The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-13
Big JAPANESE DRIVE
SLATED TO BEGIN AT
CHAPEL NEXT WEEK
Under Cover Of Storm, Chinese
Prepare Army Of Is, 900
For Defense
AMERICANS RAISE PROTEST
U. S. Residents Of Shanghai
Blame Japanese in Cable
gram to Borah
RAISE PROTEST
(Copyrirht, 1882. BY the A. RI

Shanghai, Feb. 13.-{ReJapanese
airplanes and big guns pounded the
wrecks Of Chapel and Woosung today
with the heaviest bombardment since
the fighting began two weeks ago
and claimed they had stopped q
Chinese counter-attack.
1t was prelude to the big japan
csc drive which probably will begin
next week. AS blizzard swept across
the Woosung sector. Lieutenant Cen
eral Kenkichi Uyeda, who will COM
mand the entire japanese force, ar
rived at his headquarters and issued
a statement to the effect that he
had come only to protect japanese
life and property and that II pos
sible he would avoid unnecessary
hoStilities.
Under cover Of the storm the
Chinese prepared their army OF u.s.
600 men to Withstand an assault BY
the japanese force of about the
same size
Peace Chance Denied
Promising reports of peace nego-
through the medium of the
ministers Of the U s, Great Britain
and France, also were shot to pieces
when Nelson T. johnson, American
minister. who arrived here yesterday
with the British and French diplo-
matte representatives, said he knew
Of no such peace prospects.
The booming guns and bombs
shook the city, as it had not been
shaken since fighting began two
weeks ago. When the fog began to
clear away the planes could be seen.
seeking out their detectives, then
swooping down to release their loads
Of destruction and death. The bonn
bardment awoke the three foreign
ministers and they hastily grabbed
telephones to learn what it was all
about.
Planes Fly North
About $3.50 a. m. the six airplaues
wheeled to the north toward the
Woosung forts. Clouds of fog and
smoke hung over the Whaugpoo and
the planes disappeared In them,
leaving Chapel quiet. Meanwhile the
Chinese waited tmpatiently for the
arrival of four squadrous of their
own planes from Canton. New units
OF Chinese infantry were being
thrown into the line to resist the big
push that the Japanese were expect
ed to make. The Japanese forces
had been increased by upwards Of
$1,000 additional soldiers.
A Japanese spokesman said large
bodies Of additional troops were off
Woosung and they probably would
be landed within q few days. Then.
he said, a big japanese push might
be expected.
1T is a question of face" Amer
lean Minister johnson said. Neither
side wants to lose face Face is
everything In the Far East. II any
Individual or group were capable Of
formulating some scheme by which
face could be saved all around then
perhaps q way might be opened
eventually for talk designed to bring
about peace"
The voice Of 100 American resi-
dents Of Shanghai was raised in pro-
Test against the Japanese activities
n q cablegram to U. s. Senator VIII
lam e. Borah at Washington. Their
ASSSo" "Uc 06oA4AoU Wlldt GI1Sy C6llSO
The violence Of Japan's methods. They
feared. they said, II Japan were sue
;essful world reliance again would be
placed on armed forces and the cause
II disarmament would lose all It gain
I'd since the World war.
Rev. Emory Luccock, American pas
;or OF the Shanghai Community
church, told the Associated Press the
American community, as far q he
Knew 1t, was Unanimous and indig-
aant in condemning Japans entirely
nisnamed defense Of Shanghai" Had
aer punitive measures taken q san
n and more civilized" course, he said,
'he would have received considerable
support from Americans.
Attitude May Change
The belief now prevailed, he said,
hat the Chinese attitude toward for
,igners in general would suffer and
he future status Of the international
settlement would be ENDANGERED.
The Japanese planes were out early.
} few minutes after o'clock this
morning, to begin the laundering at
Jack on Chapel again. Six OF them
followed up bosnbardmeut which
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