Evening star., 1928-05-05
FIGHTING IN TS|NAN
HALTED, But TENSE
SITUATION PREVAILS
All Americans Reported Safe
in Battle Between National
lists and Japanese.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
CONCERNED OVER CRISIS
Casualty Estimates Vary From 10
10 500 Because of Lack of
Communications
~ .h. Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PEKING. May 5,-Scant advices
from Tsinan, battle-ground Of Chinese
Nationalist and japanese troops, VINO
formed a protective Gordon around
foreigners concentrated there today M
6icated that the situation continued 10
be extremely serious.
Word was received at Shanghai
from the Tsinan consulate that all
Americans were safe.
Firing Ceases.
The firing which continued al Gay
Yesterday, however, ceased at Z pm.
fzn,,r l1ol,rs later a message from Tsinan
said there was no more firing at tAat
hour
Advices said several japanese women
we're assaulted and killed by the
southerners tNstionallstsl.
The japanese captured from the Ma
tionalisfS two mountain guns, Zo,oou
shells. 1000 900 rounds OF Tli1e am
n,unition and 1000 hand grenaoes.
The last information put the jap
sneSe military casualties up 10 III am
Yesterday at 10 killed and 81 wounoed:
The northern government protested
IN the japanese legation against the
sending Of Japanese troops INTO 4Slilah
on the ground that the Chinese anth-
critics were able 10 maintain oroer.
The Japanese and foreigners a.
Tsinan were still beleagured ana semi
Isolated today. japanese reintorcements
we're heading for the city from 4s11ls-
tao and ManchuriA-
The defeated Northerners were strag-
Fling through eastern Shantung. Japa-
rese civilians evacuated WeihSien, aoCut
$50 miles east Of Tsinan- japanese
Marines landed at Lungkow. on me
eastern coast of Shantung.
Foreign officials Confer.
The American. English and japanese
consuIs and naval officers at Cnefoo
conferred on methods TO be used 10
maintain order there.
Officisl Nationalist sources at Islnan-
Fa1 have informed the British foreign
once that the British consul general
and other British residents there are
alive and safe.
There was no confirmation Of the
lcss Of any foreign lives other than
japanese, but the japanese military
wireless stated that the troops were
protecting other nationals. From this
Il was assumed that the two American
consuls. Edward r. Stanton anc Ernest
3 Price. and the remaining American
residents. mostly missionaries. were IN
side the japanese Gordon. The Ameri-
can legation az Peking has had no re-
rsor4s from the Tsiran consulate since
May l.
The troops from Tsingtao had q
difficult march of some 200 miles be
fore them. since the railway between
Tsingtao and Tsinan had been system
etically destroyed at dozen places.
Advices from Toxic said the japanese
military stores at Tsingtao were Sufh-
cienf for only few days.
Serious international complications
were forecast as the result o. the hight
ing. There was much conjecture as 70
the effect Of IL on the i.o-thwaro CAM
paign of the Nationslists and experts
believed Il would be checked until The
knari with Japan was Strengthened our.
Japan has virtually free hand 70 deal
With the situation.
Declare Attack Premeditated.
The japanese command at Tsinan
said that the attack by the Aationails.s
was prenedstated They asserted that
II began simultaneously at many points,
that the railway had been rut 70 Ire
vent the movement Of reintorcemeFits
and that the Nationaiists had Erevi0us-
IN issued grenadeg IN anticipation of
street fighting.
Tige japanese commander said that
the situation was apparently beyond
control Of Chang Kai-Sneks ccrs1-
rnander -in-chief Of the HationaliSA. IL
was believed that hts subordinates
were trying TO discredit him as they
did at the time Of the Marking aiIair
Of March, 1927. The first aggressorS
were stated TO be Hunane5e troops
Ii p
called that HunaneSe were responsible
for the Eanking outrages.
The extent 70 which the Chinese got
tevono control Of their commanders
was indicated In a report from Tsinan
today. II said that Col Easaki, the
japanese officer gi1o had been eonouct-
ing NEGOTIATIONS With the Nationalist
commander, Gen. Chang Kai-Shek. was
torn from his escort. HE was robbed
and bound and stood against the wall
u, be shot. Gl&d officers from cniang's
headquarters rescued him.
Truce Broken.
A trlce had been reached AZ Z
O'Clock yesterday under which the
Chimes were " withdraw from the
foreign quarter. Dgt few hours later
1ilas Was broken, indicating tna1 matters
were beyond control of the halionallat
command
Uo 10 that time the japanese troops
defending the foreign quarter " the
s5est q the walled city we're known 70
havt lost 5 killed and "a wounded.
lAnt. Gen. FuEaQa. although uDaDsf
20 report accurately. expressed the feaf
4nat several japanese clYlllaGas out6ide
sns defended area had been murdered
nv nationaiielA Gen, F3lkaoa'S troops
v,ssne Il forced march ~ reaGn IbiBan
,,9cause tue railway nad been cut. IAey
gVeye called upon continuously fof ~
gsfstrs U meet continual attacks ~
sreruo,lsIy superior torces 81 Chinese
g'ne JaDaneSe troops we're Isolated III
sac groups 10 tne EsAt and WSsl u
9ne elty IL Bas with great dlibcbity
fnst is.ey fepeiiec tfe lnfuflaged
Fgs4tonaIisis w the Sklsifu Use 81
,n0c}liue guns placed on hastily hang-
-. .gsrs1cacek Ut sandDaRs ~ Key points
Ignsnese accounts u the fighting heFe
sg9nnluarizAd as follows
Tsbiang Kai-Shek arrived 81 isinsG
eu tne rilognlng u May He piedRea
sae maintenance NJ oroef aiIa de-
aauceo withdrawal ~ JaDaheSe tFfS9ps
Tske Japsuese removed tbeif Latfeadfs
End g(tndreB the eoTd0n around ttis
ts,teFnstionai quarter concentrating
1qeig soldiers a. tie consulate
Al 10 50 the neEt morning ttlf
Nationalist invaded lhe fofeIgH quar-
fTg simultaneously from seyefai Diliin
sne seemingly by q presTaDged plan
). hey l0qieo Jspanese Dfopettg ans
when the japanese intefffheo ilie
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