Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-07

and a further 100000 in Sinkiang.
where they form more than 30 per
cent Of the population, are mainly OF
Turkish extraction, and are known as
the Chan Tou, or 'turbaned people
as distinguished from the Tungans or
purely Chinese Mohammedans. There
Is abundant evidence to prove that
considerable unrest prevails among
the MOslems IN western kansu around
Shining. u only requires some IN
discreet act of an official and We may
awake one morning to find the whole
province In a blaze
Accounts Of eye witnesses published
In the Shanghai papers show that ter
rible slaughter attended the flight OF
the revolutionary troops after the re-
capture OF Hanyang. The majority at
tempted 20 cross the Yangtse TO
Wuchang, and 20 do so took possession
OF all the craft available. On the river
they we're subjected TO a devastating
fire. not only from the machine guns
and rifles of the imperialists remain
Ing on the Hankow side, but also from
their fellow patriots at Wuchang. who
were unable to distinguish, or dared
not attempt to distinguish, between
friend and foe. The result was that
the river was soon strewn with bodies
and the wreckage OF boats. Graft
floated helplessly down the Yangtse.
From HankOw launches went out and
towed some OF tho bonts to the land
ing. stage, and during and after the
conflict dead and wounded were be-
ing carried into the foreign conces-
sions In an endless stream. Hospitals
In every concession were quickly filled
To OVERLOOKING with manned and
wounded. and so great was the tax on
accommodation that even the church
had 10 be placed at the disposal OF
the Red Cross workers. Great resent
ment Is expressed by the revolution
lists against local German firms some
of whom they allege, supplied the
imperial troops with modern guns and
munitions, aud thus materially con
! trihuted 10 the republican defeat. As
| result, German goods are threaten
/ ed with a strict boycott in all places
| where independence has been pro-
claimed.
Shocking allegations OF cruelty haze
been made against the imperial troops
Iby c. NJ. Manners, who returned 10
] Shanghai the other day after VISIT
Of inspection to the Hanyang Iron aud
Steel words.
After the capture OF Hanyang from
the reyoutionists." said Mr.. Manners,
Il went with a party of Red Cross men
all over the battlefield and saw evil
dences of almost incredible cruelty on
the part OF the imperial soldiers. We
came up with a party OF four or nve
of them wearing Red Cross badges,
but carrying arms instead OF first aid
| kits They told as they were lied
Cross men and thoroughly understood
their duties, which were TO bring M
any wounded imperial soldiers and %
kin all the wounded rebels There
were plenty of indications that theS
had been carrying out that program
and they were very indignant wher
we interfered and preyon,ed then
killing wounded rebel, We met sew
eral parties OF this hind. We were
passing through one viallge when
woman called out TO us that there wal
a wounded man there. We got OF oul
bicycles and looked tor the man. tlnd
ling him under q bunch OF straw In tbs
road, where he had lain for severa
days without food or water, while
| uuuulNu OF tNNAtA" Nth"NNN tAr"1 w.
lroad We asked the people why thel
lallowed "A wounded man To remain IN
side their village for such long tim'
without giving aim any attention
They told ms that when the nghunl
first started four wounded rebels ant
one wounded imperial came into IN
village and a woman took them INT
{ her house and gave them food and
place to sleep. The following day
band of imperial soldiers came 4
search OF their wounded. They cam
| to- the house. removed the wOunde
Imperial. then put all the members q
tho family IN the house with "a
wounded rebels, walled up the door
and set FIRE TO the place. The VII
layers took us 10 the house and W
saw the bodies, halt-burned, In IN
ruins"
A correspondent who accompanie
J another Red Gross party also assert
, that the government troops wer
/ guilty of many acts OF sayagery 4
! a small temple they found the bod
i of rebel who evidently had bee
? wounded and then burned to deaf
p on bed. Many young Chinese tir'
/ had their queues cut, and then weg
! shot Wounded men. who had receiN
: ed first aid and were loft la village
r pending conveyance 10 the hospital
n ! we're hayOnetted by imperial soldier
= as soon as the Red Cross people LET
4 The whole countryside has been AT
E teny devastated
+. one unfortunate result OF the rev'