Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
DEFENDING ARMY
QUITS IN SHANGHAI
Fall of City Believed Near
Chang Aviator Bombs For
eign Ships in Harbor.
Ry the ASsori,fed Press.


PEkING. September 19.-An mir
plane attached to the forces Of Chang
TsO-lin, Manchurian wnr lord, today
dropped n bomb between two foreign
ships anchored near the breakwnter
Mt ChiwanEtao, Chi-H province, but
neitheer of the vessels was damaged.
BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. September 19.-Revolt
of the third Chekiang army defending
Shanghai has thrown the brunt of the
battle today on the first army. under
command of Gen. Ho Feng-Iin, de-
fense commissioner, whose army was
holding the lines west of Shanghai
against the kianEsu forces fighting
for possession of this city.
A report from a council of war at
the headquarters of Cen. Lu Yung-
hsianE, tuchun of Chekiang province,
said that Gen. Lu was inclined to sur
render and to demand a peace parley
composed of foreign mediators.
The peace proposal was over
ruled by General Ho. who said his
troops were loyal and that he would
continue to maintain defense to
save the Woosung forts, at the outer
anchorage Of Shanghai, and the kiang-
nan arsenal, at Lungwha.
Sentries posted at railway stations
and other approaches leading to
Liuho. 80 miles northwest of Shang-
hal. today refused to permit the pas
sage of any foreigner. including po-
lice or press observers.
Hear Artillery Firing.
At 1 pm. artillery firing was
audible west of Shanghai in the di-
rectlon of Liuho and Woosung, but
there was no evidence of disorder or
retreat in the defending Chekiang
lines.
Railway telegraphers reported the
appearance of a kiangsu airplane this
morning over Nansiang, II miles
west where bombs were dropped
without damage to the town
n general alarm was spreading to-
day IN the Nantao and Chapel dis
trlcts, comprising the thickly settled
Chinese territory adjacene to the
Shanghai foreign settlements, and a
rush of refugees into the foreign
quarters was expected
Gen. Lu Yung- Hsiang, defender and
ruler of Shanghai as hold-oyer ap-
pointee of the Anfus-sometimes
called the pro-Japanese party in
China-who fled from his provincial
capital at Hangchow to Shanghai
yesterday after a revolt in his Che
kiang forces, today attempted to boil
ster his thin line of defense against
the invading kiangsu forces.
Alleges Bribery and Trenchery.
At an all-night council of war, the
defending force head characterized
the revolt as great disaster
brought about by bribery and treach-
cry" but refused to concede defeat
although he has offered to step down
as military governor of Chekiang
province in order to restore harmony
in his lines.
The revolving armies were reported
parading 1t Hangchow and Ninspo
today carrying banners declaring al
legiance to the invading Kiangsu
forces. The telegraph lines were in
possession of the revolutionary
forces, but there was no evidence of
a nearer approach of the Kiangu
army toward Shanghai
Gen. LUIS difficulty is an advantage
for the central government at PekinA
which is supporting the invading
forces. Defeat or retirement of the
Chekiang military head would be a
blow to Gen. Chang Tso-Lin, Man
churian war lord, and Dr. Sun Yat-
Sen. head of the government of South
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