Old Chibli Party Said to Be Working for Combine Against Keng Vu-hsiang: Sun Chuan-fang Not Retired Tokyo, June 5.
Tokyo, June 5.
According to a message from Tientsin, a5 a result of secret, gotiations on the part of the Chil Party, under Marshal Chi Lis yuan, about 80,000 Northern troops, including 60,000 Shantung troops under General Vu Lung-chung and 20,000 under Marshal Sun Eh fang, are reported to have gone over to the Nationalists.
It is understood these troops will ce-operate with General Yen Ht shan and General Chiang Kai-she for the purpose of lessening the influence of Marshal Feng Yuhsiang.
It is reported that General Chu Vu-pu_has agreed to ce-ppérate with Marshal Chi Hsieh-yoan—
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"Marshal Chi Hsieh-yuan was formerly Tuchun of Nanking, an ally of Wu Pei-fa and a pillar of the old Chibli party.—Ed.
A Peking message states that, according to a report from Fengtai, unidentified persons have blown up a bridge near Yangtsun, thereby preventing the transportation of the Fengtien 3rd and dth Army Corps to Mukden, The incident is attributed to the action of the troops of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, who is reported to have gone over to the Nationalists, though another despatch states that Marshal Sun left Peking Inst night with Marshal Chang fsueh-'Viangs General Yang Vu-ting was to have left at the same time, but hho suddenly elected to romain, his motive equsing consid culation.
The railway service between lor tsin and Peking is suspended. The foreign garrison commanders " at considering the running of an into iecchang Takes Action
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