Progress of the Anti-Northern Campaign: Shantung Forces!
Thoroughly Demoralized: Mai 7 Peking, Apr. 20. 147] Itis reported from Tsinanfu that 148] the Nationalist forees have occupied 144] Yenchow, cutting off numbers of Shantung troops. The Nat fare also reported to hav Chutfu, Marshal Chang Chung-chang is still concentrating his forces at Taianfu, which place Marshal Chuan-fang has reached after the débiele of his army.
The British and American Consuls at Tsinanfu have warned their nationals to depart, in view of the possibility of the ' fighting zone moving northward, Up to the present, no Fenstien troops have been sent to Shantune's aassistanee, but the is assing his forces at Tehchow, on the Chibli-Shantung border, why hho will meet' the Nationalist ad: shal Sun's Brilliant Failure to justify the despatch of Japanese troops to Shantung. "It is under stood that the Chinese authorities have decided to lodge a protest wit) the Japanese Leation with regard to the despatch of troops.—Reuter, Tsinan, Apr. 19.
Having abandoned Yenchow, the Shantung troops are holding their own at Taian and its vicinity and are doing their utmost to check the advance of the Southern troops there.
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