Show Chiang hiang Forces Open Push On Changchun May fay 22 UP Chi UP Chi Chinese nese Chi nationalists have opened a abIg abig abig big push on Changchun capturing Its outer bastion of and striking on up the Mukden- Mukden Changchun railway to within 20 miles of the Manchurian capital It was reported Wednesday The fall of 35 miles mUes southwest of Changchun was announced announced announced an an- here officially A Pel- Pel ping dispatch said one of five nationalist nationalist nationalist na na- na- na columns advancing on Changchun had broken through the communist lines and speared to a point 20 miles from the city The communists were reported massing reinforcements on the outer approaches of Changchun and a showdown battle for the capital was in prospect Nationalist Success The new nationalist success followed followed fol- fol lowed owed swiftly on the fall of Sze- Sze 35 miles farther southwest southwest southwest south south- west along the Mukden-Changchun Mukden railroad fell to nationalist nationalist nationalist na na- na- na troops after a months month's siege when the communists made madea a surprise strategic withdrawal The Chinese minister of operations operations operations opera opera- announced that was captured Tuesday Nationalist National- National st troops also are massed near tung 2 26 miles east cast of ling ing and about 35 miles mUes south of Changchun Capture of develops develops devel devel- ops the strongest nationalist threat to o Changchun since communists overwhelmed a small nationalist garrison and seized the capital after atter soviet troops troop evacuated it Democratic Proposal A proposal by the democratic league eague has been sent to Generalissimo Generalissimo Generalissimo Generalis Generalis- simo Chiang shek Kai-shek and Mao Tze-tung Tze leader of ot the Chinese communists proposing a Manchurian Manchurian Manchurian Manchu Manchu- rian armistice based on communist evacuation of Changchun In return re re- turn urn the nationalists would halt their heir advance toward Changchun the he league proposed and a bipartisan bipartisan isan admin administrative council would be e formed Nationalist sources have indicated ed that the central government is anxious to strengthen its bargaining bargaining bargaining bargain bargain- ing position by capturing Chang Chang- chun |