The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-17
BY mERBERT R. EKINs

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Peiping. April 17-Japanesc airplanes dropped five bombs near American Methodist mission prop erty at Changli, the Changn 'rali- road station master reported to Peiplng headquarters today. Hun dreds of wounded Chinese poured in here from the 250-square- mile triangle in China proper newly oc- cupied by Japanese and Manchu- kuo troops, as Colonel Walter 5. Drysdalc, United States military at taches, received disQuieting reports that bombs had fallen within 2Oo wards of the 18th United States ln- fantry camp at Chinwangtao.
 Chinese military authorities re. ported Japanese airplanes had dropped bombs within 50 miles Of Peiping, Chinese troops were hast fly cntrenching themselves along the south bank of the Luan rlver' believing the Japanese were pre- pairing to push their drive farther into China proper by attacking the major cities of Peiping and Tient- sin.
 Foreign officials expressed the greatest anxiety for foreigners withing the Chinese triangle oc- cupied by the Japanese after heavy fighting.
 A Chinest military communiquee said Japanese ,airplanes dropped 30 bombs at Shih Hsia, 50 miles north, and that leader and ten workers of the Red Swastika asso- ciation Chinese Red Cross) were killed. The Chinese claimed they had shot down a Japanese airplanc in the immediate vicinity.
 Chinese losses in fighting along the great wall and the retreat to the Luan river werc believed to have been disastrous. The dead were estimated at 40OO. Foreign official observers found 1000 Chi.. nese wounded in Peiping alone, ana estimated that 5000 more had been injured 30 seriously that they could not be brought here.
 Both Changli and Chihwangtao are within the Japancse-occuplcd triangle. It's northern boundry IS the great wall; 1t faces the sea on the east and the river Luan on the southwest.
 American and British interests are great with in the zone. The United States naval base Is at Chinwangtao' where q detachment of the 18th infantry Is stationed. The Japanese were in complete control there. United States Minister Nelson T. Johnson maintained close telc- phonlc communication with the American consul general at Tient- sin, Frank Lockhart. but as yet was unprepared to order evacuation Of Americans. A score of American mission aries are stationed at ChangH. An American marine detail 1t at Pei- taho in the Japanese triangle. A Chinese military communique said Japanese were advancing down the Peiping Mukden rail- road toward Lunchow, just outside the triangle and east of Peiping. :. Heavy fighting was reported. It was believed the Japanese intend- ed to occupy all stategic centers within the triangle. At. Chin wantao and Peitaho, they have al- ready established local self gov
 In Peiping Chinese authorities frightened martial law and hurried | the shipment of the former fm- perial treasury southward. It was apparent that they feared Japanese |. invasion.
 The Japanese legation. however. announced that the Japanese had occupied the triangle only to ter minate Chinese attacks along the great wall. Shoichi Nakayamo said the troops would withdraw when the menace of Chinese attacks along the wall twas removed. For six weeks fighting for the wal passes has been frcnzled and bloody.
 Nakayama did not think occupa : ton of pciping and Tientsin im- ] minent.