Show I There VII Be Three One London Sept 17A dispatch received 4 re-ceived today gives further details of the capture of Ping Tang g by the Japanese I After the place fell into the hands of the Japanese strong parties of infantry in-fantry and cavalry were assigned to patrol the town Search was made in houses for Chinese soldiers and many captured When the Japanese troops made their final assaul several of the Chinese defenders de-fenders threw their arms down and fled panicstricken to the vale northward north-ward The Japanese however controlled con-trolled the entrance to the valley and the fleeing Chinese found their retreat In this direction cut off Whole regiments regi-ments seeking to escape were thus compelled to surrender I is now stated the total number killed will not exceed 2300 The remainder re-mainder of the Chinese army some 16000 men are either wounded In the hands of the Japanese or are unhurt prisoners of war The emperor of Japan telegraphed his congratulation to the field marshal upon his victory The field marshal ha issued an oraer commending the troops for their action The dispatch adds the Japanese outnumbered out-numbered the Chinese 3 to 1 The artillery was also vastly superior to that of the Chinese The Japanese flying column is now pushing northward for the purpose of securing the passes and thus preventing prevent-ing the Chinese army from marching within Corea A proclamation has been issued promising prom-ising protection to the Coreans as long as they refrain from acts of hostility hos-tility towards the Japanese |