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Show Ml ENCIRCLES CHINA CAPITAL ! Chang's Forces Dispersed; Arms Treaty Action Postponed PEKING, May 4. (By The Associated Associ-ated Press). The troops of General Wu-Pel-Fu. the contral Chlne.se commander, com-mander, have surrounded Peking General r,h;ing-Tso-L.in's army In the vicinity of Peking has been scattered All road traffic out of Peking has been suspended. These developments followed the dispatch of eight tralnloads of Chang-Tso-I.in's soldiers eastward tin the direction of Tien Tsln). Admiral Strauss, commander of the American Asiatic fleet, has arranged to leave Peking for Tien Tsln in an automobile. PRESIDENT INTERVENES. President Hsu Chlh Chang made another effort to end hostilities between be-tween the armies of General Chang Tso-Lin. military governor of Mukden, and General Wu-Pei-Ku. military leader of central China, who wero fighting for the control of Peking. President Hsu, after a meeting of the cabinet, sent telegrams to both gen-orals gen-orals appealing to them to consider the welfare of China and end the civil war. The telegrams called attention to three notes handed to tho Chinese government by the foreign representatives represen-tatives here protesting against the fighting In th vicinity of Peking, and warning of the serious consequences to China should foreigners suft'er from the hostilities. AFPJQAE6 FOR PEACE. "As the diplomatic bodj has given I three warnings to the public regarding regard-ing the present war," the communication communica-tion read, "tho rival loaders should I set aside their personal differences and strive to live up to thu oecta-itions oecta-itions of the powers. As both leaders favor unification of the north and aouth. they should Mi.pend their war .' once nnd discuss w th the over n-ra' n-ra' nt the proceduro of negotiations. ' The cabinet at its session also discussed dis-cussed the financial situation of the government, lt wa.n disclosed that the total resources of Peking administration administra-tion are nOV, about 150,000 ill Br dollars dol-lars monthly .i sum scarcely sufficient to pay the. expenses of the city of Peking. The teachers of eight government ; universities appealed for payment of their back salaries, due for m.-.ny months The government replied that the war had cut off Its revenues and payment was Impossible as long a the hostilities continued The teachers decided to continue work. ALLIES PLAN UPSET. Owing to the hostilities, almost all the plan regarding China made at the Washington conference have been suspended. The official appointed to over the British naval base at vyel-Hai-Wel has suggested a postponement post-ponement of tho date of assumption, ind tho Chinese commission which was expected to meet a similar Japanese Jap-anese body to arrange for the restitution restitu-tion of Shantung has also deferred the meeting. Likewise, all the Interest commissions commis-sions which were arranged at Washington Wash-ington to consider th Chineee customs, cus-toms, the extra territorial system and the withdrawal of foreign troops have suspended their plan to convene in China in the immediate future. Most of the Chinese newspapers de-en, de-en, the fighting which they declare harmful to the country whichever lde win. The;, aSST.1 that ChlllH . ill 1 never be prosperous until freed of rl-'i"al rl-'i"al military leaders GOVERNOR RESIGNS, j A MOT, China. May 4. By The As-jsociated As-jsociated Press). General Cheng Chi- ung-MIn has broken with Sun Yat jSen. president of the Southern Chinese l government, resigning tho governorship governor-ship of Gwantun, according to advices from Canton. |