Evening star., 1932-10-03
NEW MANCHUR|AN
STATE RUM0RED
Anti-Manchukuo Forces Oc-
cupy Towns in Northwest
ern Section.
BY JUNIUS B. WOOD.

Special Radio Dispatch to The Star.
HARDIN, october 3.-That another
new government may possibly be pro-
claimed in a few days in Northwest
Manchuria is the conclusion Of this law
less and mud-stained Manchurian
metropolis today after a night of fever
ish rumoTs.
The western half of the Chinese
Eastern Railroad between here and
Manchuli is now completely paralyzed.
All towns except Tsitsihar, where there
is a sizeable Japanese garrison, are oc-
cupied by anti-Mancfukuo forces COM
manded either by Gen. Ma Chan-Shan
personally or by his lieutenant, Gen.
Hsu Ping-Wen.
With a strong and we'll equipped jap
arese force here, fears of an attack on
Harbin afoot or by airplanes have
abated.
The rapidity with which develop
ments followed Gen. Hsu Ping-Wen's
revolt and capture of Manchuli last
Wednesday indicate that the affair is
more than a mere sporadic attack. He
seized Hailar and lowered the Man
chukuo flags Thursday and stopped the
eastbound train at Fulardi on Friday,
but later permitted it to continue here.
This was the last train to arrive or de-
part before the lines were cut on both
sides OF Tsitsihar.
Gen. Hsu Ping-Wen occupied Anda
on Saturday evening and he was in
Mankou, 25 miles outside OF Harbln.
Sunday night, cutting both rail and
wire communications. Except in Tsitsi-
har, the japanese withdrew from each
town successfully, new forces occupying
them without serious opposition.
The purpose of the Withdrawal of the
japanese forces along the entire line,
except Tsitsihar, is not explained, but
apparently the advancing Chinese are
well informed. judging from the rapid
ity they occupy the abandoned cities.
Manchukuo troops have given either
slight resistance or have joined the
forces of the new arrivals.
Chinese Well Organized.
The Chinese forces, according to mes
sages received at the Chinese Eastern
Railroad officers before the lines were
cut are reported to be we'll organized.
Apparently under capable direction they
are building earthWorks at bridges and
the Hingan tunnel and taking towns
without looting or molesting foreign or
native inhabitants except those en-
ployed by the Manchukuo government.
The latter are usually shot without
ceremony. japanese civilians are not
harmed so far, the reports say, although
those in Manchuli and Hailar took
refuge for self-protection in the con-
sulate compounds.
There are no fears for the safety
of two Britishers, Col. Davis, mill
tary attache, and Reginald Gascoigne,
secretary of the British embassy at
Peiping, who are maroOned at TSitsi-
har. They intended two-day inspec-
ton there return to Harbin when the
communications broke down.
A japanese military plane, returning
from flight along the railroad, re-
apparently quiet, but that it was in
advisable to drop bombs, as such action
would be certain to provoke reprisals
against local japanese residents, who
are now virtual hostages anyway.
Identified and Shot.
Numerous reports Of summary action
show the temper Of the Chinese. A
Mukden Chinese. who had arrived at
Manchuli two days previous to the
incident to become chief of police, dis
guised himself in coolie clothes and
escaped on a third-class coach of an
outgoing train. At the next station
soldiers identified him, shot him and
tossed his body out of the car.
A Russian employe of the Manchukuo
customs Office was shot while running
toward the Soviet frontier, while Capt.
Obata, head Of the Japanese military
mission, and "Mr. Ono" commander
of the mixed gendarmerie, are included
among $50 Japanese known to be
missing.
1t is reported that force Of 5000
Chinese are gathered around the Heilun
terminus of the railroad, north of Har-
bin, while freight train was said to
have been stopped 10 miles east of
Harbin and its crew kidnapped yester-
day Night trains on the Harbin-
Changchun line have been Cancelled and
day trains, while still scheduled, are
frequently fired upon. One on which
this correspondent rode today, carrying
heavy guard Of japanese and Man
chukuo soldiers and including an arm
ored car, passed along the right of way
without incident just after o'clock
this afternoon.
(copyright 1922