The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-25
Chinese, Suffering Heavy
Losses, Cling GrimIy to
Positions.
INVADERS GAINS SMALL
Bombardment to Continue
All Night. Preparatory to
Mass Attack.
BY HI. II. EKINS
United Press staff Correspondent
(Copvright- 1892 bv United Pressl

SHANGHAI, Feb. &c (Fri-
day).-The Japanese hurled
their military strength
against the Chinese lines
north of Shanghai Thursday
and early today in a crushing
offensive designed to shatter
China's lines between Shang-
hal and Woosung.
The Chinese, forced back, suffered
heavily under the whitening rain of
shells, bombs and machine gun bull
lets, their casualties being estimated
at 1000 or more.
Lieutenant General Uyeda, COM
mander of the japanese Ninth di-
vision. announced early today that
the artillery battering would be ON
tinued all night, preparatory to a
mass attack on the ~strategically i'm
portant town of Tazang, about ten
miles northwest of the city, on the
road to Liu Ho.
Chapel Next Objective
The Japanese planned. after cap
turing Tazang, to turn their
strength against the Chinese lines
in Chapel, the native city of Shang-
hal, bringing the war again to the
gates of the international settle
ment.
A japanese communique at 1890
Thursday night announced that the
Japanese had advanced 200 yards
in the Kiangwan area. The action
was most heavy at the village Of
Kiaochiachen, captured by the
Japanese, where, the communiqUe
estimated 300 Chinese were killed.
However, only eighty were
wounded and fifteen taken prison
ers, indicating the %ferceness of the
attack.
The japanese placed their casu-
alties all during the day at eighty.
Despite the superior offensive
weapons of the japanese and their
heavy casualties, the Chinese stood
their ground with amazing valor
and, as far as foreign observers
could tell, the Japanese gains we're
~ great.
Chinese Shell Hongkew
At midnight the Chinese began
Smelling the Hongkew quarter of the
settlement, shells falling in Woo
sung and Chapoo roads, north of
Soochow creek, in the settlement.
1t 1870 p. m, the Chinese began
en- attack in the Chapel quarter.
bombarding the North Szechuen
road with stokes mortars and at
lacking the japanese with rifles and
machine guns.
Masses of green-uniformed Jap
anese troops surged forward in the
wake of protecting artillery fire
and aerial bombs, capturing the
Chinchiashan sector, less than two
miles northwest of Kiangwan, at
1890 p. m.
From this stronghold, the Jap
anese left wing started an attack
on the Chienkouchi, Houkouchia.
ana Q"eucIlaJaO sectors.
From an observation tower near
Kiangwan race course, the foreign
attaches saw about 5000 Chinese
troops concentrating against the
Japanese.
The japanese artillery, which had
advanced a short time before, got
an accurate range and literally
moved down the Chinese.
Wiped Out by Shells
The Chinese front line broke. Re-
Inducements were rushed into the
line from the direction of Tazang.
Then the Chinese advanced again
under a merciless bombardment.
The Chinese appeared and dis
appeared among smoke screens and
thick clouds kicked up by bursting
shells.
Chinese Nineteenth route army
headquarters had difficulty main
tanning communication with the
front, except by field telephone.
after Japanese bombs cut the
MISUNDERSTANDING railway between
NoAaNAoA4S anu OilGLJu.
In view of the Chinese threat to
lombard the japanese areas of The
settlement, and to turn the fire OF
their guns on the waterfront if
japanese reinforcements attemp'e ed
to land in the foreign district. for
eign residents appeared to be fac
ing greater danger than at any time
during the fighting here.
Weather Favors Airmen
Cold weather, with brilliant sun
shine and good visibility, favored
the japanese airmen as they took
on with their loads of bombs. They
zoomed back and forth over the
southern half of the eighteen-mile
battle line from Chapel to Woosung.
These Chinese held their ground
early in the day despite a terrific
bombardment. The veteran soldiers
Of the Eighty-seventh division,
Chang Kai-Shek's own, stood
shoulder to shoulder with the Can
tonese troops of the Nineteenth
route army and offered surprising
resistance.
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