Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
CIVIL WARFARE
RACES IN kANSU.
Missions Fear 5000, 600 viii
Die of Famine and In
Battles This Winter.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, October 10.--Civil war
fare after a Mohammedan uprising in
Kansu Province, which was stated to
have claimed more than 1000 lives,
was believed 10 be continuing In the
western Chinese province.
In addition to the ravsgss q civil
warfare the area was stated In advices
from missions to be suffering from an
intense famine. This had been Rggra-
waited by the fighting. and the advices
said that half the population of the
province was liable to die during the
coming Winter.
The latest estimate of the population
OF Kansu, compiled by the Chinese post
Office in 1923, is 5,s27, 997.
Feng Claims Control.
Serious conflicts between the Kansu
Mohammedans and troops of Gen. Feng
Yu-HSiang, who claims the overlordship
| OF the province, caused chaotic condi-
tons. Detailed information was not
available in Shanghai, but letter from
| the China Inland Mission headquarters
at Lanchowfu, capital of Kansu. dated
August l. stated that acute troubles
| started. last Spring. At that time armed
| Mohammedan bands began raiding viii
lagos throughout central Kansu,' rob-
| bling and Staying the inhabitants, who
were unable to. offer effective Tasist-
ance.
| This situation caused Gen. Feng to
| dispatch an army corps from Honan
Province to Kansu in an attempt to
| subjugate the Mohammedans. These
forces, however, were defeated and more
soldiers were then poured into Kansu.
This resulted in civil warfare, which
was believed to be continuing, although
| there have been no reports later than
| August. The American Headquarters of
the China Inland Mission are in Phila-
| delphia.
The letter from Lanchowfu stated
that at the time it was sent, refugees
were pouring into the Kansu capital
| from the countryside This resulted in
| deaths and acute suffering because of
lack of housing and food.
Little Known of Area.
Information received from the as
| semblies of God Mission in Minchow,
southern Kansu, in August, stated that
similar conditions existed in that area
| The headquarters of this mission are in
Springfield, Mo.
| Due to present trouble and also to
| similar situations in the past KanSu
| is considered to be virtually without a
| government. The province comprises
one of Chinas several areas about
which the world knows little. Although
communications are primitive and slow
they are better now than they have
been in many months. What few for
eign missionaries there are in Kansu
are believed not to be leaving the prov
lnce. Because of uncertainties, however,
no more missionaries are attempting to
to enter Kansu at present.
Missionaries familiar with the Kansul
situation stated that the warfare was
Of the cruelest nature, being based on
religious differences. They said neither
side was showing the slightest mercy
but instead was attacking enemy villages
killing every living thing, burning prop
erty and celebrating the villages.
Both sides were stated to have estab-
l1Shed censorship over mails in an
effort to prevent news of the warfare
from getting beyond the confines of the
province. Missionaries were declared to
be allowed to write. but were afraid to
include news of the Wholesale carnage