Evening star., 1924-09-09
SHANGHAI FORCES
DEFEAT INVADERS;
RAIN STOPS BATTLE
Defense Troops Push Back
Enemy Two Miles on Liuho
Sector.
MARINES ARE ON GUARD
IN FOREIGN SECTION
Landed From Ships in Harbor
When Fighting Draws Near
Gates of City.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, September 9-The Che
kiang forces, defending Shanghai
against the Kiangsu troops, have re-
gained all the ground they had lost
in the Liuho sector, northwest of this
city, it was announced here late to-
day.
Heavy rain stopped the fighting this
evening, in accordance with the Chi
nese 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 bat
eral houTs.
Rain Stops Battle.
An observer who returned from
that front at pm. reported that he had
seen the Chekiang troops push for
ward their fighting line for a gain
OF two miles. The rainfall which
stopped the fighting started very
shortly afterward.
Both battles. representing counter
attacks by the Chekiang troops
against the invading Kiangsu forces.
were started at noon. One, in the
Shanghai-Nankin Railway sector. was
started between NanSiang and Hwang-
tu. with Anting, 20 miles from Shan
ghai. as the objective The other was
at Liuho, on the coast northwest of
Woosung.
Almost at the same time the fight
ing started, defense units mounted
guard at the approaches to the in
ternational settlement and the French
concession, making effective in those
parts of the city the state of emer-
gency." which has been declared to
exist.
Marines Are Landed.
Warned by firing west of here, at
Nansiang, IL miles from the city, for
eign governments landed LOO troops
from 90 warships stationed in the
harbor at daybreak today, and were
ready to defend the foreign settle
ment should it come within the line
of fire before nightfall.
Fighting at Points.
Fighting was carried on today at
points on the 100-mile front west and
south of Shanghai. While no decisive
action took place, reinforcements
were thrown into the fray by both
sides.
The WI Pei-fu central government
forces took direct hand in the bat
tie yesterday by sending troops from
the province of Honan, controlled by
f1ict on the side of the invading
forces.
There was some indication here
that Gen. Ho Feng lin. defense COM
mander of Shanghai, might quit for
cash consideration of 100000, but
the report was not warranted by any
of the aggressive steps being taken
by Gen. Ho to drive back the invading
forces from the western portion of
KiangSu Province.
New Front Seen.
Announcement of Gen. Chang Tso-
lin from Mukden. principal city of
Manchuria, yesterday that he was
moving armies into the field against
the Peking government and his old
rival, WI Pei-fu. was taken here to
indicate that hostilities would ; be
opened-,en another front between
Pekins-6nd Mukden.
The movements of the armies of
Chang against the Wu forces re-
mained shrouded in secrecy today,
according to reports received here.
If the forces of the rival Pekine and
Mukden generals meet as expected
the major battle might occur in the
vast territory northwest of Peking.
1000 miles from the Shanghai battle
front.
In order to lend aid to Lu Yung-
hsiang, tuchun, or military govern
or of Chekiang Province and de-
fender of Shanghai, Gen. Chang must
send his field armies up from the
rear between Peking and Nankiang.
This would necessitate fight
through enemy territory as soon as
he neared Chilli Province. in which
Peking is located, and to continue
until he was able to break the lines
of the invading Shanghai forces from
the rear.
Could Move by Water.
An alternative plan would be the
movement of troops by water to
land at Shanghai and be thrown into
battle with the main forces of Lu
Yung-hsiang's troops defending
Shanghai. A proclamation received
here today from Gen. Chang Tso-lin,
announcing the entrance of his ar
mics into the field said:
Nobody will be disturbed where
ever my army happens to be, az my
only object is to kill the chief Of
tenders, leaving all others absolute
ly unmolested.
LET the sun of heaven witness this
utterance of mine" =
Gen. Chang enters the conflict with
prosperity as his ally. The Man
churian territory which he controls