The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-16
BY FREDERICK KUH United Press Staff Correspondent) World Copyright, 1881, by the United Press. All Rights Reserved; Reproduc-
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Tsitsihar, Manchuria, November 16 - CUP) - General Ma Chan. Shan, mysterious and powerful commander of the Chinese army in North Manchuria, went out to as- sume personal direction of warfare against the Japanese today with 0 declaration that he would fight un- til the last man had fallen.
 Wrapped in a great. fur-collared military cloak, General Ma out lined his policies to me few min utos before he departed on a dash to the scene of battle on the Nonni sector.
 As talked with this short, slen- der military leader, he was con- stantly receiving reports of the fighting 80 miles away. Despite the gravity of the military situa- tion, General Ma spoke with fatal istic calm as he drove home these points:
 1-That Japan is beginning a 'great offensive" which may re- suit in the bombing of Tsitsihar.
 2-That the Chinese "are not strong enough to fight, but we must hold our ground until death, :,
 3-That the Chinese have not Dtch dluC0 eSAA0 0O AAVt VNA%S aid of Soviet Russia.
 4-That the Chinese want the League of Nations to intervene.
 T am convinced we face a great offensive immediately" said Gen eral Ma as he glanced hastily at messages telling of the spread Of fighting near Anganchi, on the Chinese Eastern railroad. we have lost more than 400 killed and 300 wounded since November 6. The Japanese handed me an ulti- matum. I know we are not strong enough to resist but we must hold our ground until death."
 Reports of new battles along the Nonni front arrived at intervals by courier and telephone as. we talked.
 In a nearby room, General Mas staff was boring over military maps. From time to time an or derly interrupted our conversation with a new dispatch.
 He indignantly repudiated the repeated charges that his forces have received aid from Soviet Rus sia, or that he was assisted in his bold defiance of Japan. by any, thing other than patriotic appeals from his people to hold our ground until death..' it
 My interview with General Ma. cloaked and uniformed for an ear ly morning dash to the front lines of his little army, came after q thrilling ride through the. dark ness of the Manchurlan plains. from Anganchi -- center of to- days war zone.
 The railway station at Anganchl was alive with military and civil confusion.
 I was met by Paul Lew, General Mas secretary. a youth of 24, who speaks excellent English.
 Lew took me to a branch rail- way where, on sidetrack. General Mas special train" was waiting
 We pulled out of Anganchi and as the little train - with all the thrills of an amusement park rol- ter coaster = dashed up and down the hills, we settled down to show comforts as 1t provided. '
 The comforts consisted af q ker- osene lamp and wood stove, the fuel for which was neatly piled in a box beside #. A non-descript wooden table was bare save for a box of Russian cigarets---the on- ly indication saw throughout the trip. of the so-caiied "soviet in-
 The first large group to attract attention oh the platform was headed by the outgoing Japanese aonsul. Yaouchi Shimidzu.. who Was surrounded by ten of his subor- ainates and representative of the agency for the South Manchuria railroad. ghimidzu had been im-