Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-18

PEK1NG. Oct 17.-The foreign board
today issued q communication to the
legations and press saying:
Admiral Sab Chen Ping arrived at
Hankow today with eight ships of war
and troops from the north and east are
arriving at Hankow. 1t is expected that
the recapture of Han-Yang and WI
Chang will be a matter Of only few
days.
Dispatches from Nankin, Chang Kow,
Canton, Mukden, Kai Fong, Tien Tsin
and Foo Chow state that everything is
quiet and that here is no fear of any
disturbances.
THIS information of the legations indi-
Gates that only the first statement Of the
official communication is strictly ac-
curate.
The minister Of war. General -Tchang
is at Chang Teh Shan. the home of Yuan
Shi Kai, with whom he is in conference.
Word was received today officially that
Russian troops have been ordered TO move
against the Hung Hutze hands in north
Manchuria- Recently the Russians re-
ported that these robbers were becoming
bolder and better organized.
AS a result of reports that the rebels
are massacreing Manchus, the loeai
Manchu women are adopting Chinese
dress
One paper here is publishing the revo-
lutionist proclamations.
German Marines Fight Mob.
BERLIN, Oct. r-Advices received a
Il the Foreign office from Hankow toda!
report that a German force of blue
r Jackets. reinforced by German local resi-
dents. have been lanoed at Hankow snt
are now engaged in fighting in the streets
with a Chinese mob.
II The official report states that detach
ments we're landed from the cruise
Leipsic and the gunboats Tiger anC
Vaterland. Members of the German
colony volunteered to support tn,
} marines.
The admiralty has no further detail
; regarding the fighting at Hankow, bu
! understands that the Germans are co
operating in the International landinl
corps movement commanded by the 'Japs
nese naval captain.
) The large German cruiser Gneisenai
) will arrive at Hankow tomorrow wit
Vice Admiral Won Krosigk, commando
of the German Asiatic squadron. AS tn
German vice admiral has a rank superio
, to that of the American admiral, It
probable he will supercede the latter
chief command of the international nav
forces.
! A German torpedo boat is accompanyin
I the Gneisenau TO Hankow.
Imperial Army Near HGnkOw.
HANKOW. China. Uct H-rhs I'm
perisl government began aggressiV
preparations for the recapture OF HaI
kow and WI Chang today. The fir'
train load of troops from the north al
rived on the scene and camped in bus
i uesslike fashion north of Hankow. Sel
I eral thousand troops are on the way an
are expected to arrive perore sundowl
o A detachment of the WI Chang garrison
which retired from that city when ii
rebels entered, crossed the river Han
Tse above the city and marched inlan'
probably TO effect a junction with II
troops from the north
Earlier in the day the imperial navI
force in the river was augmented by n
| arrival of one Of the navy's modern gu
boats, which carried Admiral Sab Che
Ping, who Immediately took command
le the situation. His first move was TO a
L sure the foreign consuls Inat thS loIele
,e concessions would not be endangered
le any bombardment which he might unde
a take His purpose, 1t was believed viii
sr 70 begin shelling the rebel defense arour
IA WI Chang at once-
The Red Cross society. organized
In the revolutionary leaders. began toda
" removing the heaped up bodies from Il
streets Of Wa Chang Well 70
s. Chinese are subscribing literally TO n
N funds for the work.
't The revolutionary determination 10 en-
the regime OF official graft was brougI
sharply to attention today by the execr
tion of an officer who had been a.
o pointed TO collect funds for the reb
a cause He was caught in an attempt
" divert some OF the money to his oW
pocket and was promptly beheaded.
se No trains are leaving the Hanko
to terminal for the north and 1t is uncerta
n when service win be resumed The tracl
sc have been cleared everywhere TO a
p celerate the passage Of the governme
Us troop trains.