Evening star., 1924-09-06
NORTH CHINA ARMY.
LOSES ON z FRONTS.
IN ALL-N|GHT FIGHT.
Forces Defending Shanghai
Drive Invaders Back 18
Miles From Besieged City.
BATTLE HAND TO HAND
IN STREETS OF LIUHO
Railroad Bridge Blown Up, Cut
ting Off Supplies From
Defensive Front.
BY the Associated Press.

Defensive Front.
BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, September G.-The
invading northern forces of Chi
Shieh- Yuan were repulsed on two
fronts-at Hwangtu, Is miles west of
here, and at Liuho. 30 miles north
west of hereafter an all-njght bat
tie with the Lu YunS-HsianE foreas
defending Shanghai, according to
announcement this morning from
Chekiang headquarters.
After repulsing the attacking
northern forces at Hwangtu. Gen.
Chang Tse-PinG, leading the defending
forces in the Hwangtu sector, led d sue
cessful counter-attack, forcing the oppo-
sition troops back to within 2 miles of
Anting, a town 90 miles west of here
| on the line of the Shanghai -Nanking
railway.
In the HWangtu section the defend
ing forces claimed an advance Of 6
miles was made along the railway
line. besides the capture OF two COM
panies of the Kiangsu 9Th Division
and four high officers.
Fighting Hand TO Hand.
Handto- hand fighting character
lied the night battle which was car
ried on in the Liuho streets and
resulted in driving out the northern
troops. according to communiaue
issued by the victorious Chekiang
army. The Chekiang announcement
added that no opposition troops were
he nl. |,
katinghsien. the latter point being
nearer to Shanghai.
A bridge on the Shanghai-Hangchow
Railway line, near the Lungwha ar
Senal, Chekiang headquarters, was
blown up mysteriously during the
night. cutting off communication
through the line on which supplies
are sent up to the fronts held by the
defensive forces.
Work for Russians.
Railroader crews were working few
erishly today to restore the destroyed
bridge.
-Lu Yung- -Hsiang announced today
that as result Of disturbances
among coolie laborers due to con-
scription, Russian refugees now in
the Shanghai district will be given
work
The Chekiang military governor
said hundreds of Russians were seek
ing to enlist, but this request was
refused and they will be used as
laborers only.
Reward for DesertiOnS.
Gen. Chi Shieh- Yuan. commander of
the Kiangsu forces. has issued proc
lamation which is being circulated
among the forces of Gen. Lu Yung-
I-..
who hands over Gen. Lu to him, dead
or alive. He places a similar amount
at the disposal of any officer of the
opposing forces who shall desert and
bring his entire regiment over to his
side.
Twenty thousand dollars will be
paid for d piece of field artillery, a
like amount for an airplane and
$1,000 for a machine gun. Finally.
two months pay is promised to the
ordinary soldier who deserts to his
side.
The proclamation accuses Iu of
crimes las big as heaven" describes
him as murderer. robber, rebel,
tyrant sand acceptor of bribes.
In final effort to win over his
enemy's men, Gen. Chi says to them:
Il sigh for you
Town ls Deserted.
Liuho, normally town of 5000
residents, located 80 miles northwest
of Shanghai, is Il place of tenantless
shops, stores and homes. A remark
able phase of the situation, according
to those familiar with Chinese war
fare, was that the contents of the
abandoned places remained undis-
turbed although the district is filled
with soldiers.
Refuge Behind Graves.
The soldiers yesterday were holding
their positions behind natural mounds,
graves or anything else that offers
the slightest protection. Many of
these warriors fire into the air instead
of aiming at the enemy. They are
fed mostly on worm-eaten biscuits or
bread and timed meats.
A policy of non-interference in the
warfare has been reported adopted by
Chang Tso-Lin, war lord of Mar
churia, and his rival, WI Pei-Fu,
head of the eking government
Fear that the powerful rival mill
tary leaders would rush forces be-
hind the opposing armies of their
favorites seem unwarranted by ap-
parently authentic reports.
Sympathy for Country.
Word from Manchuria to Pekipg yes
terday indicated that Chang Tso-
Liz attitude was one OF sympathy
for f1oodswept. war-torn China. Gen.
WI Pei-Fu issued a statement which
indicated his armies were not being
sent to the aid of the Tuchun in
vading Shanghai. The temperate at
titude of the Peking and Manchurian
military men eliminates them as pos
sible principals in the expected main
event in China's civil war.
Although both sides brought artil-
lery into action yesterday, the fight
ing was indecisive, and few casual
ties were reported. The Chinese ar
ti1lerymen scattered shot without any
marked objective in the wasteful
manner of most Chinese encounters.
There was some conjecture in the
best informed military circles as to
where the main battle on the present
front is to be fought. The active
lines now extend from Woosung on
the north to Hwangtu on the east,
with reports from the Lungwha ar
senal, headquarters of the defending
general, Lu Yung- Hsiang. that troops
had been dispatched to reinforce the
army in the field there against a con-
templated swing southwark. The sue
cess of any such move by the invad
ing force would menace the Sun
kiang- -Hangchow railway, now con-
trolled by Gen. Lu Yung- -Hsiang.
Those wounded in battle must be
transported to Shanghai, there being