Peking, Aug. 21.
Owing to the floods there is a lull in the fighting.
It is reported that three Kuomin chun divisions have reached the Yellow River. They were sent to reinforce the Shansi troops—
Reuter.
Hankow, Aug. 21.
The order for a general drive by Government forces on the Peking-Hankow Railway front has been issued by General Ho Chen-chun, Commander of the 3rd Army Corps, according to a telegram Provisional Headquarters of the All Government units on this front are instructed to combine with the Government forces on the Lung-front within three days for the joint attack on Chengchow.
A part of the 10th Army constituting the Central Route For under General Hsu Yuan-chuan, Commander of the 16th Route Army, now concentrating in the Changko-Hoshangshiao area, north of Hsu-chang in. its advance northwards along the Railway Line.
Little developments' re reported lon the Lung-Hai Railway front due to the floods. It is, however, stated that the Kuominchun in the Chih-sion-Tunghsu region are starting to withdraw to Chengchow. Despite the rainfall the Left Wing Government, Forces are steadily gaining on the insurgents.—Kuo Min, Mukden, Aug. 21, General Wu Rich-cheng, a Nanking! emissary, who has been' staying in Mukden as bason officer between the Nanking Government and the Mul den group, ving here for New-chang this evening in order to catch a steamer bound for Peitaiho, It} is generally believed that the object of his present trip is for the purpose of conferring with Marshal Chang Bench-liang, of Mukden, in regard to the latest "political situation.
In view of the past political activity of General Wu Rich-cheng, the proposed conference in Peitai ho is being closely watched. In connection with the trip of General]
Wu, there are prevailing rumours to the effect that the Nanking. emissary would not probably return to Makien.
Denying the persistent rumours! that he was chiefly instrumental in the recent attempted mutiny of a section of military units stationed' at Peitaiho, General Wu affirmed that the present trip had no connection whatever with the recent disturbance in Peitaiho—Rengo.
Hankow, Aug, 21.
The capture of Tsinan has had tthe effect of stimulating the fighting of the Government troops, which are now said to be planning a change of tactics from the defensive to. the offensive.
In the Poking-Hankow Railway area, the troops are divided into three route groups with a view to making steady advance northward.
One of these groups makes Shin-cheng its objective by way of Fukou, Yenlingehen and Changko, while other plans the assault on Loyang] by way of Chiaohsien, Siangeheng and Chengchow. Hsuchang on the Peking-Hankow Railway will be the immediate central objective of the advancing Government troops.
General Ho Cheng-chun, Commander-in-Chief of the Peking-Hankow Railway area front, intends to occupy Hsuchow in the shortest time possible with a view to menacing Chengchow, the field headquarters of the Kuominchun, under the leadership of General Feng Vu-hsiang—Rengo.
Nanking, Aug. 21.
The official Central News Agency states today that the Government heavy artillery corps have received: orders to proceed to Taian, Feichen and Wenshan at once to take part cities. in the bombardment of the three
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