Show S = H S IIETKLLUN6 SOLDIERS I international Forces Undergoing Terrible Privations S Pri-vations from Tropical Weather Along S the Pei Ho River I I Many of the Allies Succumb to the Fierce Rays of Old SolGen Chaffee Telegraphs Admiral Remey that Number of HisCom mand Have Been Prostrated by Heat and FatigueAmericans in the Thick of the Fight J r j S Washington Aug l1TIle naval bureau this morning received a die patch > from Admiral i Remcy giving a message received from Gen Chaffee who is at the front with the allies on their march toward Peking The chief interest In the Chaffee dispatch Is the Indication that the American command was in the thick of the light at the capture of the Important town of Yang Tsun but the reference to deaths from sunstroke Indicates that the international interna-tional forces are undergoing terrible privations from the tropical weather along the Pci Ho river The dispatch follows IN THICK OF FIGHT S Che Foo Aug 10Taku Aug 7 Bureau of Navigation Washington Chaffee telegraphs from front Sixth Yang Tsun occupied Casualties about sixty my command two marines wounded Many prostrated by heat and fatigue next move yet unknown General commanding English at front telegraphs Marched from Pel Tfaang nine miles toward Yang Tsun when formed from for attaCk with the Americans on right Russians on left After rapid advance of three miles under un-der hot rllle and shell Ore our troops carried first line of defense Casualties about fifty killed or death from sunstroke sun-stroke Q REMEY MADE DESPERATE CHARGE The cablegram of Admiral JRemoy transmitting the report of Gen Chaffee as to the battle of Tang Tsun together with the report of Gen Gazelee the English commander at the ront contains con-tains few details not already known Gen Gazelces statement shows that the Chinese occupied trenches and that the foreign forces were compelled to assault them Finally after forming their line the allies were oblige to charge over a stretch of territory three miles in cxtentr directly Into the mouth I or the Chinese rifle and shell fireS fire-S INTENSE HEAy PKEVAILS S The Intense heat which prevails in that section of China at this season of the year gives the officials of the War dcp0tmcnt a full realisation of the arduous ar-duous work which such charge involved In-volved and the news that there were many prostrations and deaths from I sunstroke creates little surprise ONE IMPORTANT STATEMENT f Perhaps the most Important tate ment In the dispatch is the ono to the effect that the next move of the allies I is as yet unknown Whether Admiral Remey makes this statement on his own account or whether he Intends It to be understood that the atatemont was Included In Gen Chaffees telegram from the front the ofllclafs at neither the War nor Navy department are certain cer-tain from the wording of tjie cablegram I cable-gram The general belief however Is that It Is Gen Chaffees own statement state-ment It Is known that the command S r ers of tho allied forces when they arranged r ar-ranged for the advance from Tien Tain had good reason to make Yang Tsun the objective This statement was contained in Gen Chaffees dispatch outlining the plan of the advance movement S MAY DELAY = ADVANCE I It Is presumed therefore that navmg carried out successfully tho plan of the movement as far as Yang Tsun the commanders of the allies will have togo to-go into consultations to decide upon the further course of the advance from that point to Peking This is considered consid-ered unfortunate owing to the possibility possi-bility that dissensions and Jealousies may arise which will delay further advance ad-vance |