Davis County Clipper | 1900-08-24 | Page 2 | Americans and British Entered Pekin First

AMERICANS AND BRITISH ENTERED PEKIN FIRST imea up op the oates on the extern eastern wed and drove cuemy away airy advises advices from pekin since its capture shows that the allies attacked pekin early wednesday opening with artillery on the eastern side aide the wall was obstinately held by alie enemy the japanese and russians were on tho the northward of 0 tung chow canal the americans and british blew up the two eastern gates of 0 the tartar city and entered the chinese city by the tung tun pien pica gates detachments of 0 each force were sent towards the legations the tha parties met near the legations legation and opened communication all the ministers and their staffs were found safe the ali losses odthe allies have not been four hundred chinese were killed i