The Communists who have been besieging the town of Hohow, in Hunan, have failed to enter the} city. They have just been finally' driven away after having endeavour. ed without success to blow up the wall of the city in different places by the use of gunpowder.
Reports state that the Communists have split up into two armies, one numbering about 10,000 and the other about 20,000, The larger army was responsible recently for a second assault on Tsinshih, 10 miles from Hohow, which the Commun-lets gutted in November and made off with everything moveable after Killing over 100 of the inhabitants. The damage wrought by the Communists on that occasion is estimated at $2,000,000.
The people of Tsinshih are in terrified state, especially the refugees who are flocking there from neighbouring villages.
stated that the Reds are Poorly equipped, are short of ammunition, and have about one rifle to every five men. "The secret scents to be their to terrify and ike, so that when threaten a town the local milita and volunteers flee, leaving the open to occupation without re!
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