The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
REBELS CAPTURE
 CITY OF NANKING Gunners Desert Imperial
 Cause LITTLE FIGHTING DONE Clan Fighting Continues at Annoy. Fall of Nanking Gives Rebels Control of Shanghai-Han-
 Row Waterway
LITTLE FIGHTING DONE

Ranking, China, December 2-ReVolu-
 tionary forces took possession of the city this morning after a barley with the im- periaI troops who were in possession. At
 midday the white flag was displayed on
 Lion Hill fort. inside the walls to the northwest. indicating the gunners had joined the revolution. Gen. Ii 1uen Yang. the revolutionary leader, who had captured Tiger fort a few days ago, oc-
 cupied Shai Kwan, a town on the banks
 of the river outside of the city of Nan
 king Thereupon the warships, under
 command of Admiral Sah. which had hitherto lain two miles down the river cautiously approached and took up po- sition under the guns of Lion Hill fort.
 General Lin. second in command of the revolutionary forces, took the Taiping
 gate and then arranged the terms of equalization of the entire city | Later the revolutionary troops entered and took possession of the telegraph of- | fee White flags began to be seen every where and no fighting occurred when the [ revolutionary party entered the streets Lieutenant General Kwo Chens is report i ed to have escaped. Other reports say ]
 he surrendered with all his troops on i condition that their lives be spared. ow ' ing to the great distances and the lack of communication, details are very diffl- 1 cut to obtain, but there is reason to | believe the revolutionares will exercise moderation ard that there will be no kill ing.
 neliable revolutionary reports say that Pu Kow. across the river from Nan 1 Ling. is surrounded by rebel troops. It is occupied by 150O imperial troops Annoy, China. December 2-Clan fight ing continues in the northwestern quar- ter Of the city. Shots occasionally strike the United States monitor Monterey A number Of irresponsible bands of men. representing themselves to be revolution ists are traversing the country and blacknailing the inhabitants of the yil- lages \ band of 39D ruffians. armed with nondeseript weapons. have demanded en- rolment at Annoy, but the revolutionary leaders have refused to accept them, and the men are threatening to cause trouble.
 Shanghai. December 1.-The surrender of Ranking to the revolutionists gives them control of the waterway from Sharg ghai fo Hankow, with Il fleet of % warships.
 The total revolutionary armed force available 10 the south of the Yang Tse now approximates SO000 men with over 40 guns.
 The equalization of Ranking was very tame.
 Plans of the revoutionaries are kept secret but there are evidences that they are preparing to reinforce Wu Chang with guns and men from the fleet.
 The revolutionaries say the Manchus must be eliminated before they lay down their arms.
 Manila, December 2.-In spite of ad- vices from Picking declaring it improb able that American troops from the Phil- ippnes will be sent to China preparations continue to send the Fifteenth infantry, which will arrive here tomorrow. Offi- cial circles are reticent
 Washington, December That the greatest peril threatening the foreigners in China at present is from their own friends and the first move toward in tervention between the warning factions would lead to the instant fusion of the discordant elements and combined attack upon all foreigners. is the sub stance of report to the war depart ment from one of it's agents in China. information of the same tenor coming i to the state department from American | Minister Calhoun at Peking is prob
 ably what has restrained the govern ment from giving the word for the | landing of Americans troops as was at | first intended.