Evening star., 1932-02-28
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(Copyrieht 1882. by the Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, February 27.-Japanese
airplanes bombed the Chinese positions
m the Chapei-Kiangwan battle front
TODAY as deadlocked armies rushed re-
Inducements toward Kiangwan, center
point of the line from Shanghai to
WooSung, in preparation for decisive
fightl
barded the Chinese Airport at Hang
chow for the third time, and put the
finishing touch, Japanese naval au-
thorities said, to the destruction CT CHI
nsse airplane bases around Shanghai.
Six bombs were dropped, setting the
hangar ablaZe, the japanese Sala'
Chinese Cling to Kiangwan.
A small but stubborn Chinese garri-
Kon still held out in the ruins OF hlang-
wan, neither Japanese shells nor
claims of victory having dislodged the
defenders.
AS the fogs lifted ever Kiangwan. the
Japanese resumed their attack. Fnteen
airplanes from the emergency flying
field behind the lines scattered eX-
nlosives over the Chinese positions, set
ting new fires attaining over Miaochung-
chen. source of the beleaguered garr1-
sons supplies.
The flyers divided themselves into
two groups. A majority struck around
ochurgchen. The others went on
to ChapI pouring bombs again upon
that native section Of Shanghai stricken
in the first days of the long battle here
Thousands of Troops on Way.
Japanese artillery tossed occasional
shells into Chinese lines strafed by the
borkbardment of airplanes and big
guns for days of indecisive conflict,
butsotherwise the Kiangwan sector was
comparatively calm.
Thousands of japanese troops, ex-
pected to come to reinforce the con-
tinuPlly repulsed assailants, were re-
ported to be near Shanghai, but ap-
parpntly had not yet arrived at GAS
am Inspection of the Whangpoo
River as far as Woosung, at the mouth
l6 miles away, revealed no sign OF in
coming transports. The waterfront
was quiet and deserted.
Aided by air and artillery lombard
ment, the japanese have made number
ess,assaults on Kiangwan and have Is
sled numerous claims Of victory, but
neither shells nor communiques routed
the Chinese.
The Japanese announced that during
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succeeded IN surrounding the village.
Their infantrymen already were in the
western end, they said, and were pro-
ceeGng to mop up the rest of it.
Bht at 1870 O'Clock last night an
Associated Press correspondent, who
werA out to see for himself, learned
that the Chinese still held Kiangwan
and that the. garrison was being sup
piled with food and ammunition.
from
Miapchungohen, to the northwest.
Help on Way. Says Tsai.
The communication s1ineA with the
beleaguered garrison was very narrow
and, the soldiers bearing food and am
muntion ran a gantlet Of machine
gum fire from japanese positions on
either. side. ..
But the neck Of the bottle still was
open. .......-.. .-
Ap communique from Gen. Tsai Ting
KAT Chinese commander, said that the
Kiangwan garrison still was intact and
that help was on the way.
The government at Marking has
sent me two more divisions to reinforce
the 18th route army" the communique
said and this additional force will
go INTO action when the japanese Of
fensive Is renewed"
The harbor master reported that two
japanese troop ships had arrived off
the, Woosung forts, 16 miles down the
WhAnpoo from Shanghai 1t was be-
heved that these ships were the first
of the great feet that is bringing
heavy reinforcements from Japan.
Several Vessels Arrive.
During the last few days several ves-
sells have arrived with ammunitions
and supplies for the Japanese, ana on
each OF them there was small COM
plernent Of soldiers. About 1000 men
were landed yesterday
When the last crowded transport has
arrived, the Japanese-unless they
change their tactics-will attempt once
again to break through the Chinese de-
fenses at Kiangwan and thereby cut
of the troops defending the northern
end of the Shanghai-Woosung line from
the units holding the strong Chinese
positions in Chapel Then the plan
will be to conduct separate operations
against the two ends of the broken line
Just as the hands of the big clock
on the customs house tower at Shang-
hal marked midnight the heavy guns
of both forces went into action in
Chapel and HongkeW
The cannonading continued until
after l o'clock. To non-combatants
in the International Settlement it some
times seems that the 4artillerymen time
their cunning by the big clock, which
Is plainly visible from both sides of the
battle line.
5000 Entrench at Miaochungchen.
Inspection of the front line showed
that the opposing lines extended in a
gentle curve from WooSung to a point
nearly a mile east OF Miaochungchen,
thence south to Kiangwan and cast
ward around the village to its south
ern limits. and thence south to Chapel
The whole area between the Kiang-
wan front and the Chinese support
positions in the vicinity of Tazang.
four, miles to the west, was honey
combed with artillery pits and machine
gun nests. NorthWard toward the
Liuhang hinterland the territory also
was heavily fortified and swarming
with soldiers.
Although the japanese Rave claimed
for days that they control the village
of Miaochungchen, 1000 Chinese SOL
diers were entrenched there and they
seemed prepared TO hold out indefi-
nitely. Well built trenches criss-crossed
the entire town and barbed wire en-
tanglementS were everywhere. Food
and munition supplies were adequate.
The Japanese front line was three
quarters of mile to the East.
TRUCE RUMOR CIRCULATED.