Show LOOTING OF TIEN TSIN American Soldiers Took No Part in Sacking of tho City Washington Aug 31 Officials of the War department are positive that the soldiers of Gen Chaffees army took no partMn the extensive looting which followed fol-lowed the fall of the Chinese city of Tien Tsln At the direction of Secretary Secre-tary Root peremptory orders were issued Is-sued to military officers to exert every effort to prevent the looting and to seyurely punish dlsabcdloncc I of such orders For this ieason and fronVre ports which have come to the department depart-ment the officials aro confirmed in the opinion that our men refrained from disregarding the orders of their superiors su-periors They think that the Chinese themselves are responsible for much cf the pillaging and disorder following the entry of the allies Into the city There Is considerable property In charge of our army at Tien Tsin Tor safe keep hug S |