Feng Vu-hsiang's Desertion of Wu Pei-fu Always Helpful But Not Expected to Change Chang's Original Schemes By Honey K. Staacitan, Mukden, Oct, 25.
Feng Vu-hsiang's sensational alte face and his subsequent coup in Peking probably caused less excitement in the Manchurian capital than anywhere, Mukden naturally welcomes assistance, but not even the defection from the Chihli ranks of so influential a man as Feng Yuhsiang will cause Marshal Chang to depart from what he thinks best. 'A message was received here from Tientsin stating that Wu Pei-fu proposed packing 10,000 of his best troops on to his cruisers and making a dash for Tientsin and that Feng Vu-hsiang had "notified the: ships by wireless telegraph eliminate the bandits' from the country." A second message was rather more definite in stating that Feng Yuchsiang "has issued orders to pacify the people and has sent' out a circular communication to all the northern provinces announcing his ce-operation with Fengtien to suppress the bandits.'
A. big victory at Shanhaikuan would be far more effective. Wu Pei-fu still holds five forts and the great part of the city, but every person competent to judge who has Doon down that way recently and seen the disposition of the troops agrees that the position is untenable for long.
Yesterday the Chihli army lear ed that their rear had been cul and at once opened a very fierce attack. This was beaten down, but according to the official report here, instead of waiting in their lines the Fengtien troops near Lungwangsolo, arg st up te a, counter attack and succeeded in disarm the remnants. of the Chibli- 23rd Division, besides capturing 400 Tuden baggage and of 800 carts, over 800 cases of ammunition 5,00 rifle and 36 guns of various types.
Tso-lin's War Plan Confident now beyond question ultimate success, the Fengtien stof [making thie long journey to Peking through the historic city of Jehol. Other forces marched parallel and none of these armies met with an; serious check. City after city 2 rendered and every man in Chang's uniform thereafter went into battle with a light heart and the conviction that he could not lose.
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