The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-29

 United Press correspondents, tour- saw corpses dotting the streets and | found foreign troops hurriedly re. infoTcing their satldbag and barbed wire Qualifications.
 Italian troops deployed out into Chinese area between their conces- sion and the international bridge, seeking better defensive positions in event they became involved.
 Dread of Tonight
 There was fear thath tonight the Chinese might try e mass attack on the Japanese concession. Foreign military experts insisted | that the Japanese position was most | dangerous. They said that some | Japanese under attack in outlying l districts were isolated and that all | means of retreat was cut off. They | said that some were in danger Cf | extinction. The Japanese army airdrome was reported surrounded. National governmentt FOODS were reported to have arrived in the vi- cinity of Nankai university, only about @ mile from the chief Japan- ese garrison post.
 United Press correspondents found Chinese troops tearing up railroad tracks between the East Statoin and the Japanese airdrome. Japanese planes flew over the Chimes but did not bomb thm.
 Saw Jap Bombs Fall
 Between and o'clock this after noon q and 3 Q. m. EDT) watched dozen three-motored Japanese bomberS drop more than 90 bombs n the city. Not one scored a direct hit. But the clearing smoke at 12 points was succeeded by bursts of flame from buildings near the tar gets-the East Station and such points of Chinese concentration.
 Huge columns of smoke arose at several places in Chinese areas and 1t looked as if the fires might spread.
 Chinese firemen and other ciW- Hans, ignoring heavy firing played hoses on buildings hit by bombs aimed at the railway station and post office, and stopped those fires.
 Observers looking through tele- scopes reported that bombs started numerous fires near the Nankai uni- versity, one of the most beautiful in China. It looked as if the univer- sity was frightfully damaged If not destroyed. Several were killed, re. ports said, but most students were on summer vacation.
 Village In Flames
 Palatial Village, near the Univer- sity south of the city, was ir flames.
 Casualties were reported secere in the crowded sections of the na. tive city where the Japanese tried to hit the finance bureau and the mayors office.
 The fatalistic calm which the Chinese preserved in a nightmare of battle was remarkable.
 l could hear, on a visit to the bor- der between the Japanase concession and Chinese territory, series of terrific explosions which meant, probably, bombing of municipal offices.
 A Japanese army spokesman an. nounced that planes bombed nine "centers of anti-Japanese elements' -Palatai Village. Nankai university, TientSin municipal government buildings, peace preservation corps headquarters, finance bureau, Tient- sin-Pukow Railroad offices, Peip- ing -Mukden railroad offices, Peip. ing-Mukden freight yards and Chingching mining offices.
 Chinese Replied
 Chinese replied to the airplane fire as best they could with ma- chine guns and were reported to have brought down one.
 A Japanese army communique said that the Japanese were reluctant to resort to arms lest they draw not only peaceful citizens but foreigners into the havoc of war;. But when Chinese troops attacked. 1t continued, the Japanese were con- pelled to fight to destroy anti.Jap- anese bases.
 The Japanese made no comment on the reported presence of national government troops south of the city
 A United Press man who visited the area talked to Chinese soldiers occupying the rice fields who were joyful at the successes they had won during the day.
 One soldier asserted he belonged to the national army but that he had been ordered to tear off iden. tifying uniform marks n order to conceal the participation of na. tional soldiers.
 Both Doing Damage
 That the Chinese, as well as the Japanese, were doing damage was unquestioned. One Chinese hand bomb struck @ Japanese police sta- ton, did severe damage, and wounded the Japanese chief Of poe lice, and other buildings were dam aged around the Japanese conces' sion and other places.
 American missionaries began evacuating the Chinese areas of the city and taking refuge in foreign concessions.
 Japanese soldiers who occupied the American Broad Mission school compound were surrounded by Chi nese soldiers and all but one who escaped, were made prisoners. Peace preservation men began tunneling under Japanese cotton mill where 60 Japanese soldiers were surrounded.
 The consular organization re. mained in session for seven hours, trying to arrange 6 Chinese. .Japan- csc agreement to discontinue the | FlRAklvaM nNAaSVaA eHtasakatVN
 Situation Growing Worse
 The situation became steadily more dangerous as nightfall ap.