Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1901 — soldiers In n Clash. [ARTICLE]

soldiers In n Clash.

Tientsin, June 4.—There was a serious affray between international troops. Some British fusiliers who were acting as police here sought te prevent French soldiers from housa breaking, when they were attacked with bayonets and bricks. The fusiliers. iu self-defense, fired In the air. This brought a number of German# to the aid of the Frenchmen. They numbered together 2GO men. Five fusiliers fired, killing a Frenchman and wounding three others. In subsequent fighting, four fusiliers, five Germans and one Japanese were wounded. Tha arrfival of a German officer and a strong force ended the fray.