The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24

been creeping up to Marking from
the east, south and west, and when
Shanghai fell into southern hands
Monday, it soon became apparent
that capture Of Marking was only a
matter Of few days.
5000 Troops Enter City
Three thousand nationalist troops
entered Chinkiang at II o'clock
Tuesday night. Throughout Wednes-
day there were student paradcs, in
some cases the marchcrs being in
solent to- foreigners. The northern
commander of forts across the river
from Chinkiang threatened to bonn
bard the city. The Standard Oil
steamer Mcian. proceeding up the
river from Shanghai, was fired on,
first with rifles from Kiang- Ying on
the south bank, and then from the
northern bank, opposite Chinkiang.
The steamer was compelled to return
to Shanghai.
Although foreign settlements in
Shanghai were not really alarmed
oyer looting and civil strife that
ragged in the native quarter after the
nationalist occupation. they brcathed
easier today because Of the an
nouncement that the general strike,
affecting about 100000 workers, was
called off. They were watching to
see what would develop from the
manifesto issued yesterday by Gen.
eral Pal Tsung-Hsi, Cantonese COM
mandcr. declaring through the
awakening Of the Chinese people
Shanghai would become not only q
but for world revolution. The
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ing foreigners and destroying their
property, saying it must be under
stood the nationalists would not wage
an anti-foreign campaign but would
aim to abolish "all institutions and
systems of imperialistic character"
To this end it was intended to use
propaganda rather than military
force.
a While there were. isolated ,disor-
ders in Shanghai yesterday, quiet
prevailed for the most part, a heavy
rain keeping people off the streets.
sln the native section of Chapel,
where the worst disorders of Mon
day and Tuesday took place, there
was demonstration of welcome to
nationalists.
No Battle Casualties
Up to 3 O'Clock this afternoon, the
United States marines who came
ashore at Shanghai after the. ma
itonalist occupation had not fired y
shot and had suffered no actual bat
tie casualties.
Private r. w. Kranz, Of the Fourth
Regiment, who was slightly wounded
by spent bullet while patrOlling a
customs jetty Tuesday night in COM
pany with other American marines,
has returned to duty. The second
casualty occurred today when Pri-
vate Covert, also Of the fourth regi-
ment, accidentally shot himself in
the leg, receiving a slight wound.
+ Today the British Coldstream
guardsmen were alone in holding the
Markham road bridge, separating the
native district Of Chapel and the in
ternational settlement. The 40
United States marines, called for by
the. British commander yesterday to
assist in patrolling the bridge, had
returned to their reserve quarters
nearby. The situation in the vicinity
was quiet.
Priest Is Hero
One Of the heroes Of the day in
Shanghai 10 the French Jesuit
Father B; Jacquinot,, red;bearded
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Gort, chief of staff Of the British
defense force, and Consul General
Barton, he rescued 500 refugees
from the shell-wrecked French insti-
tuition sof the Holy Family, a COM
bincd orphange and convent in the
chapel district Of the Chinese ma
tive city. Among them were Al nuns
and 800 orphan children-American,
British and French.
Unable to emerge because OF snip
ers, the inmates spent % hours In
the basement praying for help,
watching the ever-approaching
flames and fighting off desperadoes,
who forced their way into the build
ing. Shells wrecked the roof and
walls.
Meanwhile. the Jesuit father
fought his way alone and unarmed
through the bullet-swept- alleys. He
was assaulted repeatedly by.9unmen
whom he. felled with i poweS1ul 1iat,
but wss wounded thrice. beloxet Ne
reached the convent. NeyertheJess,
he managed to organize appreciation.
to the boundary. Of the international
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to walk. and several women who. col
laPsed, had to be carried, Finally