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New York Times 100 years ago today, August 11, 1913:
Admiral Nicholson Says Chinese Rebels Have Failed So Far.
    SHANGHAI, Aug. 10.— The Government moved strong forces down the river yesterday and to-day and landed them north of the foreign settlement. The rebels at Kiangnan have been driven in upon the Wu-Sung forts with insignificant losses. The rebels are extending their defenses at Wu-Sung, while the Government forces are advancing from four directions.
    A number of war junks at Wu-Sung attempted to go over to the Government, but all of them except one were burned by the rebels.
    It is stated that the Government is in control and has restored order at Nanking.

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.— General improvement in conditions in the rebellious district of China was reported to the Navy Department to-day in a cablegram from Rear Admiral Nicholson, commanding the Pacific fleet at Nanking.
    "The present uprising," reported Admiral Nicholson, "has met with failure at every point up to the present, and the Northern troops have been uniformly successful, but the country is far from pacified. Kuling is now within the Northern lines, and the conditions are satisfactory there. Nanking has renounced adhesion to the South, but disorders are threatened here owing to the large numbers of troops formerly with the Southern armies, but not now attached to either. An American steamer was fired on by the Southerners at Chenglin. Ample reparation has been made."