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Vol. LXXII No. 1367 Union, S. C. Monday Afternoon, 'May 1, 1922 3C per Copy
CAMPAIGNERS SPEA
V01
B. F. Alston, Jr., chairman, enlle
the meeting: to order and introduce
the speakers of the ward four meei
ing held Friday night in front c
Johnson's store.
For Alderman.
S. R. Lybrand, candidate for rc
election as alderman from ward foui
Thanks for the hearty support give:
me heretorofe. 1 have served you a
alderman for eight years. I hav
(tone my best. The records will sho\
that what I have done was clear
right. If elected I will not be asham
ed of what I do. If elected I wil
make you a better alderman than
ever have made you.
W. B. O'Shields next introduced
Thank you for good vote two year
ago. If you elect me and I do not d<
something for ward four, I will ste]
down.
G. A. Royster next introduced,
am here among the people amonj
whom I work. I have a desire to g<
higher. You know what I stand for
that which is right, clean. It wil
be left with the voters. I will appre
ciate your support. I know you all
men, women, children. I will, if elect
ed, do all I can to serve you. If elect
ed you will know you have an alder
man from ward four. Vote to sui
yourself. If you think either of th<
other candidates will serve you bet
ter, vote for him. I will appreciatt
your vote.
For Commissioner.
R. L. McNally first introduced,
am no speaer, never was. But
give you a few facts as to why I an
running. Eighteen year^ago, I ask
ed you lo support me for mayor. This
you did. I expect to see the fund!
handled in a business-like manner,
don't blame Mr. Hames because watei
was short. It was due to prohibition
We pay too much for our lights an<
power. We pay 800 per cent profit foi
lights. The commissioners product
nothing. They buy power at a ver^
low price and hell it to you at a varj
cost, practically. I'd rather show tha
we have lower rates than other towns
show hew cheap we furnished you.
All salaries have been cut. If so
living expenses snouia oe cut. r.owe;
prices. If I um elected I will reduce
or tell you why. Complaints mad<
will be given attention. Let the clerl
receive the complaints. Let each on<
of the commissioners have a copy an<
let there be a satisfactory settlement
If the commissioners can make monej
out of the large consumer at 15 cents
per thousand for water, you shouU
not be churge 30 cents?100 per cen
profit. If elected I will do my best tt
reduce the rates and make you a goo<
commissioner.
L. J. Humes next introduced,
made a statement in The Union Times
stating that I was not defeated. I dit
not stand for reelection. The booki
were audited and the audit showet
the conditions satisfactory.
Mr. McNally is In the ice business
He bought the water at 18 cents ant
sold it as ice for $20. If we had likt
rate of every commodity we used a:
much as 500 per cent. We had t<
increase rates a little. We stated thu
v/e would reduce when we could. If
am elected and after 12 months I can'
ieduce your rate I will step down an<
out. We never cut off any man wh<
was sick and in trouble. I never knew
of one such being cut off. When th<
mills closed down once I told the mer
chants on this hill to come on ant
get- what they needed, and pay whei
things got better. The rate of 1.5!
the commissioners are paying, by th<
time it gets to the consumer, is thr&
cents. I have always said we shoult
not run the plant for profit. The low
est rates possible without a profit
Mr. McNally is my personal friend
I am running my own race. I appre
oiate the vote you gave me before ant
believe you will give me your suppor
on May 2.
For Mayor.
Mr. O. E. Smith was first intro
duced. I stand before ward four ani
ask for the third time that I he ele
vated to this position of power am
trust. Tv.entv-two years agol cam
to cast my lot with you. If elected
will give service that will reflect.
I stand for moral progress, law an<
order, enforcement of ordinances.
Why shouldn't I be in favor of lav
and order? I have three daughter
and one son. The children of toda;
are the citizens of tomorrow.
Three years ago Mr. Morgan preach
ed that the city needed financial ad
ministration. He complained of th
streets. lie cannot now enjoy a rid
'n the city; the streets are so bad.
am asking for my first term; Mr. Mor
gan is asking for the third term,
have served as aldermen, also a
mayor pro tern.
If elected I promise honest an
ffiiV faithful service.
J. A. Wilburn next introduced,
come before you asking you to elec
w?- - me your mayor servant, trustee. I
K TO
ERS OF WARD FOUF
d! elected will try to ge>t $1.50 for ever;
d, dollar you spend. I'm a running.
will, if you honor me, see that it wil
>f, not take two men to do one man'i
I joh. Those four men who are run
I ning, if hunting a man to do a jol
- would give it to Wilburn. I will give
' you a quarterly statement of wha
a has been done. A trash wagon witi
R two men is going around here. Is thai
<* business? This will run any busines:
v ir a hole. I don't know anything onlj
ii| work. I know what is a day's work
-1 It you keep me in four years you wil
1 not need any floating bonds; I will paj
I , this town out of debt in four years
1 They all say Wilburn is a close. sting\
I- man. I may be. But 1 will take care
R of your money. I will be on the jol
3 every day. I will see that you gel
P your part of the work. I want the
job, not for the money I will get, but
I for the honor. Give me a trial and 1
? will put all my power into the job.
3 Next speaker was R. P. Morgan
5 This is an occasion that comes to yov
1 every two years. ? I have been twice
- honored. I come asking for your suf
. frage again. On next Tuesday you
- have this office to pass out. I have
- had a handsome vote from this ward
- two years ago. I carried the majority
t in ward four and also in \vard three:
? I hope that you will not fail to give
- me the same majority on next Tuess
day. My opponents have made certain
charges. I am not ashamed of
the record. Your city treasurer and
1, your mayor have been shot at. Wr
1 have cleared the record and we car
1 do so again. We have been charged
- with having been a corrupt adminis*
tration. I deny it We have beer
*! charged with squandering money. Wt
f I have passed through the most tryj
ing period during the past four years
The firemen and the police force have
i received salaries all too small. We
* have not squandered your money. If
e reelected I will continue to serve. We
/ have reduced the debt of the citj
r $30,000. We have installed additions
t even that can be connected by a small
t additional cost. They say it is impos?
sible to get around upon the streets
We deny it; we also beg to say that
? by not going ahead at high cost, to imr
prove the streets, we saved you a
. quarter of a million dollars. We wert
' advised by experts to wait. Rock Hill
c made the mistake of going ahead a\
5 the high cost period. You pay 1f
1 mills. Rock Hill will pay this yeai
32 mills. A bond issue has carried
t and the money heretofore paid on the
sj dirt streets, will help to liquidate the
I ! u?J ?:Ii *-n
- vnc u|>|M)iiriiL win ttrii
t j you the board of health has spent ton
> much money. One of my opponents
1 j was the chairman for most of the
i time. If all the departments had spent
1! money as did that particular one
s i where would we ^ have been? The
1 j mayor is said by some to he the wholp
3! thing. They are mistaken. The four
1 j aldermen pass on everything. No
I mayor is the whole thing. What do
. you elect the four aldermen for ?
1 The present administration is charg?'
ed with an $80,000 bond issue, trying
31 to slip this thing over. Consulting
"> with your representatives and senatoi
t we were trying to get money at fi per
I cent instead of 8 per cent. The city
t administration did not have a thing
I t/\ /1a ur!f li lio r?ln/r t b/> Vr/tn/lo nocco/1
J without voting. It was not our fault
11 that there was not a vote upon it
2 I The council, in executive session, goei
- into the transaction of business. The
1 mayor nuist have the cooperation oi
i the aldermen. You have honored nu
5 and I have tried to prove worthy ol
p the trust. I am more capable now
e than ever to serve you well. We arf
J too given to finding fault.
W. C. Lake next speaker. It is i
" pleasure to appear before you as t
' candidate for mayor. I appreciate th<
vote you gave me for coroner si>
^ years ago. I was elected aldermar
* two years ago from ward two.
I stand for law enforcement. 1
stood for the enforcement of the Sun
- day closing ordinance. I have fron
d time to time called the attention ol
- the city council for the non-enforee
d ment of the laws. I believe in ar
e economical administration. I believ*
I in having complete reports at regulai
intervals, and published in the citj
d papers. At the conclusion of my tern
I would advise the increase of sal
* ( uiicn. nit! muyur nnuuiu ^ivr hi:
31 entire time to the city's business. ]
y will give personal supervision. 1
t think a young man should be given f
-1 chance. You send your hoys ant
- j girls to school expecting them to lx
f given a chance. If elected I will d<
<* all in my power to work for the in
I teiest of the cityv Your ordinance:
will bo enforced or repealed. I fee
I competent. I had had business experi
3j ence and I have served as Unitet
1 State commissioner. I wish to thanl
! you for the support I expect to re
ceive from you.
I J. F. McLure was the last speaker
t I have not attempted to bamboozli
f or befuddle anybody. We had pub
SON KILLS FATHER
( DEFENDING MOTHER
Athens, Tenn., April 30.?Dr. Gus
j Shipley, 52, member of the Tennessee i
I board of medical examiners and well
known local physician, was shot and
instantly killed here tonight by his
^ son, Jack Shipley, a deputy sheriff.
According to the story of young . |
^ Shipley, his father was choking Mrs. ,
i Shipley, who is an invalid, when the <
I son stepped up behind him and fired a
shot into his neck. \
Mrs. Shipley made a statement de- ,
fending her son, saying that he was ,
j forced to shoot and pleading with of- ,
ficers not to arrest him. Father and
son were seen on the streets today ,
<;iid seemed to be on the best of terms ]
, and no previous trouble is said to have
' occurred between them. j
t Young Shipley surrendered imme- (
, diately after the shooting but was not j
' placed in jail pending an investigation j
j by a coroner's jury tomorrow. (
Dr. Shipley was one of the foremost
physicians of the state and had for
| some years been a leader in Republi,
can political activities.
Relief For Flood Victims
' i
iu assist in iiie sptfeuy renei 01 trie
hundreds made homeless by the recent 1
floods in the West, the American Rail- '
" v ay Express company is furnishing
free transportation of supplies to 1
these sufferers. {
, All agents of the American Railway 1
I Express company haxe been instruct- *
ed to accept and forward without 1
charge any shipments of food, cloth- *
I ing or other necessities consigned to *
the Red Cross or other organizations,
and every effort will be made to rush 1
such shipments. <
Such relief shipments from Union
may be delivered to the agent of the I
American Railway Express Co. at the <
Buffalo, Union, Carolina railroad of- 1
, fice or with their uptown money order 1
agents, Storm's Drug Store.
; i
. was deceptive, misleading. It said |
I the administration had $202,000 while '
. some $240,000 passed through their 1
hands. The four years preceding the
sum of about $110,000 passed through 1
(he hands of the city authorities. In j
the present administration ye find
ourselves $105,000 in debt and there '
I is yet two more months, and that will
lun the indebtedness to $117,000. The
; statement has been made that the
. charge was made that money
I had been stolen. This is absolutely
/..1n,v I 1 1 '
i icu.M-. a Du in uir miMicy iiuu utrtrn
, wastefully expended. The licenses '
I here aggregated some $17,000. That
, if the same as increasing the levy. '
j The money spent has been spent '
wastefully. There have been too many j
bosses and too few laborers. Since
September the board of health officer
has been elected by the council, not
by the board of health. The chairman
of the board of health never ap- j
, proves one single bill of the board
, of health, psuggested that all mon- (
eys should be paid on the O. K. of the
chairman of the board of health. We
. got some things we asked for, but
sometimes we did not. We had only j
1 one health officer, now we have two ^
. officers. Your chairman never has the
r spending of one single cent of the '
, expense of the board of health. It ^
j will never be otherwise until your
bills are paid by the city treasurer j
upon the 0. K. of the chairman of the
. board of health. I am your neighbor,
, living: on this end of town. A wagon
r stuck and the load of wood had to be :
, thrown off to get the wagon out. You
f never heard of such a thing happening
, on East Main street. The present ad,
ministration tried to sell the park,
your only place of recreation. They
were stopped. They are now hauling
off the top soil and thus destroying
your park. Sixty thousand dollars of '
^ bond money has been in the Citizens
) Lank: $869 interest his house paid.
The Citizens Bank owes the city more
j than $3,000 additional interest. Why
was that $60,000 of bond money left '
i off? If elected I will enforce the ,
law on the statute books. Your mayor
is your chief executive. He sees that
l the police do their duty and that the
will of the council is carried out.
r There are a good many things going
r on that should not be going on. If I
, am your mayor 1 will see that the
. laws are enforced. We can keep down
, the things going on here today as we
[ did in the past. Your mayor said in
I his answer to the questionaire that if
x the citizens would swear out the war1
rants. But that is what your mayor
and officials are for. I am on the bor,
der line?just over in ward three. I
. have rot. built up a political party,
i If elected I will give you the best ad
1 ministration I fan. I will see that the
. money will be spent for the benefit of
1 the whole city. We are spending more
{ and getting less for it than ever be.
fore.
The meeting adjourned and the next
. will he held tonight at the courthouse.
? On tomorrow, Tuesday, May 2, the
- election will be held.
- ' 'BB?'" ?~~
WOMAN PHYSICIAN
ISOLATES GERM
Moscow, April 30 (|y tie Associat
ed Press).?The discover? and isolation
of the typhus ge&t by Dr. N.
Kritch, a woman, under the guidance
of Professor Barakin, director of the
Moscow Biological institute, is confirmed
by Dr. Walter ?. Davenport
of Chicago, acting head-pf the medi[ al
department of the American relief
administration in $luMia. Dr.
Kritch is director of the laboratory
of Sokolnichiesky hospital -at Moscow,
where she has been engaged for two
years in searching for fiiU g^rm.
Announcement of t?. enjLjbfeovery
was made before a conijk ence of 25
Moscow doctors. A c
"So far as it has gonK it leems to <
oe one of the most important medi ,
ral discoveries of the oontury," sab'
Dr. Davenport today. " "Dr. Krit li
oas succeeded in isolating the typhus
roccus which is biscuit shaped and in
appearance much like the pneumoni,
srerm or pneumococcus. :f The germ
was found in the brain tissue of 11 <
jut of 12 patients who hiad died of
:yphus. The organism Was then
arrown in the tissues of ^he human
spleen from which later a culture
was taken and injected into guinea
pigs, producing typhus symptoms.
"So far no vaccine or eunitive srum
has been developed mit this ma
:ome later. Other physiciansi in Eu'
rope and America have elaimed par
:ial success in the producflbn of lym
phus vaccine, but Dr. Kri|eh is the
irst to grow and reprodOn typhus
rocci outside the human; bbdy."
The hospital where thp discovery
was made has been siq>|$ed with
equipment by the AmeridOUfc
It has long been known .t&at a par ,
:icular form of louse carrtagthis type |
>f germ but, according to Dr. Daven
sort, the identity of the germs never |
sas been established. -&s?sb,v? I
The Union Cbfifctj^Baptist convention
met with the tibckhart church (
yesterday. A large nqmber of delegates
from the various Baptist
churches and Sunday schools gathered
in the convention, and an interesting
program was carried out. The meeting
was called to order by the president,
J. C. Cudd, shortly after 10
&'clock. Very interesting speeches
were made by the appointees. Rev
Mr. Bowen of Jonesville spoke
>n the relation of the Sunday school to
the church. Rev. Mr. Watts of Co- ^
lumbia spoke upon the Sunday school
ind the 75 million drive. Rev. W. A.
Stephenson spoke upon the question
[)f the graded school. Rev. H. W.
Stone spoke upon the subject, "The
Sunday School and Soul Winning."
Guy H. Wilburn delivered an address
>n the best helps to a successful Sun_i
i i rm - ii a.
nay scnooi. i nese were me sex
speeches. Quite a number of others
made brief speeches, notably Miss
Lora Clement, a returned missionary
to China. Miss Clement has just returned
to the home land after six and
a half years in China.
The leckhart people were very hospitable
and the delegates were roya'ly
entertained. The Lockhart Baptists
have recently moved into their handsome
new church, and many of the
visitors expressed great admiration
for the new building. Rev. J. F. Pittrnan,
who recently became pastor of
the church, made a happy address of
welcome.
The next meeting will be held with
Hebron church, four miles south of
Union.
Five Killed in Explosion
Kansas City, Mo., May 1.?Five negroes
were killed and a number injured
in an explosion in a rooming
I L -
riouNt* iicre luuuy.
Court Called This Morning
Court was called this morning by
Clerk of Court R. C. Williams and adjourned
to 3 p. m. upon the order of
Judge T. S. Sease, who is the presiding
judge for the term. The postponement
was made necessary owing to
the fact that the county Democratic
convention met in the court house at
noon.
Eastlake Testifies Today
Montross, Ronger D. Eastlake, chief
raval petty officer, took the stand today
and gave a detailed story of his
movements the day his wife's body
d'oo /oiin/l litovolla* oU/vnrut/l t/\ niuane
r nn iui'iiu niviaiiy v uwpp u u; j/irvtr
at their colonial beach home. Sarah
Knox, the nurse and defendant, sat
motionless as he testified to finding
her in his home on the morning of the
murder.
Much Money Taken in Raids
Belfast, May 1.?Over 100,000
pounds sterling has been taken by
Irish Republican army irregulars in
raids upon various branches of the
Bank of Ireland in the south.
<4 iritis
BATTLING WITH
FLOOD WATERS
New Orleans, April 30.?While
water flowing through the three
crevasses in the ^ lower Mississippi
river continued to cover more lands
today, the light to prevent other
breaks in the levees was carried op
without any let up. Thousands of
men spent their Sabbath filling and
piling sand bags to strengthen the
weak places and to raise low
stretches of the embankments to
meet higher river stages than any
yet recorded.
In the third Mississippi levee district
alone no less than 10,000 men
were engaged in the fight to hold the
swollen river in its channel, the 4,000
employed by the government in this
district being reinforced by more
than 0,000 civilians who have voluneered
their services for common projection
of their homes. Church services
were dispensed with in many
places, the pastors leading their
docks to the levees where the day was
spent in hard labor to prevent further
flooding.
Other hundreds spent the day in
searching the flooded areas for marooned
families and removing them
in small boats to places of safety.
Throughout the day the numbers being
cared for in hastily provided
refugee camps, established by the
Red Cross or by private citizens,
were augmented by the arrival of
other destitute and sometimes hun*?y
refugees who had been marooned
in thou* flooded homes for several
days.
So far as could be determined late
today there was no alleviation of the
serious situation growing out of the
depletion of ofod supplies at a number
of the refugee camps, especially
at Harrisonburg, La., where 1,500
persons were reported yesterday to
be practically without food. Nothing
is known here of the progress of the
boat load of provisions dispatched
from New Orleans yesterday for the
stricken. Black River district, where
ng food while existing on restricted
diet.
Reports from Yazoo City, Miss., today
state that food is scarce in that
district, the supplies being practically
exhausted and that conditions
were even worse in Issaquena county
where a large area has been under
vater for the last six weeks.
At o.Jnesville, I.a., where several
hundred destitute refugees from the
Black, Little, Tensas and Ouachita
river distrn ts aie being cared for.
back waters have completely flooded
the town. Whi'e the refugee camp
Ihere is heated on higher ground
than the town itself, it is expected
that even the camp site will be inundated.
rair Forest Chapter to Meet
Fairforest Chapter, D. A. R., wil'
meet at the home of Mrs. John A.
Fant Tuesday afternoon, May 2nd,
1922, at 4:46 o'clock. The assistant
hostesses are Mesdames D. N. Jones
and E. M. Wilson.
The honor guest of the afternoon at
the chapter's birthday reception will
be Mesdames Caine, State D. A. R.
Regent, Milling, U. D. C." Stute President,
Calhoun, and Albert Oliphant.
Edith Smith Flynn,
Cor. Secy.
To Preach at Mt. Lebanon
Rev. J. M. Trogdon will preach at
Mt. Lebanon church on the sec end
Sunday in May at 3 o'clock p. in. Mr.
Trogdon has been called as a supply
by this church.
Death of Mrs. Sarah Brannon
Mrs. Sarah Brannon, aged 92, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
John Crawford, at 7:4-r? o'clock Sunday
evening and her body will be laid
to rest Monday (ihis) afternoon at
Sardis church.
Mrs. Brannon led a long and useful
life and her Christian character was a
shining light.
Mrs. W. H. Shaver returned to her
home Saturday, after spending several
week in Cadillac, Mich., where
she was caled by the serious illness of
her visitor.
Act Declared Constitutional
Washington, May 1.?Packers and
tockyards act declared constitutional
by the supreme court.
Mrs. Ned Arthur, accompanied by
her little daughter, Hazel Salley, and
Iia* aistnr Mr? Miirtin. nf Wnshintr
ton, D. C., left yesterday for Salley's
to visit reatives.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Open Close
January 17.S01 18.13
May 18.30 18.09
July 17.75 18.09
October 17.85 18.19
December 17.88 18.25
I^cal market 17.00
PEKING UNDER MAD
BATTLE CONTINU
FAMOUS GENERAL
PASSES OVER
Washington, April 30.?Maj. Gen.
James W. McAndrew, who served as
chief of staff of the American expeditionary
forces for more than a year,
beginning in May, 1918, as successor
to Major General Harbord, died at
Walter Reed hospital tonight, after an
illness of more than two years. General
Pershing had spent much time
with his former chief of staff and
right hand man during the three major
American offensives at Chateau
Thierry. St. Mihiel and the Argonne,
during the last days of his illness and
was at his bedside almost to the end.
Dr. A. M. Traywich
Addressed Meeting
The last county teachers' meeting
for this year was held in the High
school auditorium last Saturday, April
29. Dr. Ellerbe presided in the absence
of the president. In the beginning
of tht? meeting Dr. Ellerbe attempted
to account for the small number
of teachers present from the fact
of the inclement weather.
The first number on the program
was an instrumental solo by Miss
Beryl Brawley. She was at her best
and drew forth applause from those
present in a way that spoke appreciation
of her playing.
The next number was a play carried
on in conversational French by
the 11th grade girls. Their French
pronunciations and the way in which
the class handled the play reflects
credit 011 both the class and the
teacher.
After this number Dr. A. M. Traywick,
professor of Christian Education
at Wofford College was introduced.
Dr. Traywick made a very instructive
address stating "That a
teachey's duty is to And the best there
is in the piS>H and to help each child
in the development of the potential
possibilities." Throughout his address
Dr. Traywick showed that he
has had a broad experience as a teacher
and is an apt student of physicology.
However, he handled his subject
matter in a clear-cut, simple style
that enabled all the teachers present
to get a tiroaner conception 01 tneir
wcrk in the class room. It was very
unfortunate that such a small number
of teachers heard this address.
Z. L. Madden.
Coast Guard Cutter
Hurrying to Oil Tanker
San Francisco, May 1.?Coast
guard cutter is hurrying to the aid of
the oil tanker Whittier, with a crew of
15, on the rocks at Point Arena. 100
.i.iles north of here.
American Captain Wounded
Mayence, Germany, May 1.- During
a May day demonstration, a captain
of the American army, was wounded
by the manifestants.
Ensign Davis Promoted
Ensign Davis of the Salvation
Army has had eonfered upon him thi
lank of Adjutant The folowing letter
appointing him lias just been re
ceived:
New Yoik, April 27, 1922.
Ensign Jesse Davis,
Union, S. C.
My dear Ensign:
It gives me more than usual pleastire
to inform you that I have conferred
upon you the rank of Adjutant.
Yo-ir career has keen before me personally,
and carried with it long years
of devotion to your work and loyalty
to the principles of the Army, and
it becomes a source of satisfaction to
me to be able to convey this information
to you.
I am sure you will take this promotion
as an evidence that your consecration
to God and loyalty to the
flag have been recognized and fully
appreciated, ami that you will let this
fresh mark of your leader's appreciation
and confidence be fully justified
by increased zeal in the service to
which God has called you.
Let this promotion to a more trusted
rank lend encouragement to vou in
coming battles, and lead you to fresh
consecration of all your powers to
God and the Kingdom, and inay you
more and more find pleasure in His
service.
You may ever rely upon my sympathy
and prayers in all your conflicts
x?r??l difficulties as well as co-operation
in everything thai tends toward the
promotion nnd good of the Army's
welfare and extension of the Kingdom
of God. May the future add to you*
victories, blessing nnd usefulness.
Believe me to be,
Very sincerely yours,
Mrs. George Keller has returned
from a visit to Orangeburg.
ITIAL LAW;
ES THROUGH SUNDAY
Peking, May 1.?Battle for possession
of Peking continues with advantage
apparently going to forces of
General Wu Pei Fu, driving toward
capital from the south. The tide of
the battle is rolling Eastward toward
southern walls of Peking.
Peking, April ."10 (By the Associated
Press).?Martial law was declared
in Peking today. The armies of
General Chang Tsao-lin and General
Wu Pei Fu fought continuously
throughout Sunday. The fighting
j centered aroung Changsintein, 12
miles distant. A government communique
says Chang Tsao-lin was
| victorious in the fighting at Maehung.
The American legation has request j
ed Washington to send another warship
to Tientsin.
President Hsu Shih Ching, in consequence
of the hostilities, today issued
three proclamations, calling attention
to the serious consequence to
China which might result from the
jeopardizing of foreign interests.
The first proclamation said the
Chinese people were terrified, that
j merchants were suffering losses and
I the industry of the nation was de|
moralized.
The second proclamation declared
| that as Peking was the capital of
[ the nation, peace and order must prevail.
Emphasis was laid in the third
proclamation of the necessity to pro|
tect the lives and property of foreigners
and for compliance with
treaties with the powers. It was
added that the Chinese railroad administration
has sent a protest to the
government, asserting that the railroads
of he country face bankruptcy
in consequence of the suspension of
traffic and that this fact involves forI
eign obligation.
The fighting Sunday was sporadic
throughout the war area. There were
no signal gains by either side. The
most persistent conflict appeared to
be centered around Changsintien,
south *f the,p?ki*g wall where Wq
Pei Fu is preparing for a drive In an
attempt to turn Chang Tsao-lin's
western front toward Tientsin.
Chang Tsao-lin's foiccs occupy the
j village of Changsintien. Some of th:?
wounded in the fighting have been
brought to hospitals in Peking. The
dead were left 011 the battlefield. Reliable
details as to the casualties are
j not obtainable, because the Chinese
keep no record of them.
1 The military situation Sunday as
gathered from legation attaches here
is as follows: Chang Tsao-lin and Wu
Pei Fu each has 50,000 men under
fire or in position. Wu Pei Fu is
bringing up reinforcements from the
Yanc-t.sp nrovinees. Chant' Tsao-lin
is sending forces from Mukden which
I soon will increase the total effectives
to more than 100,000 on each side.
Chang Tsao-lin controls the railroad
running from Mukden through
j Tientsin to Peking, but is hoi lin g
I reserves to protect his rear, iea;ing
I an attempt by the Chinese navy to
destroy the railroad north of the
great wall. His line extends south
to Machang.
Wu Pei Fu appears to be master
of the Peking-IIankow railroad to
Changsintien. Midway between the
j railroads flows the Hun river. Chang
Tsao-lin has thrown troops and artillery
across to the western bank cf the
river, with the purpose of driving
Wu Pei Fu southward and surround
in jar Wu Pei Fu's headquarters ut Paotingu.
Wu Peo Ku is pushing his front
e: stward, apparently with the intention
of forcing ('hang Tsao-lin to retreat
over the river which is filled
with marshes and quicksand. Altogether
the view is that the fighting
thus far is of a preliminary chara<
ter and that greater conflicts will
come when the full strength of the
opposing armies is attained.
The diplomatic body in Peking met
tod; v at the residence of the Portuguese
minister to discuss precautionary
measures. It was decided at
the meeting to await replies to the
notes the diplomatic corps handed the
Chinese foreign oftice last week which
warned the government against fighting
in Peking.
( The commanders of the alHed
troops at Tientsin report they are
ready to seize the Peking-Tientsin
railroad if traffic is interrupted.
The American legation has sug,
gested to hte Washington government
that an additional gunboat be
ijsent to Tientsin. The French cruiser
Croanne has arrived at Tientsin.
The residents of Peking feel saf?
; notwi' hstanding the booming of can,
i non heard from the direction of
, Chang sintien. The gates of the city
(I here are heavily guarded. They are
, beinf? kept open, but it is expected
they will bo closed in the event of
any indication of a rush toward Peking
by defeated troops.
Miss I.ucy Sally of Walhalla, spent
I the week-end with her sister, Mrs.
Ned Arthur.
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