Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
ENFORCE
En- XTREME
MEASURES
Chinese NatiOnalists Exc
cute Communists To
Suppress Propaganda.
CITY THREATENED
Rebel Northern Armies
Driving Southwark To-
wards Marking.
BY Randall Gould
Omitted Press Staff Correspor

NoIilbtu ileoo otdii NoiicSpoiiNoiitJ
SHANGHAI. Aug ~. U.p The
national government continued to
day to enforce extreme measures
to protect llankoW and other i'm
por,unt Yangt5e Valley cities from
Chinese ComnuHistic forces, but
simultaneously was forced to meet
the drive Of Rebel northern armies
souihward toward Nanking.
The total number Of executions
of communists in lIankow WAS
raised to l6 IN week when IL more
agitators were 6chcadcd When tho
enforcement Of martial law and eff
forts in suppress communistic clc-
mcnts within the city. the govern
meat officials were concentrating
on checking the raiding army that
oNcrran than2sha ami other cities.
Meanwhile, Caangsha was re
stored TO order again aad foreign
ers, including the American Pres.
bytcrian Missionary. Linglc, re
turned to the city. Women were ad.
vis,d TO postpone their return.
The Communist army has over
shadowcd the civil war to the north
in many respects and forced u new
alignment of tie leaders. Gen. Peng
Teh-i ilur. Chief leader of the fifth
Red army and lIuang Kung Luch,
deputy commander, have signed
communist propaganda pamphlets
found at NoochoW and elsewhere.
Pcng was reported to he in com.
mand of we'll organized and mod.
crnlv equipped army such as has
forced complete change in the
former bandit like tactics of the
communists
The seriousness, of ti,c movement
was illustrated by the contiseation
of private prorcrties, persecution
of landlords and capitalists, dcs-
truction of government buildings
and hosting of Red flags over the
cities invaded hy the Communists
troops.
The province ot Human has been
chiefly affected, 5u; Kings also has
been partly ovcrrun and llankow
was believed to hc the goal of the
raiding forces.
PEIPlNG. Aug. II. W.p) -1orrcn
tial raiIS turned the civil war bat
tlcliclds Of China To deep mud to-
day as floods and fighting took a
heavy death toll III Shantung pro-
vince and other northern regions.
The northern armies from Peiping
claimed 70 have driven the national
government troops back so miles
in 4 desperate advance southward.
Casualties were estimated at 10000.
\ beating rain finally slowed NJ
the battle, haltlng heavy traffic
and flooding many towns.
The Chinese press reported l,000
persons dead in floods between
pciping and Mukdcu, with 20 towns
,undcr water and 10 bridges washed
out The rains continued
Fcng Nu-lisinag, colcadr of the
uoi hcrn troops. informed Pcipinn
headquarters by telegraph that his
troops advanced 80 miles southward
along the Lunghai railroad, captur
ing Kucitch and Mamutsi in the
dive against Nankiug, the national
government capital lie said large
stores of ammunition were captured
at the towns and that the first and
second defense fines of the national
government troops had been broken
compelling general retreat by the
Nanking troops.
The northern armies were cSti
mated at around 100000 last week
when troops were concentrated fol
the battle. The Nanking troop,
were estimated between 10000 and
l,o0o,0 900, but much of the National
governments strength has been di.
Ncrtcd to holding off the communist
threat AT llankOw.