The Archive · 1926

Tense Situation in

SHANTUNG

/Military Concentration Near Weihsien: Hostilities Possible Tsingtao, July 15.

Soldiers continue to pour into the [districts round Wethsien and there are now said to be over 30,000 there.

It is stated in some quarters that} Gen. Pi Shou-chen will be compelled to reduce the territory under his jurisdiction and some believe that war between him and Gen. Cheng Kuo-jui will result, but it is felt by many other equally well-informed persons that hostilities will be avoided, though a good deal of scheming for power is going on here—Reuter,

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