Arizona republican., 1922-05-05
MANCHUR|AN LEADER IS.
REPULSED WITH HEAVY.
LOSSES On 3 SECTORS.
Routing OF General Chang Tso-Ln,s Forces
From Changsintien Complete; Gates OF
Peking Barred To Defeated Troops Under
Pressure From Foreign Legation
TRepubIIcan A. P. Leased Wlrel

PEKING. May 4-General Chang
Tso-Lin commander of the Fengtlen
forces. has suffered reserves on three
no;nts of the battle front according
- consular advices received here.
Al Machang, south of Tientien,
c,hongs losses are said to have been
heavy Along the Hun river at a
nlaca called Kuanhsein, it is assert
I'd that his troops have been driven
eastward. The routing of the Man
cburian leaders troops from Chang
sintien, which forms the northwest
terminus of the battle line. appears
to be complete.
The forces of Chang Tso-Lin after
o,-ae,1atinr Changsintien boarded
trains and sped to Fengtal, the ileAl
station where they made stand tor
a while. sosoatad
ayn,v approa ched the walls OF Peklng
and pleaded for refuge inside the CITY.
Many thew away their guns. Inc
oates of the city were Immediately
eInsed as the local authorities had or
dared. under pressure from the 1or-
eion legation that admittance be re-
fnsed to the defeated troops on elther
side. ,,4o5
in the shutting out OF NUMBER Oh
foreigners. including Mrs. Ray Ather-
Ton Tife of the second secretary OF
the American legation. Mrs. Ather-
tor. who had been visiting her coun-
try home demanded that the gates De
onened for her, but this was done
only after a rescue party had peen
sent TO her aid from the legatlon- ne
Chang soldiers when they FOUND liiey
wonId be unable to enter the CITY uAs-
persed discouraged. Many marcheo
toward the hills. while others soughI
refuge in the various temples anu
paeodas in the outlying districts
There were numerous wounded SOL
diers in the hordes. some limplng ana
others crawling. but all implorIng
asd. The distressed men were given
aid. mostly by foreigners. They de-
c1ared they had been under constant
fire for more than five days Cen
eral Wu's attacks, they asserted had
been relentless and it was their pc
lief that he would not cease his drive
until Chang Tso-Lin was pushed
back into Manchuria.
Chinese civilian refugees were per-
mitted to enter the city. The Amer
lean board of missions rescued 600 OF
them. They now are quartered IN
the foreign compounds. Inside the
walls of the city quiet prevailed To-
day. All foreigners are reported 10
be safe.
Except for the main body Of
Chang's forces, which has retreated
eastward, his northwestern front is
said to be disorganized.
Chang's troops evacuated the VI
cinity of Changsintien. which lies Il
miles southwest of. Pel1ing. under a
heavy fire this morning. Observers
standing on the Marco Polo bridge
SAW the forces of General Wu Pei-Fu
estimated at 40. 900 emerge from the
village and deliver a rapid attack
with rifles and machine guns, drlv-
ing Chang's army eastward toward
F'engtai
Chang's soldiers then took UP posi-
tions near Fengtai, which is closer to
Peking. But the WI troops cut off
all the approaches to the city from
the westward.
The opinion of the military attach
es is that the WI forces are attempt
ing to gain control of the railroad
and thus cut off Chang's army from
the capital. A dispatch from Tien-
tsin reports that heavy Chang REIN
forcements are being dispatched
westward.
Diplomatic circles here discredit
the rebort of Wednesday that Gen
eral WI was killed in action. Ef-
forts by the legation officials in
Peking to reach General WI thus far
have failed. The officials are in,
cIined meantime. to question the ac-
curacy of the report of his death.