The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-01
SHANGHAI IS PLACED
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
FOLLOWING DISORDER.
American oil Company in Inter-
national Settlement Ripped
BY Jap Bullets
TENSION EASES SOMEWHAT
Wave Of Apprehension Spreads
Over Yangtze Valley; Sum
day Was Bloody
TENSION EASES SOMEWHAT

day Was Bloody
Shanghai, China, Feb. 1.-(R-
Martial law went into effect In the
international settlement tonight and
the thousands who had been jostling
each other in the streets for COM
pany were herded back to their
homes
An unaccustomed silence fell on
the city, except for the occasional
bursts of firing which have come to
be regarded as normal.
Bullets cracked into the Shanghai
plant of the American Texaco OIL
company Monday when q japanese
destroyer steaming down the Whang-
poo river raked the shore with. ma
chine gun fire.
Nobody was hurt but the company
officials protested to the American
consul who took It up with the jap
anese authorities. Shortly after the
American destroyer Parrot tied up at
the Texaco wharf.
F'irecrackers Blamed
One of the company officials said
that while the japanese vessel was
pa ssing the plant Chinese ashore set
off a bunch of firecrackers and prob
ably the Japanese thought they were
being fired upon. .
Four of the worlds five great pow
ers--Janan Is the fifth-rattled the
irons of war at Shanghai Monday and
the riddled city had comparatively
quiet. but anxious day after bloody
Sunday.
-Four American destroyers steamed
into the harbor during the forenoon
and a fleet of six more United States
warships was reported to have sailed
from Manila. The British cruiser
Berwick, with 800 troops and one gtr
battery aboard, left Hongkong for
Shanghai at 3 p. M.
French authorities niounted ma
chine guns at Important street inter-
sections and closed many streets With
barbed wire. Chinese newspapers said
they refused to let japanese troops
enter the French section to guard
Tungwen college. Japanese institution
on the western border. A small force
of Italian marines was added to the
forces patrolling the boundary. line OF
the international settlement.
Negotiations by the American and
British cotsulS to bring about peace
between the Japanese and Chinese
broke down. There were reports 9
truce had been agreed upon but the
foreign authorities denied them.
Tension Eased Somewhat
The arrival Of the American de-
stroyers and the knowledge addition
al international forces were on the
way. together with the lull In firing
throughout the city. eased the tension
in the foreign colony. Besides the six
warships reported to have sailed from
manila it was said another. destroyer
tender would follow soon. In addition
to the British cruiser now on the way
from Hongkong the British aircraft
carrier Hermes. had embarked all her
planes there and stood ready to pro-
coed north at the shortest notice.
while H. M. 8. Cumberland, now In
drydock at Hongkong. also was order
al r. nrenare FOR service With ali
rnaad
op ~. d.,.rs. ,crce. =, the ,nterna-
+;onaI settIement increasad. .their
.,,ard az m,,ch. ar r,ossihle A tour Of
the settlements western borders.
where British troops. volunteer forces.
q. 8. Marines and small force OF
d;t,ons n,,iet
Tn Tia srea ,,nder t,e command az
az Ch,r.sa f f..r. 'evervthinc also
r,as tn,,rd - !. n,,,at erd ~ large
hcd,es ~ chinesa soldiers were evi-
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- ~. re,,,rcr.r~ Iines strrn~
r.mnorsrv teisnhnne iines were he
inc strung tlnro,,eh the Chinese area.
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terrationeI settlement ana n the
w.. ~ trn,,ed nv the n. = Marines
a,.rs - rr,caded Monday ana .racl,ine
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