The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-13

the alert rode back and forth in numbering trucks. Japanese machine gun crews squatted behind sand bag barricades on the boundary of the International Settlement, facing the Chinese barricades, manned by regulars and peace preservation corps men, opposite them,
 Many Chinese Refugees
 Through the troop lines marched an endless stream of Chinese refu- gees with their belongings on their backs, making for the comparative safety of International Settlement ground.
 With the Japanese bluejacketS moving in the city, and thousands upon thousands of Chinese pouring in, 1t became certain that some- thing must happen.
 At 9:15 8. n., the first clash oc. curred-a bluepackets patrol and a crowded street corner in the Chapel group of Chinese regulars met on crowded street corner in the Chapej native quarter. The regulars were behind sand bags. Chinese authori- ties asserted that the Japanese charged them. Fighting proceeded for an hour, but 1t was not severe.
 Next firing broke out in the northern part of the city where an- other bluejacket patrol was moving through crowded Japanese section.
 Third Clash Occurs
 A third clash occurred in the East Paoshing road between the scenes of the first two fights All three fights took place in territory under control of Chinese authoriteis
 The Japanese warships anchored off the Shanghai water front steam- ed down the river to join the main fleet.
 A couple of Chinese airplanes droned over the outskirts, recon- noitering.
 Chinese sources, usually most re- lieble, asserted that fie Japanese were killed and more than 10 wounded in the morning fighting. They said that only one Chinese was wounded and that one civilian was wounded.
 Chimes Resist Stubbornly
 The Chinese resisted stubbornly. They were entrenched on the out skirts, their lines stretching to su- burban villages.
 As night approached the United States marines joined in patrol work. Squads, totalling 145 men of the l,050 men of the 4th marines in Shanghai, went out to critical points, such as bridges and ferries across the Soochow Creek in the American defense zone, to reinforce police. The main body of the marines remained in barracks.
 The Americans of the volunteer corps totalled 475, divided into an infantry company of 140, a machine gun company of 75, Philippine company fo l60 and cavalry troop of 100.
 The volunteers spent part of their time on, duty, @ tconcentration points such as churches, clubs and schools, waiting for 0 call to ac. ton. The rest of the time they could be seen about the city tend- ing to business, in shops and of- f1ces-with revolvers strapped at their sides and canteens on their hips.
 Besides the marines and volun- teers there were 80 sailors aboard the gunboat Sacramento and ll6 aboard the navy oil tanker Ramapo.
 The cruiser August, due tomorrow, will bring 900 men.
 Toward dusk the Japanese began speeding up the supply of muni- tons toward their front Trucks roared from the lines into the huge steep and concrete Japanese head quarters where they were loaded hurriedly. Then they raced off again, with munitions or men.
 Japanese Headquarters
 Japanese Army Field Headquar- ters. South of Nankow, Aug. 13- (UP) - Japanese troops occupied Nankow, 25 miles northwest of Pei- ping today and pressed on in face of determined Chinese resistance to storm the Nankow mountain pass. Chinese resistance, which had seemed at an end. had stiffened. Japanese commanders brought into the battle their airplanes and tanks in an effort to throw the Chinese from the Nankow pass, key to all the country to the north, before the