CHINA: Changese War

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In the North, Chang was busy moving troops over the frontiers between Manchuria and the Province of Chihli. Communiques stated that some fighting had taken place at Shanhaikwan, a few miles over the border, and near Jehol in the heart of Chihli and about 100 miles north-east of Peking. This gave rise to the supposition that Chang intended to attack the Capital from the North and East. The railway lines in Manchuria were commandeered for military purposes.

Around the outskirts of the Shanghai territory, the armies of Lu and Chi exchanged shots. Lu suffered an unimportant loss when several junks carrying troops were sunk on Lake Taihu; most of the soldiers suf- fered nothing more than a ducking. Progress of the week favored Gen- eral Lu and his comrade, General Ho. Some territory was taken from the enemy but no definite news of locations was obtainable, except that Ihing, west of Lake Taihu, had fallen before Lu's assaults.

In the South, Dr. Sun marched at the head of a regiment to Shiuchow, in the north of Kwangtung Province, where he proposed to establish head- quarters. Later, he is to despatch 40,000 troops to the aid of Lu in Chekiang.