Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-03 | Page 9 | Sino-Russian Armies Still on Guard in East

SilO RUSSIAN ON J GUARD 1 lAST t By D D. C. C BESS 1 U UnU nit d' d 8 aff 1 Au Aug 3 TJ Tile e forces o ohe of he the two hyo gi gl giant glant gl- gl ant republics republics' of the far east flue cast Rus Russia sl sia and d contInued ChIna China continued ta t to face ace each other today ready for action In spite of ot persistent reports from tram the the of ot negotiations for a peaceful settlement of Jf their dispute The United Press correspondent visited no mans man's land today for fors a n. of s h awaited await await- ed commands either cither t to b begin an at attack attack nt at- tack or pr to tD begin r lne to to th their lr own pe peace ce tl time e quarters The armies were vere ri along the hillsides within sight of each other the red army ort on the Siberian side of 0 the border the on th the side Bide There was little activity to be noted anywhere except Jar for daily maneuvers vera by the soviet airplane squadrons Although the Chinese forces seemed to be entirely l Inadequate adequate for tor foran foran toran an attack in the event actual war broke out t between the two nations the tha officers rs of tho the nationalist army told the United l Press PrOs that in the tho event vent of ot an attack by the Russians tho the Chinese se troops w would bo be able to i retreat at t toward var V Vallar lIar where h r the thel h t main Chinese forces were concen The officers expressed fiM confidence in th their lr troops troop s saying ying they were well trained sand cana read ready to resist any possible advance ce IbY the Russian troops so t. t