New Britain herald., 1924-09-08
Latest Move Will Make
 Armed Camp of Much of China With War
 fare In Two Sectors New Army Due To Bob Up From South.
SHANGHAI ARMY
 CLAIMS ADVANCES
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press,
 Shanghai, Sept. S.--Advances on all fronts. but particularly west of Taihu ClakeJ and nearby Rafting. in the Liuho sector, were claimed to- night at the Lungwhat headquarters of the Chekiang troops holding back the Kiangsu advance on Shanghai.
 The second army, under command of Gen. Chen Yao-San, including the fourth division and part of the tenth division of the Chekiang troops. and some forces from Fukien province. south of Chekiang, has been fighting on the west side of Taihu since yes- terday, attacking northward from Changhing, about 15 miles south of he provincial border.
 The objective of this attack is the city of Changchow, on the Shanghai Ranking railway and the Grand canal. Capture of that city would permit of Chekiang forces to cut the railway in the rear of the Kiangsu forces attacking Shanghai.
 If this move can be carried out, the Chekiang generals plan to at tack the Kiangsu troops simultane- ously on the two sides-on the west from Changchow, and on the east from Hwangtu, a present point of battle contact on the railway.
 That campaign, however, still is somewhat in the future. On the oasis of reports from the campaign west of Taihu today. Pax Loh, secre- tary to Ho Feng-Lin. defense com- missioner of Shanghai, predicted the capture of lining, about 8 dozen miles north of the Kiangsu border. .,ither today or tomorrow.
 7 lining, he added, is defended by wo brigades, or about. 5000 men,,
 Par Loh asserted that little re- stance was encountered by the hekiang troops on their advance est of the lake yesterday. He said hey moved forward 23 miles yes 'rday and last night. At 2 o'clock iis afternoon they were only seven 1iies from lining, he declared.
 A competent eye witness, return from the Liuho front at 4 o'clock lis afternoon, reported that the hekiang forces had advanced half mile south of Liuho near the town Kiating. In the meantime Che lang headquarters were claiming ne capture of two boat loads of .iangsu ammunition on the water avs near Kiating.
 Fighting Suspended
 Fighting on the Liuho front was lspended for few hours last night ut started again at 8 a. m. today, 'ontinuing two hours. Things quiet Il down then and there was little activity until noon when the Che '.iang troops opened a fresh attack resulting In the advance mentioned. Three thousand men were sent to- Jay to the Liuho sector to reinforce the Chekiang troops fighting there. This was to counteract the rein- forcements the Kiangsu commanders are known to have sent to that front from Quinsan through the water ways they control. Q
 By The Associated Press.
 Shanghai, Sept. |S.-Armies of General Chang Tso-Lin, war lord of Manchuria, were in the field to- day sweeping down from Man churia toward Picking against the forces of General Wu Pei-Fu, his old military rival, to create a new front in China's civil war which has been confined to fighting west and south of Shanghai between rival military governors for the posses sion of the gateway city.
 The latest military gesture in China's internal complications will make the territory between Muk- den, principal city of Manchuria, and Picking, in Chihli province, an armed camp, 1000 miles away from the Shanghai line of warfare.
 Out of a series of reports today, there was an indication that mili- tary orders issued from Picking showed that activities were under way in provinces dividing the sep arated fields of battle and before many hours the area from Shang- hai to Picking would be one con- nected point of conflict, 750 miles in length.
 Battle Line Extended
 On the battle lines west and south of Shanghai added fury was given to the fighting over Sunday by the extension of the battle line southwest across Taihu lake at Changhing. 100 miles southwest of Shanghai, to Liuho, 30 miles north- west of here.
 Although the invading armies of Chig shief-Yuan, military governor of Kiangsu province, have been battling for four days against the defending forces of General Lu Yung-Hsiang. military governor of Chekiang province, for possession of Shanghai, no decisive battle has been fought.
 Related official permission of the Picking government to the invading forces of the Kiangsu governor of proceed announced yesterday was said to have prompted the move by General Chang Tso-Lin, an ally of Lu Yung-Hsiang wu Pei-Fu