Colonel Sentenced by Marshal \Lu: Warning to Troops that Looted Huchow Colonel Li Ting-mel, Commander of the 38th Infantry. Regiment of the 19th Brigade of the 10th Divi-) Hon, was shot at the Execution Grotind of the Arsenal at 5 pin. on Wednesday afternoon by order of Marshal Lu Yungehsiang, says the Chinese. Press, 'Colonel Li was found guilty by a court martial conducted by Marshal himself, of having failed to Keep his: troops under control and "Naving.thoreby committed a breach of the Army Diselpline. This case arose. from the looting' of Huchow by the troops of the 38th Regiment. shortly after 2 pan. on Wednes-"day, Marshal Lu had the guilty {troops assembled at the drill ground "in Lunghua. He addressed them on the importance of enforcing dis pling inven army, He offered either' to disband and send them "back to their homes in Shantung; to keep them if they would swear {o redeem their sins by helping hin to fight and defeat his enemy and {0 te of good conduct in future. A femendous about rent the air, the "men in one voice choosing to follow their Commanderin-Chief through ce and thin.
Mithen followed the tragic end of their Colonel, doubtless to serve as Svamning against future mis behaviour
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