Tuan: Communications Reopened Mukden, Mar. 14. 2nd and 3rd armies to start dis- is faced with the necessity of partial The Kuominchun are evacuating their positions on all fronts and are et route for Nankow and Kalgan, making no effort to hold their ditions in this. (Peking) vicinity.
eau trate between, terrupted and 30,000 men are alrendy reported {o have arrived at Fengtat the Peking)
General, (Chang Chung-chang too cree high—Reuter's Pacific!
Consequently the circular tele-lie impornible and. fighting. unlikely Marshal Chang Tso-lin dated March 12 was isted here to-day After routing the enemy on the Vth instant we advanced on Machang and Tsangchow. At the same]
me a strong force was sent west.
ard from Tungkuan to take Hokien and Paoting. A_ stubborn' resistance was met at Kisoho and' ienhsien, where sanguinary fight-Insted for two days and nights. Eventually our troops made a determined effort and succeeded in veloping the enemy, who were then disarmed. Over 5,000 men and officers were taken prisoners, while 4,700 rifles, 11 trench mortars, three Pieces of heavy artillery, seven' machine guns, and a large quantity' of ammunition and stores were captured.
Later.
The following is a further tele-ram from General Chang Chung-clang from Tsangchow dated March 33 to Marshal Chan; Feng Vu-hsiang has turned his forces out in full strength to meet cur troops, Reinforcements from Peking, Paoting, Kalgan and Lanchow have been sent to strengthen, their positions on the Tientsin-Pukow line, and as the arms and munitions supplied by the Soviet) have arrived the enemy is particularly strong and the first has} been severe and prolonged. Hare been directing the attack in person and have been encouraging our men to advance fearlessly. The fight] aas lasted five days. Enemy casual. ties are placed at 1,800. Feng has lately forced the remnants of the
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