Seward daily gateway., 1924-09-20

the city has thrown the brunt of the battle today on the first army under the command of Gen. HO Feng-lin, whose army was holding the lines west of Shanghai against the Kiangsu forces fighting for possession of the city. A report from headquarters of the council of war said that Gen. Lu is inclined to surrender and to de- mand peace barley composed of foreign mediators
 NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Shanghai, China's greatest city, as we'll as control of two of the richest prov inces in China, are the stakes in the internecine war in China, between Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan, Tuchun of Kiangsu province, and General Lu Yung-hsiang, the Governor of Che kiang province.
 Although Shanghai is the chief prize the fighting is not expected to take place in the immediate vicin- ity of the city for fear of foreign intervention, which would spoil the plans of both warlords. Shanghai, a city of nearly 2,OOO,OOO inhabitants, contains two foreign concessions French and international-with popu- lations of about 0,000-Americans British, French, Portuguese, Germans and other nationalities, not including 15,0OO Japanese.
 Fear Intervention.
 In 1913, the last time fighting oc- cured near Shanghai, the arsenal at Kiangsu, suburb of Shanghai, was bombarded by forces attempting to capture the city, and after num- erous shots had landed in the foreign concessions, there were threats of intervention, if it occurred again.
 Forces numbering between 5000 and 10000, under the command of General Ho Feng-lin, chief lieutenant of General Lu, now occupy the Chi nese city of Shanghai, the arsenal at Kiangnan, General Hos head qaurters at Loongwha, a short mo- tor-car ride from Shanghai, and the Woosung forts at the mouth of the Yangtze, thirteen miles from Shang- hai
 Marshal Chi's troops number 6O,- 900 of the best soldiers in China, being excelled only by those com manded by General Feng Yuhsiang, of Nanyuan, as effective fighting forces, and he could easily make war on Shanghai and drive General Ho Feng-lin out of the city if it were not for the fear of foreign interven- tion.
 Chi Avoids City
 In order to escape that possibility he has massed his troops at points along the Kiangsu-C -Chekiang border, away from Shanghai, and at the same time effectively blocked the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, so that General Lu can not launch an offensive against him tIat would force him to fight in the vicinity of Shanghai.
 General Chi, for the attack, has divided his 60,000 troops beween Ranking, his capital, where some will serve as a reserve force, and at Soo- chow, Quinsan (where they are face to face with General Lu's troops along the Shanghai-Nanking railway and reported to have already met in a minor clash), and at Ishing, in Kiangsu, in the greatest numbers, although he also has troops at Chin kiang, Changchow and Wusih. He will attempt to force the fighting away from the railroad and Shang- hai toward and in the vicinity of Ishing, in Kingsu and Huchow, in Yuhsiang, both cities along the pro- vincial borders.
 Some Troops Doubtful.
 To defend Checking, General Lu, in addition to General Hos 5000 troops at Shanghai, has 15,00O we'll drilled troops he brought into the province with him when he became Tuchun, and 12,000 native Chekiang troops, who are said to be of doubt