army is now advancing north by a dif. ferent route, in order to attack Tehchow from the direction of Linchin, The Fengtien army under com: mand of General Chu Yu- pu, which stationed in the vicinity of Machang, is preparing a defence line against the advance of the Southern army, building strong. trenches over a front of 200 li, north to south, from Lishochea along the Paipiao River to Chang tientsin, and east to the sea Thus, both the Southern and General Fens's armies are continu ing their advance, irrespective of the progress of affairs at Tsinan, and seeing the approach of a grave situation, the Japanese Garrison here has made preparations for an emergency, heaping sandbags and thing up barbed-wire fences at the portant points of the settlement.
Jshat Chang Tso-lin will withdraw without fighting, armies preserved intact, leaving the Nationa handle the affair with the Japanese fand the possible disturbances ari ing from it Reuter.
Acraamc to the Chinese papers. ten Japanese aeroplanes have been fying over Tsizanfu during the past two days, ati
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