Evening star., 1948-11-11
Notionolists Report
Both Sides Bringing
Up Reinforcements
BY the ioted Press

ing a slight numerical advan-
tage.
Government spokesman 1t. Gen
Teng Wei-yi said the battle was
joined along the Suchow defense
line which guards the road to the
national capital.
Gen. Teng said government troops
outfought the Reds during the
opening phases of the giant battle
but that they had made successive
Withdrawals to shorten their lines. u
Fate of Area at Stake.
He said Reds under Gems. Chen
vi, Liu Po-cheng and Chen Keng
already were throwing all available
manpower into the fight. on which
hinges the fate of North Central
China.
The government, too, was bring
ing up reinforcements, Gen. Teng
said, with some troops from along
the Peiping- -Hankow railroad line
already moved into battle
Gen. Teng said the Reds had
hurled 81 armies, numbering 500,-
900 men. into the battle.
Communists broadcasts heard
in San Francisco by the ASsoci-
ated Press said the Reds have
bottled up $4,000 government
troops in the Suchow area.D
Heavy Casualties Claimed.
The government spokesman said
the Communists had already suf-
fered 10000 casualties around Su-
chow. He said that was more than
three times the number suffered
by government troops.
Government warplanes of all de-
scriptions from Marking were hurled
into the battle, described by Gen
Teng as larger and more bitter than
any fought during the Sino-Japa-
nese war.
In Nanking and Shanghai mar
tial law restored order after food
riots had disrupted the routine in
both cities yesterday.
Food shops reopened in Marking.
Residents calmed down from yes
terdays hysteria. But in Shanghai
many jammed railroad stations try
ing to get out of the city to safety
in the country.
On the political front, the official
Central News Agency said Premier
Wong Wen-hao had withdrawn his
resignation and agreed to continue
In Office under new policy.
Rigid Censorship Imposed.
The new policy, the agency said.
would bring Mr.. Wong. Deputy
Premier Chang L-sheng and De-
fense Minister .Ho Ying-chin to-
gether daily to coordinate military
and civil affairs.
Rigid censorship was declared.
Foreign newsmen as we'll as domestic
were placed under the censorship
rule. Under martial law Chinese
officials may use either post -publi-
cation or pre-publication censorship.
Mai. Gen. Chang Tai-hsiang, rep
resenting the commander of the
Nanking garrison. made it plain that
all newsmen would be subject to
Chinese regulations that govern the
handling of letters, kilograms and
news information.
He appealed for complete CO.
operation to prevent publication OF
military secrets and anything likely
to cause deterioration of military or
civilian morale.
The military authority said he was
prepared to subject to punishment
those responsible for anything objec-
tionable published In China OF
abroad.
Gen. Chang said that H"any reports
that are true will be allowed"
Families Evacuated.
As the great battle ragged just ITO
miles northwest of here, all American
military groups moved out their
wives and children. They were
flown to the Americana controlled
port of Tsingtao northeast Of here
and Shanghai.
Other foreigners were growing
restless. British, French, Australian
and other consulates in Shanghai
said they had no evacuation orders
They indicated an emergency plan
had been worked out in Shanghai to
be effected if the situation got worse
All admitted that good many OF
their nationals were leaving volun-
tarily, which accounted for tre-
mendous increase in bookings at all
and shiplines.
Five thousand Jewish refugees II
Shanghai appealed to the Jewish
Congress in New York to be evacu'
ated to the United States, Pales-
tine or wherever possible. Nine.
teen foreign prisoners - British
French, Hungarian, Turkish, Indian
and Russian-added their plea thai
somebody get them out of Shang.
hats ward road Jail.
Rice riots abated. In Shangha
some rice was dumped on the mar.
ket. The Chinese gold yuan stopped
its downward plunge. In Shangha
black markets the yuan went from
80 to 81 to 20 to 81. Prices OF
some commodities dropped as much
as so per cent.
u. S. Intervention Doubted.
Money continued scarce and en-
ployers faced a midmonth pay da,
uncertain of the amount of fund
they must transfer from abroae
to meet payrolls.
Everywhere there was speculation
whether the United States could o
would intervene in time to save tn
national government. Most for
eigners doubted it, They still say
the Marking government as to'
much of load for even the United
States to take on.
There were rumorS Of importan
changes in the Shanghai municipa
government. One said that K. c
WI, hardworking American edu
Gated career man. who has triet
repeatedly to resign from what HI
calls the worlds worst job, may soor
be replaced by Gen. Chiang's son
Mai. Gen. Chang Ching-kuo
Young Chang is former economic
ear Of the Shanghai district,