The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-02
|MANCHUR|A Chief
IS L0SE|NG POWER
MARTIAL LAWS NOW PREVAILS
IN CHINESE CITY AS FAC
TlONS COME TO BLOWS
Word Coming From Mukden Indicates
Once Strong Power OF Leader
is Rapidly crumbIing
Away

Picking Although the resumption
of telegraphic communication with
Mukden failed to bring confirmation
of reports of the overthrow and i'm.
prinsonment of Marshall Chang Tso-
Lin, the Manchurian Dictator 1t ap-
pears definitely established that the
power of the Manchurian chieftain
is crumbling.
Martial laws prevails In Mukden
and. while Chang appears to be still
in commend of events in the city, his
chief lieutenant, General Yang Yu-
Ting. former governor of Kiangsu, is
repored to have fled to Dairen, having
been held responsible for the driving
of the Manchurian forces back from
Shanghai and the Yangtse river.
The crumbling of the Mukden lead
er's authority is said to be due to dis
approval by various factions among
his followers of the Chang Tso-Lin's
desire to extend his influence outside
Of Manchuria and to fight for the re- |
tention Of Shantung province against |
the invaders pressing him from the |
south and west, those of the Chekiang
governor, Sun Chaun-Fang, and the
Honan governor, Yueh Wei-Shun, re-
spectively. His determination to make
this stand threatened to embroil him
with the christian general" Fang
Yu-Hsiang, who from his headquar
tiers at Kalgin. has been watching the
development Of the situation.
At this stage two of Changes most
influential followers, General Kuo
commander Of the Tenth
division, and General Ii Ching Ling. I
civil governor Of Shihli province, are /.
understood to have telegraphed Chang
iso,Lin that If he and Yang Yu-Ting
would retire from leadership there
would be chance for preserving the
unity OF the Manchurian party. Other.
wise, they said, the responsibility for
developments must rest with Chang
nd Yu.
This is interpreted as threat that
Auo and Ii would form an alliance
'ltn one OF Chang Tso-Lin's oppon-
nus, either Marshal WI Pei-Fu. head
the Yangtse alliance. or Feng Yu-
[siang.
huo's plan is reported to have been
replace Chang Tso-Lin by the lat
RS son, Chang Hsueh-Liang. Re- =
'iVing orders from Chang Tso-Lin to
turn with his command to Mukden. u
10 appears to have become doubtful -
lis chlef's intentions concerning a
IN and decided to revolt. 1t ia mot :
.eiy tnat ne is anywhere near Muk. l.
~ since 1t is believed that Men.
urian troops loyal to Chang have
the Peking-Mukden railway above 90
icaino' $50 miles northeast of Tien.
H. 10 prevent the northward move ~
mt OF hostile forces. There nm Lea
ais 10 nave been fighting in that =
ION between various factions of the
ang armies.
"o hundred tourists, mostly Amer
ns, VINO were landed from tho tioi
nu-the-world liner Carinthia AT gro
arrived here ON a pro
oiai Train, their journey from Aei
u, m"antgao on the coast northeast acr
iientsln having been without in. gro
~ AL one point troops had torn zee
Tue rails, but agreed to replace Inc
n. p'aoe time
:, .nree OF the main lines running T rne
~ Iehlng' the Peking-Mukden ,.u,
way TO the north, the Tfentsin. =
1 p., railroad to the southeast, and
!, eAins-Hankow railway to tha IL
invest appear to have been emf