The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-14
FRESH BRIGADE OF
SOLDIERS ON WAY
TO TROUBLE SCENE
Evacuation BY Chinese Army Of
Nonni River Area Is
Latest Demand
TIME LIMIT IS FIXED
Alternative, Defending General
, Is Told, Will Be 'Effec.
tive Steps
TIME LIMIT IS FIXED

Tokyo, Nov. 1l.-lF-A fresh bri-
gade Of Japanese troops left for Man
churia Saturday, cheered by the jap
anese people, and the war office an
nounced General Shigeru HOMO.
Manchurian commander, has been
instructed to demand the evacuation
OF the Nonni river area by General
Nah Chan Shan not later than No
vember Is.
The alternative, the Chinese gener-
al IS to be informed, will be effective
steps" by Japan.
The conditions Of evacuation to be
laid down for General Nah include
withdrawal himself to TEtsihar and
return Of Chinese forces now concen-
trated at Tsitsihar and Anganchi to
their original posts.
General Nah also was forbidden to
come south Of the Chinese Eastern
railway and it was specified the Tao
nan-Anganchi railway Is to be ad-
ministered by board Of administra-
ton under q Japanese adviser.
In return, the instructions said, the
Japanese troops will be Withdrawn
from the Nonni river area as soon as
General HOMO Is satisfied General
Nah has fulfilled the conditions spe-
cified.
Owing to grave danger Of an at
tack by General Nah on the japanese
right flank at the Nonni river, it was
announced, the japanese were COM
pelled to extend their front line at
Tahsing, occupying Chenkwontie, 10
miles to the east.
The occupation took, place Thurs
day, it was said, after Chinese cav
airy attack In which four Japanese
cavalrymen were killed.
Hold Commanding Position
The Japanese are now holding a
commanding position" the state
ment said.
Forty Chinese and two japanese
were killed in an outpost clash In the
Nonni river area, japanese headquar-
ters at Mukden announced.
The continuing development OF the
japanese right flank In the Nonni re-
gion by the Chinese cavalry was said
to be continuing.
japanese headquarters claimed to
have learned Chang Hsueh LANG s
headquarters at Peipdng has sent
agents into Manchuria to destroy
bridges on the Mukden-Antung rail-
way to hamper movements OF fresn
troops from Japan via Korea.
Ambassador Debuchi OF Japan In
formed the state department at
washington japanese troops at the
Monni bridgehead would take every
measure to repulse Chinese troops II
they are attacked.
In q conversation with UnderSec-
retary Castle, the ambassador assured
the American government the Jap
anese would not take offensive meas
ureS.
The Tokyo governments attitude.
he told the undersecretary, Is that de-
velopments In the situation at the
Nonm brideghead depend upon Of
fensive measures by the Chinese gen.
eral.
The United States has authorized
Colonel James G. Mc1lroy. embassy
military attache, to visit Manchur1a
as an observer with other foreign
military attaches, it was learned Sat-
urday at Tokyo.
Chinese officials at Peiping report
ed they had been informed that Hen
~ Pu-Yi, the former boy Emperor
Hsuan Ttlng, would be proclaimed
Emperor Of Mancnurfa at Mukden
Sunday. .u-
Reports that the former emperor.
now IS years old, was on the way tc
Mukden under japanese protection
from Tientsin where he has been vtr-
tually q japanese prisoner for years.
were described Friday as premature.
and subsequently there came other
reports he was being taken to Harbdn
to be enthroned there.