Evening star., 1927-04-25
CHINESE OPEN FIRE
ON u. S. DESTROYER
AND BRITISH SHIPS
Peary Attacked on Yangtze
Near HankoW-EngliSh
Silence Land Batteries.
MARINES ARE LANDED
TO SAVE AMERICANS
Chaos Prevails Outside Swatow.
Cantonese Reported Slaughtered
by Peasant Troops.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, April 25.-The united
States destroyer Peary was fired on
Yesterday near Kiukiang. on the Yang
fze. about 125 miles east of Hankow.
VThe source of the firing was not To-
Gated and the warship did not return
the fire.
Three Br. ish warships, the Mantis,
Yeppel and Wolsey, engaged in an ex'
change of shots with Chinese batteries
on the south bank of the Yangtze near
Chinkiang. The warships let loose
heavy bombardment after they hao
been fired on and soon sllenced the
Chinese attack.
American Marines had to go to the
rescue of three Americans at HanKoW
,vben Chinese pickets attempted to
ramove them to the headquarters OF
the General Labor Union from the
standard Oil Co.'s office, to which they
we're attached. Fifty Marines were
!Ianded hv the U. S. S. Isabel, flagship
Cf the Yangtze patrol. The plckets
said the union headquarters mercy
desired to question the men ana learn
their names.
Chang Attack Feared.
i A wireless message from HanKoW
saws that military preparations are
.under yvav on the outskirts of the city,
ostensibly in anticipation of an attack
bv Gen. Chang Kai-shek, leader OF the
moderate section Of the Kuomintang
cantonese political party), who re-
GENTLY established a government at
Nankine. for the announced purpose
of combating the Communist 1nf1u-
There are about 500 foreigners in
TIsnkov. Including 6S Americans. Be-
cause of the tension in the city they
spend the nights at the water 'front.'
almost under the guns OF 40 foreign
,warshipS.
American sailors and marines as
signed TO the task of searching Chi
nee.e entering Shanghai by way OF the
b1,r1i are finding many of them wear
ing uniforms under their cl0tneS.
These are turned over to the police,
who seek TO determine whether they
are merely seeking refuge from the
Chinese sections or spies joining the
red labor ranks. Most of the Chinese
are taking the search good natureoly.
Chaos Outside Swatow.
cbaos prevails outside the city of
Swatow. in Kwangtung, following an
outbreak by red peasant troops, VINO
were aided by remnants OF the army
of Gen. Chen Chiung-Min. Chens
soldiers are reported TO have turned
dispatches from swatow say that
the red peasant troops slaughtered
number of Cantonese troops ana Ior-
mer students of the propaganda corps,
The Cantonese retaliated with held
rfS pVRntIl2lfX1
gained control. Many houses We're
burned.
Gen, Sun Chuang-Fang, one of the
Northern commanders and original
defender of Shanghai, it is learned
from foreign sources, has offered 10
surrender to Gen. Chang Kai-Shek.
Gen, Sun is declared to be ready 10
retire to private life. His actual sur
render, it is reported, has been de-
layed because various generals under
him are holding out for better terms.
sun is represented as stating that
his troops after fighting for six
months are tired and hungry.
More Radicals Seized.
Gen. Chang's soldiers have rounded
up another batch of radicals. They
sought to arrest Ling Chuen, local
radical leader, but he learned OF their
plans and escaped. A score or MS
lieutenants were captured and much
literature was seized at headquarters,
which were locked later by the sol
CierS.
Headquarters Of the moderate Kuo-
rnintang announced today that the
Communists at Hankow have raised
huge sums of money from various
banks on the preteXt of circulating
notes issued by the Central Bank, but
in reality to finance Communist propa-
ganda, especially in the Shanghai
area.
It was also announced by the mod
crate section of the Kuo4nintang that
Sun Ping Wen. notorious Canton Com
nunist leader, recently arrested on
a French mail boat, was executed at
Iungwha. His wife is said to have
offered a bribe to obtain his release.