U.S. S. Monocacy Replies to Ichang Troops, doing Considerable Damage Ichang, July 93.
Steamers from Chungking re+ port. fighting there.
Gen. Chan' Hsi-cheng, in command of a brigade of Kueichow troops, has revolted against Gen. Yang Sen and is attacking the northern position.
The strs, Alice Dollar andi Loongmow have been fired on. The U. S. S. Monocacy, escorting the Alice Dollar, came under heavy fire, which she returned,! and she is said to have done considerable damage.—Reuter.
Peking. July 24.
A division among the Chihliites is indicated by Gen. Wang Ju-chen, Commander of the Kighth' Division stationed at Ichang, declaring in reply to Gen. Wu Pei-fu's orders to proceed to Chunging to assist Gen. Yang Sen that' ko is unable to do so on account' of the lack of transportation.: Three weeks ago Gen. Wang advised Gen. Tsao Kun that if he wished to become President should abandon military action) against the south. In response, Gen. Tsao had him appointed a Commander in the Upper Yangtze. Reports from military sources are to the effect that Gen. Yen Chih-tang, Commander of the Twentieth Division stationed' at Tungkuan, will shortly be despatched to Szechuan to reinforce Gen. Yang. It is reported from Canton that Gen. Hsu Chung-chih is preparing to lead his forces against Waichow. In the North River district the northern troops have been forced to retire into Kiangsi.—Reuter.
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