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Filders are not able to." maintain nection with each other and are more like bandits "than troops: hence the Ankuoehuin ihilitary authorities have not reganitheir activities seriously ard, even if Irregulars appeared near the walla of Peking and ring should heard at Peking, there would Ro. ensue for perturbation as. the Mokden leaders had ample forces to round them wp.
Severe fighting, the spokesman] Aeclared, was gain on between the Allies and the "Kuominchun Kueiteh, Honan, but he forecast a somewhat slow' advance by the Shantunge forces along the Lunghai 'The Ankuochun spokesman states that the Shansi army of 80,000 troops to the south of Paotingt is IWkely to be practically annihilated, On the northern front, he declares, "the Shansi forces are' evacuating Kalgan.
Meanwhile two Shansi divisions, which were detailed to raid the Fengtien communications, have advanced to within 20 miles of Pe-King, Strong Mukden reinforce ments have been despatched to deal with the menace, which, the spokes-san declares is not serious and will seen be liquidated, as Mulden has ample reserves to suppress the raiders—euter.
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