MI mt IN IN HI A REPORTED TO 10 Of BE DESPERATE If Fifteen Americans Said t to toBe toBe Be in Center of Bitter Warfare WANT TO WITHDRAW U. U S. S Citizens in Wu chang Safe and Suffering Suffering Suffering Suffer Suffer- ing No Privations PEKING q Oct 2 AP T AP-T AP Telegrams t from capital of prey prey- J JInce ince describe the situation of the American American missionaries th there re reas as as as' critical Stating their de desire lre t to evacuate the city which Is the center cen- cen entel ter tel of warfare between the remnants remnants rem rem- nants mints of or the army on oti on one hand and forc forces s on the theother the theother theother other a later message says The situation Is desperate the chun were driven northwestward l from Peking by the Billed allied armies armiel o OCI o Wu Wu- Pe Fu Pet Fu and Chang Tso Tso-Lih now established at Peking The forces are nominally followers follow follow- ers of ot Wu Pel Pei FIFTEEN AMERICANS The messa messages es from are signed b by the Rev W. W Englund of oC the Scandinavian Alliance mission the headquarters of which are In Chica Chicago o. o It is understood that approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately fifteen Americans of ot this mission are now in anda ana and a similar number of British The American legation at ut Peking Peking- has telegraphed to the commanders 1 of the rival rhal armies In asking them to al aid the N arles aries to withdraw ifie district t. t A British missionary rescue party left Peking for tor on September 18 commissioned to aid missionaries missionaries missionaries mission mission- aries of 11 nationalities around PEKING Oct 2 AP AP Advices Advices from say that Bishop A. A A. A Gilman one of f the Americans marooned marooned marooned ma ma- II In 11 the besieged city of Wu Wu- chang has informed the United States consul that all Americans in are are are- safe and are sufferIng suffering suffering suffer- suffer Ing no privations Oct 2 AP A AP-A A rescue rescue rescue res res- cue launch towing two large lighters lighters light light- ers era conspicuously bearing the Red fled RedCross RedCross Cross and other white flags and the names of th the chambers of commerce commerce com corn merce interested sailed yesterday esterday morning for to res rescue ue the women and children In that be besieged besieged be- be city Nearing the north northern rn troops which are holding it opened fire on the vessels despite an agreement agreement agree agree- ment to permit the women and children to be evacuated Rifle and machine gun fire ire compelled the the- ships to return to V Hanko and abandon the rescue effort There were no casualties Southern troops have blockaded the city an and there is intense suffering among the cl- cl who are entirely without food CLOUDS OF SMOKE Hea Heavy vy firing within the walls of or of cannon canno machine guns and rifles is unexplained while the flames from three large fires ani ati visible across the river in lIanko Clouds of smoke pour upward Southern army officials profess ignorance of the cause of the firing firing fir fir- ing but suggest It Is Is' possible there ther may be a revolt re among the northern troops beca because se of thE tha serious sitUation situa- situa Uon tion among the defenders PEKING Oct 2 AP APA AP-A C-A C A me mege dige from says General Yang Tang Sens Sen's troops at on the Yangtze river commandeered deer d die tue J American steamer lIeng and come com com- e Continued on page 5 MISSIONARIES IN CHINA REPORTED TO BE DESPERATE Continued from front page 1 h her r to transport soldiers to a point near neat The does docs not appear In available shipping registers It was the seizure of two British vessels I by Yang Yang- Sens Sen's forces which c caused used the recent international incident at lt I I with both British and Chinese casualties I PEKING G Oct 2 f AP AP Foreign dispatches from Crom their centers centers centers cen cen- of operation indicate that the Cantonese are much alarmed by Sun Sup Chuan Fangs Fang's thrust against their line Une of communications The Cantonese hiv haro sent eno envoys envois s 's to I Suns Sun's headquarters to sue for an armistice offering to withdraw I strike one Strike two swung Foul Ball two high and Inside Bill Bell n ll tanned fanned swinging for a third e. Hat iy Haf-iy ap 19 p. p Ball one 10 low Lazzeri took Hafey's Haleys weak roller and threw him out NO RUNS HUNS ONE HIT NO ER ER- ROBS from province seat of ot the east eastern rn war var lord now allied with the northern armies against tile the red southerners Suns Sun's successes in the lake region already have severed I tant communications of the south south- erners I