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CHINESE TROOPS MOVED PEIPING China June 17 The best troops in the Chinese army marched north ¬ ward Saturday toward the troubled Peiping Tientsin area They were under the direction of Generalissimo Chiang KaiShek Chinas military dictator The exact nature of Chiangs mission was not known but it was believed by some observers that he was mov ¬ ing his crack army from the Hankow area to fight communists in Chansi province Still others noted that his moves were in the direction of the Hopei province and the PeipingTientsin region where Japan mili ¬ tarists have already made drastic demands on Chinese authorities
