Within Striking Distance of Chengtu: Provincial Troops Undo Others' Good Work While the Government forces seem to be rounding up the Communists in Kweichow, a definitely serious The Reds' Backbone situation has arisen in Szechuen with the return of the Reds who formerly Broken evacuated the north-eastern part of Nanking, Apr. 13. {he province, and a drive by them to The backbone of the Commun-within striking distance of the proist strength in Kweichow has vineial capital, Chengiu. Competent observers do not believe that the been broken by the Government Reds can get to Chengiu. A certain forces, declared "Gen. Chiang amount of anxiety is felt, however, Kakshek in a telegram to-day on account of the fact that there are to Mr. Wang Ching-wel, Presi-no Central Government divisions—dent of the Executive" Yuan... the only divisions which hitherto The Generalissimo added that it have proved themselves capable of would not be long before the withstanding the Reds—in the neigh-final extermination of the Reds bourhood. Reliance upon the Sze under Chu Teh and Mao Chehchuen provincial troops has proved tung, the notorious Communist broken reed in the past, and there leaders, was achieved—Reuter. would be more confidence felt Chengtu if there were a few regiments stop them. Then they have the alter of Nanking-trained men on hand. native of cutting to the south of Kwel-'The Reds—the Fourth Red Army—Yang and making for Yunnan. This who formerly had occupied the norit- Would not be a simple manauvre. eastern part of the province under Lastly, they may move straight down Hau. Hsiang-chien, in the early part southwards into Kwangsi. The calibre of the year retreated into Shensi une of the Kwangsi troops would make der "Government pressure.
Their this a risky move, however. orlgial plan had, been to leave Sze-***Detatls of the rout of the Com-chien for Kansu, crossing the bound. munists In Kweichow on page ary-to the west of the spot at which ety id The Goverment. rua ade, by puting Avon in WORTH OF CHINA'S teibe'Ruée'phag ed "nent Staten for Sheet, hing Niopklane and capturing Mr, and Mrs. S. C. "Americanized Intellectuals" ranch is the prow Barre the Way pdtom, Ningkiang, Say appear 4 tribute to Gen Chiang Kalehok London, Apr. 12.
tetoned st, Msmeyos more "The Times" in a leading article to-jovernment division which "had fort famine (Ofoythe, ank-com-
abate which tok pace @4Y onthe drive again! the Rede" the bordus of Shensi and Rani, te Commyriot atte Shatinnty Bd oned the stonghols they defended 291 Szechuen Division, under Git with such pertinacity for the past six Tien Sung-yao put up no resistance yours, decares the Jounal, They and the Communists returned to their Proke out from, the ring to avoid de-old lairs, occupying an area roughly tinge tye tot jet tensed Tay marked by the cities of Kuangyuan, lasa bow 0 Klenko, Phoning, lung. and Paehung.
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the Kialing River—a feat which would ion tu front of them, they crossed Chang Kal-shek, says "The have been almost impouible it they Time, they have been almost impossible it they tar higher calibre than the Amer opponent advanced southwards and westwards, cognized intellectuals who once seomtowards Cheng psi ed to control the new Chinn. He has strength of about 27,000, of failure into success. "His efforts to shown @ remarkable capacity to turn 00 ave Known to be armed, reacts the Afty million people of they" cressed the Fow River ud, ae: Seechuon province from comeupt offs -cording. fo te latest reporia," are cials and "granule! miliaries are hrestening, If they have nol already meeting wih remarkable results. captured, Santal wad Menehu. "it i stil too" early, the Jovemal
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