The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19
Fears Foreign Intervention and Labors for the
 Monarchy
FIGHTING RENEWED
 AROUND HANKOW
The Expected Great Struggle for the Possession of Ranking Will Not Be Very Long
 Delayed

Picking. November 1s.-Prernier Yuan Shi Kai, at 10 o'clock tonight believes China cannot formulate a republic with out foreign intervention. He is endeavor-
 ing to re-establish the monarchy. The premier believes or professes to believe that the provinces of Chi u and Honan are safe, although 1t is well known that only force retains them to the govern ment. He says the masses in most of tie provinces are not rebellious, but that the provinces seeded without giving the mat ter much thought and very little pressure would bring them back to the fold, par tieularIy if wu Chang is recaptured.
 Several members of the legations think
 Yuan Shi Kal has the capture of Wu Chang in view and that the renewed fight ing around Hankow Friday and today Is preliminary to an attack upon Han Yang- Additional troops are being sent south,
 but the explanation given by the premier
 is that they are intended to reinforce loyal troops In Honan. The fighting at
 Hankow is declared to be the result of
 another rebel attack.
 If the imperial troops are taking the
 aggressive by order of Yuan Shi kai, the
 premier is deceiving the national assem- biy to which theoretically he is responsf-
 bla for mobile soldiery action. It Is said he has persuaded the arsenal that it must permit tho foreign loan to which it was opposed.
 The government intends to pay to mem bers of the assembly half of their salariess in advance, probably to induce those members who have left Picking to return. Yuan Supports Peace Society Yuan shi Kai is supporting the peace society promoted by Wang Chao Ming, re- gently released from prison, where he vas serving term for an attempt to blow up the regents palace.
 1 The society's object is to reunite the country quickly by sending enlissaries to the provinces to point out the dangers of
 foreign interference. There is plan also on foot to submit the question of q con- stitutional monarchy or a republic aso a referendcm all the provinces Nagreeing to abide by the result
 | General Lan has been dispatched as | Yuans envoy extraordinary to General | Lii, the rebel leader, to submit Ihrthcr 1 proposals General Ian commands the
  marauding by robber bands and there are nersistent rumors that several foreigners have been killed in Shen Si- several edicts were issued dealing with the mem bers of the new cabinet. One resisnat'oh was accepted, while other members were denied otherwise permission to resign OH account of the needs of the country. Expects Fight at Nanking rst;n 1riang China November iS.-(6 D. m The expected great struggle for tho | posession of Ranking will not be long oe- layed Runners returning here report l that yehe Imperial outposts nave peeh withdrawn and General Chang's army is now within Ranking.
 rr.hs revoIutionists will advance Sunday | and concentrate 5000 of their best troops | and number of rapid fire guns at Lung | Tan, 20 miles from Ranking. At the same l time the rebel fleet will move up the | Yang Tse river. The attempt to storm Ranking will follow at once. | The revolutionists are rushing troops guns and ammunition up the railway line | as far as this city.
 | Ranking is cut off from communicarion with the outside except by wireless and l river boats.
 | Sensational rumors are current to the effect that the Imperial forces are being weakened by assertions. but this Is not verified General Chang who Is strongly ! entrenched on Purple Mountain Is said to be provisioning against long siege. | A wireless message from Nanking said | thai all was quiet there. | The British consul at Ranking remains 1 within the city without a guard The | American consul, Wilbur T. Gracey. with | his effects went to Shanghai on tho 1 American torpedo boat destroyer Barry | The American cruiser Albany with Rear Admiral Murdock on board. remains at anchor here. Fifteen vessels flying the | rebel flag also are here. Wireless reports from Hankow state that the fighting continues there. There was a sharp engagement during which | both sides lost total of 300 killed. Several shells dropped into the foreign concessions but no one there. was in tured. It Is reliably reported Admiral
 Sah Chen Ping, commander of the Chi
 nese navy, Is a prisoner at Kuh Kiang Foreigners Intervene Annoy, November 1s.-The foreign con- suls have assumed control of the lm- perial customs and the postofffce and tho | Dragon flags on the buildings have been lowered. Several days before Annoy de- clared for republic the Imperial author 1 ity became ineffective and the consus refuse to recognize the provisional gov ernment pending confirmation of it's au- thority from Foo Chow. the capital of the province. The revolutionary forces are recruiting rapidly and detachments of picked men have been sent to the interior of the prov | ince to restore order.
 Today's report from Cheng Chow arc 1 that the factions there have reached an agreement and the fighting has ceased. The casualties are said to have been l fewer than was first thought. l There was no further news today re- garding the reported activity of the ant.- 1 foreign element at Stoke.
 Shanghai Expects Battle Shanghai, November 1S-It was ex- pected here this morning that the reyo- iutionists and the imperial troops would come to a clash before nightfan some where In the district between Chin KIang and Ranking. If revolutionary forecasts arc correct, this will be the beginning of the decisive battle of the wQf.. {, The revolutionary strategfsts have planned their attack carefully. During the past three days large body U E lCONTlNUnDF ON PA0n Al lfs N TAc Beat ,& Take Southern railway for Atlanta Four trains daily. Pullman, 0bsoxva7