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D Ford Fohn p- p i LOSE LOSEm m 1 ands of Powers Are Refused d by Chen by-Chen S Chen i April 1 15 13 AP AP- AP jilted cd States destroyer John Johnd d a. today fired upon Chinese m troops using her hoP four loaded with shrapnel nd hd silencing the fire wl which ich 1 had ad directed upon the thel l d Oil on fi ship 1 Melan n l lal Tal l reports reports on the incident ig thc navy department said 12 thern troops were en- en en- en abreast edi-abreast the Ford In the Driver er river opposite and arid enl ien firing upon the oil oU ship changing with Chinese na- na troops on the he river MACHINE GUNS F Ford IFord a at at- first returned d. d the th its Us machine guns the reaid re re- aid ld a and d the British cruiser ld Idt ld- ld anchored an alongside also I machine guns upon upon the the thee theeo e eo The Chinese ceased fire fir fir- Uhe e Melan elan and concentrated h he Ford which was bit hit in places ices but bul suffered no c casts cas- cas sits s- s its ts cr crew v or m material dam- dam s eIf self HINGTON April 15 United Be Because of or threatening con con- Rear Admiral C. C S S. S Wilc Wil- Wil commander c of the the Asiatic has ordered a concentration I Continued on page 4 WARSHIP TURNS 4 INCH GUNS ON ATTACK PARTY Continued from page 1 1 of or naval vessels at Hanko he In Informed In In- formed the navy department today At the request o oj Rear Admiral Hough commander of the Yangtze river patrol Williams dispatched the cruiser Cincinnati and the destroyers de- de Preble and Noa to Han Han- kow The destroyers Simpson Mac- Mac leash and MacCormick ck have been ordered to Shanghai from Manila Manna Williams Indicated the l strike W was S waning He said laid the trade and bus sen service Ice was as nearly nearly near near- ly normal Seamen's unions and the mill workers' workers union were end endeavorIng endeavoring endeavor endeavor- avor- avor Ing to keep their men striking By H. H FRANCIS MISSELWITZ U United Press Staff Correspondent SHANGHAI April 15 15 Moderate Moderate nationalists in party meetings a at today Impeached the na nn- nn government at and adopted a resolution demandIng demanding demand demand- ing ing- the arrest of ot several of ot the nationalist ministers at V Hanko Tire The moderates styled the tho central cen central central cen cen- control committee committee- also de demanded demanded demanded de- de that Michael Borodin Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian adviser to the party x be ousted The U U. S S S Preble and the U.S. US U U. S S S. S S. S Cincinnati departed for today Shanghai was quiet and ald railways were running Reports from the fighting fr fronts fOnts said all was quiet there but but butna na na nationalist nationalist na- na headquarters rs here de denied denied de- de I nied that a truce ha haL haft been arranged ar ar- ar ranged Officials of ot the nationalist party said laid today that it Would be safe sate for tor missionaries to return to the interior now but admitted i It would be Impossible for tor missionaries missionaries mission mission- narles n- n aries arles to accomplish much un under present conditions j DEMAND ARRESTS Impeachment qt nt of ot th the Ha kow government government goy goy- gov gov- by the central control contro committee dominated by Marshal Marsha Chiang K Kai shek r at N fas fasIn was cyas In defiance denance of ot the so called procommunist procommunist procommunist pro- pro communist element among mong the party Borodin G George orge Hsu min mm- ister of of f. f j Ju Justice ti ng Shan minister r of ot agriculture Chen- Chen to to-Hsu and Ta the latter allegedly communist party part leaders leaders lead lead- ers era were named in the resol resolution ton which demanded that the the- themen men be betaken betaken betaken taken Into custody as enemies o of 01 public order The United press was informer informed 1 today that the Core foregoing action followed tho the r fusaY of the men I named to fo 1 attend the conference conference con con- ference called to settle the differences differ differ- between the extremist and moderate factions within the na nationalist na- na party part r. r I Earlier reports today erroneously indicated that the conference conference con con- ference terence had not nt taken place The nationalist government has haR replied to the notes of America Britain Japan France and Italy protesting the riots by falling failing to to agree to any of the powers' powers demands The reply proposed that thal an International International commission be appointed to to revise the unequal treaties and Inv in In- In v ato the atral affair CHEN REFUSES In five different but similar notes h handed representatives o othe ot of the powers at yesterday esterday Eugene Chen foreign minister of ot the tire nationalist government re refused refused re- re fused to admit responsibility of the nationalists for a tacks attacks on n nt t foreign citizens and consulates at He further called at attention attention at- at in the British and American Amen Ameri can notes notes to the bombardment of ot defenseless by gunboats gunboats gun gun- boats of those nations In th the British and French notes he r re referred referred re- re similarly to the bomb bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment of pf defenseless Shameen p b bi gunboats ts of those those- nations The powers powers had demanded r reparation reparation rep rep- p- p for foreign lies II lost ost and property damaged at apology from Gen General ral Chiang ng Kai Kai- shek co commander commander- r. r of f the Canton Cantonese se army and a a. a promise from him tint rat no no similar f incidents would be p permitted l l in th the future and punishment for tor officers ers in command command com corn mand of th the n nationalists during the r riots and rid for such soldiers as night might be convicted of p participating r ci S REPLIES i s ARE FIRM iRM As As' pr predicted by the United Pre Press Pres's Wednesday Chens Chen's s replies to Britain and the United St States tes were firm and almost ln t defiant and Iris IrU note to Japan Was was more concilia con con- cilia S 'S Th The chief difference lay in Chens Chen's reminder of t the bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment merit of defenseless ss I Nankin and defenseless Sh Shameen meen BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish and American authorities said the bombardment was ordered only hell the natives got completely out of hand and was necessary t to s save save ve the lives of foreigners rs besieged besiege eged by unruly Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese nese at So ony hill hm S Such eh incidents as the bombardment will continue as long longas as the unequal treaties exist Chen said in proposing revision of ot those treaties winch which h were were drawn Up to protect for foreign lives and Interests after acter U the tle e Boxer rebellion rebel rebel- lion The international c commission pr proposed posed by Chen also would at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to to esta establish responsibility for or the riots The nationalists nationalists na na- have maintained that civilians cl and nd retreating northern soldiers s caused th the disturbances W WASHINGTON SH April 15 iS' 15 Press The Press The f Chinese nationalist note rejecting the demands 01 ot of the United States and associated powers flowers in connection with the outrages was was received by the state department today through Consul General Genera Lockhart at REFUSE TO COMMENT In the absence of Secretary of State Kellogg on Easter vac vacation would not not comment on the nationalists nationalists' counter proposal for tor an an international commission to revise the so called unequal treaties and ani fix for forth forthe forthe th the Incident rA l MANILA ILA P P. I I. I April 15 United Press Press Four Four Four more destroyers now In p port rt here were vere ordered ordered to proceed to Shanghai with all pos possible possible sible speed 9 The Simpson and McCormack l left immediately upon receipt o othe of 01 the ord order r from Admiral Williams Asiatic fleet cOl commander The Black Hawk and MacLeish l will leave lea within two days as soon as a's as necessary repairs are com com- Twenty Twenty- Twenty hour hour four shifts have been Inaugurated to speed I the he work TOKIO April 15 United Press Chinese guards policemen and troops today fired on and and- halted the Japanese liner Choan Maru Laru aboard Li Ching Lin former fornier for tor- mer nier governor governor of Chili province was fleeing ng to Tapan Hundreds of ot Chinese participated In the firing |