New-York tribune., 1922-05-08
E)catl, Me11aces
Aliens i'm Path
Of Chang, 8, I}os't
Horde of 10000 Fleeing
North Threaten Foreign
crs at Mines, and Pleas for
Aid Are finished 10 Picking
4. S. Ouiposts Hold Fast
Wiz to Disar,n His Forces
aud Pave Way for Union
With Southern Republic

A~-o,;n.l p\
"'eo ''SS}'- crltcal situation
IS developing on the railway between
'e'''S'" an" Nhan"a'N"ah' Whlch ls
sltuated on the Manchurlan frontier.
About 10000 of the defeated troops Of
General Chang Tso-lin oro boine, hold
~, -, ro,cshar~ Kn,,oh o.4 1-,.
=, - ~ =" "''" ''"''o''"N
"nere 'here are valuable Angio-Chnese
coal mines, Frantic appeals reached
Peking yesterday from the Linnsi
mines, where tho foreign staff was re
ported to be in q desperate situation.
Twenty British volunteers were sent
there Saturday night Late advicos in
dicatc. however, tho situation IA i'm
proving and the Volunteers arc being
withdrawn
The gunboats OF General WI Pei -fu
havc appeared OF Shanhaikwan and
shclled the railroad but without re
suits 1t is not known whether General
| Chang is endoavoring to mako hia last
1. 1Iand a' LanchoW' midway between
tho 'o"fT,' ~; "'.u ora"n"'E"An, = or "hcthot
Ka;,;,n s,o0PS % Nei5e' a. " u, from
roa, Ih ''a,o "p,oat eu -, E"ahB
reacbod T;nntsir, cnt,,.S,,, 10y -! a. NY
oFtor ba,,i,,t. o..oI - - N"S c1t,''"s
cLa, '.'e Vu ''c !enihahIs ~ Oh
ond''H onl Ts, y 1,oops IN ,nls Vcinity Cen
I.a' inta w "''''e'i arrived al nonr or so
10 ''e'
L. S. Outposts Doubled.
Straqplers Of Chanp's army HAVING
beon ronortod in thc viciri+y nf the
concessions. the American outnosts q
we're doubled saturday ovnning Tbov
encountered and t,,rrod hocL co,,a -
The British cruiser Curlcw reached
Taku this morning She is prepared
to land men and machine guns if neces-
sary
is now over. but there is apprehension
regarding the safety Of foroiqners be
tween here and Shanhaikwan
The victory of Wu's troons ncor
Peking was won hv - bripada of +hn
nth division personally commended hv
WI. He said TO-DAY he did not he1;oyn
General Chanr would offnr fnrtber ,o-
sistance
C.-,u r -,
N"'iS '"Na''y r'ees
1t is expected that the Pukow line
w "!t1 ~, ieo5en to-lnolloW. a aeIachmen'
tbie m6,n;nr ond o@,ar 'rrs 90 Il
railway r{cotienn - poit; J;rrs'
General Wn sent troons thitbor w IL,
train and Tho cavalrv God hn+ nnt rrt y
II had damaged the railway ord taIoI
rraph lines '''' WV
Tbie ovenino bordos 80 +l,o r04,oo.;
Fenrt ion 4rnnns ,'o'ueS VI 'ie IetteatlIg
River below, Tientein Tboir ro+ro,. i,
cut off bv General Wm,s +roono ~ Cbnp GfnL 10
/ lianpchenp end ona Tonct Ion br;f,odo
alread, baa beo, disor,,nI 3 "N'9 '
N'' N'0'' '''oU
p PEklNG, May (By The Associated
rress) s);-fremier Lang Shlh-yl, who
yes'eroay was d1sm!sSed from office
il. hl1u oruered Placed under arrest has
ltaNeIi Fl. IeI uge IN the foreign concession
at l'entsln' according to advces re-
CelVeo oy the government here to-day.
Lang ohlh-yt lelephoned acting Pre-
lniet 'I GnoW su-cn]' dctying arrest tie
salo ehaV II f9rts were made forcibly
40 40 eet]e MN n ne would san abroad.
Minister or H,nance Chang and
Munster or Communlcatlons YIN kung-
cno' VINO also nave been dismissed and
oroereo arrested, likewise are under
the protect'oh OF the 1orelgn concession
IN lleneslh'
''uS C"~"s inhue"ce
s+ors romadna rlI,, o. V"esf tnfee MN,
Cheno Tsn ~. If,ti0Go ;ne aS ehGIhg General
oovernrnont rh .a;,"e'dCe u, 'llo ehlilg
not vat haor ao;n+aG S.i 81 nav nav
n7ier Cbo1, Ts,-rb; n,d ~. ", w le-
| the FOREIGN Min;s+er na'nforrol /" - 49, a.
with President Hsn Sbib XXX Cban ro oo,,"
! ine the relatjons - tbo o"~ng igsaln.
/ with General W. rba '0 s,,.a sUvut n,l'eil :
General WI +bs+ bo doa; ne u.s. "s' t, a"Ge ~ o'
! ident to remain IN oqfco ,,,,4i, ~? ht. +a
exnjres. in Ortohar 1000 ;s us 4a .el II, y
as an indication that the Pekino co., CO.,
ernment will bo recognized durjno this
process Of reorrari1otIon
General Wu's declaration that he
does not intend to mix in politics. but
rather will devote his energies to rid
ding China OF militarism. as suqgested d
by the powers at the Washington con
ference, is said to have met with Pres
| ldent Hsu Shih Chang's full approval
me President and General WI are
| declared to be in agreement that the
chief obstacle to the unification OF
China hitherto has been the existence
| OF million soldiers, who consume ed
half the nations revenue and split the
country INTO OPPOSING military cliques
dehant of the central government.
WI to Discuss Arr,v
cooor,, W., .'a
rr,,.an+ ar,,,,, p'SnS W ulsafm the
Sad nrr,,P, "i.1y sa di'e lo!n smaller UNI
pros;d,t ial III ~ u'AGnS'Ne ciS purposes only
taida 3.ut,IS t,,o ;': 'isu Shl~cn9hg cabinet
o., ,o.u' v'.e opinIoH tiiat the way now is
pvi ~, r4t I'laG'oi's WIZ the canton
g.. -;4t' neaoeu oy ~. sun Yat-
syn WIN view 70 consolidating. For