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Show FORMER SALT LAKER WHO SAW SERVICE IN CHINA George A. Knox Describes His Experience in the Orient as a Pharmacist in the Navy. George A Knox n former resident 1 of Salt I.nke. who Is now nn npothc- I ar) In tho Unll. d St nc, pat) nnd located nt the Mure Island nnty arils, I Is the guest of his brother Frank Knox of the National II ink of the Ite-publlc Ite-publlc Mr Knox Is oft on furlough and will leate In a few dajs for Pes Moines la to visit rclntltcn there Mr Knox him seen heaty righting In ind around Manila and was In nttlte sen Ice with the United States ami) ln the China campaign Ills natrnllto of his experience"! Is Interesting 'I was In Ihe first detttchmmt of mnrlnon Hut 1 mded in Manila after Ihe destruction of the Spnnluh Ihet,' suld Mr Knox, 'nnl aided In blowing up the Spanish nugnslnes near tho harbor I went tbriugh the bitlle of Nmcletu, and nt San 1 rniulseo do Mnlabon wns one of the pait) that took an old Insurgent fort that the apanlards had been trtlng to capture fnr a hundred )enrs but had neter entered te were under Col ' I'IlM-Ing I'IlM-Ing Hill ' Hlllott nnd lost fifteen killed md tteiit)-lltc wounded rrom there wo went to Cntltt and saw sonic hot work. In tho sprliiR of lioo I won ordere 1 lo ( hlna and went there on tho lUhshlp Ilrookbn o went up to the rlter ti within fourteen mlliB of Hiking 1 was iiHsnclitcd time with the Itimlans In the capture of a fort nnd snw boiiu ter) bald lighting The enluiancc of the ltusslnns In wonderful n In ttnnce will show )ou what the) can undciMi We were under terrlllc tiro on 11 tint field, and the Chinese had nn absolute range on us We were compelled com-pelled to ictrent and lento behind us n three-Inch Held piece The breech t ns thrown Into tho rlter, that thu cueiri) inlgh' not turn the i,un on us Itusslnu soldier b.iw the gun nnd In. Meting It too good to lose, seized It mil carried It titer three miles Wo te t bn-k the follonlng da and seemed se-emed the breech of the gun which mis turned otcr to the Ametlcau foico at Tien Tsln. ' I reached tho Huropenn settlement July 11, 1810 Our barracks wcro shelled heat II), but no ono was killed The next da) I could see tho work of thu allle.l foices When the charge of ilnnmtto wns laid for tho destitution of the wall of reklng, It was found thnt the cleetilo tins were ton short to rench the necia sir) distance toluntcirs wcro tullod for to ro nnd explode the mine an 1 eight Japanese soldiers stepped out They took nil affecting farewell of their otllccrs and comrades nnd Jumped Into the rltei Seten were killed be-fore be-fore tho opposite hank was leached, and the lono sort It or sprang forward to accomplish his task The train wns lighted and the noble hero turned bin k on his , 111 mi nnd saluted his friends Th. roiiu of hundreds of pounls of It n unite shook the 1 arih ' W hen tn seal, 1 that wall the sight was fearful elnul Imdlts were piled up so thlekl) thnt wc could not get through without limn bin directly ote-r them I was held here nild-estnbllshed a hospital and tould not go 011 to the relief of Hiking Here the hospital corps worked for settnt)-two bonis gltlug IliSt aid to the wounded, and lin.il no Hint to eat or sleep In that poilod Col l.lseum nnd Cupl Hails weie killed III the rilRHgiiuint' Mr Knox linn Iu his possession a lirgi miinh.r ot photographs taken nt dirrertnt times In his Hhlllppine mid 1 hlnem sen lee Among others Is one of the mother wlfo and sister of AhUlnaldo IIm-so women he describes ns lesembllng Uip Hqtnws They uro exliimil) nrroRiint nnd dictatorial Their tnnlt) Is disgusting and the) are read) to pose for cur) one who will iKilut a eiimeia at them |
