Evening star., 1932-10-10
Warfare Begun Over Wide
Front Against 10000 Anti
Manchukuo Forces.
AMERICANS ARE MENACED
BY BOMBS FROM PLANES
Plan to Starve Out Chinese Irreg.
ulars and Bandits-Clash
With Russia Feared.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, October 10
Determined to obliterate Chinese irreg-
ulars and bandits in Southern Man.
churia before Winter comes, the jap
anese Army today launched an inten-
sive drive on a wide front against 3d.
600 insurgents who have challenged the
authority Of the Manchukuo govern
ment
Apparently the irregulars already
were aware Of the impending campaign,
for thousands of them were reported
in flight before the japanese advance.
Even SO, the japanese authorities said,
the rebels will have a most difficult
time escaping because the whole Kor-
can border is closed against them.
Probably they will take refuge in the
forests and mountains, where the rigor-
GUS Winter will make it almost i'm
possible for them to live. The Jap
anese intend to starve them out.
Menace to Americans.
In this new campaign there appeared
to be a menace to Americans In Man
churia. The American consular officials
here, informed the japanese intend to
use bombing planes, requested that the
greatest care be exercised to refrain
from bombing American Catholic and
protestant missions operating in the
area under attack, notably at Tunghua,
klrin, Linkiang and Antung. All the
american missions will fly the Amer
ican flag.
The missionaries themselves cannot
abandon their posts even under fire. for
they have explicit instructions to re-
main with their focks in time of danger.
rescung them if necessary and per-
forming the functions Of the church.
Missionary Compound Bombed.
In taking reprisals against Chinese
lrregularS TOR recent attack on Fu-
shun. japanese detachment killed sew
eral hundred nonccmbatants and acci-
dentally dropped bombs in an American
missionary compound. but no Americans
were wounded.
simultaneously with the drive which
oegan To-Day the japanese are preparing
to attack Gen. Su Ping-Wen,s mutinous
forces near Tsitsihar. The town of
Fulardi already has been wrested from
the rebels. but the whole area along the
Chinese Eastern Railway between Har-
bin and Manchuli is in ferment, max.
ing travel extremely hazardous.
japanese Civilians Imprisoned.
japanese authorities are anxious about
the safety of 284 japanese civilians i'm
prlsoned by the rebel forces at Man.
chuli. More than half Of them are be.
sleged in the Japanese consulate with
only 70 days food supply The Soviet
government IS willing to give asylum to
the japanese, but the rebels refuse to
release them. The Soviet consulate al
ready has given $4,000 to help feed the
captives.
Meanwhile the Japanese Army hesi-
tates to attempt to rescue by force. fear
ing that pursuit of the rebels across the
Manchurlan border would be sure to
result in clash with the Russians.
Emigrants Arrive
This morning 500 Japanese emigrants,
forming the nucleus Of future colonies
in Manchuria, marched through Muk-
den on the way to the region north Of
Harbin, where, with the help of gov
eminent loans, they will rent farms.
These emigrants are all sturdy for
mer army men, none over 80, who can
be used as auxiliary troops in case of
emergency. They are all supplied with
rifles, ammunition, uniforms and full
military outfits.
AMERICANS IN DANGER ZONE.