Harvest Anxieties: What China's'
Armies Cost the Country:
Military Movements FROM Ocn Own ConnesroxpeNT
Chengyangkuan, An, Mar, 22, The autumn, winter, and spring have been somewhat remarkable for the abundance of their rainfall. The wheat harvest of the extensive Huai River flats has never faile? to be reaped since the famine years of 1910-11-12, Before that it" had not been reaped during several successive years. The weather seems to run in cycles. We are apprehensive lest the wet cycle has come round again. There have been great floods since the time referred above, but they have set in after the wheat harvest Over-run with Troops For more than two months there have been constant movements of troops in this corner of Anhui. The [Northern soldiers have been pour-ug in by thousands, and have been quartered in the main cities; She chow, Chengyangkuan, Yinshanghsien, Yingehowful; and in many smaller places. They have been for the most. part well-behaved, but their presence cannot but be bur-[den to the community. They to be provided for, with or wit four pay. When public and semipublic buildings are sufficient for housing purposes, they _overfl into private houses. Almost all Tocat shipping, native boats as well steam launches, are commandeered for military purposes, Also there is a very great demand for farmer's carts, animals, and men for all sorts of military transportation. Kuomintang and of the Communists,|'The cities are being flooded with which was seized last night, is said|Shantung military notes redem= able at any place within reach, atall. The loss from these is very ferent In Yingchowfu the a Chamber of Commerce took them up at 30 pet cent. discount, in their ad their own notes, not redeem= beginning of the pi sent month there have been extensive movements away from this section, but though thousands gone, there are still many thousands lett.
The Southern Arvance Livanchow is now in the hands of the Nationalists, and this city is understood, no doubt correctly, to be their next objective, The North. em soldiers are accordingly trenching about eight Li out from the city in preparation for defence.
The opium habit is very. much in evidence among these Northern, officers and men, and they do not victory winners, press being very likely
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