The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-07
STIMSON'S PARLEYS
With AMBASSADORS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Treaty Deals With China's Ter
ritorial and Administra.
tive Integrity
CHINA LOSES SHANHAlKNAN
Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang
Says Government Failed
to Give Assistance

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The United States Thursday In.
voked the nine power treaty in the
Manchurian dispute.
The treaty deals with preservation
Of China's territorial and ADMINISTERS
tive integrity.
The action was taken by Secretary
StlmSon after consulting with the
other powers party to the treaty.
Further action of a more sweeping
character of which the nine power
treaty was the axis has been taken.
but details were not disclosed Thurs
day at the time that the revelation
of invocation of the treaty came.
Just when and how the notification
went to the Far East was not imme.
ditely disclosed.
Secretary Stimson had been in con-
sultation over the question with the
representatives of Great Britain and
France.
The original parties to the nine
power pact were the United States,
Belgium, the British Empire, China,
France. Italy, Japan. the Netherlands
and Portugal.
Japanese troops captured the city
Of Shanhaikwan Thursday, reports
from there said.
Japanese troop trains, an amored
train and supply trains began arriv-
ing there late Wednesday, the advices
said, and the city was formally oc-
cupied Thursday.
The Japanese arrived few miles
north if Shanhaikwan Wednesday
and the commanding general sent
courier on to the city with a mes
sage to the Chinese commander in
forming him the Japanese desired
him to evacuate his troops immed-
lately. There were 5000 Chinese troops
at Shanhaikwan, the eastern termin-
US Of the great wall, where 1t meets
the sea.
The first notice that the Japanese
campaign had been extended south
ward was contained in reports which
told of the bombing of Lienshan by
japanese airplanes Wednesday. Other
reports said the Japanese landed adj
ditional troops and munitions at
Chinwangtao and that these were
transported to Shanhaikwan late
Wednesday.
Dispatches from Shanhaikwan said
General Muro, japanese commander,
was leading body of troops into
Jehol province, the first objective be-
ing the town Of Peipao. at the end of
a branch railway line connecting
with the Peiping -Mukden railway in
the neighborhood Of Chinchow.
These reports also said the Japanese
bombed Peipao and Tungliao late
Wednesday, the Japanese declaring a
number of Chinese irregulars had fled
into Jehol Province after the evacua-
ton of Chinchow and South Man
churia.
Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang issued
a statement Wednesday at Peiping in
which he said his failure to defend
Chinchow against the japanese was
due to lack Of assistance from the
Chinese national government.
A japanese communique Thursday
said four expeditions against Chinese
irregulars are proceeding in the areas
around Mukden, Liaoyang, Hsinmin
and Tiehling.
One Japanese and 40 Chinese were
killed in q clash five miles north Of
Liaoyang, it said, when the japanese
scattered 300 bandits.
It added strong irregular force
attacked Tiehling, opened the prison,
liberated all prisoners and set the
prison buildings on fire before Jap
aneSe forces arrived.