Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-25
URGED TO REPEAT WILL AWAIT ATTACK
Taft's Ohio Friends Want Him Chinese mperasts Not to
to Open Campaign. Take the Offensive.
YOUNGSTOWN PREFERRED BUT PREPARE FOR WAR
President His Troops Rapidly Modified
Course to Speeches. North and at Peking.
CLEARING UP DELAYED WORK REPUBLIC REFUSES MONEY
Employ copied by 1mperialists
Chinese lmperiaIists Not to
Take the Offensive.
BUT PREPARE FOR WAR
Troops Being Rapidly Modified in
North and at Peking.
REPUBLIC REFUSES MONEY
Foreign Financier's Offer of Loan,
Declined by Revolutionaries, Ac-
copied by Imperialists.

PEkING, China. January o5.-The i'm
peral government has decided appar-
emily. not to take the initiative of seek
ing battle with the revolutionary
forces. The imperial generals have been
ordered to await the advance of the re-
publican troops. but military prepare
tions are proceeding actively throughout
northern China.
Premier Yuan Shi kai continues in ia
vor with the court He was created a
marquis today and was notified of the
honor conferred on him by Prince Chun,
the ex-regent, VINO Informed him that
the throne desired in this way to mark
its appreciation of his loyalty and labor
if it's interest
Decline Loan.
A responsible foreign financier has Of
fered China a large loan for the purpose
in the first place. of paying off the over
due loan coupons the balance remaining
to he divided equally between the imperial
government and the revolutionaries, both
sides to accept full liability for the ad-
vance.
The imperial government agreed to ac-
cept the offer. which was then submitted
to the revolutionary leaders, who tersely
replied that they did not want money.
Troops Gather at Peking.
LONDON. January 25.-The concen-
tration of troops in Peking is proceed
ing rapidly. A large number of i'm
pcrial Manchu soldiers have arrived
from Tungchow. according to a news
~,
TientSin.
The British military authorities have
decided to reinforce the guard of Brit
ish soldiers stationed on the railroad
at Fengtai
SHANGHAI, China, January 25.-It Is
expected here in republican circles that
an imperial edict announcing the abdica-
ton of the throne will be issued before
the armistice between the imperfalists
and republicans expires, which, as now
arranged, will be January - at O'Clock
in the morning. Shortly after that date
it is believed that a meeting will be ar
ranged between President Sun Vat Sen
and Yuan Shi Kai. at which details will
be drafted for the establishment of
kind of coalition government controlling
the north and the south.
Still Hopeful Of Peace.
Tang Shao vi. who is still acting as
udIl Gil representative hCACs ohN
DR.. WI Ting-fang, the republican min
lister of justice. expressed themselves this
afternoon as extremely hopeful. 1t is I'M
derstood that the negotiators who are en-
deavoring to bring about an understand
ing between Picking and Marking have
succeeded in clearing the atmosphere of
the misunderstanding" which have
hitherto existed. Whether an eventual
agreement between the two parties will
be reached cannot yet be foreseen.
President Sun Vat Sen today sent a
dispatch to Premier Yuan Shi Kai at Pc
gram is said to have expressed the will
ingness of the republican leaders to
place the fullest confidence in Premier
Yuan Shi Kafs pledges.
Assassinations at Mukden.
MCKDEN, Manchuria, January pa
series of assassinations of revolutionaries
occurred here Tuesday. Chang Yang,
one of the rebel leaders, was murdered
on that day and simultaneously mob
of assassins attacked his residence.
where they killed his brother and his
secretary. A number of other murders
| We're committed on the same evening.
TOXIC, January 25.-The members
of the nationalist party are showing
great activity in urging the Japanese
government to recognize the republic
| an government Of China.
Where American Troops Are.
MANILA. January 25.-The distribu-
| ton of the United States troops along
| the section of the Picking railroad from
| Langshan to Lanchow has now been
completed. Maj. James NJ. Arrasmith.
| who is in command of the expedition
| consisting of a battalion of the 18th
| Infantry and other details. cabled his
! report today to Maj. Gen. J. Franklin
4 Bell. commander of the Philippines Di-
| vision.
! According to Maj. Arrasmiths report.
| Lieut.. Alva Lee with AZ men is stationed
| at Leichwang; Lieuts. Eugene Santschi,
| jr.. Felix r. Hill and Blaine A. Dixon
with 20 men at Kuyeh; Lieut.. Fauntley
| NJ. Miller with 20 men at Wall; Lieut..
Ernest b. Smalley with 30 men at kai-
ping. and Lieuts. Olin q. Ellis and Edgar
/ +. Haines with ~ men at Tang-Shan.
Capt. Robert II. Silliman. who is In COM
1 mand of these detachments, has made his
| headquarters at kuyeh.
| The remainder Of the troops are quar-
Il In Cr of,lxe