The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-11
Order for General Slaugh- ter Given and Ruthless
 ly Executed
NEITHER WOMEN NOR
 CHILDREN SPARED
Thousands of Chinese Pouring From Stricken City-Shanghai Is Quiet-Wu Ting Fang
 Making Ready

Nanking, November 10.-Nanking to- night iS desolate. Fully thousand of. its inhabitants lie massacred and, nut merous business houses and dwellings have been footed and burned. Seventy thousand persons already have fled the city and still others are joining the ex- odus. Along the railway leading from the city a long snake like line of humanity is truoging, seeking safety.
 It was the hand of the Manchu that brought the devastation. While the re- publicans were in camp three miles away awaiting ammunition and endorsements, the Manchus began the work of car mage. Men, women and children were slaughtered Neither youth nor age was taken into account White the emblem of the revo- lution marked it's wearers for instant death Chinese with white shoes, sign of mourning among them, or even handkerchief, were ruthessly sialn. Queueless heads were everywhere to -pc seen on bikes. t i+ There was little fighting today between the revolutionsts and the troops. The imperialists are repeatedly clamoring for ammunition for the big Krupp guns, and their most capable gunners are reported deserting them.
 The republicans complain that owing to the naturalization of the railroad they have been unable quickly to transport men and guns from Shanghai.
 Battle Expected
 These are being brought out by boats and pack mules. A desperate battle Is expected shortly.
 Historic Ranking this afternoon is the shambles of the Manchu slaughter
 The sun set upon a scene of ire, rapine, desolaton and butchery uhre- corded in modern history.
 Tonight 12,000 Mancitu and imperial old style soldiers hold Purple Hill, where they are entrenched while from beneath their stronghold they are driv- ing before them hordes of Chinese out of the city.
 Innocent Chinese, destitute, are flee ing, terror stricken, to the shelter at the rear of the reform forces. The latter numbering between 20,00O and 30,OO0 are impotent to check the slaughter or avenge the slain because of their lack of ammunition.
 Last night the revolutionists mada a demonstration but did little shoot ing and there were few fatalities ,a. The main body of the reforners re- mained in camp three miles distant from the city awaiting the arrival of ammunition Reform endorsements are coming from every direction. They are raw and ragged recruits, but are de- termined. 4f
 Foreigp Is are receiving utmost con sideration.
 When the city gates were opened this morning the people thronged to- ward the country, driven by the lm- perialists.
 Soon afterward the carnage began.
 Wholesale Executions
 Since the night of November 8, when the first attack was made by the revo- lutionists, the Tartar general has tried to terrorize the inhabitants by whole sale executions.
 Those whose queues had been cut off were beheaded but today when the or der for a general slaughter was given and the whole native city was invaded by the Manchu soldiers who massacred men, women and children. Even the aged and babes in arms were shown no mercy.
 Thousands of Chinese poured from the gates. Before nightfall 20.000 more representing every class had escaped. Meanwhile the Manchus secured the narrow city streets. Houses of wealthy merchants were sacked. Any queue less victim was beheaded immediately.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press saw several wolrien executed and their. children stabbed and trampled 9 under foot.
 The order appeared to be that any one wearing white, which suggested the white badge worn by the reformers, must be killed forthwith. A white pocket handkerchief marked the pos sessor for death. White shoes, which are worn by the Chinese as a sign of mourning, were a signal for the exe- cution of the wearer.
 An attempt tonight to estimate the number of innocents and combatants slain would be futile.
 The Chinaman found wearing foreign clothing immediately fell victim of his advanced tastes, but foreigners were not molested. Their protests against the massacres, however, were laughed at
 Correspondents of the Associated Press worked uninterruptedly within the outer walls of the city.
 Fires sprang up everywhere. A large section of the native city was burned.
 Tonight the Manchu, driven to bay. and glutted with blood, watches the flaming city from the height of Purple mountain and awaits the morrow