The Archive · 1927

NORTHERN: SUCCESS

Sun Chuan-fang Reported to be Preparing New — Drive on Pukow

Peking, Nov. 12.

There have been several casualties, General Kao Wei-yueh claims that when he occupied Kuethua he captured 30 locomotives, and 600 railway-cars: hence he anticipates that the railway will resume traffic very shortly. General Kao also claims that' numerous Suaiyuan (Shansi) troops are surrendering Reuter, Peking, Nov. 14.

Marshal Chang Chung-chang has ired the Cabinet stating that the Southerners on November 10 started to attack Marshal Sun Chuan-fang' forces advancing from the west against Nansuchow, in Northern Anhwei.

The message claims that Marshall Sun's troops repulsed the Southerners and then advanced through Hoaiyuan, moving south in 1 direction of Linhusikuan, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway.

Foreign reports also state that advance by Marshal Sun Chuanfang against Pukow is expected.

Bandits are causing much trouble] fin the vicinity of Wuhu. It is Heved that Marshal Sun is insti ing their activities with the object of embarrassing the Southern communications.

Anhui is also disturbed, the] parties for and against General Chen Tino-yuan having come into conflict with each other at Anking.

Peking, Nov. 16.

According to reports reaching here from the Tientsin-Pukow Railway region, General Sun Chuanfang's Army recaptured Linhuai kuan yesterday afternoon. As the situation in the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front is thus developing favourably to Sun's forces, General Chang Chung-chang, Tupan Shantung, has decided to suspend the despatch of reinforcements to that region from Tsinan and to send them to the Lung-Hai Railway front instead—Toho,

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