Show Nationalists Moving to Capture Peking Japs Plan for Protection By MILES W. W VAUGHN United Press Staff Correspondent TOKIO May 18 Chinese 18 Chinese nationalist nationalist nation nation- alist troops moved on Peking to today today today to to- day bent o on capture of of the seat of the tho central government as Japan made preparations to protect its na nationals nationals nationals na- na in and to prevent war in the northern province of Manchuria Reports e said efforts already were being made to protect foreigners foreign foreign- ers era now in iii Peking All foreigners there probably willbe willbe will willbe be billeted within tho the legation quarters quarters quarters and Japan apan is understood to have requested a clear zone twenty miles around the Only meager reports leports are coming ng front from A v j f Peking Peking- as to the advance Vance of the southern armies Japan also is prepared to protect its nationals in a city In Inthe inthe inthe the line of the nationalist advance Japanese troops have been stationed there but the government has or ordered ordered or- or dered immediate dispatch of infantry infantry infantry try artillery and air force groups to Reports said the northern northern north north- cm ern general Chang Tso Tso-Lin was en route to The government however manifests manifests mani maul tests the greatest Interest in the possibility that attempts might be made to extend the civil strife into inlo Manchuria should Chan Chang Tso-Lin Tso desert his position around Peking and retreat to his lila home e province Japan will not nat tolerate warfare Continued on pa page pae e 4 iI AJ Nationalists Moving to Capture e i Peking Japs Plan for Protection Prote tion Continued from page pagel 1 In Manchuria the vice ice minister of w war r told the United Press This nation is prepared to send troops even over the provided by treaty the t government official said said- Peace must be preserved in the northern rn province ir he Ire declared WASHINGTON May is 18 United Pr Press ss L L. C C. C Osborn an nn American Am missionary of the Church of th the Nazarene reported by Chinese troops in Chihli province is believed to about April 25 2 now have been released d d. d Minister MacMurray Mae Mac I Murray informed Informed- the state department department depart depart- ment today The minister said Mrs Osborn had hacI received a telegram from her husband at capital capital capital capi capi- tal of of- Honan province saying he was with wHIr Ashcraft Ashcraft was hot identified in the mesa message e. e j- j I |