Word: changing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...scene of conflict was of course Hupeh Province, the stronghold of Wu. Against this base the Cantonese troops of Chang Kai-check, subsidized by Russian gold, have been making steady progress (TIME, Sept. 13 et ante). They were reported last week to have driven Wu from Hankow on the Yangtze, but all information from the battle sector was admittedly untrustworthy...
...waiting, was playing the usual game of a Chinese Super-Tuchun when not actually at war. He was trying to decide which of two contending armies was the stronger, so as to throw his soldiers on the winning side. Hourly telegrams arrived from Super-Tuchuns Wu Pei-fu and Chang Kai-check informing Sun that each of these death-grappled war lords believed himself soon to be victorious, but would pay heavily and gladly for re-inforcements from...
...principal offensive in progress during the week was that of the Cantonese armies against Super-Tuchun Wu Pei-fu. As the Cantonese deployed for battle along the Yangtze River near Wu chang, five simultaneous despatches reported that Super-Tuchun Wu was: 1) dead; 2) wounded; 3) in retreat; 4) victorious; 5) entrenched and standing pat on the Yangtze...
...concurrent despatches stated that Chinese troops (of what faction not stated) had fired upon: 1) the U. S. destroyer Elvano, which continued to steam up the Yangtze without returning the Chinese fire; 2) the U. S. hospital at Wu chang, which was reported riddled by 20 shells. No confirmation followed and no list of dead or wounded was transmitted...
Russia is playing both ends against the middle-and Sun is "bystanding" in the middle. He can strengthen the midriff of Chang and Wu or deliver there something like a solar plexus punch. During the week he listened, seemingly impassive, to bids and bribes from all quarters...