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Show MS CLAIMED i BY BOTH SIDES Dr. Sun Reports Capture of Chew Men; Loses at Shiu Chow CANTON, July 2-1 (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) Sun Yat Sen, deposed 1 president of the south China republic a.nnounced today that his forces had 'captured several hundred troops of Chen ChlungrMing, in the lcinlty of j Ylngtak, about G'J miles nor'.n of Canton. Can-ton. At Chen's headquarters however 'it was asserted 'hat tho engagements I at Ylngtak was unimportant and that only a few of Chen's soldiers were cn- ! gaged . SIN CONFIDENT. Sun Vat Sen appeared optimistic predicting that he would be re-estab-i lished s.-on as head of the Canton gov-I gov-I eminent the position from which he .was driven from an army subordinate to Chen Chiunp-Minu and favorable to .'the central republli at Peking. d9n moling ha t been resumed throug-! throug-! out Canton and Sun declared that the gamblers wore pa ing Chen a soldiers more than $1,000 0 day for this prfv-j prfv-j iltge. Fighting around Shi chow 40 miles north of Cantor;, bna resulti .1 favorably (for General Chen )nu ng- M ing's fori es I according to reports to Chen. lho-'aver lho-'aver the troops of i'r Sun Yat eSn. whose South China government Chen overthrew, have retreated 20 -milts northward. Tho forces were part of the body Sun threw info Kiang S. pr ivini e, whoso return to Kwang Tung Sm anticipated would enable him to I regain his lost capitol, Canton NPAV BATTLE LOOMS. A new battle Is expected between the Sun and Chen forces at the former's form-er's new position. While chen Chiung-Mihg still controls con-trols Canton with his troops, Dr. Sun i has a large cltlson following. Moreover More-over Sun Is reported to have received 1 0 largo amount or money from oui-slde oui-slde osurces Most of the labor unioes ; iir- supporting Sun. Reports that Chen had left his head-: head-: quarter at Walchow and proceeded .o 1 shiu Chow still lucked confirmatloi i today. |