Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-28 | Page 1 | Troops March on Tientsin

TROOPS MARCH ON Nippon Watches Move as Soldiers Control Section Japanese Occupy Vital Areas as my Move Goes On Railroad Centers Are Heavily Guarded by Soldiers Copyright 1935 Associated 0 Press Nov 28 Reports 28 Reports the Chinese garrison at rebelled and is marching northward aroused Japanese military apprehension today that the hitherto bloodless blood less autonomy movement might emerge into into open hostilities Japanese advices said Chinese troops revolted at ro 50 romiles 0 miles south o of at here and nd were t trying ing to join the tho campaign farther north for secession from the central government gov gov- The rebels were reported in danger danger danger dan dan- ger of a clash with the army of General Shang Chen who resigned as governor of province because because be be- be cause causo of at failure to check the autonomy autonomy autonomy au au- movement near Guard Chang Yuen-Tien Yuen named in Japanese Jap anese reports as leader of at the rebels rebel had previously been appointed to a a. high post in tho the autonomous state tato established by Yin Keng Ju Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese neso administrator of at the demilitarized demili zone in eastern Three thousand Japan Japanese se troops assumed ed st stations in and yesterdays yesterday's Japanese military coups coups in seizing railway centers e gave the army control of at all railroad arteries In province Japanese aviation personnel took possession of the international race racecourse racecourse racecourse course here hero and arid its buildings Changes Imminent Authoritative sources at northwest and inland from Tien ln expressed opinion that massing of at Japanese military power in North China was a prelude to imminent political changes in and provinces Three troop trains were reported being held in readiness ostensibly to rush forces into southern Hopeb it if they were needed to forestall any movement of central government troops and to check any hostile act by General Gener l Chang's army Chinese sources reported a squadron squad squad- ron of Japanese fighting planes was expected to arrive momentarily here where the Japanese arc are rushing rush rush- ing jag a North China air base to com corn Officials Cool While the autonomy program threatened to cut loose Hopeb and provinces Chinese reports said provincial officials in neighborIng neighboring neighboring neigh neigh- boring Shantung province remained at least outwardly cool toward the self rule movement Reports from capital of Shantung said Governor Han Ran FuChu FuChu Fu Fu- Chu despite conferences with visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing Japanese militarists declared to accept an invitation to proceed to for tor negotiations The Japanese troop concentration in and virtual seizure of that control point poin of ot the tho railway piercing Shantung province was reported to have aroused apprehensions of ot officIals of of- Military Operations Cause War Scare SHANGHAI Nov 28 UP War Wal War talk cropped up throughout central China today as a result of ot Japanese military operations in North China Informed sources said the Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese military movements had gone Continued on oa Pa Page Fane Two T Column Three TROOPS MARCH UPON Continued front from Pas Page One so far that little possibility re remained remained remained re- re of ot a compromise with the centra government in inthe the crisis arising from the North China autonomy movement Japanese disapproval of Nan Nan- kings king's program for reforms In northern provinces and the Chinese governments government's emphatic denouncement denouncement denounce denounce- m ment nt of ot tho the autonomy program apparently reduced hope of ot amity between and the north should the Japanese army press Its activities officials however continued continued con con- their efforts to Improve the situation by negotiation with Japanese Japa Japa- nese neso diplomats Tho The Japanese military at Colonal Tan TakahashI announced an an- Wo We do not wish war and hope China does not prepare for war