Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-10-24
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HOST|L|T|ES
Chinese War May Be Termi-
nated-CardS Tell of In
tention to Stop War
QUIETLY TAKE PEKlMG
No Intimation of Move
Against Peking Reached
Public Until After Entry
QUIETLY TAKE PEKIMG

PEKING, Oct. "a (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Tsao Kun
issued a proclamation at 9 o'clock
this morning, ordering the i'm
mediate cessation of hostilities and
dismissing WI Pei-Fu, commander
of the Peking military forces, from
his present post.
PEKING. Oct. "a (By The Asso-
ciated Press) :-Feng Yu-Hsiang, the
christian general" was in control
of the machinery of the Central gov
ernment of China today, after a
spectacular surprise military move
early yesterday when his army re-
turned here from the north and took
possession of the administration
Offices of the regime under the ban
ner of which he was supposed be
fighting.
The move was carried out under
the leadership of General Feng in
conjunction with other elements OPP
posed to the war program of General
WI Pei-F'u. 1t was reported at the
beginning of the defensive campaign
against the invading forces of Gen.
eral Chang Tso-Lin that t. > Chris
tian general disapproved of General
Wu's war measures.
Ostensibly. General Feng carried
out order from General WI to pro-
ceed to Jeho at the beginning of the
campaign against the Manchurian
invasion. He baptized his troops with
great ceremony before leaving
Peking.
In dismissing WI Pei-Fu, the
president appointed him "chief COM
missioner for the development of
Koko-Nor." (The Koko- Nor district
is in northeast Tibet near the large
salt lake of that name.)
1t now appears that the "Christian
general never proceeded beyond
Kupeikow, 20 miles north of here on
the road to Jehol, but sent some of
his troops north while holding the
third brigade at Kupeikow. AT times
he returned to Peking incognito, it
was rumored.
At any event, General Feng con-
ferred with his colleagues on We'd
nesday evening and this morning
Peking was placarded with the an
nouncement of his intention to stop
the war.
The announcement called upon all
compatriots to join with the forces
of General Feng in re-establishing
peace. reassuring all elements, es-
pecially foreigners, there would be
no disaster anywhere.
Peking streets were picketed by
Feng's soldiers wearing arm bands
reading 1--WE are here to preserve
peace and to protect lives in the SER
vice of our country"
The move against Peking was
planned so carefully that no inti-
nation of 1t reached the public until
1t was made completely effective.
After the Feng troops entered the
city by agreement with elements hos
tile to the central government, in
cluding General Sun Yueh, COM
mander of the Peking garrison, they
surrounded the palace at 3 A. M,
seized telegraph and telephone lines
and picketed the residences of vari-
Gus ministers in sympathy with Gen.
era1 Wu Pei-Fu.
Both the Chill and Mudken
forces were ordered by the president
to remain at their present positions.
The post of COMMUNICATIVE chief of
the expeditionary forces, held by WI
Pei-Fu, was abolished and Wang
Cheng- Ting, civil governor of Chilli,
and General Feng Yu-Hsiang, Chris
tan general now in control of the
central authority. were instructed to
take charge of the troops at Shan
haikwan.