Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22
SOVIET ATTACK REPORTED.
Russian Planes Terrify Pogranichnava
POpulace, Dispatches Saw.

PE.P1NG, China, July % CP.-An
Increasingly serious border situa ton In
MancEuria over the week end counter
acted qualification that American inter-
ventlon under the authority Of the
Kellogg pact seemed to have averted
actual ho&tilities.
Chang Hsueh Liang. governor of
Manchuria. reported to the Nationalist
government at Marking that Soviet
forces opened an attack on the Chinese
along the Suifen River on the eastern
border OF Manchuria at am. Satur-
day.
Chang said the Chinese troops re-
manned on the defensive Russian
troops, he said. were equipped with
poison gas and 80 field guns.
Delayed Associated Press dispatches
from Pogranlchnaya, sent Saturday
morning, mentioned no battle, but said
the populace there was panic-stricken
because of repeated demonstrations by
four Soviet airplanes above the city
Chinese fired upon the planes, but
scored no hits. The same dispatch said
Vladivostok was cut off completely By
rail, even the Amur railway being
blocked by what the officials described
as floods" along the river by the same
name
An appeal of President Chang Kai
Chinese armies to the commanding Of
ficers and soldiery. was published here.
Chang called upon the armies to rise
against red imperialism" and uphold
the sovereign rights of China.
He declared the abolition Of unequal
treaties and realization of national in
dependence constituted the most i'm
portant points of the Chinese revolu-
tionay program and said that every Of
should be willing to sacrifice his life
for these realiZations
The manifesto concluded: "Russia's
arrogant attitude cannot be ignored.
Otherwise how can We ever hope to
abrogate unequal treaties and win our
proper place in the family of nations?
Unless We unite in the fight against
Red imperialism our country and our
peoples will perish"
The Nationalist government at
Marking published manifesto to the
world governments stating its case.
The announcement said that in view
of Communist propaganda undermine
ing the government 1t had been con-
strained to adopt measures of self
defense with regard to the Chinese
Eastern Railway. 1t declared the Soviet
government. disregarding the conse-
quences, had adopted warlike prepara-
tions.
The manifesto. in conclusion. invited
the world to give its attention to evi.
dence of subversive Communist propa.
ganda in Manchuria emanating from
the highest Soviet officials in the
province
japanese news agency dispatches
furnished what appeared to be the most
authoritative report of events within
Manchuria.
Dispatches from Hardin said Wan
Flu Ling, governor of Kedijunkiang dis
trict of Manchuria. would be appointed
commander in chief on the western
front with 10000 troops. and Ii Chen
Sheng, governor of Kirin district, COM
mander in chief, with 10000 men, on
the eastern front
Dispatches said Red cavalry had ad-
vanced to within half a mile of Man.
chuli, at the western end of the Chinese
Eastern Railway, where the rival armies
were camping less than a mile apart.
Japanese residents of both Manchuli
and Pogranichnaya have fed to Hardin
upon the advices of their consuls. who
viewed the situation as dangerous.
detachment of Chinese heavy
artillery with 10000 men arrived at
Tsitsihar from Shannaikwan, Chilli
Province
At Pogranichnaya the Chinese were
said to have fired upon the four Soviet
planes which had been giving demon
STATIONS over the city. The planes were
not struck and as warning to the
Chinese dropped a number of bombs
on Russian territory.
In explanation of the border situ-
alton it was pointed out that commune
cations were slow and the purported
attitude of the home governments
toward the controversy, choosing rather
to settle it by peaceful means than war,
had not yet been conveyed to the rival
military forces.
PEACE MOVE NEWS DENIED.