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FRANKLIN, THE APOSTLE OF MODERN TIMES-Bernard Faÿy-Little, Brown...
Attacked on three fronts, the Nationalist Government of slender President Chiang Kai-shek teetered perilously on catastrophe's brink last week, then swung back to safety. Chief stabilizer was a high and bloody victory over the rebellious "Ironsides" divisions of General Chang Fa-K'uei in his attempt to capture Canton...
Trustworthy despatches announced the complete destruction of an entire "Ironsides" brigade, 2,000 rebel casualties. 7,000 rebels captured and disarmed, and the flight northward of Chang Fa-K'uei himself. Swollen bodies floating like logwood down to Canton bore mute corroboration...
...headquarters from the city he was supposed to be defending to a strongly built cement factory on the opposite side of the river. Finally he sent an airplane to drop leaflets over the principal enemy force, encamped only 25 miles upstream, the famed "Ironsides Army" of General Chang Fa-K'uei (TIME, Oct. 14). The leaflets shamelessly offered following itemized bribes...
...Ironsider who assassinates his commander, General Chang Fa...