New Britain herald., 1924-09-09
Observer Reports At-
 tackers Were Forced
 Back Two Miles By
 Chekiang Troops .oy'asH !5,slI :'ei-Fu Soldiers ''aua9o s.so a Hand. A
HO FENG-LIN MIGHT
 BE BOUGHT OFF
By The Asgoclated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Shanghai, Sept. 9.-A terrific rainstorm, which continued several hours and flooded Shanghai streets to depth of two feet late this aft- ernoon halted fighting between the Chekiang and Kiangsu armies west and northwest of the city.
 The Cheliang forces defending Shanghai against the kiangsu troops have regained all the ground they had lost in the Liuho sector, north- west of this city, it was announced here late today.
 Heavy rain stopped the fighting this evening. in accordance with the Chinese military tradition that fighting can be done only in good weather.
 Announcement of the successful counter-attack near Liuho was made at the Lungwha headquarters of the Chekiang forces after two major battles had engaged the ITOUpS lOT bGNtIdl uOulo D.
 Both battles, representing coun- ter-attacks by the Chekiang troops against the invading Kiangsu forces. were started at noon. One. in the Shanghai railway sector. was started between Nansiang and Hwangtu, with Anting, twenty rniles from Shanghai as the objective. The other was a Liuho, on the coast northwest of Woosung.
 An observer who returned from that front at p. m. reported that he had seen the Chekiang troops push forward their fighting line for a gain of two miles. The rainfall. which stopped the fighting, started soon afterwards. -
 The Lungwha announcement re- ferred to the counter-attack along the railway as . tremendous ef- fort"
 Almost at the same ttme tks fighting stArtsd, defense units mounted guard at che approaches to the international settlsmsna and the French concessien, mAkiss es- fective in those parts of the city the state of emergency" which has been declared to exist.
 .. Troops Land. Warned by firing west of here, at foreign governments landed HOO troops from 22 warships stationed in the harbor, at daybreak today and were ready to defend the foreign set tlement should it come within the line of fire before nightfall.
 The Wu Pei-Fu central govern ment forces took direct hand ill the battle Syesterday by sending troops from the province of Honan. controlled by the Picking govern ment, into the conflict on the side of the invading forces.
 Might Quit for Two Million.
 There was some indication here that General Ho Feng-Lin, defense commander of Shanghai, might quit for a cash consideration of $2,0O0,0OO but the report was not warranted by any of the aggressive steps being taken by General Ho to drive back the invading forces from the western portion of kiangsu prov tnce, in which Peking is located.
 Announcement of General Chang Tso-lin from Mukden, principal city of Manchuria. yesterday, that he was moving armies into the field against the Picking government and his old rival, Wu Pei-Fu, was taken here to indicate that hostiities would be opened on another front between Picking and Mukden.
 The movements Of the armies of Chang against the Wu forces re- mained shrouded in secrecy today, according to reports received here. Ii the forces of the rival Picking and Mukden generals meet as expected. the major battle might occur in the vast territory northwest of Picking, -,O00 miles from the Shanghai bat tlefront. In order to lend aid to Lu Yung- Hsiang Tuchun or military governor of Chekiang province and defender or Shanghai, General Chang must send his field armies up from the rear between Picking and Nan king. This would necassitate s fight through enemy territory ss soon as ho ncsred Chihn province in which Picking Is located. and 10 continue until he was able 10 break the lines Of the invading Shanghai forces from tho rear.
 Will Disturb No One
 An alternative plan would be the movement of troops by water to land at Shanghai and be thrown Into bat tie with the main force of Lu Yung- HsianE's troops defending Shanghai. A proclamation received heretoday from General Chang Tso-Lin, an- nouncng the entrance Of his armies into the fie)!, said,
 Nobody will be disturbed wher- ever my army happens to be, as my only object is to kill the chief of- lenders. leaving all others absolute ly unmolestCd.
 Let the sun of heaVen witness this utterance of mine"
 General Chang enters the conflict with propsorty as his ally. The ManChurian territory which he con-