Evening star., 1924-09-08
Manchuria to Fight Peking
Government and Canton
Is Threatening.
PRESIDENT AUTHORIZES
WORK OF KIANGSU ARMY
Chang Tso-Lin Declares Recog-
nlzed Rulers of Nation Are
Heartless Tyrants.
By the Associated Press


SHANGHAI, September S.-Armies
Of Gen. Chang Tso-Lin. war lord of
Manchuria, were in the field TODAY
sweeping down from Manchuria toward
Peking against the forces of Gen. WI
Pei-fu his old military rival, to create
new front in China's civil war, which
has been confined to fighting west and
south of Shanghai, between rival mill
tary governors for the possession of
the gateway city.
The latest military gesture in China's
internal complications will make the
territory between Mukden, principal
city of Manchuria, and Peking in
Chilli province. an armed camp. 1000
miles away from the Shanghai line of
warfare
Long Front Expected.
Out of a series of reports today there
was an indication that military orders
issued from Peking showed that ac-
tivities were under way in provinces
dividing the separated fields of battle
and before many hours the area from
Shanghai to Peking would be one con-
nected point of conflict, $50 miles in
length
On the battle lines west and south of
fighting over Sunday by the extension
OF the battle line southwest across
Taihu Lake at Changhing, 100 miles
southwest of Shanghai to Liuho, so
miles northwest of here.
Claim Advances.
Advances on all fronts, but par
ticularly west of Taihu Lake) and
near Kiating, in the Liuho sector.
were claimed tonight at the Lungwha
headquarters of the Chekiang troops
holding back the Kiangsu advance on
Shanghai.
The second army, under command
of Gen. Chen Yao-san, including the
4th Division and part of the 10th Di-
vision of the Chekiang troops. as well
as some forces from F'ukien province,
south of Chekiang, has been fighting
on the west side of Taihu since yes
| terday. attacking northward from
Changhing, about Is miles south of
the provincial border.
If this move can be carried out the
Chekiang generals plan to attack thu
klangsu troops simultaneously on
two sides-on the west from Chang,
chow, and on the east from Hwangtu.
present point of battle contact on
the railway.
The objective of this attack is ths
city of Changchow, on the Shanghais
Nanking Railway and the Grand Ca$
nal. Capture of that city would per-
NIT the Chekiang forces to cut the
railway in the rear of the Kiangsu
forces attacking Shanghai.
That campaign, however, still is
somewhat in the future. On the ba-
sis of reports from the campaign west
of Taihu today, PAX Lob, secretary to
Ho Feng-Lin, defense commissioner
of Shanghai, predicted the capture of
Thing. about oxen miles mort of
the kiangsu border, either today or
tomorrow.
Liuho Under Shell Fire.
Liuho was under heavy shell fire
and continuous machine gun and rifle
fire of both sides. Gen. Ho Feng-
Ling. defense commissioner of Shang-
hal under Lu Yung- -Hsien. the gov
ernor of Chekiang, spent the day in
this sector. personally directing the
Chekiang army.
The Chekiang dead and wounded
there yesterday numbered perhaps
200. The number of casualties con-
tinues out of proportion to the tre-
mendous amount of firing. The eye
witness related the haphazard meth
| DDS on the front lines, saying that
the soldiers were discharging rifles
and even field pieces utterly regard
less of aiming. often simply pointing
them at the sky.
Lungwha headquarters of the Che
kiang army claimed new gains along
the railway. Desperate attacks were
aimed at Anting.
Driving for Railroad.
Only the meagerest reports were
received of the fighting, west and
southwest of Taihu Lake, where the
Kiangsu troops were said to be driv-
ing for the Sungkiang-H -Hangshow Rail-
way.
The Chekiang Lungwha headquar-
ters had not confirmed reports that
two whole battalions of Kiangsu
troops had deserted and Joined the
enemy, bringing with them their
arms and equipment. Neither were
the Shanghai settlement police able
to confirm the rumor that Kiangsu
supporters were secretly recruiting
in Shanghai a regiment of "riffraff''
army as soon as the Kiangsu forces
burb.
Although the invading armies of
Chi Shieh-yuan, military governor of
Kiangsu Province, have been battling
for four days against the defending
forces of Gen. Lu Yung-hsiang, mill
tary governor of Chekiang Province,
for possession of Shanghai, no de-
cisive battle has been fought.
Inspired by Picking.
Belated official permission of the
Peking government to the invading
forces of the Kiangsu governor to
proceed announced yesterday, was
said to have prompted the move by
Gen. Chang Tso-lin; an ally of Lu
Yung- -hsiang. Wu Pei-fu commands
the military forces of the Peking
government
The basis Of the order against Lu
Yung- -Hsiang from Peking was that
he had revolted and rallied around
him outlawed elements of the popu-
lation. and that Chi had stood for
the gravest crimes w.slch cannot be
tolerated under the laws of the Chi
nese nation.
From south China reports were re-
ceived that DR.. Sun Vat Sen was pre-
pairing to lend military support to
his friend Lu Yung-hsiang, in de-
Tending Shanghai and new army
was therefore expected to bob up in
the field from the south today.
Entrance of the Manchurian War Lord
Chang Tso-lin into the fray against the
Peking government opens anew O
fight for control of the machinery 0S
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