Peking, Oct. 10.
Acting on the orders given by Generatissimo Chang Tso-lin yesterday, the Fengtien forces commenced
Other official advices indicate that] armies all along the Peking-Sui-a general attack upon the Shansi is yuan, Peking-Hankow and Lung-Hai lines at dawn to-day. It apears that the military situation is favourable to ths Fengtienites'
sal fronts.
Later.
Generals Chang Hsueh-liang and Han Lin-chun at noon to-day reported to the Generalissimo's Headquarters to the effect that, as the result of a general attack launched this morning in the Kin-Han way region the Shansi forces, being unable to hold their positions, commenced a general retreat south: westwards, and that the Fengtien forees are in hot pursuit of the Shansi troops—Toho, Ten Thousand Prisoners Claimed Fnost Ove OWN Connrsroxnent Peking, Oct. 11, It is reported that Shihchiachuang has been captured by the Fengtien troops, but it is also reported that chow, fro the Shan region were cut off from their base The forees which drove the Shansi troops out of Shihehiachuang are! stated to be under the command of Gen. Chu Vu-pu, but this is at present unconfirmed.
The situation along the Peking-'Suiyuan Railyway is unchanged. force of Heilungkiang cavalry are aid to be ex route for Tatung for the purpose of cutting off the Shans! forces at Kalgan.
Headquarters is increasingly confident that it can clear up the situation on both railways, including shal Feng Vu-hsiang.
So f are no reports coming in that has rendered any material as-shan and rumour is busy to the effect that he is waiting to buth into Shansi in the event of Yen being overthrown by' the Northerners. Colour is given story by the fact that it was his old associates who _preimitated the conflict on the Peking-'Suiyuan line.
Despite reports issued by headquarters, there is a welter of rum-jours in the city causing considerable misgiving in the minds of the Chinese. The chief of these are traceable to Shansi agents directing propaganda from Tientsin.
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