Show GUNS Of U. U U 0 S. S S 0 ARE ARf AIMED AT TROOPS ARMR ARMY ARM R Release l ase of American River River Riv Riv- er er Craft Craft- Dem Demanded b by Y Captain Captai of of Warship r B BRITISH uTI H BOATS AID standard Oil C Company's 4 Steamer Ste m r Is s Fired ired Upon i n by 1 K w Soldiers I iffs LONDON LO Dec eJ V 36 Unit United press Dress w Guns Guns of of the theW American g gunboat y y Elcano El no were trained today t ops o General ra Yang Y Sen Yang Sen in ll the town of Sh sl on J the r I t the e Manchester Man Guardians Guardian's Shanghai correspondent reported L In release of three e eAmer American Amer- Amer ican river steamers seized yesterday yester est r- r day day by the militarist t leader Yang Yang- Sen was demanded demanded in an an ultima- ultima turn from the commander the commander 6 Ot Of the f f. American gunboat at ti I Two British gunboats the ther I. I r Cricket and r were 1 i i. i standing st alongside the American gunboat in support of ot the the United States State's ultimatum I LO LONDON DON Dec 16 United Pr Press Bress ss The The American consul at Chung Chung- kiang klang has warned American missionaries mis ls- ls to evacuate the province of Szechwan in control of tithe tho I militarist leader Yang leader Yang Sen because of the growing feeling c according to a a. dispatch from the Shanghai correspondent of the v- v Manchester er Guardian 1 i PEKING Dec Dec 16 AP Au AP-Au- Au AI Au- Au I I foreign sources a af at t say sly the Standard Oil com pany's pangs steamer was fired lre-d I a upon upon heavily near about miles up the Yangtze river from by troops who ar are entering into a an allegiance with j r r I Ithe r the Cantonese Th These r were efe no casualties f. f i G General Yang Yang Yang central ral figure in In the in the the affair last September September September Sep Sep- In Jn which sever several l British sailors were Killed and the cit city of was was return after a controversy over the seizure of ot British vessels there IB is' evacuating evacuating evacuating up the river from and is r retiring back toward the east In Szechwan province apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap with the intention of carvIng carving carving ing out an Independent domain for himself COMMANDEER FAILS General Yang Sen a attempted empted to commandeer steamers of the Rapid Transport company which operates under American registry at I but abandoned the scheme because of a warning from the commander of the American gunboat El Cano Canu I The withdrawal of Yang Sens troops from was marked by looting an and shooting within the city and in the port purt there Foreign consuls there ire are le taking precautions precautions to protect protect- their nationals Regulars of the Cantonese forces who are tightening their grip on province are within thirty miles of The garrison commander at Chun Szechwan province just north Jorth of 1 has notified noti oti- oti led fied foreign consuls that he he has joined th the Cant Cantonese nese I SHANGHAI Dec 16 AP The Ap The A American gunboat t El Cano clea cleared ed edits its ts decks for Action Action- against the forces of General Yang-Sen Yang northern northern northern north north- ern leader at chang when they commandeered the American owned steamer recently Jibing but buta a battle was prevented by one of ot General Yang-Sen's Yang staff officers officer's who ordered the soldiers off oft the steamer advices advice's s received here to today today to- to day declare SITUATION SERIOUS RIOUS Ha kow dispatches say i t the China Inland there received an ut urgent ent message from yesterday ing the situation and advising y Hanko inis- inis missionaries not to 10 proceed up the river for tor the present General Yang Sen Yang Sen is believed belied belle d to tobe tobe tobe be heading for Szechwan province west of oft here t lorm a domain of his own own tr 6 PEKING Dee Dec 16 AP The AP-The The Cant Cantonese nese having overrun n province and rapidly adding the state to their domain are advancing toward Shanghai and Mart Marshal hal Sun Fang Chuan-Fang Shanghai leader and foremost der de defender ce I fender of the northern regime in China stands figuratively with his back to the wall D Decisive action action that will determine determine determine deter deter- mine control not only of Shanghai itself but also the mouth mouth of of the Yangtze rive river river- Chinas China's greatest artery of transportation Is expected within a fortnight it Foreign officials at capital of province in which Shanghai l Is located have haye learned that the southern forces double driving driving are ale planning a attack ing from flom the vest toward capital of or province no now Marshal Suns Sun's lesser stronghold and from the south toward Shanghai Shang Shang- hai hai- This movement It if successful would practically wipe out the Shanghai leal leader i I since his anI only other cit city of importance is Nan- Nan Icing and n it would be between host hos- hos Ostile Os- Os t Me tile forces forcel if the Cantonese held and Shanghai I |