New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
SAD STORIES TOLD
 BY MISSIONARIES
Much Christian Property in China Looted, They Report

Shanghai, Aug. 13 Rl-Stories de- scribing the panorama of destruc- tion of Changsha reached here yes- terday with arrival of the first Euro pean missionaries to revisit the con- munist ravaged city and view the ruins.
 The missionaries made survey despite growing fears of another communist attack. Unverified re- ports indicated that an orgy of mur- der,arson and footing eclipsing any thing recently experienced there would occur in the even of sec ond red invasion.
 Church workers said both foreign and Chinese properties were footed and burned and loss would run into millions of dollars.
 A report written at Changsha on Sunday by a representative of the American Northern Presbyterian mission said generally speaking, the city was not burned but heavy damage" had been inflicted.
 Mission Property Looted
 tifty-fve major foreign mission properties had been footed and either burned or damaged to some extent, the report said. Several hun- dred Chinese buildings, including virtually all the official structures and majority of the principal bus mess houses were footed and burned or damaged
 The report said several missions escaped heavy damage. These in- cluded Yale College in China with exception of the hospital the Los Angeles Bible Institute; the Y. M. C, A; the Y. W. C. A., which was being used as provincial military headquarters, and other lesser pro- perties.
 The reds probably did not get more than one million dollars cash" the report continued. The damage done. however, was infinitely greater"
 Five Churches Demolished
 The report on mission properties said five churches had been footed and demolished: one church burned; one school burned and II others footed and badly damaged; seven schools partially footed; two mis- sionary residences burned; four resi- dences partially footed and two hos pitals and two orphanages partial ly footed.
 Among mission properties remain ing unchanged were the Swedish mission and the British Wesleyan mission.
 The estimates thus far indicate that among the American missions our Northern Presbyterian suffered the worst" said the letter, "Condi- tions among our properties were pitiable and shocking.
 The new church building was only partially burned. All other buildings were gutted.
 Fear Return of Reds
 There is a general feeling that provincial troops, who now are con- ducting q merciless search in the city for remaining reds, likely will be unable to hold the city, the com- munists thereby returning. Such an event would mean renewed slaughter tenfold."
 The populace is living in deadly fear of the reds. Everybody has a facGard. haunted look.
 Provincial forces now are killing suspected reds. It was reported 250 suspects were shot at one time.
 That the communists claim re- latonship with Moscow is evidenced In communit newspaper distribut- cd throughout Human tprovince) Therein the communists claimed they were anti-wcstern; anti Wang Ching Wei twth whom the nation Eist government accused the reds of Cooperating); anti-Chiang Kali Shck (head Of the nationalist gov ernmcnt; anti-Feng YuTsiang general of the northern rebel forces); and anti-Yen Hsi-Shan (an- other northern rebel chieftain).
 They claim fellowship with soviet Russia further, stating they are planning 10 establish B soviet regime in Human, Hupeh and kiangsi tprotinces).
 All communications to Hankow src still paralyzed. Conditions are dangerous. The few foreigners here are staying aboard gunboats."