New Britain herald., 1929-11-27
Peoples Army Pacified - SOviets Are Said to Be Threatening Further Punitive Steps-Stimson Answers Appeal.
tne A-soriatc1 Pres

Abrupt cessation Ot IOS,lllUtS on 'hinas civil war fronts in Honan :UI Hupah provinces was disclosed today in q grist of dispatches. som" ot which hintcd that the War-har- tasscd Nationalist government had paid it's enemies for the truce.
 Adviccs rom Hankow said fight ing between the rebclious Kuomn- chm. or "pcoplr's army" and Ma tionalist troops had stopped with a suddenncss that took all observers hy surprise, although it had been known that negotiations were going on between the factiouul leaders.
 Announces Changes
 thiang Kai-ShCk. president of the Nationalist government and head of itS military force returned today 10 Ranking with a purported pro- gram of sweeping changes" which Is expected to give his late enemies, inc Kuominchun, a measure of re- c"gnitiOn.
 Simultaneously, the "pcorlc's arlny' was reported to h" clacuat- ing both Honan and Hupch. Ma uonalist troops which had been fighting the Kuominchun were said 10 be withdrawing also. many ot them heading for the kWun%iung province to resist ¬her revolu- tionarN movement aimed against Canton.
 Japan,sc dispatches to Shanghai from Ilan!,oW, quoting sources us- udlIy well informed, asserted re- ports had been widely circulated lhat the NatiouaIists had brihcd the kuomnchun to cease ri4htng.
 This report said it was generally believed that Chiang kai-Shch. dur ln% his recent trip to Houan. had succeeded through Yen Hai-Ghun. governor or Shansi province. in hrihinS General Fong Yu-HsiHn=. head of the Kuominchun. to with draw his troops in return for 1U.- ""o.0QO Mexican dollars ($5.NoO.- ""0) for which FcnG and Yen had agreed to ccuar hostiitjce
 Japanese adViccs pointed out that the recent hurried visit 10 Honan Province last week of T. Y. Soong, hnancc minister of the nationalist government, had been taken as cir cumstantiaI evidence bearing out he truth of the bribery reports.
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 With the cessation Of fighting in central China the principal thcatcr of internal warfare now is kWang- 'lng Province. where the disalfcct- au "lronsidc Division" which recent v withdrew from the nationalist army. and a force Of rebels from l<wangsi Province are advancing to- ward Canton Recent dispatches said negotiations for a settlement of this roublC also were proceeding. Nan tlinG advices last night said how Hvcr, that Chiang planned to send Nlore troops sOuthWard 10 oppose he rebels.
 Japanese adviccs received in Shanghai also asserted that "bi- scale" financing also was going on with a view 10 bringing about set ,lcmont of the kwangunE trouble i'll T manner similar 10 the alcgcr hri- hcry methods used on the kuomjn- ghln.
 Reports from M9,,.huTJa invaded from both cast and west hy Russian troops as the result of the "ontro- Ncr&y over the Chinese Eastern rail WIN were mcagcr.
 Tokyo adviccs said an official Russian communiquc was broad rast from KhabaroNsll. Siberia, to- doy declaring that further punitive measures against the Chinese might he considered necessary.
 Situation Obscure
 \ dispatch from Harbin to the kuo"lin News Agency. organ Of the nationalist government, said the sit nation at khalar western Man churia. remained obscure because of interrupted communication since Sunday.
 It was believed, however. that the Chinese defensive forces continued 10 hold llhailar. although the civ iianS had evacuated the city. The mcaSa:% said Soviet troops subjected the city to terrific bombardmcnt sunday night. inHcting heavy losses in life and property.
 Wireless adviccS from Tsitsihar, Manchuri2, reported that Chinese forces were preparing 10 launch a counter attack against Chaloinor, which was taken recently by the Russians