Evening star., 1932-02-12
JAPANESE ATTACK
.. IN TWO SECTORS
Guns Blaze in Chapel as Dip
Iomats Discuss Possibility
of Peace.
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bers of the foreign consular corps by
the Japanese consulate officials.
Japanese military officials denied there
was any intent to extend the truce,
although they declined to say whether
hostilities were likely to begin soon.
More than 5000 marooned victims
of a terrible tWo-Week battle were
brought out of Chapel during the four
hour truce, many of them wounded
soldiers in ambulances. These were
taken to hospitals.
But it was not easy for Father JAG
ouinot and his mercy corps, bearing
Red Cross flags. to persuade some OF
the Chinese families to retire out OF
reach of the bombs and machine guns.
They hesitated long about leaving their
homes, even in the abattoir Chapel had
become. and some of them refused all
persuasion, preferring to remain with
their household goods and their posses
sions in their own homes to the safety
and modicum of comfort they might
find in sectors of peace.
Father Jacquinot, French priest VINO
arranged the truce and led the rescue
party into Chapel, said the hundreds
of civilians who were brought out un-
doubtedly escaped death.
Not all of them he said, were loath
the chance to get away, he said, would
seize a table, or even a bathtub, ana
then. when the party was ready to pro-
ceed they would remember they had left
a bed-ridden mother or aunt some
where
The people throughout the sector,
which has been the nO-man's land
for severe fighting for two weeks, scarce
" seemed to know what they were do
ing. the rescuers said. Some laughed
and some sang and some crled-ali
Historically. Told to come to safety, the
anxious ones grabbed anything they
ANYTHING that came to hand, Just SO IL
was something to save.
The first group rescued comprised II
Chinese women and children. Father
Jacquinot said his party. which included
Is French nursing sisters, covered the
area fairly thoroughly" from Shang-
hai'S North Station northward and east
ward to the tracks Of the Shanghai
Woosung Railway.
Father Jacquinot said that while the
relief party reconnoitered Chapel they
frequently were halted by Chinese sol
diers. who apparently were unaware OF
the truce of mercy, although they made
no effort to fire on the reScuerS.
The rescuers passed into and out OF
both Chinese and japanese lines. as
we'll rs over the no mans land between
Within the japanese area, Father
Jacouinot said, the Japanese soldiers
maintained the truce to the letter, so
far as he knew. not one japanese shot
being fired after 8 am, when the
search began.
While the reScuerS were inside Chapel,
however, sniping continued, he said, ap-
parently from Chinese.
Neither he nor any of the others was
hit, although numerous bullets fell dan
gerously close to them as they carried
OF their work. The priest praised the
nuns work.
They achieved marvels," he said,
"although their lives were constantly
IN danger"
Many refugees, although willing to
leave Chapel. refused to emerge through
the japanese lines. Instead, they in
sisted on passing in the opposite direc-
ton through Chinese lines. AS result,
virtually all the refugees went that way.
The priest expressed a belief that
both the Chinese and japanese soldiers
had observed the truce strictly. but said
he thought numerous Chinese snipers
were responsible for. the bullets that
constantly whizzed about while the res
cuers worked.
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