The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-12


entered the lines of the brigan nds who
held up the shanghaiPekin express
and release of the prisoners is ex
peeted by Saturday night.
This word came toniht to the minis
try of communications from Ichow
a point close to the bandit headquar-
ters. The negotiators brought back
word that there are Is foreigners still
held by the bandits and nine Chinese.
They have been we'll treated and are
in good condition. the negotiators
said.
The negotiators were sent into the
bandit lines by the magistrate Of
Ichow. headed by Roy Anderson who
went from here to direct efforts OF
release.
The governments of Nanking and
shantuug also sent negotators to the
bandits and il was on the basis OF
both reports that the prediction was
made of the early release OF the host
ages.
Boys Due i'm PekiD.
Two victims of the bandit outrage
were TO arrive in Pekin tonight, the
sons of Majors Allen and Pinger. who
were released and brought back TO
Lineheng. They may bear messages
from the fathers.
The result OF the negotiations be.
tween a Chinese commission consist
ing OF officials OF the board OF com
munication and Of foreign affairs with
the Chinese bandits must be awaited
before decision is reached ON unity
Of action bv the powers in dealing
with tie oao@gs This commission
is now reported returning 10 Lin
chens
II is agreed here that unless there
is unity OF foreign action in dealing
with the affair. foreign prestige in
China will be dealt severe blow
which win be reflected in foreign
trade.
New Light on Holdup.
New light on the holdup was oh.
tanned tonight in a message which
came from German engineer in
charge OF the Shung-IIsien collery
near Ichow. close to the brigands
stronghold. II revealed that the ex-
press train attack was carefully
planned blow designed to free the
bandits from a siege Of their strong
hold which has maintained for two
months by government troops.
1.-The headquarters or the brigands
is located on an isolated rocky noun
tain visible from the engine house of
the Chuna.TIsien colliery.' the en-
gineer reported THE robbers and
their prisoners live in well-protected
caves on the mountain ridge. he con
tinued.
For the past two months this rob-
Der stronghold has been besieged by
government troops. but the Chinese
soldiery did not dare TO risk their
lives In serious assault.
Capital Blow Planned.
In the dark the night before the
outrage. a majority OF the robbers
went through the besieging lines and
called for assistance from smaller
bands of brigands outside the lines.
THE colliery administration received
information before the outrage that
capital blow was planned by the brig
MUS dStfi1i iilt BfNRSihE a'A''i
but nobody would know where the
blow would take place.
'.The mining administration called
everybody up for defense measures,
thinking the properties might he at
tackled. Instead came the railroad out
rage.
The robbers protected by thei.'
hostages. went through the btsicgers
gain.
Bandits ON Train.
aEve.witnesses tell that a bunch OF
robbers We're already on the train IT.
eelf when II was halted near Linch-
cng
Foreign opinion is divided here re-
garding treatment Of The case.
The British and French press IL
FOR extremely strong measures. while
the American papers try 20 do jus.
tiee to the Chinese by saying that for.
elgn aggression for the last 100 years
liz partly responsible for the general
state Of affairs and the general disor-
der in China.
Fore gn armed Intervention Is not
generally advocated
Many Observers delared that the
seriousness Of the situation is not fully
1eeognized IN foreign circles.
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