The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-05-11
WU'S VICTORY
ENDS CIVIL war
Sweeping Changes Ordered in
Chinese Government After
Chang's Defeat.
PREMIER TO Be ARRESTED
Two Ministers Also Dismissed and Or
dered seixed-tt, 900 Enemy Troops
Disarmed-U. 8. Soldiers Guard
Americans.

Psking May S.-Sweeplng govern
of Gen. WI Pei-fu In winning the null
itary mastery nj Peklng.
President Hsu Shih-chang issued a
mandate dlsmlssing Premier Lang
Shih-yi and ordering his arrest
Finance Minister Chang Hu and
Yeh Kung-cho. minister Of communica-
tions. also were dismissed and their
arrest was ordered
Gen Chang Tso-lln. the Manchu
leader, defeated by WI in the cam
paign. just ended. was dismissed from
his office Of inspector general Of Man
churin.
Premier LANG Shih-yi. who IL now
In Tlentsin, where he has been On
leave for several months. Is charged
with conniving with Chang Tso-lir to
promote civil war.
chano's Forces in Full Flight.
The civil war appears TO have ended
with the flight of Chang toward Muk.
den, and the recognition by the Peking
government Of General WI as master
of the military situation.
Chang. who brought 10000 troops
south Of the great wall. Is believed to
have abandoned any ideas of offering
organized resistance. His flight was
hurried. He had proceeded 10 Loafa
along the PekIng Tientsn railway
with a view 10 directing operations
around the capital when he learned Of
The defeat there and fled. leaving his
dlsorganized troops TO follow as best
they could
Half OF Chang's army Is roaming
the country between reking and Tien
tsin, all trying To reach the latter
place or IA point northward on the
Mukden railroad. A message received
from Tientsin through offfciaf chan
neis said thousands OF soldiers were
observed outside the city on their way
east
Disarm 1000 Outside Pekinq.
The military attaches here learn
that WI sent force To attempt to
capture and disarm the retreatlng
army, but II is not believed capture OF
many Of the widely scattered troops
Is possible. The Peking gendarmerIe
disarmed ll,0S Of Chang's soldiers
outside the city walls.
Peking, after witnessing battles Just
outside its walls for the last five days.
remains free of the presence Of large
bodies Of troops from either side. No
foreigner was hurt while inside the
walls, and the property of foreigners
wes reported as respected
An accurate estimate Of the casual
ties cannot be obtained at this time,
but 800 dead or wounded were count
cd near Changsintien alone. Foreign
doctors said there were similar casual.
ties at Fengtai
Flight Becoming a DebacIe.
Tlentsin. China. May S.-Chang Tso-
Inns defeat Is fast becoming debacle
Hordes Of Fengtien soldiers are passing
through Tientsln, some clinging 10 the
outsides of the overcrowded railway
cars and motor trucks and filling all
available space on the locomotives
General Chang is believed to be on his
way To Mukden.
v. s. Troops Guard Americans.
Shanghai. China. May s-Defeated
Fengtien forces from the southern
front at Machang and the northern
fighting area are pouring through
Tientsin toward Chunliangcheng from
which their leader, General Chang. Is
reported to have withdrawn. seeking
TO recognize his army.
The troops from the northern front
are disheartened and say they have
been fighting for three days without
food at Pengtai and Langfang. They
are anxious TO return to Mukden.
American troops are guarding the
property OF their nationals and keeping
watch at the railway station. The U.
s. cruiser Huron arrived yesterday and
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