Word: liu
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Communists had even cracked south into Central China, after giving the bonfire treatment to long stretches of the vital Lunghai railway. One-eyed Communist General Liu Po-cheng and some 100,000 men were snug in the rugged Tapieh hills, just northeast of Hankow-a constant menace to the Yangtze valley...
...Liuan there is the memory of one of Liu's raids. In 16 days of occupation the Communists milked the area: 20,000 bags of rice, 6,000 bolts of cloth, 800 drums of kerosene, piles of padded winter garments, all paid for in I.O.U.s marked 'Democratic Hsien Government.' Impressed barrow-men and mule carts lugged the loot into the hills. Wherever young men were found, they were carried off as 'recruits...
...Silly." Office seekers worked out their own electoral techniques. Nanking noted with special interest the race of the Misses Liu, Li and Shen for a seat in the Yuan. Gossiped China News: "Miss Liu has been telling people, in an offhand manner, 'Oh, by the way, do you know that Miss Li long ago said she is not interested in running?' Miss Li has countered by telling people, 'Don't be silly-of course I'm interested...
Last week, while Nationalist forces slogged on doggedly toward the seaport of Chefoo, Liu Po-cheng broke loose...
...Communist guerrillas on their deepest raid into Nationalist territory this year, sweeping 300 miles in three weeks. U.S. headlines said that China's capital itself was threatened last week. Nationalist river craft steamed up the Yangtze to see if Liu Po-cheng would attempt a crossing; night guards carefully checked all vehicles entering Nanking. But the city itself was undisturbed, and the city gates were still open...