Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
Seven Chinese Provinces,
Having Huge Population, in
Armed Revolt.
L00TERS IN SHANGHAI;
POPULACE IN FLIGHT
Spirited Attacks on Arsenal Re.
pulsed and Government Troops
Take Aggressive.

CANTON, China, July 25.-Seven Of the
southern Chinese provinces. with a popu-
lation twice that Of the United States.
have come to an agreement for joint ac-
tion against Provisional President Yuan
Shi-Kai and the Peking government. In
an eighth province. Kwangsi, the troops
under Gen. Lung sympathize with the
movement.
A force OF 10000 irregular troops.
chiefly composed of Hakka hillmen. left
here today by way OF the North river to
fight the northern army. They will make
forced ma: ches over the mountain passes
of the province Of Kiangsi.
Other armies are being organized
among the peasants and hillmen.
Making Machine Gums.
There are 100 mountain guns In the
arsenal here and machine guns are be-
ing manufactured.
One OF the principal officials here as
serts there are mi lions Of dollars in the
treasury, and that the revolutionaries
will be able to carry on an energetic cam
paign for long time. He declares that
the japanese are lending money to sus-
tain the movement against Peking and
are assisting In other ways.
The governor general in q letter pub
lished today asserts that he desires the
establishment of a genuine republic In
China and not a dictatorship.
Rebel Attacks on Arsenal.
SHANGHAI, July 25.-During the pas,
twenty-four hours the rebels have made
a series of spirited attacks on the arse
nal. but all of them have been successful
ly 1C..1
SO encouraged at their continued sue
cess that they have assumed the Of
fensive and are forcing the rebels back
on Nanta0, q southern suburb OF the
Chinese native city.
Admiral Tseng has formally warned the
Nantao chamber Of com.aerce t4.ar unless
the rebels disperse he will lombard thelI
position and the forts at the mouth ol
the river. which are also in the hands
of the southerners.
Looting in Shanghai.
LONDON, July 2s.-A Shanghai dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph says:
"Looting has begun in the city and
the residents are neeing. Many fires
were caused by bursting shells. and
several foreigners wounded by stray
shots.
shanghai is SO full Of refugees from
Nanking and Kiukiang that the peo-
PIE are sleeping in the streets. A boat
load OF southern deserters was sunk by
the gunboat fire. The northerners have
occupied rebel fort near the arsenal"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Morning Post expresses the opinion
that the sOutherners are not likely to
repeat their attacks on the arsenal.
but will abandon Shanghai. and that
The revolution will speedily end
southerners Again Repu1sed.
ernment forces here, helped by the guns
of Admiral Tseng's warships. this morn
ing repelled fierce assault by the rebels.
who had been reinforced during the
night The southerners attacked fu JUS
ly at o'clock. but were driven off after
prolonged fighting.
The foreign consuls lodged a complain,
with Admiral Tseng that shells from the
warships had fallen in the foreign conces-
sions.
Reports to the State Department from
the American legation at Peking declare
that In the fighting near Shanghai the
navy remains loyal to Yuan Shi kai.
while the Chinese merchants at Canton
also are opposing the rebellion from buSi-
ness considerat- Ons.
On the whole the government troops are
successfully withstanding the attacks of
the rebels at the Shanghai arsenal, while
the southern troops on the PukOw line
are reported to be retreating. AT Hankow
a majority of the people are said to be
favorable to the rebel cause. but the vice
president, who is located there, is con-
fident of his ability to prevent an up
rising.
The Chinese troops are reported to have
sustained q defeat in a battle with the
Mongols. ninety miles north of kalgan,
where a separatist movement is under
way.