Tupan of Shantung, on Septembef 19 gave orders to" the Shantung troops stationed in the region along: the Long-Hai Railway to make preparations for an engagement.
In the meantime, Marshal Feng. Vu-hsiang has posted some "10,000. troops under the command of Generals Li Hu-chen and Yang Hu-chen in Huiteh and the armies command. cil by Generals Chang Chi-kung and Liu Chen-hua in Kaifeng to cope [with the Shantung troops. General Feng has made Mamuchi, where theo regiments of troops and armour-iver corps are stationed, the frst battle line-—Toho.
Shanghai, Sept. 28, A report which is dificult to confirm states that a northern advances being steadily carried. down the Tientsin-Pukow Line, ard that a few
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