The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-19
SHELL CANTON
FROM VESSEL;
PEOPLE LEAVE
Sun Yat Sen, Former Head Of
Chinese Government, on
Warship = Chens Troops
Rob Civilians on Streets.
WI TIGHTENS GRASP
(Ev Associated PRESS

LONDON, June 19.-Sun latSen,
former head of the Chinese govern
ment, who fed from Canton upon the
occupation of the city by the forces of
Chen Chiung-Min, was on one of the
warships which shelled Canton Sat
urday. says a Hong Kong dispatch to
the Times.
The warships continued their bonn
hardment for half an hour at midday,
using six pound and three pound shot,
ard firing was renewed at four o'clock,
the gunners were apparently reckless
of the lives of civilians.
After the firing ceased, Chen's troops
robbed the people in the streets on the
p-etext of searching for arms and am
munition. The streets shortly became
+ practically deserted, whereupon the
soldiers looted the shops
A great exodus from Canton was
taking place when the dispatch was
filed Train service between Kewloon
and Canton has been suspended, but
river boats ply their routes.
Sun Yat-Sen's naval forces consist
Of six fairly modern ships, represent
ing the northern squadron which he
L It
kienese crews have been replaced by
Cantonese. Chen Chiung-Min has no
ships, but apparently holds the prin-
cipal forts
PEKING, June 19-The grasp Of
Wu Pei-Fu on the disturbed situation
in China apparently was stronger to-
day than at any time since his defeat
Of Chang Tso-Lin, rebel super-Tuchum
of Manchuria, at the gates of Peking
first brought him into prominence as
protective strong man of China"
DR. Sun Yat-Sen, principal opponent
of the Peking government. in whose
behalf Wu has been exercising his ad-
mitted military genius. has fled from
Canton, where the southern Chinese
government he headed is overthrown
and Chen Chiung-Ming, who is favor
able to WI. is in control.
In the north the leaders of Wu's
army on ,the southern Manchurian
front and the head of the forces of
Chang-Tso-Lin in that region have
concluded definite armistice, accord
ing to advices from Chinwangtao, and
already Chang's Fengtien troops are
withdrawing toward Mukden, much as
former armistice he signed with WI
and later broke. The armistice, ac
cording to all available information
here, resulted from a meeting of the
two commanders aboard a British yes
sci at Chinwangtao last Friday. There
is nothing at hand to indicate that /
is entered into in anything but goo6
faith on Chang's part.
Enemy in South
But if fighting is over. or apparent
" over. in the south. WI still face!
a determined and, he said, fanatic
enemy in the south WI believes SUI
holds himself divinely appointed to re
unite China, and this belief finds sup
port in the fact that Sun, at last re
ports an exile from his own capita
and seeking safety aboard gunboa
in the Canton river, still is determines
to fight
Five boats under Suns leadership
have shelled a part of Canton, tn
dispatches report the casualties a
few because OF the flight of many o
the inhabitants.
Sun. moreover, is waiting for tn
remnants of his defeated armies t
rally so that he may attempt the re
capture of Canton. There has been
battle at Kianfu $50 miles from Mar
chang, capital of the kiangsi, an
there has been clashes elsewhere i
that province, which Sun has bee,
anxious to conquer to supply himsel
with a means of access to the vale
of the Yang-Tze.
Wu's $4,000 troops a. Manchang al
parently are standing fast befor
Suns beleaguering forces. and Che
Chiung-Ming, at Canton is shown
no disposition to accede to Suns rel
reservations for a concilliation b'
tween them. Chen, formerly one
the Suns chief military leaders. n
Gently adhered TO the proposal of w
that theold China parliament be col
voked to supply the country with
constitutional government.
Students Speculate
Students of Chinese affairs ar
speculating on what, if any, influenc
TT. WI Ting Fang may be exertin
or the situation. Wu who formerl
was minister at Washington. has
personal following which probably
larger than that of any other Chimes
Ii Yuan-Hung, on his restoration
few days ago to the presidency whene
he was ousted in 1917, asked WI
oeCome MS pIeAIlel' Jul w AAS A4'
yet responded
If Wu has taken any share in tn
stiffening of Chan's opposition to D
Suns proposals, friends OF the Pekln
regime would find considerable cor
fort in the fact as evidence OF gro1
ing support of that administration
an important quarter. WI has bee
known as a leader in the Cantor
governments fight for dissolution
the assertedly unconstitutional reglH
of Hau Shih-Chang, now succeeded
that of Ii Yuan-Hung.