Marshals Lu and Chang are known to have some 80,000 Fengtien troops, as well ax Lu's old 10th Division composed of 8,000 men, at their disposal, and Sun has four divisions own, as well as a couple of Fukienese "Divisions, which reinforcements he has received from Gen, Chow Jen-ren, Tupun Fukien, his old subordinate. Both sides continue to recruit men and to commandeer coolies, and these are doing put through their drill many hours daily.
Gen. Sun has telegraphed to Marshal Tuan Chi-jui, the Chi Executive, saying that he is forced to fight and that he will only take steps to defend himself rather than take the aggressive. He says that 16,000 men of the Fengtien Army fare advancing in three lines against Changhsing and that Tuan should order them to stop at once if he wishes to avoid unpleasant trouble.
Marshal Chang Teo-lin has tel graphed to his local chieftains, Lu and Chang, saying that he is willing to send as many men south to reinforce them as they require.
Chang has published a further! otatement saying that the reports that he is opposed to Lu and is against him are untrue, and {that he is accepting orders from Marshal Lu without question, We are told that the work of! rounding up Chi Hsieh. derelict forces and repatri them has now been complete the office of the Fi Army been abolished. Officers are said to have been paid between $15 and '$20 according to their rank and ordinary soldiers $2 or $3. each. Tt is further stated that all have been given their fares and enough food and clothing: to return to their homes.
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