Show Nathan Leopold Jr r S S' S to BRINGS OS BRIEr BRIEF lULL IN SHANGHAI WAR AR Actual Fighting Ceases Second Time During Heavy Rainfall Armies I Strengthen Positions p.-I p. PEKIN Se Sept 10 By A. A P. P P.- P. Leading foreigners in Pekin almost unanimously deprecate the proposal that the powers should intervene in inthe inthe in inthe the Chinese civil war The opening open ing of foreign intervention it is believed would only retard the re reunification reunification re- re unification of China I SHA SHANGHAI GHAr Sept 10 B By A. A P P. Renewed rainfall tonight indicated almost without doubt that further farther firing along the the wh whole le lf front of the Chinese civil war would b bet postponed post post- until th the skies cl cleared ared That It will mean merely merey ely cessation of firing Instead of stopping of hostilities hos however was was Indicated by definite reports that both sides In Inthe Inthe the struggle for tor p of this rich port were vere strengthening their positions rushing additional troops and ammunition to the battle fronts Active fighting In the sector sector sector sec sec- tor on the coast of at the city was vas virtually stopped slopped tonight a competent nt observer who visited the front there here reported LU CLAIMS GAINS Headquarters of at General Lu Yung Tung Hsiang whose armies are defending Shanghai tonight claimed g gains ins In the railway sector west of the city 1 In the direction of had been made this afternoon Reporting on the fighting west of Tal Tat lake Gt General Lus Lu's headquarters asserted that his Che- Che kiang troops under General Chen Tao San still were advancing northward toward their objective I I the city of at Changchow a key position position I I tion on the Shanghai railway railway railway rail rail- way and th the grand canal I Twenty suspected spies were executed executed executed exe exe- today at the headquarters headquarters head head- I quarters at it was disclOsed disclOsed disclosed dis dis- dis- dis closed tonight The alleged spies II It was said had been actively planning planning plan plan- ning an attack on tho arsenal at L a a. few tew miles south of the city efty I SPIES SUSPECTED great concern concern con con- I cern over the activities of at supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed spies among the hordes of I refugees th that t have crowded Into the I city from tho the fighting and conscrIption con conI conscription conscription con con- I areas Drastic regulations have been 1 promulgated romul ted to prevent I information of 01 t v value l e falling Into the hands of such spies il Unconfirmed reports report's have haye been I Continued on Page 3 STORM BRINGS I BRIEF LULL IN p SHANGHAI WAR Continued from page 1 received it is said at that feminine supporters of the arimes to cap capture ur Shanghai have been sent to the cit city to assist the the- cause by or otherwise ise Another r unconfirmed rep report rt contaIned con con- the information that two di divisions divisions divisions di- di visions of ot about men had bet been dispatched from by Feng Yu Hsiang the Christian general to the the fighting zone to aid the troops of ot General Chi Sheh Yuan Yuan in in their attack on Shanghai The international settlement po police 10 c 1 lice today y reported repotted enlistment of many coolies was being effected through a system of ot cash rewards each one one enlisting being paid six dollars and nd being e guaranteed food food SHA- SHA SHANGHAI HAI ept 10 By A A. 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P Cessation of ot the deluge which halted fighting along the front I south and west of Shanghai was the signal f for r resumption of firing tiring along the whole line lirie this this' morning between the forces of rival rl military 1 g governors battling for tor possession of ot Shanghai Reports from the headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of ot the defending forces force I this morning said that additional advances were yere made against the Inva Invading l g forces In the s sector fi t f lake ninety miles west of ot Shanghai The troops reported the capture of ot the village of Susan In their drive to take ATTACK OUTLINED Th The drive on is part of ot the campaign to take Changchow the point from which the defending forces hope to attack the troops troops' from the rear Tear line Une on on the the Shanghai railway A A- force torce of at troops penetrated penetrated penetrated pene pene- beyond today toda- al although although although al- al though that town remained in possession 1 of ot the forces announcements said Raid General Chang Toa Toa-Lin Manchur- Manchur ian War lord who has been mobilizing mobilizing ing his forces since Sunday Intends to open an attack on tomorrow against the Wu Pel-Fu Pel Peking forces thus creating a new newbattle newbattle newbattle battle line lite between Peking and Mukden principal city of ot Manchuria Manchur Manchur- ia according to a report received d dat at today from a a. reliable source BATTLEFIELD INUNDATED This was was was' every indication that fighting would be halted toda today by bya a resumption of ot the driving rains reins The whole fighting zone is a maze of ot waterways s 's and the flood waters have converted the cotton and rice fields In In quagmires quagmires A painstaking investigation by those associated with the fighting units of ot both lYoth sid sides warrants the a as assurance assuranCe as- as that those foreigners who wo remained Jn in the fighting zones are not in n dan danger er Both sides s are under the strictest orders to refrain retrain from looting or hostile acts against foreigners under pe penalty of ot death A considerable number of executions have taken place already In the invading and defending armies for violation of or t the e orders against foreigners and prop prop- erty etty There is not the remotest tinge tings of ot c F U. U In the fighting fight fight- ing log forces t the e investigations ns re reS revealed revealed re- re I i S A Japanese news neWt agency dispatch received ed ht here re- re today from Canton reports that Dr DT Surf SuI Sen Tta-Sen ally of at Lu Yung Yung-Hsiang gov- gov governor ot of province intends I Ito Ito Ito to proceed w with his army to wan to move move northward into province with 2000 troops Arrests Follow t Political Change I PEKIN Sept 10 By n- A A. A P. P P.-A. P. A Apolitical political upheaval has occurred at I Mongolia and se several al f for for- for j have ha been arrested according according accord accord- accord j ing to rep reports its reaching here from Kalgan Kaigan the chief t town wn of of ot the the te northern district district- of ot Mongolia Mongol Is situated on the Tula river on the route from to 10 Pekin miles southeast of The city has hasa a population of ot abo about t 30 20 O Soldiers Declare For Independence PEKIN Sept 10 By A. A P. P The P.-The The second and third divisions of of the the army under L Lu Yung Yung- Hsiang which has b been en opposing the army army near Shanghai have ha declared their Independence und under r the tho civil governor governor Chiang Tsal- Tsal Tsai Yung Yung according to reports received received re- re i here The Chinese war office credits re-j re the reports and predicts predicts' that the disaffection of at th the troops will bring I about a complete alteration in Lu Yung Yung-Hsiang's plans I |