Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1917 — How They Shoot in China. [ARTICLE]

How They Shoot in China.

Details of the battle In Peking between Chang Hsun’s ill-starred forces and the besieging republican troops Indicate that the hostilities were more exciting than dangerous, remarks the Salt Lake Herald-Republican. The dictator was surrounded by about 4,000 of his followers when he sought refuge in the Forbidden City, and the attacking party numbered at least five times as many. Chinese soldiers have never been noted for expert skill in handling firearms, as substantiated by the authentic report that “considering the enormous quantity of ammunition used and the number of troops engaged” the casualties were remarkably small, only ten killed and thirty wounded among combatants and three times the number of killed and wounded among “innocent bystanders.” For obvious reasons Uncle Sam was simply giving the Chinese sound and friendly advice when he told them to keep out of the way and harmonize their internal differences.