TRAIL OF DEAD

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 89, 15 April 1935, Page 10

TRAIL OF DEAD

CHINESE REDS RETREAT

EFFECT OF LEADER'S DEATH

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SHANGHAI, April 14.

The wholesale nature of the Reds' retreat, following the death of their leader, Chuteh, under pressure from the Government forces, is4ndicated by a trail of dead Communist soldiers between Keeiyang and Lungli, where General Chiang Kai-shek is successfully undertaking the extermination of the Red marauders.

The number of dead bodies strewn on the mountainside and in the possession of arms the rumours

that the leaders prefer killing their wounded sooner than permit their falling into the hands of the Government troops with the possibility of disclosing information.

The Reds' morale is reported to have been completely broken, following Chuteh's death. General Chiang Kai-shek considers their defeat to be only a matter of time. Two thousand Communists, fully armed, but unprepared to offer resistance, were captured by the Government troops. They declare that others are willing to follow suit, providing the Government forces refrain from summary executions.

The fate of the missionaries, Messrs. Hayman and Bosshardt, who were captured by Kweichow Reds last August, is still unknown, but captives declare it is believed that both were killed.