New-York tribune., 1922-05-12
Battle Feared
On Chinese inc
Guarded by us.
Chang, With 10000 New
Troops. Intrenched 20
Miles Noril, Of Ticn,sin:
WI Forces Advancing
Diplomats Warn PcAing
Threat of Steps to Guard
Foreign Interests Ignored
by Military Commander

PEKING, May Ii (By Tho Associated
Press. The foreign legations here
have been informed that critical
situation has developed at Kniping,
seventy miles north of Ticntsin, where
the troops of General Chang Tso-lin
are intrcnchcd against an advance By
General WI Pci-fus army.
Kaiping. which is the center Of valu-
able British coal mines, is located on
that portion Of the Peking Mukdcn
Railroad assigned to the protection Of
the American forces under the inter
national agreement for maintaining
communication south of the Great
Wall.
Has 10000 Reinforccmcnts
Reports say that Chang has arrived
at Iuanchow personally to direct the
operations. Ten thousand fresh troops
have left Mukden to so to his assist
ancc. General Wu's troops have ad-
vanced to Tongshan, sixty miles north
Of Tientsn. They are under command
Of General Wank Chcug Pin.
The diplomatic corps here was in
formed to-day that tho rival armies
were preparing to open fire They were
asked to intervene between Chang and
WI to prevent complications which
might endangcr the lives of foreigners
or their property. After a meeting held
10 consider this request it was decided
that it was not feasible for the diplo-
mate corps to interfere in Chna's in
terna affairs. The diplomats, however,
sent an emphatic notice to the govern
ment that the powers, If necessary.
would take steps to protect foreign in
ttre3ts.
Despite this notice oilicia adviccs in
d'catc that there is no intention by
the oposing armies to yield. General
Chang has issued orders not to permit
northbound trains to pass Luanchow
or account of the danger Of firing upon
them. General WI has returned to his
headquarters at Paotincfu. leaving the
operations north of Tientsin in the
hands of General Wang Cheng Pin. He
said before his departure that he was
determined to drive Chang army back
| to Mukden. He added that il loss Of
iorei IGN lives or property resulted from
Chsng's resistance, he would not be re-
sponSiblc,
Troops Won't Credit Defeat
Reports from Mukden say that
Chang's home guard refuse to believe
their leader has been defeated and
have urged him to renew the fighting
Thirty four American soldiers de-
parted from Ticntsin ycste rday to rein
force the railway guards at Tangshan.
only FIVE miles from Chang's outposts
The American missionaries at Changli
were ordered to withdraw to- day.
TOXIC, May II (By The Associated
Press According to dispatches pub
lishcd in the vernacular newspapers,
the former Chinese Premier. Iianc
ShihYi. and his Ministers Of Finance
and Communications reached Moii Ia
Japanese porto last night travelling un-
der assumed names. The refugees
proceeded to Kobe, accompanied by
representative Of the Okura and other
Japanese firms with which Lang is
said to have been associated. There
is no confirmation of their reported
arrival in Japan,
Liang Shih-yi was eliminated from
power by the defeat of his chief mil-
tary supporter, General Chang TSo-
lin, following which LANG was de-