| Show I ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN Such a force to be Sent et to China Within a few lr IT DE BE AN D ARMY III I us to thu Number l omit m JUlIan thirty New York JUh IA special to tG the d frets 1 says Aft An ii at had force of oC nearly men win will lie he hein in III China within a few W weeks Tb The figures ire than those thole It given heretofore but are based baaed on bet till information which hu Jut just reached he here the alii allies at Taku sad and Thin NIl now number about miD mac The Tbt me under orders orden consist ot of Ja Japanese n troop Germans Americans 10 1000 French and aud 1000 Italians It ii Ia learned that the several leveral gov desiring an explanation u as to the opinIon of oC the number of men needed in China recently asked the ad admirals at Faire raku to make an estimate The admirals consulted together and the tIm lowest estimate scents to have been made by b time Ille Japanese who placed tf the number at between seventy leventy and a thousand The Th estimates fat fat the BritIsh h Russian sad German were small A As to that thai made by Admiral the authorities de decline cline chins to speak but JUI there Is Ia reason to believe It was lRI slightly I lees than the lowest of the corn It 11 may mar bt be that A MI statement hu caused the to hesitate to lo dIspatch the troopS at until unlit the arrival or of the Japanese division and time Ninth In Lantry which will bring tIme the fighting strength of tire the alII allies to about 41 mn men Upon tire the arrival ot of time the Japan dt dl vision at Taku raku the question ot of the of oC fleer who Le be placed pieced In supreme command will naturally arise arlle The Jal Japanese ne soldiers fI will be by bya a and so 10 tar far as known knon he It will wUI be tire ranking Russia may not wish to permit Japan to have time the preponderating forces and the commander also allO and so may send sendan an officer with Ume rank ot of general to command her ber forces lie He will riak time the Jap Japanese So tal fam a as this goel government Ii concerned It is II willing tl P have hae any efficient In command be lie ire Russian or Japanese providing the start of the expedition to relieve JI Is PromPt |
