The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-04
by HERBERT Il. EKINS
1892 by United Press

copyright 1882 by Cnited PrcsS)
Shanghai, March 4.-(UP)-
Warfare was resumed In the Shang-
hal area today within "a hours
after the. Chinese and Japanese
high commands had ordered an
armistice, to be broken only to
resist attack.
A bloody encounter began at
NanzianR. 20 miles from Shanghai
on the misunderstanding railroad,
at 10 a. nj.
The Japanese 9th Division was
ordered to attack the town after
japanese charged that Chinese had
opened fire on their occupation
forces.
The japanese claimed the Chin
ese began firing from trenches at
Wangtu, near Nanziang. The or.
der to attack was given by General
Yoshinori Shirakawa, who arrived
from Japan with the 18th Division
to command all Japanese military
activities.
An earlier communique from the
Chinese headquarters said that
fighting had started near Nanziang
and in the region of Liuho. on the
Yangtze river above the Woosung
forts and debarkation point for the
18th Japanese Division.
The Chinese refused to accept
the Japanese proposals for u neu-
trail zone around Shanghai although
Chang Kwang-Nai, commandments
chief of the 10th route army. an
nounced officially that he had or
dered cessation of hostilities ex-
cept in areas where Japanese at
tackled.
The Japanese occupied the entire
Chapel area. reduced to ruins after
a months bombardment from artil-
lery and airplanes, and refused to
allow any Chinese to enter the
district for thre days.
The Japanese also controlled the
woosung forts at the confluence OF
the Whangpo and Yangtze rivers.
For the most part the Chinese
appeared to have withdrawn be-
yond the. ~ 1-2 mile area around
Shanghai as demanded by the Jap
anese, but renewed fighting at Nam
ziang indicated that a strong
Chinese rear guard had been left
to cover the withdrawal.
The Chinese pointed out that
Chinese troops evacuating the
Tazang and Chapel areas as de-
manded by the Japanese were
bombed from the air during their
withdrawal and that japanese
bombers destroyed railroad bridge
on the misunderstanding railroad
which madethe evacuation difficult
Walse reports that General Yos-
hinori Shirakawa, in command OF
japanese operations here, had been
killed at Liuho caused the Chinese
to celebrate. firing strings of fire
crackers. The noise alarmed the
city and rumors spread that the
Chinese were making counter at
tack.
All defense forces were strength.
ened as a precaution. The Japan.
ese placed machine guns In com.
Creek and other centers of Chinese
manding positions at Soochow
excitement.
sOvIETS READY FOR JAPAN
Moscow. March 4.-tUP)-Tht
Soviet government admitted for the
first time today II had to strengthen
military forces on Its far eastern
simultaneously. It was charged
that Irresponsible representative OF
military and non-military circles IN
Japan" were planning to seize Fan
Eastern Soviet possessions.
Through leading editorial II
the newspaper Izvestia II was re-
vealed that Moscow possesses docu'
ments, allesedly emanating from
japanese leaders, urging early a.
taeks against the sovists, These
attacks aliegedly were aimed al
the destruction OF the Soviet unior
with the aid OF Poland, Rumania
and other western nations,
iEvesiia admitted that the docn.
ments perhaps can be eonsiderei
personal opinions OF the authors,
but said the authors were TOO In,
fiuentlal 10 be dIsFeRarded ana De-
served serious Political weight"
without diseioainR tho author
ship. izvestia published alleged e.
eafnfa from the documents, Ont