New-York tribune., 1922-05-06
Two Killed In PekinggU g Under
Collision of WIS ,o,,trol.
Navy. Planes Chang Flees
Victorious General Stays
Outside Ciiy's Walls
and Announces That
Civil War Is Over
Hsu to Continue
10 Hold Office
0usled Premier Seeks
Safc'y In Tientsin; TO
Il heorganizc Cabinet

Il 'Seorganizc Cabinet
PtklNG, May BY The Associated
Press The forces of General Chang
Tso-im, the Mauchurian leader. have
been completely driven from the re
elon Of Pcking and General WI Pei
fu nov is in control Of the situation.
Chang's authority in Peking was
eliminated to-day with the disarminc
Of his guard inside the capita and
General Wa was recognized by the
PoAjne government as having assumed
control.
Il Is understood President Hsu Shih
Chang VII remain IN office until the
end Of his term in October. 1923.
General WI says he does not intend to
Interfere with hum. \ reorganization
Of the Cabinet is expected. Premier
Lang Shih-li, who is regarded as p
supporter Of General Chang, will be
automatically eliminated The Premier
is IN Ticntsin. Acting Premier Chow
Tsu Chi probably will resign. He con-
fefred to-day with General Wu'5 pleni-
potentlarics with regard to the rov-
ernment.
Gene} Nu remained outs dc Pekine
mus lar and has given no indication Of
an intention to enter the city, he pro-
poses to call CONSTITUTE O aa8 aonven-
ton as coon as the military problems
are solved. It is his intention to unite
north and south China. The conver-
ton probably Will be held in ceutra |
China.
Lacked Support From South
The defeat o. General Chang is at
tributed to lack Of the support he ex-
pected from the southern provinces.
the neutrality Of ShaaMpg and the
failure Of Dr., Sun Yat Sen. head Of
the southern government in Canton, to
send an expedition northward to oper-
ate against Geneyal ~
General Chang was reported fleeing
to Mukden. His army Is retreating in
disorder toward Tientsin Observers
here believe Chang's sudden collapse
has ended the hostilities
Advices received by telephone from
ofticia sources in Tientsin this after
noon said thousands Of Chang's SOL
d'ers were IN d'sorderly retreat Trey
we're said to have ignored commands to
make a defense at points along the
Iientsin Pelring Railroad. the troops
having become demora Iized as the re-
suit OF their defeat near Peking.
Chang was reported either already
TO have departed or 30 be preparing to
leave FOR Mukden
General WI sent word he did not
intend to pursue Chang. ~ do not
want want rabhle TO enter Tientsin. i"
he said.
W. declared the civil war was prsc-
ticaIiy ended, as he did not expect
Chang to fight further
Chang was reported as exnressinc
anger st the action of his troops a.
Chanesintien and Fengtai, where on
Thursday they retreated in disorder.
leaving the way open for an undisputed
march by WI Pci-fu on peking.
Attempt OF Gates Fails
The. gates Of Pekiug continued closed
overnight on account of strasslers
from General Chang's defeated army
surrounding the walls. During the
walls, occupied by the Americans. be
came greatly excited by an attempt of
the soldiers side to ram the gate
and gain entrance. The guards on top
of the wall opened machine gun fire
and dispersed the attacking troops.
No foreigners were injured
Admiral Strauss. commander Of the
Ann nerican Asatic feet, left in an auto
mobile this morning for Tientsin Az
the car was expected to cross the lines,
it few white flag.
While General W. was awaiting de-
Velopm ents to influence his decision as
to entering Peking, his Chinese sym .
pathizers we're preparing to entertain
him at Changsintien. the scene Of his
first victory
Changs routed army left artillery,
munitions, horses ard loaded camels
with the wounded and dead. The total
casualties in yesterdays fighting ara
believed to have reached from 5000 TO
1000 dead or wounded.
Before dawn yesterday WI Pei-fu
started a simultaneous attack on ali Of
Chang Iso-lin's cntrenched positions
, to The southwest Of Peking BY 5
o'clock the Manchurian general had
retired from Changsjntien, twelve miles
southwest Of Peking's gates.
The retiring army fell back TO the
Hun I$ver and tried to hold position
near the Marco Polo Bridge, but, under
the advance of Wa Fei-fu's men,
Chang's forbas were compelled to fee,
some departing on trains eastward for
Tientsin and others scattering. to tre
fcontInurd nm next uaos)