Evening star., 1928-05-11
Mrs. William T. Hobart. Mis-
sionary, Shot Seeking
Refuge in House.
NATIONALISTS APPEAL
TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Protest japanese Troop Movements
as Acts of War Against China.
Withdrawal Asked.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, May l1.--Mrs. William
| r. Hobart of the American Methods
Mission at Taianfu, near Tsinan wa!
killed on April 20 by bullet free
through a small window in her bedroom
from an opposite wall during fighting
between the NationalistS and North
erners.
Details of Mrs. Hobart's death were
received at the local headquarters ol
| the mission today In letter from
Kiatainfu. written on May by Mis-
Helen Stumley. a member Of the mis-
/ sion.
Made Target for Troops.
! Miss Stumley wrote:
/ THE killing occurred on April 90
| after the Nationalists had arrived and
| fighting was proceeding. We were
warned that 1t was unsafe to leave the
| compound, but did not know we were
being made targets. Mrs. Hobart LEFT
| the sitting room, where she had been
reading, and went TO a bedroom which
has a small window above the door
facing the City Hall. She was hit by
bullet through the window fired from
the wall She was conscious 10 minutes
and died in one hour.
Prom that time on we lived in the
basement OF the mission building. being
fred at every time we left the building
II was not known what particular
group OF Southern soldiers cas- doing
the firing. This Is the first opportunity
to get out word. No one else was killed
and all the Chinese students are liyinR
In the basement with the missionaries.
The Taianfu people knew nothing about
Tsinan affairs, and didn't even know
that the Southerners we're near until
the Northerners began to retreat"
Other Missionaries Believed Safe.
The present situation OF the mission
aries In TSinan is not known at the
local headquarters. but It Is not believed
that they have been able to evacuate
the city All attempts TO communicate e
with them from Shanghai have failed.
Other Methodists at Taianfu are Df
Hobart and Misses Frances Meader
from Evanston. III. They came TO Chins
/ in 1892, They have two daughters. wfi1
are missionaries In China. but are nov
II. the United states.
Tsinan Clear Of Nationalists.
Tsinaa has been cleared of National
lists BY the Japanese after q week OF
bloodshed. but anti-foreign feeling to-
dav was smoldering In Shanghai.
1t was considered extremely risky for
foreigners to venture into native ter
ritory. japanese troops patrolled the
Japanese section of the foreign city.
Japanese residents of Canton were
evacuated TO Shameen. the foreign set.
tlement, and Hongkong. A run on the
| Taiwan Bank. japanese institution ir
| Canton by Chinese depositors because
| OF the Tginan clashes resulted in for
| eign banks. especially American ones
| gaining accounts.
japanese Boycott.
A strong anti-Japanese boycott wal
| under way In Canton. The city wa
placarded with anti-Japanese posters.
| Efforts were also being made TO effeci
an anti Japanese boycott In Shanghai
| Chinese department stores attempting
| To dispose Of Japanese goods cut prices
| heavily. but few buyers were reported
| Only five Americans were believed Il
| be In Tsinan. including two American
/ consuls--Edwin r. Stanton and Ernes
I b. Price Of Foochow.
/ Nationalist advices said the JapanesC
/ In Shantung were In complete contro
| OF Tsinan, the entire Shantung Railway
| the south end Of the bridge across ths
| Yellow River and the city OF Kotien
| is miles east OF Tsinan.
/ May Ask United States Mediation.
| DR.. c. C. WI, former foreign minister
OF The Marking Nationalist government
| has been asked To go TO washington "
| place the Shantung situation before
! the American Government Hwang Flu
/ present Nanking foreign minister an.
nounced on his arrival IN Shangha
| from T'sinan 1t was possible that DIR
| WI, who is now In Paris, would ash
| the United States 10 mediate In the
| Tsinan case. Adyices from Toxic saic
| that government circles would not &C.
/ cept mediation, since they did not con-
| slider that state OF war existed
The loss Of life among both Chinese
and japanese In Tsinan was believed
10 be heavy, although reports OF casual
ties were indefinite Three field bat
tcries placed by the Japanese In the
foreign settlement shelied the city with
1hrapnel Most Of the population OF
| 400 900 were caught unaware and q
heavy slaughter was believed TO have
| resulted
During the fighting the japanese blew
| up the southern and western corners OF
| the city wall and the Nationallsts were
routed and fled To the north. Nationalist
resistance In general amounted 10 snip
| ing, although occasionally small bands
put up desperate resistance to avoid
being disarmed and expelled,
Military Proclamation Published.
The military proclamation issued by
| Gen Fh1kuda, on the expiration OF the
! Japanese ultimatum, was published In
Japanese newspapers In Tsingta0. After
! Gen. PLkllda stated his regret that he
| was unable 10 arrange pacific setLle'
| ment he concluded
I'm view OF the beiiigerent attitude
Of the Nationalist soldiers and In order
| t0 maintain The prestige OF the japanese
empire, ! intend To take drastic meas
ures against the Houtherners and to
punish the troops who have committed
| the nutrages against the japanese"
Ernest Is, Price and Edwin p. Stan.
ton. the two American c0nauls who
heroieally helped the Americans anc
other foreigners cut OF the beleagueref
city OF Tsinan under gunflre and re,
NAMED behind 10 look after American
interests, are both men OF long servlns
In the Orient Price and stanton b0tt
entered the consular service as student
Interpreters IN the American legation al
Picking, aud afler they had been trained
for two years In the Chinese language
CHINESE history and diplomatic pro,
eedufe became vice G0nsnls,
price served al Fooehow, TienlAin
and other Chinese eiLies. ana stanton
WA al Kalgall nsfnre going 10 ahan,
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