Nanking, Oct. 10.
Civil war is now raging in earnest in 'Szechuan and heavy' losses are reported in sanguinary fighting near the provincial capital, Chengtu, This is stated to be the Jivil war in Szechuan since the Re-Public was founded.
'According to a telegram received in military' circles here over 1,000 scluiers and five regimental and bat-{talion commanders were killed in a ficreo fight on October @ and 7.
The message states that General Lo Chen-chow, commanding four regiments, and General Li Chia-yn, commanding eight regiments, tacked Shunchin on the night of October 6 and troops under General [Lin "Wen-hui counter-attacked the following day, when the two former generals and their allied forces were {eteated with heavy lose Ching, in addition to the external menace, is now faced with civil wars in Shantung and Szechuan, a danger fof an extension of war in North Chine, and threats of further civil strife in Fukien—Reuter's Struggle for am Arsenal Fuo Our Own ConniaronDesT
Chengtu, Sept, 24. Jehuan very serious. Liu tot civil' war in Sze-
Hsiang of Chongking continues blockade of supplies going forward to Liu Wen-hue of Chengtu, The uniatter was seriously complicated Intely: by General Liu Wen-hue here Jdeviding: that he must have control fof the arsenal to get necessary supplies of machine guns ahd Janmunition, Now by arrangement, fentered into between the three lead-military satraps here the arsenal longs to General Tien Song-yao of the 20th Army and he has no inventions of relinquishing such an Important arm of the service as the arsenal. Ho secured the support lof General Den Chi-heo and many cops were thrown ott road between the Eust arsenal. 'The arsenal forces were Jstrongly augmented and entrenched, land a careful g peainat sur: rise attack maintained both night jand day. 'The threatened attack was very menacing' and the situation was [full of possibilities for two or three days, Evidently Genera} Liu was not ready at this time to try conclusions with his competing associates, with the grave possibility of civil war with iis nephew in Chungking in the offing. Many old experienced politi-jeans agree that civil war seems evitable. The best mon deprecate it and are doing all they canto prevent war, because they realize that the Communist threat is no ilidle borist. The Soldiers of the various armies are in constant communication with the Communist for-joes in Hupeh and they are recommending patience,—that their chanco ill soon come to begin an uprising and join forees for a Soviet regime. However the combination of Tien Song-yno; Den Chi-heo and Yang Sen is quite significant and breeds confidence.
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