Show US U.S. u. u S. S SHIP SHELLS CHINESE REBELS Washington A I Jan Jati Time Thc The commander com coin mander manier of ot the American g gunboat Moi oca fired upon upon b by Chinese c rebels January 17 reported tOdA today that he re returned returned re- re turned the five fire and aid silenced It It- Secret Secretary ry Daniels gave out the time following fol fol- folI I lowing On Ozi January 1 17 at D 9 a. a m. m the United States gunboat Monocacy while cruising F about tift fifty miles ab above ve Yo Vo- chow on on th the Yang T Tse c J. J Kiang lang river liver was fired on n b bye Chinese and was hit a l number of times II 11 II L. L OBrien O'Brien chief yeoman ecman Wi was fatally In Injured In- In and W. W N. N Donnelly wounded The fire firo was vat returned by the and anil silenced I i I I. I I it is etl mat tuat time Chinese were bandits or revolutionists The Core foregoing is a I paraphrase of oC the official report from Crom the commander of or ori th the gunboat Attacked From m huh rel Peking ln F Friday Jan IS The IL-The The C att attack k yesterday oil on the American gunboat Monocacy in which one sailor allol was a killed and two to others othel's cd Walma was Wal ma made c near Kien LIh Sien and came without warning The TIme attackers hid behind d a like dike on the bank pf pr the Yang Tse Kiang Klang The gunboat g returned re re- turned the thc fire fhe hut but with what result is not known JI Afterward the time Monocacy Mono Mono- l IonO ca catty cacy proceeded to Hanko The rime Japanese e steamer a also aso was wis subjected to ru fusillades Reporting to the thc American legation I on the attack upon the Monocacy the American 1 consul at urges concerted concerted con con- action n by hy American and Brill British h war waI es vessels cl to a assure the thc safety con I of or tr traffic on the Yan Yang T Tse c Whereas Where Where- as nR foreign vessels els her heretofore have he been n nth th the objectives of or snipers time the consul points out out the thc Monocacy w the target target tar tar- get et of or ofa a well directed a attack The volleys volleys vol vol- vol leys bc began an fifteen seconds after aeter th the first shot was flu filed crt ed and continued un until until tin un- til Lii the return fire drove e o off the at attacking attacking at at- tacking ln force forces I At t l least si six Rix foreign m merchantmen anti ann two Avar wal ai vessels have recently been attacked |