Tientsin, Dec. 30.
Rivalling Shanghai's "blood alley," Tientsin's cabaret district, was the Scene of a free-for-all fight a few days ago, when a group of Italian marines clashed with between 30 and 40 soldiers from the French garrison.
One Italian military policeman was Ankara, Dec. 30 With 20000 persons ofüciallv reported dead in the earthquake, authorities here today said the final death toll will probably be much higher.
The first official casualty figures covering a few stricken towns were! Auyozgat, 30 dead, 100 houses! destroyed; Amasia, 700 dead, 700 wounded; Giresun, 1200 dead, 7,000 injured; Ordu 52 killed, 700 wounded; Tokat 5,000 dead, 4,000 injured.
Shocks were still felt this morning at Amasia.
The frst train-load of injured persons reached here today from Erzincan, but observers were unable accurately to calculate the casualties. They estimated, however, that apart (Continued on page 10, col. 5)
An official communique issued here today states that there has been a renewal of air activity over the Western Front. "There has been some action," it adds, "on the part of our advanced units. In the Vosges (a frontier department in eastern France), a reconnoitring detachment surprised an enemy patrol taking some prisoners."—Reuter.
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