Siege of 73 Days Trapped for 73 days besieged city' of Pochow, Anhui, where the Government forces have been trying to break the resistance of Generel Son who held the city Terarding whose' safety the U.S. State Department expressed concern, have Neon liberated, They were "rescued from their ight on July 21 when General Sun's {Troops were defeated and the siege was broken, The Americans were able te get out of the city the next fay and enjoy their first really full real after 7% days of trying cons dition Mrs W. Strother and two, The party consisted of Mr and and one of the, Roman Catholic Fathers who were on their way down on the Aphi transferred to the Italian gunboat on her way up, request as it was thought that their services would be needed in Changsha, 'The Japanese common: ily has left on a steamer ¢scort from the Japanese na'
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Known the only mission-uries left In Changsha are a Fathe named Raimo who was captured by the Reds and Mr, Alan Cameron who "would not be persuaded have, Careful inquiries from the roy ces make the following stateraen'
to the properties in the city liable as can be under the ci cumstances, 'The property of th America Church, the United Evangelical and the' Roman Cathol is destroyed. That of the Norwegia Lutherans, the Wesleyans and Presbyterians is probably destroyed. The Bible Institute is occupied by ie was most fortunate that with a few exceptions all foreign nationals, particularly the Catholic Sisters, evacuated the city and took refuge on board foreign gunboats before the Reds made their entry into the city. Four foreigners refused however to leave the city and were made euptive—United Press.
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