Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
Two in City of Changsha as
Radicals Burn and Loot.
20 at Nearby Point.
MILLIONS IN FOREIGN
PROPERTY ENDANGERED
u. S. and Other Gunboats Are
Compelled to Withdraw as
River Falls.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, July 29.-ChangSha, cap
ital of Human Province, apparently was
doomed today as Communists burned
and looted their way through the city.
Advices from Peiping said anxiety is
felt for 20 Americans and $50 other for
eigners at Kuling, a Summer resort
near Changsha.
Foreign gunboats we're forced to
withdraw from the city, due to the
lowering of the river level. Foreign
property worth millions of dollars thus
was left at the mercy of the Reds.
Burning and looting was going on unre-
strained.
The majority of the foreigners left
the city, having boarded warships in
the Slang River. Late advices said four
missionaries including w. H. Lingie of
the American Presbyterian Mission, with
headquarters in New York, and Allen
Cameron of the Faith Mission. with
headquarters in Denver, had remained
in the ravaged district. The other two
were a British woman, Gertrude Rugg
of the China Inland Mission, and an
Italian Catholic priest.
Priest Is Captured.
Naval authorities reported they had
rescued about so foreigners, but Lingie,
Cameron and the priest had refused to
leave. The priest at the last moment
decided to 60 and attempted to reach
an American gunboat, but was captured
by the Communists. The fate of the
four was not determined. All we're at
Changsha, a nearby village. and the
woman was ILL.,
The refugees were reported safe
aboard British and American gunboats
heading for Tungting Lake.
Changsha is a walled city with
native population of about 100000.
The Communists, forming well dis
ciplined force of 10000, swarmed inc
the city yesterday after defeating the
relatively small Nationalist guard Ie-
naming after the departure of gov
eminent troops for ne Hoaal and
Shantung civil war fronts.
Warned of renewed Communist activ-
tiles, American, British and Japanese
authorities had sent river gunpoats TO
Changsha to protect their nationals.
Foreigners hastily boarded these vessels.
Changsha is q silk manufacturing
center and the nearby territory produces
metals. The city Is surrounded by
wall IL miles long and is famous Tor
having withstood, alone of all the cities
of South China, the siege of the Taip-
ing rebels more than threescore years
ago. In recent wears it has gained
reputation for the cleanliness of its
streets, a rare thing in Chinese cities,
and for other progressive features.
Foreign wireless reports from Chang
sha sadi Communists staged carnival
of killing and looting. They apparent
ly sacked virtually all the city, which
lies on the right bank of the Slang.
and then crossed to an island opposite
the town which heretofore has been
immune to disorders.
The foreign consulates and additional
property are located on the island. An
unconflrmed report said these had been
looted and burned. A dispatch last
night said its doom was considered
sealed.
Fate Of College Unknown.
The fate of Yale in China College
was not known. Besides the college,
dozens of foreign missions and prop
critics of the Y. M. G. A., Y. w. c. A.,
Standard Oil Co. OF New York and
British Asiatic Petroleum Co. are To-
Gated at ChangSha. The value of the
Standard Oil holdings there was esti-
mated at $5,O00,000.
Dispatches today told of unusual
Communistic activity along the middle
section of the Yangtse, where bands of
marauders fired upon river steamers at
many points in addition to capturing
and footing several minor river ports.
The principal activity of this nature
seemed to be In Honan Province, near
Yochow, where recently the reds looted
and burned most Of the city, causing
foreigners to fee.
Communists concentrated in this area
are attacking what few steamers at
tempt to operate above Hankow. The
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