A Fortnight's Siege by Fengtien Marauders Raised: at Last:
Troops Transferred Toestsus News Sexvice Tientsin, Dee. 17.
The stout-hentted villagers of Jentzechuang have at last been rewarded for brave stand against Fengtien soldiers. The detachment of Chang Tso-lin's. troops at the Chunliangeheng nearby have been tranterred, and.another force sent to relieve them, The villagers, who for more than two weeks, held off an armed band of soldier bandits, are again enjoying Peace. On guard day and night, fighting off repeated attacks of about '20 or 80 would-be looters, they kept their Tittle homes intact. They suffered no casualties, either in killed or wounded, which seems al most providential' in view of the number of bullets fired into their village. Whether or not th tackers sustained any casualties cannot be ascertained.
So chagrined were the bandits that they turned on another and smaller village in the neighbourhood, absolutely cleaning it out, lock, stock and barrel.
'The Fengtien commander's denial of hix soldiers', complicity in this. fortnight's siege, was easily proved simultaneously the departure false by the attacks ceasing
of his unit. The rating of the smaller village took place just before their departure.
Bishop de Vienne, who went to Chunliangeheng to' intercede on behalf of the beleaguered villagers, has returned of Tientsin,
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