The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
FOREIGNERS
ARE SHELLED
BY CANTONESE
Number of American Sailors
Believed to Be Among the
List of Casualties
DETAILS ARE MEAGER
Surviving Foreigners Now
Aboard Warships-Rescued
BY Anglo American Forces

ficially announced that some Ameri-
cans were killed aud iouie RuSndea
in the firing'at NankiIf. II. ss x z n Ia
The Americans were NllSd NE1tu.
Cantonese (southcrnl tro6ns skell4its
hill in the northern part OF the
city where the Standard Oil plant is
situated. The number killed and
wounded is yet to be asccrtaincd.
Up to 8 o'clock tonight only mea-
ger news had been received from
Marking and that by radio. The
telegraph wires having been cut. The
British destroyer Wolscy is rushing
to Marking from Wuhu.
DestrOycrs Return Fire
The Cantonese. who are described
as irregular. began shelling tho
Standard Oil plant shortly before 4
p. IN. The United States destroyers
Noa and Preston and the British
cruiser Emerald went into action a
few moments later, bombardine the
Cantonese with their main batteries,
while British and American landing
parties were rushed ashore.
The landing parties fought their
way to the oil plant and took out the
foreigners at the cost of some lives.
1t is believed that all the surviv-
ing foreigners arc now aboard the
warships. approximately 1O6 Ameri-
can naval men participated in the
landing expedition.
A number of American sailors were
among the casualties. Brief reports
from Marking say the rescue was a
heroic action BY Anglo America.
naval forces in which lives of both
nationalities were lost. All com.
munication with Nanking continues
limited to foreign naval wireless.
TOTAL CASUALTIES
NOT YET LEARNED
Washington, March 24.--(R-Ad.
mlral Williams reported to the navy
department today that "a number
OF american civilians have been
killed and wounded" at Nankinr.
The exact total casualties was nm
certain, he added, but ut Is feared
that the number is large"
While the destroyers Noa md
Preston. with th~ British cruiser
Emerald. shelled the area in Nankinv
for protection Of foreigners. landing
forces were sent ashore and success
fully brought off all foreign nation
ais in the concentration area includ-
ing the American consul, his family
and all American naval personnel.
the admiral said.
during the engagement one Ameri-
can sailor was slightly wounded while
the Noa and Preston were hit many
times.
C0nsulates Are Looted
Cantonese troops looted American.
British and Japanese consulates.
wounding the British consul general.
and were reported to have killed the
Japanese consul. Missions in Nank-
ing also were looted.
Admiral Williams declared the for
eigncrs. concentrated on Socony hill,
were attacked by Cantonese and dc.
Tended by the British and the Amer
lean ships. The three shellcd the
area around the hill to protect the
foreigners. opening fire about $3.50
p. NJ. after which the landing forces
were sent to the rescue.
Rear Admiral H. H. Hough arrived
at Nanking on the converted yacht
Isabel, flagship OF the Yangtze pa.
troll fleet. at $3.50 p. m. His dis.
patch. forwarded to the navy depart
mcnt By Admiral Williams. said:
AT five p. m. the Preston and
Noa ceased heavy gunfire and the
OIitlSu VTulScT EAIOcI8l0 SCut q k0nO-
ing force to a wall under the STAN
dard oil house while the Emerald
covered with shrapnel and the Noa
and the Preston cleared the bund
and the fur shore Of snipers by fir
inc from the ships.
GunbOats Art Hit BY Shells
"Thc landing forces successfully
brought off all the foreigners from
the Standard oil house, including the
American consul and his family and
sll American naval personnel. One
American sailor was slightly wound
ed. The Noa and Preston were hit
many times during the day.
During the afternoon the Can
tonese troops looted American, Brit
ish and japanese consulates, wound
ed the British consul general and
are reported to have killed the
Japanese consul.
"A number Of American civilians
have been killed and wounded. The
number involved is uncertain but it
is feared that the number il large.
The Americans left in the city COM
prise IS women, 20 children and 90
men,"
SOUTHERNERS CONTROL
GREAT YANGTZE VALLEY
Shanghai, March 24.-(R R-Nanking
and Chinkiang. cities northwest Of
Shanghai. have been captured BY