Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-12-15 | Page 20 | Fell Bandits Ravage Provinces of China

I fEll BANDITS RAVAGE I PROVINCES OF CHINA Peking Dec ec 7 From 7 From Irom almost er e every provine of or China como come reports of outrages outrages out OUt- rages committed b by rob robbers bets bet's and some of their recent exploits equal those of oC the terrible White Wolf who rl a NII NIIa a huge stretch of oC territory before I meeting meeting- i n u. none nono too timely end Shantung II Is the time happy hunting I ground of 01 thousands of bandits be because because be- be I cause of 01 geographical facilities which I o enable the rascals when pursued b bj by 1 troops to enter a adjoining provinces In iii which thc they cannot be followed This state of affairs has been mado much b by Gon Lun Lung Chi Kwang who after his defeat in b by tho the southern armies recruited front from rom the tho fresh tresh levies le for tor his expedition Ho lie obtained wholesale a 1 force Corce of oC men by promising tomal to tomake tomake mal make c their leader a brigadier general In the tho republican orm army of oC China Dissatisfied because no pa pay was forthcoming these robber recruits be began gan bait looting and attacked the tho railway the link ink between Cen P F king and Shanghai Here mower r t E teral met tho and ands they thoy Shantung troops s se eral battles were fought before t I II bandits wore were dispersed The tra 4 service ser was Interrupted by the bandl bands who tore up part of ot the line G 7 Lung Chi Kwang denies all 1 bUH for the tho misguided activities act his recruits but tho the government go h I prohibited the enlistment of furth II men before their approval h has s b bo r given JI Such Is the state tato In Gill Chi n J tOda today r r J