The New York herald., 1922-05-03
TWO GREAT ARMIES
MARCHING ON PEKIN
at
100000 Manchu Troops
Rushing to Front South
of Great Wall.
10000 OPPOSE THEM
Gen. FIJI Prepares to Strike
at TsO-lin's Forces Near
Machang.
1000 FALL NEAR CAPITAL
Fighting Continues About
Changsintien-U. s. Marine
Is Wounded.

PrKIN, May ASSOCIATED Press).-
Heavy cannonading was in progress
to-day at various points along the
front extending from Machang. south
of Tientsin, across the country to the
vicinity of Pekin. Severe fighting oc-
Tiver thirty miles south of this city,
we 10000 troops of Gen. Wu Pei-fu,
tas entral Chinese leader, endeav-
vrsS to. force a crossing in order to
xn control of the Pekin-T -Tientsin
gtA:D oad.
Gen Chang Tso-lin, Governor of
al huria and head Of the opposing
sesc cc.i, from his headquarters near
Tia sin ordered trains to convey the
ana body of his 900 soldiers to the
.ns4 south of the Great Wall. Two
Alanchurian airplanes flew over Tien-
tsin and proceeded westward Later
aLplanes dropped bombs near the sta
1irn at Hwangtsun, only a short dis
tance from here.
Advices received by military attaches
here said Wu Fei-fu was sending
troops northward at the greatest pos
sible speed Fifty thousand of his
troops, concentrated at-Paotingfu. are
being reinforced from the Yangtze
provinces. Twenty thousand others re-
cruited from Shantung, are marching
against Chang Tso-lin's southeastern
stronghold at Machang.
1000 Fall in Battle,
Two thousand dead and wounded
were found on the field after the battle
at Changsintien. outside of Pekin.
Despite the continuation of trench
warfare many foreigners. including le-
cation guards. went outside the city ia
view the hostilities. Corporal Mason
an American marine from Colorado
was shot in the arm but was not Sc
riously wounded.
Gen. WI Pei-fu Is continuing to send
troops west OF Pekin In an endeavor tc
envelop Gen. Changs northwestern
wing This preciptated fighting which
lasted all night at Fengtai, ten miles
from Pekin.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss. com
niander of the United States Asiatic
fleet, was due to arrive in Pekin to-
night TO confer with Jacob Gould Schur-
man, the American Minister. regarding
measures for the protection of foreign
crs Pekin is considered thoroughly
protected, since the city's gates are
closed at night and the streets are pa
trolled by Chinese troops
Precautions I'm Capital.
The Chinese Foreign Office to-day
notified the foreign legations here that
che following precautions had been
taken. in view of hostilities between
Gems. WI Pei-fu Chang Tso-lin:
First-Foreigners must not visit the
battlefield. The Government will not
be responsible for injuries to spectators.
Second-Additional neutral troops are
10 be brought to Pelin if necessary
Third-Gens. Chang Tso-lin and Wu
Pei-fu have been notified ito keep the
Fighting ten miles away from Pekin.
Fourth-Defeated soldiers will not be
rermitted TO enter the city
F'ifth--Airplanes will not be per-
mifted TO fly over the city.
Chinese doctors went to the front to-
day 10 bury the bodies of soldiers. horses
and camels.
Owing 10 the exhaustion Of supplies
or American flags for use In American
homes and on vehicles, a group OF Amer
jcan women have been making home
made substitutes.