Clash Between Chekiang Tuchun and Fengtien Troops But No Details: Chang's Denial of Report that He ix Opposed to Lu Yung-hsiang We have we means of verifying the following ve} rts. They would not appear unlikely to be true, war having been expected by all, though hardly as soon as this, According to telegrams received Shanghai on Wednesday, the troubi which hax been brewing between Chakiang and Kiangsu for the past week of two took a definite turn yesterday, skirmishes breaking out on the border, on the western side the Taihu Lake, between Thsing and Changghsiny The combatants ave the allied Chi forees, the Yengtien Army, under Chung-chang.
No. details have come to hand nor have communiques been issued by cither side.
There were no troop movements! from the Shanghai North Station on Wednesday and the local situation was the same ay the day before. The Chékiange forces on the Pootung side have been withdrawn and sent. by the Hangchow railway to Kashing. where a large number of men have been mobilized.
The fighting wax not unexpected Jocally ax it wax generally known that both sides were making: feverish war preparations of an extensive nature. Gen, Sun has his men stationed Kiang, Huchow and and the First Fengtien Army Railway quarters at the last-named Turing the past two or three it hax become known that the two armies were drawing closer to each other near the border.
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