Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-03
CHINA Places PRICE ON
heads OF POLITICAL men
Fall Of "Anfu Clique" Is Complete
Aided Japanese Loans and
Concessions.
OFFENDERS ARE IN HIDING
Streets AFRO Billed With Cuts and
Descriptions OF the Club Leaders
and Rewards Offered for Their
Arrest.
tBy Associated Press

Fi;krNG, Oct. 2.-.rhc fall Of the
"Anfu clique" commonly identified as
the pro-JapaneSc party OF China be-
cause OF the facility with which the
Japanese have concluded loans with
china in exchange for valuable con-
cessions and privileges during the
period ofslts predominance. Is SEEM
ingly complete and irrcyocablc. So
complete is the collapse that its chief
representatives are at the nome mt in
hiding with prices on their heads.
For five days every avenue lead
Ing from the legation quarter has
been watched day and night and
every passer-out, Chinese or foreign.
has been subject to Inspection. on the
suspicion amounting to belief that
those wanted arc harbored in some
one or several OF the legations, and
that they viii eventually try to es-
cape from the city. Likewise all city
gates are closely guarded 10 prevent
passage of any on the prescribed
list.
Public Places Arc billed.
1t IS customary in Picking to post
in rail- way stations and places gener-
ally where people congreSate posters
with the picture OF persons known to
Burglars. Never before. however. In
the memory OF the oldest resident,
have men who have occupied high
places Of authority in affairs of the
nation been 20 p1acarded-
were billed" with cuts and descrip-
lions OF half dozen OF the chief po-
litical offenders. subjects OF a presi-
Dental decree calling for their ar
rest on a BROAD charge OF having
beer BEEN guilty Of bringing about the
earlier. Rewards. ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000. were publicly Of
fercd for their delivery into custody.
as an afterihough;, the photograph
cd. General Tuan Ch-kuers. because
OF !ndlgnity 20 the uniform which he
was shown TO be wearing. y new
picture is being sought which will
measures are contemplated with re-
sDcct TO General Iisu Shucheng (1.it-
tie iIsu). who also appears in uni
form.
Large Rewards Are Offered.
Little lisu has the distinction of be-
Ing the most prcss!nsly wanted to
judge from the fact that his capture
~ the only one valued as high as
$4,000 The others and rewards for
their arrest are:
Tseng Yu-chun.. former Minister Of
COMMUNICATIONS. $4,000: Ii Shin hoa.
former Minister OF Finance. 10000:
Chu Shen. former Minister OF Justice,
$4,000; LANG Hung-chi. chief sccre-
tary Of Senate. $4,000; Tuan Chi-kuei.
erstThile communicated chief of Field
Marshal Tuan Chi-iufs combined
OF the Supreme Court. $4,000; Yao
kuo-chcn. Vice Minister Of Com nj :
cations, 10000
II is announced that tho men sou ght
will be given civil trials If arrested,
In the meantime the authorities are
taking charge OF their property, both
real and personal, TO be held pending
the outcome of such trial.
4 To-.
ported TO be in process OF preparation
embracing practically all members OF
the ANU Clubt who have become dis
tinguished in the past by their politi-
cal activities. Besides 4 presidential
decree is going forth dissolving all
branch organizations In all provinces
where they exist. The local head =
quarters OF the Anfu Club have been
searched and the doors scnlcd.