New Britain herald., 1927-03-25
W ar Lords Act
Promptly When Bonn
bardment Ultimatum
is Received
Lists and Details of
Landing Forces Not
Yet Known.
American Women in Nan.
king Reported to Have
Been BrutalIy Treated
by Chinese-NIiss Anna
Moffet of Illinois Slot
Through Body.

Washington, March a5.-D2,-In-
der the imminent menace Of Amer
lean ana British naval guns the
Chinese war lords today bestirred
themselves for the ralief OF the for
eigners caught at Marking in The
death dealing swirl of Chinese civil
strife.
Eombardmcnt Postponed
All consideration OF naval bonn
bardment OF military points In tho
city. which We're to take place late
this afternoon. has been postponed
until tomorrow. in the hope that the
next few hours will See the last o.
the American and other foreign ma
tionals out of danger.
Some of the war beleagueret
Americans, British and japanese
already have been permitted 10
leave Marking and have reached
places OF safety nearby. The Amer
lean naval commander has report
ed "a fair possibility" that the l20
Americans who took refuge in Nan
king university viii be aboard
American destroyers by nightfall.
Just how many American citizens
still are in Marking is not known
, IN Washington. Reports several
days ago indicated that they mum
bered 1855. but at least %, includire
American Consul Davis escaped YES,
terday.
Death List Uncertain
Neither is it known here how
many Americans may have lost
their lives in the general chaos that
followed occupation of the city by
the Cantonese. Official reports yes
terday said 1t was feared the mum
: Der OF Americans killed or wounded
lis large" Today the navy depart
ment was advised that the only
American known to have lost his
/ life was "a DIR. Williams" a pro
fessor at Marking university. DR.. !.
T.. Williams. of Shawnee, Ohio, has
been stationed at Marking as mis-
sionary.
| Inauguration OF relief measures
was preceded by a history-making
! negotiation between the Cantonese
authorities and the American, Brit
+ sh and Japanese naval command
erS
First Demand Scorncd
The first demand that the for
/ olgners be brought out of the dis
I ordered city met with a reply de-
scrihcd in naval reports today as
"insolcnt." Thereupon Rear Admiral
! Houeh. commanding the American
/ naval forces at Marking. told his
superior officer at Shanghai, Ad-
miral Williams. that he proposed TO
Join with his British colleagues in
opening fire on troop stations in
, Marking late today. Admiral VIII
liams told him TO use his own judg-
mcnt.
One OF the many elements re-
naming in doubt here is whether
American naval forces actually have
been ashore at Marking. In a report
yesterday Admiral Williams men,
toned the landing of forces" and
officials assumed he referred TO
/ N'il''tN|h 4otNtS' Later dlSpdiCheS,
however. indicated that the landing
may have been made by British and
Japanese alone. under the protect
Ing guns OF American destroyors.
Latest reports on the situation
were laid before the cabinet at its
regular meeting today by Secretary
Wilbur, who said his object was
merely to keep his colleagues In
formed and not TO suggest any new
policy.
After the cabinet meeting both
Secretaries Kellogg and Wilbur
said no new action was contemplate
ed, and that the situation would be
left entirely in the hands OF Admira.
Williams.