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Show BETWEENTWO FIRES; RUSSIA DEMANDS THAT CHINA RECOGNIZE THE INDEPENDENCE INDEPEND-ENCE OF MONGOLIA. Revolutionists Having Recaptured the Town of Shen-Chow Are Advancing In Ho-Nan China Will Protest Against Russia's Action. Pekin. Two important developments develop-ments on Monday intensified the interest in-terest in the situation in China. These were a renewal of hostilities and the demand of the Russian government that China recognize the independence indepen-dence of outer Mongolia. Revolutionists from Shan-Si and Shen-Si, having recaptured the town Df Shen-Chow, are advancing in Ho-Nan, Ho-Nan, while reinforcements have been dispatched to the imperialists. The irmistice has not been renewed and, as there is a deadlock in the peace negotiations, early fighting is expected. expect-ed. In addition to requesting China to recognize the Kutuktu of TJrga as monarch of outer Mongolia, the Russian Rus-sian government has notified China that the independence of outer Mongolia, Mon-golia, as far as concerns internal affairs, af-fairs, must be recognized at once. The note adds that Russia will assist the Mongolians in maintaining order and intends to build a railway from Kiakhta, Siberia, to Urga. Henceforth China will not be permitted per-mitted to maintain military forces or send colonists to outer Mongolia, but may retain control of external relations. rela-tions. To this note, China has made ao reply. To the other powers, however, the Chinese government communicated the substance of the Russian demands. de-mands. Undoubtedly, a strong protest pro-test will be made by the Chinese government gov-ernment against the action of Russia, but China is unable te defend herself her-self now or in the future with reference refer-ence to Mongolia. Hereafter the desert des-ert of Gobi will mark the Chinese boundary on the northwest. |