno It oughtiK il lo to Hippllnn un from TmnUlt

and go on toward rime o-

lfommimloitlon of eourxcut tlm expedition off front all knowledge owhat below YaiiKlxun ManYBoxer had been soon and several campsNlolis trooti Thorn wn noXWi wa doing in view of nil Iheso clrcurn-taiiv It wa decided to abandon

thin trains nnd attempt to return to Tientsinmarching clown iho river

Tho Herman beet omit reconnoltrlnpthin river whllo limo Will

matter ami ihey hnd captured four Junkt bojiiw Tlmw lioen

occupied bv some Boxer who Imd been watchrill the The Onnans killed thellnxers nnd brought the toward time

lirldgo Tlm lunks were apportioned to thenntlnnalltlo on thai

had boon u od In aligning the trains nnd thnwounded were ahntrd hemburled and then preparations wero made fortime inarih It tins not io Io take somenr th supplies still remaining In tlm trainimd the iruus to l bv hand Itwu deddoil to miTch along Hut left bank bo-

rnUM that noemoil to bo freer of Boxer titantho oIlmen Tlm troop cro d the river bytime brldgo rime Annrlcan hud tie advancewith thflr Colt niitomntlc 1lnchmm Time HrlliMi were nnxt with two

r nnd then cainu the French with somo-tiiirhlno Kin

ittnrnx MAIICII TO TIENTSIN-Thn start wn inadp nt about 3 oclock In

iho nftoriixiu of tnth hilt Immediatedilulll worn met which ciUe l nuch workanti ling delay Thn sift ctirrnt ntIiho sail forumd camIlle bar bilow fist piersof brldgw and ever iunk In lu turn wentnfiind It to lot thin Junksdrift down with thin current The wernsteered l v moans of tong polo handled by111111 on board how nud stern lines wereal o tihorii and wherever thev bonight come sat to haid on them i sn-

ail Mime silloriion were ditidlod to holpHalf ih oool in Hm expedition ran awaYtin night after the wereTlm French hint started from Tientsin withtilt fnolios nud thin kont of them untiltM night whtn most of them got awn Thismail All th tiiiro work for the sallormen-Sonm of tho had lieen put on one of thinfunks and when It went the Centur-ions was thrown overboard toIkhton tho junk mill got tier off HIP liar

Millo at YariLMMin efforts had been madeto lIt on frlendl with hill head mennf in order to purclmso some supilios lull tho had tint ovenh railroad men with thu expedition whonow tho and tho language no-

rniiipllMi nnthlng Tlmrn wern seven ofmen and throo other civilians of

whom nn ofllcer closo toIn Wiling the A pestilent fellow

wont up hnd rome spreadihn most absurd and exaggerated nnd untruthful renortM about what hat happenedIng of tIm fnol the tlm adinnrn throughout time march back from Yanc-Isnn alwa i by lint h thisntllor said that they wont alwnv s o a tnwolutelv us one which In such a tlmo WWIof HIP ulinost

Camp was iliad for the night of Juno 10

nbout two anil u hair mile below Ynngtsun-liridgo so Iltllo progress having been inacleiiiu oiif the jimkw Tho march

rtu resumed early on thn moraine of Juno nnit not early enough to stilt Americans

flint throughout the return tlm Amor-cims wore always ntady to go earlier iho

morning tunis any cf olherc It Meme-do lake oihor to make theirlion fnr tho day lime WitS chosen in-

i Ixnd of time river The bunks are WIll builtwith n mud loven nnd ncro s this bend ran

i road built well nhnve thin level of Ill countryIlii n natural protection ami wa ea

The Junks wore fnst to limoon the bond lnldo time lines No men

yore across the river lieeainei there wasanticipation of attack from that direction

river hitik on the oIlier sideil if II thousnnd ynrd nasa canal wllh rather

deep wnter The rhlneo know lx tpr than toIP caught by thn European between

mil river would Imvo lx on Ifhey had attempted to attack from that

DiiricttnEHeiiTiinMAncMIt was Komoihing otter 0 oclock morn

ng limn yi when thin first Borer were seenriicy wero coming up from M villain down river

time column lull hail thn-iliich Held gun up and after It bocn-irel a few HineH the of llm Boxers

After thit nearly all iho waynn iontpsied Time next

llvoly rlllo fire from mud walls TheUnit marines camo on HIP loft of the

and llnnked ChltmM out nf their postIon It WON done without delaying the junks

dilch hind to travel mennnrcliecl Bolow this village tho Holers mOle

iho upon ncnln TIme American fleld cunngnn Into action stud Frenchnine up wllh iinn Held plows tho lint h

n Thi thin Boxer gut up-o within coo yard befnrn they went drivenTT Tltov nf exo lentovor nlTonlod bv tho great number ofmil mud wall nnd It wa dlflleult to see tlmm

loll onoiich in Imvo the firing accurate Bewon ihroo and fmir miles were covered Ilils-iiornliig rail from YnntM ur n Tientsin

n llrtlnless than olchtooii miles lust t Im rivervlnl nbout so miifh lint till route alongink I mnriMliaii

fmnrlno n broad nlalu n a floor not nintural elevntlnn of nil shim far a time eynrah Itisnil n vnllnw clay which supinrt In ordinary soawns fair crops nfnd grnv Horn and tlmro are of trr M-in1 Imslins Kvory where are villages of mudiut nnd all over tlm vast brownlotlng thin wlmin with yellowimniii nri grivps thivo chlnoo rcvore

wellroundol henna of cacti covering llm-

nptoa to pach fHinlly from thn-iiuoninurilof iloMieiti for tIll mallot balmy rlngol around by aiiNWiill That I sort of onimtrv

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Ivor imiiii iii Jin imnlfK havnlxvuy loviv nnl many cnnnl eltlmr mkn waterrom It or inii Ii network nfltm Interlneo ihwo mril nail from everyichIHlorirlvaln inlpniop run uv nit

iiictx nf Um lii vdunl fnnimrx wallsimollnio four foot or allure high seimrnto

of illrforptit firnllloK Ji I difficultmintn to trnvorse In tho fnie of an who

iikHliohlnd covor avoiding n fight Innd who uses powder and most

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Tlio aftcrnooii of Juno m saw Uist the h ni0-rt of work as the morning n continual lightorn vlllagn to with Itt Boxers rarely

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constantly In action airaln1them That sort of dons more dnniiNto list nerves than several Rims firing In Hi-

oM n anti actually hittingllooldo r Cllnpm ha-

u blaok i i Ador Hi result that winof them win Sonic inertwhich wern evidently of recent forWITO Theso a ball nbo-un Inch nud n halt in dlnnialer n olAmirican suitors n kg hy being list b uii-

nf i Illno ball lit metrout as mucii a hv could m order t-

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nnd tiled tlulr b n to muKo ticslire of tile mo

was lIst of conuluiil uuu udmlrlui um-liiint from ihii other otlUvre It N not usiu-to Imvo KIKM tint umonic nullornK1

lund Vi boon iw Jiiuc stole uiuore withrifle Im wantH to ihool at not onlyhj but also at everything

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ciiiuu this afternoon to a bend luriver when there was a on both ldcitort wan a hot Urn Irons both sides antibocnmo to Mind n lorcn avrura tclear out vlllagu there This wits Honby ilm though tho

lucid limit column lor more than nu houi-Jiibl beyond them thero wait another vlllag

lhlno e had riitrwl d Atcolumn very heavy tiringhound In the waint until It wiu nearly a quarter ol nlong and preparation were duirutTime that few bullttitem icmlng their way and supposed that

at Sue other of icon gotting time most of tho tire the ItrltMi hear

fow from a flrthought tho Americans muit be getting I-

IJuU IIH the nt lack was to bogus anoo UJIIIK mid said thorn wasrlllo tire nt nil tint only midboatliiif bamboo Mirks At huMscliurgp wipe nud with bayonet Axedthe lino ran Hirnugh the Not a Chinamini was bill there went heapsheapH of exploited llncrackcrsnce tho fhlnoe botore-

AlrucMt eight miles was iiado this day Ii

spite oi constant fighting There wnsna of nu hour It all when html

lots worn runt about hondA otmen It was Icarlull hot under utiialnudrd nun and there was no water exrithat of tin river Out the Junks theyto boll enough for Hm sickthe hion who wero man hlng and lighting luridto drink Idho btrnlcht or gowas no to and bodlu01 hlmiiiii killed In thn fighting alongtill track began to conic river hutthat be htlnod nnd metworn beginning to that the ltuatlnlwas critical The coiistajit light-Ing wn Inenatlng Hidr wounded and theuuiuhur of iiitn to be In the antilooked out for was mounting at nn alarmInz rate wait thin indomitablewill anti the stout heart McCalK woreof value The young nflkerswith hint wero by amthey proiui ainoiiK the men a confidence thaiwILe of greatp to mill the restor tho column limo llrltlsh arid tho flermuninod la amt were like tho AmericansThe noversaydlu eliinent wasto bn clearlv

that nlirht was made In a flute place Ina lug bend of Ihn river between two vlllagen

nlghtu wern always bitter menhad not Ixen to their blankets and

iitilUr d greatly Ihis night both thnvillages worn n set on tIre that forouts tIme meu comfortably warmed byties burning villages

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II when tho column was ready to march Op-

CoMtlnn dovelotMl and Itpvldont that It was to be another slay

of miisiniit fleMlliir 11 was decided to ocCUrboth Kinks of thai river end thin tactical formlion of tlm ndvtuiic was therefore changed

Americans stud held thin left andthin Ocrmani and the rightHu slnns and others formed thin rear guard

lookcd smut for tutu junks Owing tocontinuous lighting Hm junks worn now ableto bun llm men could

fund tobn taken tn keepthorn out of use range of fire About tuniC reelh a biwly of mu or morn cavalry wa upon totho left worn conIc and and

first thought was thnt they were Cossackssent nut from toTho ItiissLins Improvised n flag anti Isolated Iton n gun but the cavalry ap

It wax that wentapparently reconnoitring It was a hard

hope of relief One of Britishwn brought and thin

to take themselves off to n respectfuldIctation but remilnedtlio left hank all and losing no opportunityto tiara s foreigners They up n eonftint rlllo fire nt long ran o which was veryaccurate

Soon after first appearance of time cav-alry on Hi left n wile ownedfrom that direction with two gunsn anti a npnunder Tho smallwi thought to time saute one thit had been-so bothersome the day before but tlm

blade powder the first diliu e haulfinish It Hm of Hi gun at-UUCP and tlm Brltlh Opoimders rhavnl It awayvery ijuloklr Several times during time daythe gun reopened from different

and each lime wa nulrkly compelledto shift

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t twins dimciiH to thin Idea In n waylint wIlt be accepted and appreciatedInuous grows monotonous to tlm-eader n It did to thins men who

ilwivp Tlrntsln anti oven village meant aigbt Ilirn a of half a rollstelwnen times villngei occupiediy tie uncut who till iho hind behind

time river for their communication withrionds or member of Between

vlllnnos there was hnrolr nay rest for themrn wd men becnu n time time fhlmso

from rlllagr to villiigp Most ofthem nro armed with that areIghted up to iyi mttres and throw their

a few hundred mctrcb extru for goodnca uro-

lIIINWK rEOlLAHS WITH TIIKTOXEIlflOn thl morning of Juno 21 it became evident

rrv that tlm regular wereacting with the Bourns The sword and fixaru-

lnchM with kowtows and irrnufloctlonsIroppcd out and rifle firm took It

r four villages had been passed whenho column camo to P tsniur half way fromInngtMin to IVitkung was occu

n large force of andhoy loathe n stubborn fight P-Xielhnt cover and inflicted many losses on thinolumn After nearly nn

plow wn was n haltnit Tin Chlnerp frvernl field guns

vhirh us l well killing a few of sand wounding siteral more McCnllnrot near enough to wo nno of the gun and ho

stir hnd ppvernl oIlierliil bolow lilt ni tht column camn to avillage which maid Hm light of th wholo ex-

ledltlon It lucId liy nbout snuo rhlnosn-ogular with artillery amid cavalry

run were and ournon were unable to locntn them Tho rllln fireiin pxtremolv accurate anti Iho allies suffered

Tho flghtlne becrnil hero nViout 1clock and continued steadily pest

Tlm nlll were to dislodgehltieso nod worn cnmpolloj to ninkn

vhoro wrro During the lightinglinks won drawn up under a out of

wnv nr much as lblobut still Site bulletsnth about them nnd occasionally nnn wits hit

nit forluimtelv none wns-iruck Our gun had away nilIIP tlm1 mOt hoe lied unnbln to dIction

nf tlm Cblnoo Tholw ori MI tinich trouble on thin previous days

opt nt work throughout thnemit Ion Our Increased I rumenlouMy

CAIT MCAIIA wofNniiiTim lumen Worm jui about worn out by the

strain Th v had been en half rationsInco onvliig time trnln nt Ynngtsyn nnd

oen drinking river water nr water token fromlU or Jam Sims vlllocn the

nl IKHSCIL nnd ilm iToit beginning In tellmm Some tmrl of llm force were n little

ottor off than others Tim Oerrnans rindInn having u Junk for themevo had nble to iarrv moro tItan ant of the

tlmrs xciiit the lromh nnd theIr tuck toilvcmmmd got accoiiiumdiHou A littleHneral water liiul Iwisi unveil for ihn and

ninrlm had their greatnilwhich hclnod iliein at night Theread bixn in pffnrt to get rKnlo at Yangtsun-ut only Imcn found One of these waiIvon to Admiral sitter he had rid

n for nmut five miles Im turned It over ns n-

aek pony and walked the rest of tIn wayapt mnd It nil on foot until

The hack of ponies made thu workf ilm tiifl very column being

more than n mileIt n in lighting H IHW IVltiiang that

inorican sunvrod must llrrp CuritIKnlln wn Im In Ihrpo had

bullet lliroiigh the lmh of the loftIP iMfore but that did not lnconvi nleni

Im nftimnnn wa tilt by fragmentsno truclt hi lift another

lolt aim n third Thewound n a timid one for It bothered himnntly lu but hum tluck to It and woiilit-

m ride cum of mencatching for him the British

Captain got a bullet through left lungthis rindn n very

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understand the com ti

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to OXIKXO liim olf grea deal

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utile titter It become to BO itcro-o road which by n heavy flro vhci-Im Wile telllim It that this watime first time had seen ircn drop HoforothaIt Ixoii only i Hint win liltbut timer wore ninny ca ualllo In crossingroad The inen had items thAmerican went worn out and Copt

had ordered Tnusslg towith semite of lila own men and takw those vh

had Ixun on tlio run upon with hiI f In 1111 111

In action and naturally IIK-

vn out few of sue h exertion-V hen sent I ho inenuf diliiohmon

to relieve thin others they first tried to ivlRuIn In action t dl In Iron

well to do with the sunAbout this time a runall body of ennuiout In the open on thin the nunturned on good effect hlle thliwee on Tangier went on ahead with fiCtionor twenty men rover of a road Thi

a tent such html toto the other fide to keep under cover tincrossing was oxt osed llero Tint

was lilt and several of his men mint It sputaIncluding an old boVns mete who wait

dl lxtrnordlnnrlly rood man migood man

Tausslg was across after wntchlnall hU ho hit In

Thin shock knocked him flathe could not tin Ho managed villas a tillto crawl and roll off tlm rood arid down under

ills own omit hnd till gono on und ap-parently did not know that ho wn hurta officer cum along with some

and to himhand They carried out to one wherethe cover wo and lUm down withsome other wounded nets and two dead Histayed there until tho junk came alone

wa carried on tin Improvisedmretcher The junk wee full alreadythem win no more room hut founthun a place on tot of name store and there

with no examination of thin wound for thirtyhours That such n IK

tame Idea of the condition to which tinexpedition had brought There was e

on thin tilde f and Tau U

surgeon finally did get around o him liewhat ad-

Vour le In broken That wo time flr

wait not until after he hail been bark In Tlentslrfor sonic time that Pr Kennedy of the York1town Taupslgn jrnvo n

examination and clearlyextent of time which In M snverc

that douni of Tmissls beIngable to continue In the Tho home wai

shattered below time huh andonly n small of It remained KennedyKent him down to Tonakii where thelint established n and ns soon inpossible he will be removed to tim naval hos

at YokohamaCOLUMNS MTVATIOX flUTICAt

Thin opposition on June Jt made someof the moon and even some of the oflleern bexlnto think that never be nblo to eelbnck to unless relief canto from below

hud so few supplies the were Inno condition to nn Intrenchedand wall for help but servicerations lund In the hut it wasnut of question to think nf sending a de-tachment to hack for more ansianyway this trains hind been seen to ln ou fire

after were abandoned Acuntruth Revmour hud burled two boxs of personal but It U very doubtful nowIf he ever seeg them

to be to dislodge time Chlnesn frontthe which was their Itwas decided to camp for th night andn new effort hintnofire ceased about sundown thinprospect of a comparatively quiet

hI worms severaltied up to bank At first they

seemed to bo hut when woreexamined a lot of women were found concealedbelow deckswere

were to be by torture orhorrible about of thorn jumpedoverboard The men Jumped mand succeeded In flv one of these

over and was drowned lustbefore they come to theso junks Ucut Fairthe flee MW n man walkdown Into the river from the opposite aidewith two little children onn eachhand He waded well out Into thin streamand held both children under until wormdrowned he turned and ran up the bankru as he could so

That night hope wee about exhaustedhad In number and fighting

ability from TItus columnWee now approaching the north pins of thenative div and was withinranee guns It haul been able In make

andren halt been blocked entirely amen 8In thin afternoon At A of corn

tie re t an l then try a nIght march startlnir atI oclock In the morning to try to force their

to the next day Theyhal had no word from Tientsin days

since June 13 nd not even sure thatthey wouM bn safe If they could there

officers have that thins did notto sot another night Capt

Iron heart would a mlt situationWM grave The hart been sovery heavy and the number of woun ol andsick so great that pro rre under thus mostfavorable circumstances was most dlfllcult

LOSS or TUB OVNSFortune did the column nnn

more turn that afternoon however Ingiving them new Junks There was mornroom for the wound was transnortation for some of cuns that were wearInc out the men who were dragging Ml-Ibewi except thin lighter machine guns aol one

were put nboarl funks Inready for the start The doid

had been tisually where that foilThus column raovej on time I on themorning of June 23 and for a mite no ro lsU-

nrco wai met It altno t b an to sneni a Ifthey mlcht set thnuiBh It was first tnllnthey liar for three without light

It The Chinese hart left the t ltlonsthey had rfefendnJ so stubbornly nil the after-noon before and the natural thathey hal suffered mich oitmltliw that thawwere not wlllloe to endure moro nBhtlnetime was tint of long life Thin H wnrc

In column of fours oni murclilne asas tlm Junks couM travel That were

In column was evidence even to thin men ofII nio t state of affair for any welldirected HUH wouldMid any the Junks t uld have hoots wink

n l Chltm mnHe good RUM practIceAnother quarter of n mile was mnde In

anti then films were seen m both batiktho river ahead A further on th ml-

ranee guard oanin to a village mid when withinnm yard of It a heavy fire wai opened from U-

ilnd of some of thn tlm olilr

is they fired marines under llalorcarom with the Aiuerlcatih In limit

idvanco guard and they fixed cudharirnd The Oiliii e ran but thev left a tOWif their number whrf uniform Allowedhem in be wildljrs and riot Uoxerw gotiff with no lo

About this tram word came uu from the junkslint the nnn th piin uliikltiir TheAdmiral fenl Mr Fair bark to see what couldto ilniip but by time time bo could cet there o

nuch water was in the that coulddone anti slit went down with tuoi of thin

tufl on board Two Maxim Kims were pavedme on wheel and thus other at rlnoil itun Sonii-imnuinltlnn wa nl o not nut

oavlett loss us It turned out wnt lilankuM-i e rs rnichthleh Imi eniblej their men who had thensleep fairly well on time cold flIghts In cnmp-

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It The Americans who wero In the leadand tint who Imppenid to lx nextI hem at time time had con Chinesewho to oldlsrs of thin Vlrorov-rame over the wall on the river front anti walked

niiirii-nn fifty yard wide timer and thev f ilv

Admiral Interpreter aninormlhall The two to ln wtime foreigners were anti where they wore irolrirMr Campbell replied for the that thevwere Bolnir in ln and had no troubln withanybody but lloxers The column wan im

wns gvlne on The Adunril-concludetl that two men weresoldiers and thirst there would to no UntilikHe started on and the two menurely buick to Dm wall and lumped over iln

firm was opene am aimsulonif the wall whirls etr l foralong th river Tlemeii nh hind been

Admiral Jumped down at once inside andibm fight wa on

The river there runs approximately

south and serves to protect the east wall Thnwalls sire of brick feet help cmnorth and nail outward and touchoo the south and west or Bides

utile

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town him hum hank Ihie liver was hothiiiiad across rum Admiral mmii lii Iluirti hsuip

to cornau ssimmng Juiet then and Mr mmmmn

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patalong the north Wall of enclosure whsimlsto of the great lidku arsmnal

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of huts und on thiS side of the river w

the column WHS tliero WITH clusters f i

stud two trenches Jlctw n 10 trw i L

the VllliiCP to thin west of It there w n i

The Americans anil lerimms in tinat mice swum th bend MI-on Ui o t amJ under rover f i

hnd corner of the recital otxlotire All foict gut to cover in i i

and replied to UK in-

as Tie wa IMJIIII I u

brine not more lion hundred i

JuiikH had comm n atbind in th liver Hit i

wai subjected to u heavy tire I vtmen went l Time v

next nt the bend It nut K

at unri iind Tho much nluun-In the bnwn and d lire n best tl-

Tlm Trcncli bnvp doOms so lew pluriij iihere thai this inns especially nuiii val li-

THK ItACi OAlWSTIV TAKAfter hulf uu hour of hut fUtliliiui im no-

pcrceptlbli locult Mnjor JohtiH n i it jnnd marliii the i T

and went biiclt Hm river under rnearly linlt a mile Thvn he a

nnd uroxMd lit nimu down IM Klthe at the vhorito i Or

comiictlne with arsenal The u ntonic of the Milieu was chcerlnu nil the tr u

mum list huts could yell and l utheir cult At enrnpr r

iial the o hnd mounted a rtpniu KT-

KIIII which this Major timk in Ilimk bj thon time AH soups ur lu

thin lie Ciillinl on his miii tor nn xir p r-

and ncrosi the cau eway they wim wn awhoop swarinoit uviir tlm ami in i

had that expounder turned un iliIna Ililnrce-

Vhllo this was iroli on the American d-

cornir mind W TI rt hlCB tlu wish Uleans win but tny got into utight laiv that Curt nid n v a-

reat relief to Ilmiin n sthey did Th Irrmurc didmind were an tool and stendy a if

purnile Two lxioundors ihuthe nnd worm hun

on tin Clilnm ansi uitir t-

WHH mil n tlnii until thcleared and thnr r n ii1 o-

tho llKhtlnc Two iletailuiiiin w

font the and not In nil u KM-Aftir that to work u li irwhole Tl with wn about uaround and It cnclo d wvernl uroui s t I

ln s Thire were also two vuwith rrcd and bmldlnuK and r t-

lendld cover for time Chine si who hid tlnjand shot n good of our nun

It now nearly ft mid theYen hind There wn rrnewly wounded IM corrd for nnd u w t

to take a rest Only r ii nhad cro sed ID It hud t-

iKfiurred on to hold th hInt N rwith expedition In Inrt nthing about It wn known nnl i

way that thrro was such im urbut ihern wa no ldn of lln Ma orThe brunt of thn In taklne it uu 1-4by thin li iormnns anti Amriru itwas hero that the cxecutIvt ofllcer of I he 1 m

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wound which In dud won iifiT vri-Th Chlmito BarrlMin hind immt nd utlea t Wo

About 11 while thin men went IHbusy about their camp imctlnriLi oeat makIng time r isi nthem a lire fri in behind ar i ilruin wann lart Prom nf them v-

numbnriri nt linst fjioo nrd Including cnvn v

They bnd field guns nnd llrnl shrnpnil 1

wins orwned on limo arsenal t i

of position near thn muni city nf Tiiwere wut iicriws

the unlll nlmut h i n t-

In afternoon when time Chlnext cigar wb-dnW Then It wiw decided to uarsenal with wholn fore end make no at-tempt to to further

MCAMAH WITIt woe whl the flehllnc at Us hot t In

that an In Iriint occurred r-

charact of Cant McCtilla He wa anlag and down on toj ofwell completely exposed to ln icr

iho IliltiMv Mi psvi gnnt time sllchtcst It onlv etirvur cInc hl men t harder norl fluid tellliu then o-

be careful of their mini mudmOunt they AM ho walked hv aBrItIsh who wax iwlrir a rlllo tin tarIi oked nt thai Captain and said

HoniH to pin you re sallliiB pretty cli e toth wind sir

You Imvo to do It my muff In some watersanswerea time and went on wnlkl K-

Thoremalnrier of thn frrco then crosel tothe arsenal and the sick unmet wounded werecarried out of the jinks Inldc the wall ntrntthin mlddio if the there woe aioil Tsmaller w nil of mud which surrounded n uro pof four rrctantrulnr building which wereselected a Quarters fur time wounded and sirherrt wee a f bulidlnc In one corner fthis enclosure which wee occupiedSeymour wina mound of earth which w sused ns a signal station Uusouth mdo across from Interiorwall wa another of sheds which appar-ently had been used by thin Chlne o on borrnriis

the foiitheast corner was anclosure with several Tl Hwas the armory In thin northwest cornswas nn old Th Tp were mesa nil nrnninltim Innlde of the nmln wali Jint to hof the nrncnnl enclosure was the house wl Iihind been used by the commandant fI ho arsenal U was always calledOovcrnors house by our men lietwinthe harrncka and armory on rueand the on thorn rrrtwo large IrrrRular wnmt crowwith reeds liewe n them Ihero vis tlittle cluster of huts liullt nf n 1

The worn over fromJunks timid ktorcd In the Mirds M h

wnjrided It n t feislblo tocupy the win In wall brcnu It wnntd n-

o men to voids nf lenc-no a small camp wan mnde mul w I

the wait and tlm nwas made outside thin train wall Thcr rro

gates In time walt around the an rTries wore guarded by detacliments nf Inc h-

and Drltlsli with Dumnrolles in om-mand

WIn ursiTiONH IN rrrNTy roixn-CxamlnntJun nf the Fhowed nn

mouthing amount of war nintcriiil rin l ui d-

Seven cnns had token nn time il n-

tlio buildings moro than sixty more wet frhey were moist mndirn luwii i

of all the smaller medium T ewere n n nnd field KIH4 and 4 7liuh rlte tumid fine tti KM-

ierii Mnnnliclier rll n nnd girtliterally tho thousand Theic vec i s

nnd oilier nivoiitrcn ints fur ptumid for ciivnlrymen nnd there wirilnc full to top with nminumiii n tilsorts Tlcre wero millions nf rsmall snot nnd moro fur tin in kthan could be Invenloriednfllixrsof HP i i-lat time extent of llnlr rapture nod 0 il-

l en taken so iaslly had ii i fof Hin when i

firs attacked Cramp It would Kligone by without It If linn dad nto lint now thev I to-

thoueht of trlvlnff II There m nl ttwenty topic of rico In the hoTMnlnnd a woe du which would ui il i v-

nf water that wns at Intior Hur tfrom river which tin men had b d

Tliny uiuld inniint UIIIK mi Hu P awall and bn In position to wlihxttnd-lezi In I I

found a niiiiiiintn outll fr n nwjll nnulirH Inluihue

in ut said II wi-iKiivldenlul that liio rhlinse had H dtheir down the river

Hut thin rhin M wore not yet rradv In elhiivo their A1 I

clock thnt nleht nt v n-

HeHiuid lilffKiiiiM from toward Tieii ir i itlalfpatt A thus inirijire i1v iflIng tobo they attiukpi IiKI-

I llficr cover nf n tr i

hlmw hail ln lrfi the muni wallioon as It crew light enouch to il I t n

nt our IIHII thi vif-heie went snon cicero nut thin MIro of kllllric tlicm n 1 but they In iHales of tln Niariim Arnllen

were all cnucht nf thef the allies day were thrlr wik-

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jiwt what they wn-Iliemsejviv Tho mire r

with Mniinllchir k-

lh wlih IniM Tli iwho had be ti nrmol wllh Dm I v fiiisrIfle threw away their cuns andw lvos urnmuch moro effective but auto muchto et out or orcer Thn AustrianMnnnllcheri and Mau ers wrro rvii

unit so wern the Italian n iIn fact found ju t wm l

Just a If ho wero making re jil iiluii i

ItlKPAKATIONS KOIl IIRFEM K

When It came to prepnrations f rtiters wns Just n a I

doti wn i de of tiiover which Malor Jolmon hail fhv t

th rtrst nntri Into ar eiwee don bv tli lermntis nlici e OIK nfor Ihn expedition bad b n MI erfhad not H supply of cuuMew cauwwuy thin luri I

attention to monntlnc iruns mi tin nShim went wall fnrlni toward tln oi i

where swarms of hinters ami I iutircould bn Mwn nil th time ten MiniBUlis were mounted In the MHIIIwere half n dozen sixpound with n-

metre rifle nl each earner enli I

east wall n 7 mm was mimmcd willmetre rifles lielwcen lhin f-Kiallered ulom On the north wallcomma mounted llilr own sincli llfid u-

imu macliiiiM Lim with uxli andon t nhef ride of them There was titus

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