Alleged Revolt Against Feng Vu-hsiang: Chiang Kai-shek in Chengchow Hunan' Operations Nanking, Feb. 10.
General Chiang Kai-shel mander-in-Chief of the National Forees, accompanied by his bodyguards and staff-members, left Nanking at 10 o'clock yesterday morning for Hsuchow.
General Chiing'a trip is for the purpose of personally inspecting the defences on the Tsingpu Lire and conferring with the commanders fat the front on the plans for further advance, half of Marshal Feng's forces are absolutely loyal.
It is reported that as Marshal Feng withdraws from South Chibli the Ankuochun forces are advancing in the direction of the Huangho, Revolt Exaggerated Foreign military authorities are' of the opinion that though the re. ports of the revolt against Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang are much exaggerated there is some truth in them.
Many Prisoners Claimed According to an urgent tel from Taiyuanfu, a complete victory was won by the Shansi Army over the Fengtien Forces on February 5, when a. column of the Fengtien troops attacked Penkuan in western Shansi and was overwhelmingly defeated by the Shansi defence forces. Daring the battle, several thousands of Fengtien troops were taken prisoner" and a huge quantity of Ammunition was captured also, 'A despatch from Tsinan states that Son Chuan-fang and Chang Chung-chang have jointly ordered a withdrawal of the Chibli-Shantung forces from the Tsinpu Line to Yenchowfu.—Kuo Min, Peking, Feb, 18.
Chinese reports state that Gen. eral Chiang Kai-shek has arrived Chengchow for a conference with Marshal Peng Yushiang.
Marshal Sun's Visit to Peking Feb, 10, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's retura to Peking last night is causing con siderable comment here in view of the fact that he returned from Peking to Tsinenfu after the New Year conference, only a fortnight oMcilly stated that Marshal Sun has come here to obtain funds Marshal Feng has 30,000 of-his best troops at Chengchow and three columns in the vicinity of Feng-lochan, Nanlo and Showchang, with 20,000 troops in each place, but only half of them are well armed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.