The Archive · 1926

Lull on Hankow Front Suly 7

There appears to be a general lull fon the Nankow front, No telegrams regarding the military situation in Shansi have been received for several days, The Fight for Tatungfu July 8.

Telegraphing to the "Allies," Gen. eral Yen Hsi-shan, the Governor of Shansi, says that the Kuominchun, finding a dangerous situation arising the eastern front and seeing that it was necessary for them to occupy Tienchen, Yangchow and Tatungfu, launched'a heavy attack on Tatung-fu on July 4 and guns and] aeroplanes bombarded the city: while sappers tunnelle? under the city walls, but all their attacks were repulsed.

Marshal Chang Tso-lin has sent] a large supply of munitions The Nankow Pass July 4.

Generals Chang Hsueh-liang, Vu Chen and Wang Fu-lin went up from Peking towards Nankow this morning on a visit of inspection.

A general attack against the left ing of the Kuominchun is expect-

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