Evening star., 1932-02-04
CHINA HOLDS OWN
IN SHANGHAI FIGHT
Shell Starts Fire Inside In.
ternationaI Zone During
Battle.
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evening the staff was busy directing
intricate street fighting in the city and
synchronizing by radio the attacks by
the airplane bombers.
The third attack, which japanese
hoped would end in clearing out all the
Chinese from North Chapel, was to
sweep the Chinese positions with ma
chine guns and three-inch artillery
after which the bluejackets would
hurricdly withdraw while the bombing
planes swoCped down and dumped their
explosive CargoeS on the buildings held
by the Chinese After this the blue
jackets were to rush in again in an at
tempt to gain a few yards during the
confusion that was expected to result.
Gained Only a Little.
After four hours of heavy and per-
siStent fighting earlier in the day the
japanese admitted they had gained
only a little They hoped the COM
bined artillery and aerial attacks this
evening would flatten out the congested
area in Chapie, permit more open fight
Ing and make possible a more rapid
advance
The naval forces bombarding Woo
sung blew out the commercial cable
head, leaving radio and the great
northern cable as the only means of
communication with the outside world
Al s O'Clock tonight Chinese head
quarters said the fighting at WooSung
had ended with the Chinese still hold
ing the fort. 1t seemed likely that
the engagement would be resumed to-
morrow.
The japanese naval commander
apOlogized to the British and Amer
lean ConSulS for destruction of the
cable head and promised to provide a
guard for the repair crew.
Forts Withstand Attack.
The forts held their own under the
heavy bombardment today as they did
yesterday, when at one time they were
reported by the Japanese to have been
flattened out.
The heaviest shelling took place be-
tween II o'clock and noon. an eyewit- |
ness reported. After that Japanese
Oestroyers Crept up closer to the forts |
he said, apparently in order to draw |
fire from the Chinese guns. The chief |
response from the Chinese, however, |
came from the machine gunners on |
SCoCfow Greek.
When I arrived" the observer said, |
lone Of the deStroyeB apparently had !
been hit and was beached. But it got |
OF later and steamed down the river |
-Four Japanese airplaneS then roared |
over the forts"
The firing beat tattoo for the land |
Slg Of a fresh group of more than 300 |
United States Marines from the cruiser |
Houston. which arrived from Manila |
yesterday. The Leathernecks took it In I
fine humor, asking Where's the WARP"
as the boom of the warships' guns |
lighter, sharper fire in the city smote |
their ears.
"Aint That Music"
The Marines were marched to the |
International Settlement, where they |
will take up posts to protect American
lives and property. Amt that music!"
shouted another Marine as they were
stepping off the distance to the settle
ment from the wharf.
Official dispatches from Toxic said
the japanese government decided today
to send a full army division of fresh
troops to Shanghai to replace the 5000
bluej Jackets who have been fighting
with the Chinese there since last Fri
day.
A tentative decision to send the army
division was reached last Monday at
conference between Foreign Minister
Kenkichi YoShiZaWa and the ministers
OF the army and navy, Gen. Araki and
Admiral Osumi 1t was ratified by the
cabinet today.
The fighting along the settlement
borders ceased in midafternoon A de-
tachment Of marines went forward and
occupied a bloCkhouSe post on the rifle
range road which for the past six days
was manned by volunteers from the
The blockhouse was under
fire continually during the sniping,
bombing and shelling and undoubtedly
was struck by thousands Of bullets dur
ing the time the volunteers held it.
Rain Helps Clean Streets.
Many residents of the city were dis
playing bullets today that had struck
the walls Of their houses and fallen
10 the ground.
A heavy dOwnpour Of rain served to
clean the Uttered streets. Work on
Sandhag barricades continued at fast
pace in the settlement. japanese
troops continued in control of stations
IN the northern area of the settlement ]
IN spite of reports that the Chinese
police would take them over. Shipping |
continued long after the fighting {
ceased. q
Three japanese naval airplanes 5
bombed the North Station area of +
Chapel during the afternoon. Business c
Tas at standStill as people filled the
streets and roofs watching the bomb G
ng operations, and the sky was dark I
ened with smoke from the Chapel fires. r
Guards at homes and business houses \
n the settlement were strengthened
md flags OF neutral nations we're prora- a
nently displayed on all buildings and I
Jn vehicles. 4
Official reports that 120 Japanese q
lirplanes were concentrated on aircraft v
carriers lying off the Saddle Islands a
md HangchoW Bay heightened appre- a
lension Of further bombardment from O
he air
While the bompardment Of the Woo I
sung forts was going on so British l
soldiers aboard the British steamer I
7engtien found themselves in a dan /
yerOus spot.
These men, their enlistment periods s
)ver, were bound for Tientsin Just as I
hey were passing the forts the firing
started Without warning, the soldiers i
aid, the japanese destroyers shot s
across the lows Of the Fengtien and S
he fortress replied. The steamer raced
% BeJ out OF Lne zone OF danger. .
A driving storm of snow and rain was n
nvelopmg the city and strong winds
we're kicking up lashing seas off the
Ihlna coast. Five American destroyerS
n the way here from Manila we're ex-
'ectcd to arrive this morning, but were 1
elayed and their arrival is now indefl-
lite.
viii Not Yield Ground.
Gen. Chen Min Chu, Chinese Ma Z
lcnaliSt minister of communications,
oday declared that mot single inch r
f territory will be yielded to the Jap I
lcsc by the 10th Chinese army as long t
S single man is left to fight"
The former commander of the 10Th F
aid every soldier IN the army was h
ctermined to offer his life for his coun-
ry and was willing to make the sacri- t
Ice as the price of national existence. @