Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-23
CHANGSHA AND NANCHANG
TAKEN BY THE REBELS
Four of Eighteen Provinces Now
Controlled by Revolutionists.
LATTER WIN IN BIG BATTLE
Fifteen Thousand Attack and Rout
Enemy in Mountain Pass at
Kwangshi-Many Are
Slain.

PEk1NG. China, October 23-According
to official reports, the minister OF war;
Gen. Yin Tchang, who is at the head of
the imperial treops from he north, reach
ed Siaokan today. while Admiral Jul
Cheng, with three gunboats arrived at
kiu- kiang, where he is taking on coal
and provisions. Siaokan is south of the
| mountain range separating Honan from
Hupeh province. and if the Chinese ad-
| miral has brought his forces to that
point lie is within twenty-five miles OF
Hankow
The government has before stated that
the troops had successfully crossed the
mountains. but this has been denied from
rebel sources. where it was claimed that
the only railway pass through the hills
was held by the revolutionists and thst
Yin Tchang had halted north of the
mountains, unable or unwilling to pro-
ceed.
Admiral Jui-Cheng was last heard from
before I'm joint dispatch received by the
government from him and Admiral Sab
Chen Ping. who were i'm command of the
Chinese fleet which dropped down the
| river after the fight with fhe rebels at
| Hankow last Wednesday. The message
stated that the fleet was without coal
| rice and appealed for the presence OF Yin
Tchang with artillery Immediately"
| The telegraph service In the provinces
of Yunan and Szechuen is interrupted.
| The members of the foreign legations
here do not anticipate anti-foregn trou-
| BILE in Szechuen, as the rebels there have
shown restraint heretofore.
Capture Two Cities.
SHANGHAI. China. October 23-Ths
1 h1.
more important southern cities, Chang
| sha and Nanchang. was announced in
dispatches which reached this city early
today.
Changsha Is the capital of the province
| of Human. and Nanchang is the capital
of the province of Kiangsi. Their cap
| ture, therefore. delivers into revolutionary
! hands the local governments of two i'm
portant provinces, thereby more than
doubling the territory of which the rebels
| are masters.
Changsha, with aoo.oo population. is
| the chief commercial center on the rail-
| road between Hankow and Canton.
Changsha is 2O miles southwest of Han
kow. while Nanchang. with 100000 popu-
lat.on, is correspondingly situated 100
| miles southeast of Hankow.
The fall of Changsha and Nanchang
| had been rumored here for a day or two.
| Today's advces definitely confirm that
both cities are entirely in the hands of
l
| Four of China's eighteen provinces now
| are regarded under revolutionary in
| fiuence-SZechuen, where the movement
started; Hupeh, of which Wuchang Is the
| capital: Human and kiangsi. The fall OF
| Nanking, where the garrison is regarded
| as siding with the revolutionists, would
| deliver to them the vice royal government
| of two more provinces, kiangsu and
| Nganhwei.
Entire Valley Affected.
The entire Yangtze valley is gradually
| succumbing to the revolutionary infec-
ton. No uprising has yet been reported
| at Nanking which is only 300 miles above
Shangsi, but there is every reason TO be-
lieve that the garrison there cannot be
relied on by the imperial government.
Nanking is not only great commercial
center. but is also the most important
military depot in central China. and its
fall would be the most severe blow winch
the government has yet received.
] The government is taking steps for de-
/ Tense even n Shangsi
| During the last few days there mas peeii
much activity around the arsenal The
! situation is regarded here as most aIarm-
ing Ii is generally admitted that unless
| the government succeeds speedily in deal
ing q decisive blow to its adversaries the
revolution will spread OF its own momen-
tum over a great belt OF territory across
| central China.
Refugees of all nationalities continue to
flock into Shanghai from points up the
! YanRtze river. Business Is absolutely
! stagnant, even In the cities on the lower
river and the commercial depression In
Shanghai is complete large NUMBER
of Americans from various points nave
appealed to Consul General Amos p
Wilder here asking for the protection OF
American gunboats for their cities.
| One Of the appeals came from Consul
1 Ilnk knr a
said today that he was making an effort
| to secure additional vessels.
q. S. Cruiser on Way.
The American cruiser Albany will ar
| rive here tomorrow The New Orleans
| is now stationed at Nanking.
| The news from Hankow is greatly de-
layed owing to the severance Of the tele-
graph lines The nearest point that can
be reached from Shanghai Is Kiukiang.
100 miles from Shanghai.
! The telegraph wires out or Hankow
were first cut by the commander OF the
government forces, who set up the
Hankow end of the line in his camp.
4 giving him control of all messages.
/ The rebels quickly learned OF this
| situation and took matters into their
own hands by circling the government
/ camp and cutting the wires below,
ninety-five miles from Hankow. The
wireless from t1ankcW lb not WoThluS
satisfactorily.
wUHU. Province of Nganhwei. China.
October 23.-A Japanese nrm at Nam
king telegraphs today that the gates OF
| that city have been closed and no one
is allowed to enter the city excep.
after a close examination The pub
lie r. panic-stricken, and an exodus
is. taking place. Already 10 per cent
| OF the population of Nanktng have left
Foreign war vessels are passing here
daily, proceeding up the river.
CHINKIANG. Province of Kiangsu.
China, october 23-Conditions here are
serious. The well-to-do fear looting
on the part of the famine-stricken
population. The large Manchu settIe-
ment is in q panic.
Rebels Win Big Battle.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 23.-rhe
main army Of the Chinese government.
under War Minister Yin Tchang. said to