Show RUSSIANS CHINESE BATTLE A L I i I CHINESE DRIVE BACK RUSSIANS TRYING TO ENTER MANCHURIA MANC I Or Orientals Retort Resort to Gunfire Gunfire Gun Gun- fire to Repulse Iny Invaders d. d A ers ers Report Report- R Says s ys DIPLOMAT HELD Chinese Detain Red Re Consul Con Con- Cons Con's s 's sul l General f at Harbin 1 X SHANGHAI SHANGHAI- July 20 United I Press A Press A party of RUl Russians ian endeavoring in en deay t to cross the border Into Manchuria MinChuria near near 1 w was s Driven driven back back- backwith with gunfire e ac according according ac ac- cording to a private message re received reo i here today The message said the party en encountered encountered encountered en- en countered lo local al Chinese Chinese- troops who opened fire tire The Russians returned the fire but were f forced to retire the message added There was as asno no mention of ot casualties Nati Nationalists Sever S ver All Relations All Re Relations By the Associated Press China a J July l 20 Delayed De Dc- Dc The The state council of the tho i national government go last night de de- elded to sever all aU relations with Russia withdrawing Chinese diplomatic diplo diplo- mati matic officials Decision ot of the nationalist government government gov- gov gov gov- eminent to t break with Russia was reached Friday night The Th 1 dispatch announcing g it t. t presumably lY h held ld Sip Rb censorship since ince t al f IUd at t t f n r t local Ni time Russ Russia severed cOvered relations relations' with wIth China Thursday Thur day Vi r t 1 Chinese Detain Red Red Diplomat HARBIN Manchuria July 20 United Press The Press The Chinese are the soviet general here cIe pending further r reports r p of the border clash sh yesterday esterday between so soviet so- so viet vict troops and nd a a. combined b border patrol of ot Chinese and white Rus Rus- Russians czarists at nt oh on the eastern frontier It Is understood that the British and American c consuls here have de decided decided de- de to appeal to Japan to to protect all nIl foreigners in M Manchuria in the event of war between China and the soviet soviet- union 1 Five Brigades Ordered to Front MUKDEN Manchuria July Juh 20 United d Pr Press Press ss Five additional brigades brigades bri bri- bri gades of Manchurian troops w were re reordered ordered to proceed to the border In Continued d on page 5 5 CHIN CHINESE SE DRIVE S RU RUSSIANS BACK FROM MANCHURIA 5 from Continued e p. p page pe e I 1 the he vicinity of ot on th the northwestern border of or M Manchuria ia today oday Reports Report were were received h here r S yesterday yes yes- es erday of ot clashes the thi com corn bitted Chinese and white guard czarist troops on the side and the soviet let troops on the Siberian side of or the border Powers Powers' Seek To Avert War WarBy WarB B By the Associated Pi Press ess The great powers today were working actively to avert war in la 1 Manchuria between China and Rus Rue sia la Ia the I Kellogg pact being one of the he chief mediums through which this his w was in progress ss Great Britain joined France Prance and avid the he United States in seeking t to bring a about out r relaxation of or the tendon tension ten ten- don sion b by friendly ad advice Jc Both China and Russia announced the they hey were fully conscious of at their obligations ns under the Kellogg pact pad and d Intended to to observe e them b but t that hat an invasion would mean tary ary resistance and war DIS DISAVOW VOW n INVASION China h na and Russia disa disavowed ed any of ot invading the other but butt it t was was cl clearly arlY recognized that borler bor bor- ler dr Incidents constituted the chief d danger nger to peace S Fren French h consular authorities at Shanghai said that Harbin reports told old of ot Russia troops crossing crossing- the b border at the eastern end oC o the Chin Chinese e Eastern Previous dl dispatches dispatcher that this was s the case met with denial In Moscow Mos Moe- cow cow and aid there was as no authentic information t that at either eithel China or orR R Russia had Invaded each others other's territory e. e Russian dispatches told of ot ota a rush of ot work workers rg to join th the red army to Lo defend the union Against China reports in London indicated lad indi i that the Chinese minister In Finland would go to Moscow in or order or or- der to discuss the situation with th the government BASE HOPE IN P PACT CT American officials at Washington expected the Kellogg pact to exert a a profound In influence toward oward poa peaceful peace peace- e. e ful ul settlement of the controversy Chinese News A agency ncy dId patches made p public bUc in New York denied that the seizure of or the Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- ne nese e Eastern railway y meant that similar action wo b be taken against ot other tr foreign Interests In China S I American Minister John V. 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A acM rry has received tlona to deter defer his hia Impending trip homo home to the United States Statu He wilt will remain at hla post while the Iary hu situation ii co continues p tense Communists Comm Me Meet t in N New w YorkS York S NEW v YORK YORK ORt July 20 United Pi Preas ess nie me meetings tings were held In small mall halls throughout New NewYork NewYork NewYork York IQ last t nl night ht In protest t. t t Chinas China's seizure of the Chinese Eastern East gast em ern ern railway from front the Russians lan V The meetings were a Ii v up of an ChInee dem demonstration staged by OD communists In In tr front nt of ot the Chinese consulate l te Y yesterday lIt da afternoon Thirteen en pu ders In eluding five fhe women we were e at tt the tIe demonstration for allegedly lIY Ignoring a II police order to 4 nov ve on TL Th The thirteen n er all all bell believed ved mC members members' of the Young Youn Comm league The TIie youngest oun was wag l' l Edith cuth K Kaplan n Mho h hu S ge e d Ve her iier 4 t it is is U |