New-York tribune., 1922-05-01
zDle' '2OHurt Army Rules
In Night Fire; Peking;l, 900
MANY Saved Fall in Battle
Martial Law Proclaimed
in Capital as Forces of
Chang aud WI Fight
Near BY for 80 Hours
Z. ;. Legation Asks
Another Warshin
DIR. Sun Joins Forces inEf.
fort to Crush Dictator:
Allies Issue Warning


PEkt%G. April 20 BY The Associ
a;cd ?rcss'. Martial law was declared
in Fcking to-day. The armics of Cen
oral Chang T>o-Iin and General WI
Pcl-tu fought continuously throughout
Sunday. The lighting ccntercd around
ChanGs'nticn. twelve miles distant. A
government commu1iouc says Chang
TSo-l:n va victorious in t,'c fighting
at Machaug. Casualties OIL both siAcs
wcre reported % be at least 900.
TIE American Legation has rcoue3.
ed Washington TO send another way.
ship to Tirntsin.
di>natch from TTorgkon2 says thai.
Dr. Sun Nrt-.en. head Of tic Soutl,
China government at Can:on in an ia
tcrv;"w to da..' AZ Canton declared That
hc had con- hi"cd With General Chang
Tso-'in against General WI pci-fu Dr..
Sun fMt-Sen added that hc would start
shorty Cor Nor.', China
Commando, Charles +. Nu:c.ii :,
American >al at:achc al tho lcca.:o"
hcrc, returned to-day from tic battle
WV. u. 4 " -OUU UDt.t nc ucP1 uCH n .
Amelir'n nac.
Firing Continues IS Hours
cWmar.dcr 1!u!chins reported tha'
:'r;n@ nad not ceased during :hc las.
th!r.:-ei% hours. From a hillside over
looking I'll" Han River hc w;t,lcs: cd
tco OPERATORS @; botil 7lmc5, with
hang rso-',aa troops holding the
Village o. CharG:intier and the WI
rc:-lu forces. 40 miles southwark
Nghtl9~ desperately TO adva..cc. Smoke
from IL" cannon cnvclorcd tho hill
sides. shells were bursting IN the
trenches 4rd eamc's ncrr to be seen
t:ansport:nS guns to 'rr.ons points.
and refugees wnlo op:ni"cd run,!r1
rom t.,ci~ hcmct. \ vitiI picture OF
the :criousncss o. .he contest vas OBJ
tainoJ, accoruing 20 Commander Hutch
ms.
Ano., 1000 dead nr wounded ncrc
oeseo 'rd h" (nmn,Andcr Fulci,n-.
Hoth sides appeared to b. shclling wide
arca?. TIL, relative position, of tie
contcn0inc forces did uo. sccm to have
changed materially 2intc ,),c ha.t'o
began.
Wu Aims 10 Tah~ FckinE
Tho opinion Expressed b.. CemmaM-
cor IIut chinz is that Wu pc.-fu's nbjcc:
is % pu>h forward and capture PckirS.
IL :. :cw to co".roli1n% affairs fron.
th" capital Chang To-lr, ~ a
declaration. asserted tha WI Pei ia
"a nnhitiot;s to bcco'rc a Chirczc
Napoleon. l'c d"c'aIc thst peace
nuiI nct hr pos. .hlc ur.,, Wu Pc;-f,;
-" rerturr1 ard hcld !.:i.o;.c on so',n
,l..,i ~
Pc ~ ~a: cart,"rd '.ars Ten.' :
.s;I N' "Ac Willing tn rc''e,. aH,! az
80 j. aNoi'Hh'~ ia" CAlrc1e a:"stcn
o. niti+n-r Gir'atov.:.
Prc2ii"n' li;u >t,h cuanc. !" ,c~>c
l:lcntr Of $40 to:t:i'tl"S. to-da" ;-Gurd
t:,"c pro- 'ama',ana. calling attcnt,o.,
TO the $crinu" oor:rnurncca 70 China
~h'rh y, <ht result from the ,ccnard7.
rS Of foreign 'n'crcat=
Tn" .rs; rIoclA nation sad tic Chi
rs" re"l,c worc terrified. that mo-.
'h..'ts rcrc suffering lossr; and tho
'Hcu 'rv "' tho nation vas dcmo-a-
iI~i TNr-rtorc. il vas demanded IL a.
Chang i,o-lin and WI Pci-ru m'ncd
atc!v e" thdra" their armies.
;r' >'cord proclaim alton iccA .cd
nat as Picking was tn capital o. tho
ration peace H1d o;'d,r r'nst urea ].
! ne E'i(IHTIl ''H uiiUFN .nc G!foc1 10 n
Of the chief Of the metropolitan area
must take adequate measures.
Protection for Foreigners Urged
i.lr phac;a was laid in tho thlr.l proc
iamat": nf the necessity to rrotcc'
th" lives and property Of forclsrcrs
and ia, comnliancc with treaties with
tho powers [: wAr added tia. tre
Chinese rnliroaJ admin trat:on had
,"nt 4 protect 10 'hc go, crnn.rn', a.
sorting :nat tho railroads Ok the cou0
'tN face bankruptcy m ccnscqno"cc &C
:hc 3usicnaioa Of traffic. AND .ha: .rl,
:'act ~ olv". foreign Obligation.
1nc lighting Sunday va, sporadic
throughout tnc war 4rcA. There uerc
no signal caira by either rido. The
i7;o.t p2r&::tc.;, conflict appeared 20 be
centrrrd around Gtenesintien. aou;h
west of the Picking wall. where WI
pcj.fu il concentrating for drive in
an attempt to turn Chang T+o lin s
western front toward Tlcntsin.
Chang Iso.lin'' forces octuNr tie
village of C'ianSaiiIticn. whcro 100
wourdcd have been taken INTO thc
houses Of natives. So;he u the wound
el in tho lighting have been brought 10
hospitals in FcFiug. TEo dead wcrc
left On the battlefield Reliable dc
tails az to the ualties arc NO. OBJ
tho attitude Of European .tatcSr1en a"d
financicrS towar! toe Husaian I,uGdlc.