From the face of things the Fengtien army is not making any military preparations. A Fengtien officer, interviewed by the Chinese that his people are nothing in the way of preparations. They have no warlike intentions and Tupan Yang Vu-ting has publicly stated, so says this officer, that he will' not fight even if his territory is invaded by the Chekiang army. He will retreat instead of resorting to arms. The situation is bad, the officer admitted, but there will be no war.
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