| Show POWERS VERS PLACE THEIR TROOPS FOR DEFENSE I OF SHANGHAI Marshal Suns Sun's Army In Retreat After Defeat By Cantonese LOOTED More 1 British Soldiers Set SetOut SetOut Out From Base The SHANGHAI Feb 18 By 18 It Associated The Press Press Th defeated northern army ot of Marshal Fanc Sun Chunn Fang was In full tuU retreat toward Shanghai today while the victorious Cantonese war machine rolled into picturesque key city to the defense system ot of the lower Yangtze valley without resistance All MI the communication between ShanghaI and has been severed At present thero there are 1000 ot or Marshal Suns Sun's troops troop at various points Cn on the tho Shanghai hal railway between Kalsh- Kalsh Katsh-ang Katsh ang and Indicating the Shanghai war lord loril will make an- an ano an another o other her stand in province ot of which Is the th capital A detachment of ot of ot Suns Sun's defeated troops troop passed pa sed through here today en route roule to capital of ot this province and wounded men stopped here on the th way to Cap Capture ture ot of chow lIang-chow by the th Canton Canton- Cantonese Canton cs ese gives elves them a great leverage In their struggle toward Shanghai It gives rives the nationalists control ot of the th southern terminus ot of the grand canal which runs the th full length ot of province and 1000 miles mites northward to It also gives elves the southerners a stronghold only miles away and a sea outlet near to ShanghaI nA LOOTED Cantonese sources at reported the city had been looted and partly burned by retreating northerners Another battalion ot of Suffolk troops is on the way here her from Suns Sun's Sun routed troops have hav con con- concentrated concentrated con concentrated in Kashing and In Sung Sune klang where they they- are ar preparing centers ot of resistance Kashing Is 7 72 miles from here her and 31 miles from the captured is 28 21 miles from Shang- Shang Shanghai hal hal hai With the increasing threat ot of a battle for possession ot of Shanghai the foreIgn powers continue to In- In Increase increase in increase crease their forces A A k of ot the second Suf- Suf Suffolk Suffolk Suf Suffolk folk regiment which was stationed temporarily at 1 left for Shanghai this morning The rhe American transport en route roulo to Guam Gnam with 1200 marines was or- or ordered ordered or ordered dered to proceed directly here one Twenty one warships ot of o five fhe for for- foreIgn for eien eIgn nations the th United States England Japan France Prance and Italy swung at anchor In the th river here their fighting men prepared to go Into coInto action It if necessary I BATTLE BAILE IMPENDS On the northern front the Man Man- Manchurian Man troops of ot Marshal Chang Iso Tso lii I generalissimo ot of the northern alliance were reported to have arrived at lit Im- Im Important im ins important rail center ot of northern Honan where they will be b joined shortly by their allies the Shan Shan- Shan advancing from the tho east The combined forces will sweep southward In an nn offensive on the nationalist controlled river valley with as the ultimate goal coal 00 op |
