The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-06
JAPANESE FORC|DLY
ENTER TWO HOUSES
| And RANSACK THEM
Presbyterian and Methodist
Episcopal Establishments
Are Compliments
AIR WARFARE IS CONTINUED
Force Of 1900 U. s. Soldiers
Land at Shanghai From
Transport chaumont
AIR WARFARE IS CONTINUED

Shanghai, Feb. 6.-(F-Two Amer
lean mission houses In Shanghai were
attacked this afternoon while a fleet
OF airplane bombers reared overhead,
battering for the second time today
the flattened sector Of Chapel.
Japanese bluejackets forcibly en-
tered and ransacked the American
Presbyterian mission on North SEE
chuen road, well within the area oc-
cupied by the japanese. They forced
their way into the building in spite
Of an official notice of the American
consul nailed on the entrance.
the American Southern Methodist
Episcopal mission in Hongkew. which
last week was ransacked by the blue
jackets, was subjected to a shellinv
from the light artillery guns in Cha
pei during the afternoon and mis-.
sion officials in the building at.
tempting to appraise last weeks dam.
age were forced to retire.
1t Is not known whether the shells
came from Japanese or Chinese runs.
Raid In Mid.Afternoon
The airplanes began their second
bombing raid in mid-afternoon-
Shortly before noon the quiet which
had lasted all night since Yesterdays
artillery and machine gun fire and
air bombing, was INTERRUPTED when
Il planes zoomed over tho interna.
tlonai settlement and Chapel and be-
gan the battle all over again.
The attack lulled at noon onlv to
rare again shortly before 8 O'Clock
when the planes roared out OF the
m1sts on the lower Yaustze again and
loosed q hail Of bombs to scatter more
death and destruction ON Chapel.
1t was the eighth consecutive dav
the district had undergone esllinr
IRE. New fires Were. started 81 the
bombs this afternoon ana thev cnn.
1lnueo 70 burn throughout the day.
shortly after the air attack the
artlllery and machine guns began
again.
At 4:3o p. m. q sharp duel between
the Japanese filters and tho Chinese
anti-aircraft gunners began. There
were 10 Japanese planes and they
continued circling over the area
loosing their bombs as thew nassed
over the detectives on tho ground.
Guns Blaze Nightly
The Chinese anti-aircraft guns
blazed away nightly. Observers
who watched from a safe distance
could not see that any Of the planes
were hit. The aviators were flying
nigh, apparently remembering the
tate OF three Of their fellows yester-
day who ventured too close to the
Chinese guns and were shot down.
No one knew why the blueiackets
ransacked the Presbyterian mission
To-Day unless they were seekinn anti
Japanese literature. quantities Of
which have flooded the district. THO
owners protested to the q. s. con.
sulate.
When the Methodist mission was
ransacked last week the japanese
terror1zed the Chinese servants. Of
1icials said that there was no evil
dence OF servants within the prouertv
Today. Two Americans said when
tney were entering the property 4
rev days ago they saw q japanese
marine repeatedly bayoneting q help
less Chinese man, plunging the bay.
onet into him until all movement in
his body ceased.
Americans expressed the belief
the bluejackets had taken away all
the servants, whose fate may have
neen the same Is that Of the man
they saw.
q. s. Destroyer
The q. 8. destroyer Whipple was
badly damaged in = collision In the
lower Whangpoo river. two miles
from Shanghai, during the day. The
destroyer collided with the British
steamer, Resale Moller.
The force Of 1900 U. 8. troops
which arrived yesterday from Manila
on the transport Chaumout, was
landed today.
Japanese naval forces began build.
Ing an airplane landing field this If.
ternoon just outside the extreme east.
ern border Of the international set
Element. along the Shanghai Woo
sung highway. Observers expressed
belief the new UNDERTAKINGS Indicated
the Japanese were planning for q re-
newal OF aerial operations on q larR-
er scale IN and about the city.
AS darkness fell the Japanese aer.
tal bombing squadron withdrew but
. heavy gun, the location Of which
could not b. dAtAf1ntnnd hAUav. e,,a11