The San Francisco call., 1913-07-27
Patrol Of Outside Troops Re
lieves Foreigners and Bet
ter Class of Chinese
Return Home
WU TING FANG LEADS
MOVE. FOR PEACE
Defeat of Rebels Dampens
Ardor Of Revolutionary
Forces

/ oHANGHA1, emma, July 26-The
landing of marines from foreign war
ships in Shanghai today has greatly
relieved the foreigners and better
class Of Chinese and the country peo-
pie are beginning to return to their
homes.
The country districts around shang-
hal present an aspect of desolation.
/ Villages have been burned and the
crops ruined. Rotting bodies of the
slain are lying everywhere. Philan-
thropic organizations are caring for
| the refugees. thousands of whom are
still camping in the streets Of this
city.
A special train is being kept in readi-
ness to remove foreigners from WI
/ sung. should the situation make such a
| course advisable.
All was quiet about the arsenal here
today. The bombardment which 1t re-
| ceived from the government forces yes
terday seems to have effectively re-
| moved the rebels. The bulk of them
are concentrated near Chapai, to the
north of Shanghai.
Peace propositions are under discus
| sion here between the two parties. Dr.
WI Ting Fang, formerly Chinese min
lister to the United States, is promi-
| nent among the Intermediates but it
is doubted here whether he is author
lied by Provisional President Yuan.
The defeat of the southern revolu-
tionary troops in Shanghai seems to
have dampened the ardor Of the people
of the province of Fukien, who SYM
pathizes strongly with the rebel move
ment, but now seem inclined to remain
passive unless the southerners achieve
an important military success.
Japanese Aid Rebels, Ii Says
| PEKING, China. July 2s-volunteer
American, British and other citizens
are tonight guarding the approaches to
the mountain town of Kuling, where
| thousands of foreigners mostly Ameri-
can and British women and children,
have taken refuge from the heat OF
| the Chinese summer months
| The few American blueja ckets on the
heights are maintaining signal COM
munication with the United States gun
boat Helena, which is lying of the
river port of Kukiang.
Foreigners have been able to see
| some fighting between the government
forces and the rebels from their posi-
tion on the mountain top. They advise
other foreigners to remain away from
Kuling, owing to the difficulties Of COM
munication and the shortage of provi-
| sions.
FEDERAL ARMS PREVAIL
Following a fortnight of revolution,
the northern government troops have
had the better of the lighting at the
three main points of conflict namely
Shanghai. Kukiang and along the Tien-
tsin-Pukow railway. While much am
munition has been expended by gun
firing lasting entire days, there has
been no decisive battle. which foreign
ers believe is essential to provisional
President Yuan Shih Kais ultimate
success
The sizes of the armies engaged are
small compared to those fighting in
the Balkan war. In Shanghai the
northern troops on shore number 1000.
while pitted against them are 1000
southerners. The army of General
Chang Hsun, which repulsed the rebels
above Suchowfu numbers fewer than
5000 officers and men. The largest
northern army consists OF probably
1 900 to 10000 men and is now in the
province of Kiangsi
RUMORS OF JAPANESE AID
European and American sympathy in
the tYangtse Kiang ports, as we'll as in
Peking, is overwhelmingly in favor OF
and Russians apparently favor the
southerners.
The opinion prevails among Euro
peans in the camp that Yuan soon will
be victorious. 1t is pointed out in some
quarters, however, that the ability of
DIR. Sun Yet Sen, the first provisional
president of the republic, and his marty
to create rebellion and to spread dis
affection among the troops in the prin-
cipal cities along the lower Yanstse
river was not suspected three months
ago.
Vice President Lii Yuan Ling asserted
in an interview today that Japanese
were aiding the rebels