Show Important Railroad City Falls to Japanese i VV 1 s i t fl A J J V VV VV tr V VV V w V V i I I 4 4 Above is a general vic view of Harbin Important railroad center in Manchuria Manchuria Man lan churia which has bas been occupied by Japanese troops after the Chinese ese leader was warned to retire Harbin a small town until the advent of the railroad is now a flourishing city with many modern buildings JAPAN TROOPS OCCUPY HARBIN Chinese Flee City After Stiff Battle Lasting Two Hours By Dr United Press HARBIN Manchuria Feb 5 The 5 The Japanese completed the occupation lot of Harbin today during a final bitter battle in which Chinese troops were routed I The occupation was completed at 1240 a. a m. m est troops moved into both the old and new cities of Harbin after alter a stiff battle balUe t lasting n two hours j Japanese jancse troops pursued the fleeing fleeing flee flee- ing Chinese forces of ot General Ting Ti g Chow and extended the area under Japanese control JAPANESE CHEER The Japanese residents of Harbin cheered arrival of the forces from home They had been living in terror while the expeditionary forces marched on the cit city under General Hasebe The Chinese troops and their commanding commanding com corn I manding officers fled in in complete rout General Ting Chow commanding commanding com corn manding and other KIrin anti-KIrin leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers escaped to the north Chinese forces from Kirin Kinn province province pray pray- ince favoring the Japanese started the Harbin fighting which brought the Japanese to protect their nationals nation nation- als Heavy street fighting fi marked the fall of the last stronghold of soviet influence in north Manchuria with the Japanese using armored cars and tanks GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED I General Jiro Tamon in immediate command of or the Japanese forces un un- der General Hasebe head of or the ex expedition expedition ex- ex at once started organizing a temporary government He placarded the city elty with posters reassuring the population of o order and fair play White Russians sent senta a delegation to thank the Japanese and promised their cooperation Soviet Russians remained indoors The White Russians are those still loyal loal to the czarist regime and andare andare are arc violently opposed to the Soviets |