Tokyo, Oct. 17.
The death of an American at the hands of bandits and an ultimatum to General Ssu Ping-wen, whose railway guards on the western sec-of the Chinese Eastern Railway [staged an uprising on September 27, fare outstanding in the situation Love in Manchu la to-day, according to press messages received here this evening.
The name of the unfortunate not mentioned in the Gispatches, his identity having not ryot been established. Together with two Koreans and three Chinese, the American was being escorted'."to safety" by a detachment of 15 Japanese troops when a party of 50 bandits appeared on the scene.
Tu the ensuing encounter, the American was killed, but it is not stated whether any of his compan-fons were slain or injured. The affray occurred near Mulantien, east fof Mukden.
Further dispatches from Mukden e that the Japanese military headquarters there sent an ultimatum to General Ssu Ping-wen warning him that strong action would be taken if he did not release the Japanese captives in the hands of his troops, When General Su's forces revolted and allied themselves with troops opposed to Manchukuo, a number of Japanese were taken prisoners. Altogether, it is stated, some 200 were captured, most of whom civilians, The ultimatum is said to have been delivered to General Ssu, who replied that he was prepared to. negotiate with the Japanese authorities.
General "u's forces at present hold practically the whole stretch Detween Tsitsihar, 170 miles northwest of Harbin, and Manchuli, the the Sino-Russi frontier: The di tance between these two points is roughly 280 miles—Reuter.
General Hsu Yung-chang, Chi man of the Shansi, Provincial Gevernment; is Hankow conferring with General Chiang Kai-shek. in a motor-car yesterday morning when "three Chinese bandits, all farmed, stopped the car and atter ed to kidnap her for ransom, Mrs, Woodruff apparently offered resistance and was immediately shot lon ren, Audrey and Shell afer seven and four years of age, Greatly "liked her, Mrs. Woodrulf's death has come by all who knew was' also struck by wounded, but his condition is not serious." Luckily the children escaped unscathed.
'The outrage, according to other telegrams, occurred at nine o'clock yesterday' morning near Mrs. Woodruff's home in New Town.
'A vigorous chase of the assailants resulted in one of them being killed fand another captured. The third snaged to clude arrest and is still large.
further telegram just received here gives additional details concerning the murder of Mrs. Wo ruff, showing that the bandits tended to capture not only her, but also her three children.
Two Russians played a brave part in the affair, both risking their lives in an attempt to capture the des-paradoes, As the miscreant: fled from the scene, the two Russians
bullets from the fugitives, who fi gave chase, but were both struck by fas they xan. The two' men are both in a serious condition.
Chinese police joined in the chase jand a running duel of revolver fire
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