New Britain herald., 1924-09-04
One Report Is That Two Miles Were Won By Defenders Front IS Miles From Shang- hai Powers To De- fend Foreign Settle ments.
HEAVY ATTACK ON
 TOWN IS FAILURE
By The Associated Press.


 Shanghai, Sept 4.-(6 p. nl.) --- Though troops estimated to number 0,00O battled throughout this sun shiny day, eye witnesses declared to- night that neither side had made any material gain in the fighting.
 The battle front, today extended from the line of Shanghai Nanking railway to the Yangtse river, about IS miles from Shanghai at tts near est point and about 35 miles at the most distant spot.
 Lungwha headquarters M the Chekiang troops, defending Shang- hai, claimed gains in the Hwsnstu sector. On the railway, and in the Liuho sector, on the coast. Both sides reported that they had added endorsements to their hghting forces during the day.
 Firing was continuous today, the second day of the fighting from q. m. on. When the Kiangsu troops opened their attack, only about a thousand defenders were holding the Chekiang lines. Trucks were press ed into service to rush troops and ammunition to the front, and the moving forward of endorsements continued all day.
 At several points the opposing fighters were hidden from each other by fields of growing grain, through which the rifle and machine I gun bullets cut their way. Eye wit nesses said that undoubtedly the fighters were wasting large amounts of ammunition in the manner of Chinese troops, firing wildly.
 The Kiangsu troops used artillery in their attack, on Liuho, which or dinarily is a town of 5000 popula- tion. There was no evidence that they had any cooperation from any naval force in the Yangtze river. Indications were that the Chekiang troops would be able to hold that sector unless the attacking forces were heavily reinforced.
 Two American women remained in Liuho during the bombardment. lCJ WGI6 NllHS dGS l. SIduudllt As woman physician and Miss Susie M. Burdick, who were in charge of a mission hospital there.
 When the firing began the Red Cross unit from Shanghai retreated twelve miles, to the village of Luti, but Miss Crandall and Miss Burdick refused to abandon the patients in the hospital who were not war cas- ualties.
 All day long the shells whistled overhead. Several of them passed through the hospital building. Late in the day the Associated Press correspondent obtained an automo- bile truck and by using the truck and his own automobile managed to remove patients, together with the American women to safety in Shanghai. The rain of bullets con- tinued, however, while the escape from the hospital was being ef- fected.
 Conscription of both men and women workers for war work was reported continuing today in many sections of the Chinese territory adjacent to Shanghai. This draft ing was started a week ago when hostilities became probable It is said it has the effect of bringing thousands of Chinese into the French and international settle ments, seeking foreign protection against the conscripting officials.
 The Kiangsu troops of General Chi Sheier-Yuan launched a heavy att tack on Hwantu, near Shanghai, to- day and were repulsed, according to a communiQue issued by General Lu Yung- -Hsiang, the Chekiang com mander Another attack was de- veloplng, the communique added.
 Two airplanes piloted by Russians conducted bombing attacks without effect.
 Chang Tso-Lin, military governor of Manchuria, has issued an ulti- matum to the Peking governemnt, declaring that unless it stops its at- tack" on General Lu Yung- -Hsiang, Chang himself will mediate by force, says a Japanese news agency tele- gram from Picking.