Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06

PEkING, May 5.@P-Besieged in
Tsinan by 10000 Nationalist troops,
a small force of 5000 Japanese to-
day were fighting in defense of the
foreign quarter. where persons of
various n~ationalities have been on
centrated for their safety.
Major General Toakura. Japanese
commander. took every available man
from the Tsingtao garrison and was
leading a forced march Of 1000
troops along the line OF the Shan
tung railway to relieve their beleag-
ued comrades.
There was no confirmation Of the
loss OF any foreign lives other than
Japanese. but the Japanese wireless
stated that the troops were protect
ing other Nationals. From this il
was assumed that the two American
consuls. Edward F. Stanton and
Ernest b. Price. and the remaining
residents. mostly mission
aries, were inside the japanese cor
don. The American legation nj
Peking has had no reports from
the Tsinan consulate since Nav 4.
The troops from Tsingtao had A
march of some 200 miles be-
fore them since the railway between
Tsingtao and Tsinan had been avs
Dramatically destroyed at a dozen
places. Advices from Tokyo said
the Japanese military stores ~
Isingtao were sufficient for only 4
few days.
Serious international complications
were forecast as the result OF the
lighting. There was much conjecture
as 70 the effect OF il on the north
ward campaign Of the Nationalists
and experts believed il would hc
checked until the snarl with Japan
Strengthened out.
Japan has virtually a free hand ~
deal with the situation and il was
oelieved that the fighting had
strengthened the hand Of the Japan
csc cabinet in any positive action
deemed necessary.
Inc Japanese command at Tsinan
said that the attack BY the National
lists was premeditated. They assert
ed hat 1t began simultaneously a.
many points, that the railway had
been cut to prevent the movement
OF reinforcements and that the Ma
.tionalists had previously issued gre
nades IN anticipation Of street fight
ing.
Truce Broken
The Japanese commander said
that the situation was apparently be-
Nond control of Chang Kai-Shek
commander-in-chief Of the Nation
SlistS. IL was believed that his SUR.
.otdinates were trying to discredit
him as they did at the time az the
Marking affair of March. 1927. The
first aGgressors were stated N Re
nunaese TROOPS under General Ho
nAt-Isu and 1t was recalled that
hunanese were responsible for the
Marking outrages.
"A truce had been reached a. Z
o clock yesterday under which the
.ninese we're 70 withdraw from the
foreign quarter but a few hours
iater this was broken. indicating that
matters were beyond control Of IRE
command.
Up to that time the .Japanese
troops defending the foreign marie
&c the west of the walled citv we've
known to have lost five killed ana
wounded. Lieutenant General
r~ukada, although unable Ia reror,
accurately, expressed fear that Sew
RAJ Japanese civilians outside IRE
eeiended ares had peer murdered ~
~eionaiists- General Fukada's
LOOPS made a forced march 70 reach
isIhah because the railway had heen
snu'- Ihey were called upop COW
tinuously for IS hours TO meet cor
tlnusi attacks by enormously Suner-
LOT forces Of Chinese.
-, Anti-Jap Propaganda
Japanese troops were isolated
u, p" groups to the east and west ~
me city. It was with great diff.
lily that they repelled the ;rfrr-
laeso Nationalists by the skiIlfuI ~.
on machine guns placed On b..,;i,.
iiung up barbados Of sandh.@s
key points. "uoass ~
Advices reaching Wssb;r-.u -
~" ai'.ougn the situation around
uueLoo IN eastern Shaagtung. whers
mere are several American warshins
was quiet, anti-Japanesr LesFia..
we're appearing. These we're -
sumed to he Of Nationalist oyir;n
Inese advices forecast RAJ r.
Chefoo region you'll be the ro;n,
which large forces Of defeated
northern troops would 70 and said
the japanese at Chefoo were mai.
ing preparations accordingly.
The Northern forces were repor.ed
TO have scattered. some 5000 Of them
ndoavnrfur IN nntar che ~nianS ~.&~