Show 12 O SJ ARVING Reports From Nan hang Tell of Rein of Terror Troops in Possession WASHINGTON Oct 6 Uni United ec Press Twenty nine Americans have been trapp trapped d in the besieged city of where sporadic fighting is in progress between rival Chinese factions according to state department dispatches They have appealed for aid but the American consul general at has re reported reported re re- ported that owing to the inaccessibility inaccessibility inaccessibility of it itis is almost impossible impose sible sibe to extend relief r Oct C G Two A AE IW Two rescue an and several light light- ers era hd have e succeeded In bringing 12 women to this city from t the tO c neighboring city of of Vuc Wu- Wu c where cia h where no northern ern and southe south- south e hee tr n are at at death grasp grasps The i etc effected ct d' d Sunday Sunda and Monday r a pre previous s attempt had r cl when tire 1170 ships were lre on 00 and nd fored to return although opposing forces had previously agreed agreed to the the the-res rca res- cu cue e. e holdIng hold- hold The tle northern troops who tho are Ing a against th the Continued on page 6 G I STARVING PEOPLE RESCUED FROM W WU U CHANG Continued from page 1 1 ing ins ng Cantonese have permitted the beggar and impoverished element of the civilian population to depart holding the better classes In the city Charitable organizations are carIng caring caring car car- I ing for the rescued who relate ap appalling appalling p ap- palling stories of conditions In Wu Wu- chang They say the people desperate desperate desperate des des- from starvation are eating dogs dos cats and rats Tree roots and leaves had already been eaten The military as well as the civilian civilian civilian civi civi- lian population Is starving alter after consuming all aU the livestock Bodies litter the streets unburied because coffins are unavailable they being filled with sand and used as bar bar- Tie TIC refugees report that northern soldiers were killed durIng during during dur dur- ing inga a recent sortie from the city gates The rescue vessels are to cross the Yangtze river again to bring to s safety fety as many more refugees as possible All peace n negotiations between the opposing troops have been broken off When Vi the northern troops repeatedly repeatedly repeat repeat- edly edy refused to surrender the city the Cantonese announced they would place an embargo on the city and cut of off all supplies and communications com com- How well vell the they have succeeded is graphically revealed b by the the refugees has been the scene of ot some of ot the bitterest fighting In Inthe Inthe inthe the present war Exact information is lacking with regard to who Is winning In other areas It Is it unknown here which side holds or the fate of the Inhabitants since the southerners southern southern- ers ers era captured lehan where communications communications communications com com- with W were re cut off The rumor that the southerners southerners southerners south south- erners have captured Is doubted here Reports received from October 4 told of supposedly authoritative authoritative authoritative author author- advices received there from th that t t murder and pillaging pillaging ing were creating a reign of terror in the latter atler city with troops of Sun Fang Chuan-Fang in possession of tire the place SHANGHAI Oct 6 AP AP-A AP A message from says that thaI during an British anti-British meeting there yesterday in protest against the action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion of the British recently in firIng firing firing fir fir- ing upon tapon and killing lilling Chinese at much British anti anti literature literature liter liter- was disseminated British marines prevented the demonstrators tors from entering the British con con- con con- cession Th j s British gunboat Mantes and the steamer which had Irad been converted into a British naval vessel vessel ves ves- sel have left for Chung Chung- king where it Is reported efforts are being made to intimidate Chinese of British residents |