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Title: Reports on military operations in South Africa and China
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Adjutant-General's Office
Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902
Publisher: Washington : G.P.O.
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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toward repairof the Tongku and Shanhaikwan branch of the railroad,which has for us special interest because of the fact that mailmust come by that route during the winter. Colonel Humphrey was sent to Chingwantao, the landingpoint, to effect arrangements for the landing of our mail and -such supplies as may be received during the winter. A landingpier will have to be constructed, and to insure for us right ofway rather than be dependent on the courtesy of others, Col-onel Humphrey was authorized to pledge an equitable shareof the necessary expense to be paid by the United States. Hemade arrangements to cooperate with the British in the con-struction of landing facilities. The bridge over the Peitahowill not be reconstructed for many months, and it seems prob-able that the mail will have to be transported in carts forabout 30 miles of the road not yet repaired. TELEGRAPH. The telegraph line has been reconstructed all the way toTongku. The poles used are the bestobtainable, and for the
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MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA. 345 most part good, For a montli past we have liad excellentservice to communication with cable office. Our cable acrossthe Peiho at Taku is occasionally interfered with by thelarger of the lighter ships entering the river, but the in-terruptions thus far have not been the cause of much delayin the transmission of messages. I inclose for your information map of Agriculture Park,wherein are established my headquarters, our storehouses, thehospital, etc., and the camps of the light battery, squadron ofSixth Cavalry, and the headquarters and five companies of the$mth Infantry. The American troops are the only soldiersat Pekin quartered in tents. The high walls which dividethe park into plats of various sizes break the force of thewinds quite effectively. Military movements in the province of Pechili for the pasttwo months have been confined chiefly to such as were orderedby Field Marshal Count von Waldersee, the chief of all beingthe Paotingfu expedition, ab

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