The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
Chang Sha and Nan Chang
Fall into the Hands of the
Revolutionists
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF
TWO IMPORTANT PROVINCES
Chang Sha Is Chief Commercial and
Railroad Center Between Hankov
and Canton With Population of
S00.000-Censorship Lifted.

Shanghai. Oct. 2s.-The occupation
by the revolutionists of two more i'm
portant southern cities. Change Sha
and Nan Chang, was announced in a
dispatch which reached this city early
today.
The capture delivers into the revo-
!utionary hands the local governments
OF two important provinces, doubling
the territory in which the rebels are
masters. Chang Sha with 100000
population, is the chief commercial
and railroad center between Hankow
and Canton. 1t is the seat Of Vail coll
lege. the Chinese extension Of Yali
southwest of Hankow, while Nan
Chang with 100000 population is cor
respondingly situated 200 miles south
east ..cf Hankow.
Four of the Chinese provinces are
now regarded as under revolutionary
influence. See Chuen, where the move
ment started, HUI Peh. Of which WI
Kiangsie. The fall of Nan King whose
garrison is regarded as siding with
the revolutionists would deliver to
them the vice royal government Of two
more provinces, Kiang Su and Ngan
Hwei. The entire Yang Use valley is
gradually succombing to the revolu-
ttonary infection. No uprising has
yet been reported at Nan King, which
is only 200 miles above Shanghai, but
the garrison there cannot be relied
upon by the imperial government.
Eye witnesses Of the recent engage
-:nent between the revolutionaries and
the imperialists at Hankow who have
arrived here say that shells fired by
the imperialists fell in the German
concession. Apparently they were
pom pom shells, but an examination
proved that they were composed of
In the China-Japanese war, the off,
cials having found contractor willing
to supply wooden shells at the same
price as steel. the actual difference in
the way of money being divided.
The North China News says that the
first engagements at Hankow evident
" were trumpery affairs, both sides
mission comes an account Of the first
engagement on Wednesday. The
rebels moved down near tho race
course and there was some skirmish-
Ing. About noon twenty-five rebel
wounded were brought to the London
mission hospital. A mob of rebel
coolies destroyed the culvert bridges.
As the imperialists retired toward
Kilometre the station they did not re-
ply to the rebel fire. The rebels ad-
vanced cheering. but their shots for
the most part fell short.
At o'clock in the afternoon the
Chinese cruisers opened fire on the
rebels who were attacking the Chin
ese town, they shelled the rebel po-
sition east Of the race course and ap.
parently succeeded in soaring them,
for within a short time they were in
full retreat.
At II o'clock Thursday morning a
large body Of rebels advanced past the
race course. the Chinese cruisers hav-
Ing taken up a position further down
this time. but the Wu-Chang forts
opened on the warships. which began
to maneuver in order to prevent the
forts from taking sure aim.
The first field gun was posted ON the
embankment. and the cruisers with
drew to the Seven Mile creek. The
rebels shelled the North Chinese town
and continued to advance. and the
cruisers retired around the bend OF
met with no opposition. At $3.50
turned to Hankow, having in their
possession many captured tents and
much ammunition and rice.
There was only one casualty among
the foreigners. A German marine OF
a landing party was shot through the
hand.
There is no telegraphic commune
cation from Shanghai In the direction
of Hankow beyond Kiukiang, except
the wireless Of the ships.
The widest rumors are being print
ed in the native newspapers, but 1t is
not possible to verify these. It is
probably true that fighting occurred
two days ago at Nan-Chang, sixty
miles to the south Of Kiukiang. Two
AZ guns have been mounted at the
Kiang-nan arsenal. which are the only
measures so far taken to protect it.