Evening star., 1937-09-18
BRITISH WARSH|P
BOMBED BY PLANE
OFF GUON, SPAIN
London Believes Attacker
loyaIiSt-Six Missiles
Fail to Strike.
CHINA COMMEMORATES
| MANCHURIA LOSS IN 81
Shanghai Relaxes as Movies Re-
open and Hotels Resume Service.
Food Scarcer.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Fourth Regiment of American
Marines has been under fire in
Shanghai numerous times since un-
declared Sino-Japanese warfare
spread to that city August 9 from
North China, toltere Japan tcds car
rying out inDasion to augment her
economic bloc NTH Mdnchukuo.
Fine Americans haze died as re-
suit OF fighting around Shanghai.
TtDelue hundred more Marines are
due in Shanghai tomorrow to re-
iuorce American forces already
there.
BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, September 1s.-Japa-
nese artillery unleashed q new bonn
bardment Of the Markham Road Sec
ton today, bringing fresh perik to
the American-defended sector Of
Shanghai's war-shocked International
Settlement.
Japanese shells crashed into the area
close by the patrol assigned United
States Marines as japanese Navy
planes, taking advantage Of clearing
weather, resumed bombardment Of
Chinese positions on q wide front.
The aeral attack was launched
against Liuhong, Lotien, Kiangwan,
Chapel and Pootung, Japanese naval
officials declared, aiming at Chinese
troop concentrations In those sections.
Counter attacks Repulssd.
At the same time a Japanese Army
officer asserted Japan's land forces
had repulsed Chinese counter attacks
on 25-mile front extending from the
north at Luho to Shanghai's out
skirts.
Chinese replied to the japanese
artillery bombardment with one Of the
heaviest night air raids the city has
experienced.
The Japanese were said to have
advanced within . mile Of Iiuhons.
the powerful wireless transmitting
base to the north where Chinese forces
were in strong positions.
Heavy Chinese casualties were re-
ported in the counter attacks when
Japanese permitted the advancing
troops to push within close range be-
fore opening whitening machine
gun fire that halted the Chinese.
Chinese Army authorities admitted
Japanese forces had recaptured Io-
tien, about Is miles north Of shans.
hal, and that Chinese troops were re-
treating from positions on the Iiuhons
sector nearer the city. Ltuhong It.
self was said stin to be In Chinese
hands, however.
AS the lighting ragged China observed
day Of mourning to commemorate
the republics loss Of Manchuria in
1881. Flags were at half-mast through
out China. A three-minute silence was
observed, halting trafic, while the
Chinese people pledged support to
Gen. Chang Kai-shek and the nation.
Movies are Reopened.
The redoubled warfare came a taut-
nerved Shanghai, trimmed by the men-
acing steel of warning Chinese and
Japanese Armies, today sought relaxa-
ton at the movies. War-weary Ameri-
cans and other foreigners thronged the
clty's two leading movie theaters A.
they opened for the first time since
August IA.
Two OF the largest hotels reopened
despite the ever present danger of ex-
ploding shells and falling shrapnel.
Nearly all European-operated cab
arets and dance halls rang again With
The clamor Of American Jazz.
Food stuffs are daily becoming
scarcer and more expensive, but most
restaurants catering to Americans and
europeans unboarded their windows.
while a majority of the retail stores
also began to bid anew for trade.
Seven large Chinese cotton mills
with q total Of 374,o00 spindles re-
opened, giving employment to more
than 10000 Chinese, but the big
Japanese mills have not yet yentured
70 resume operation.
Decisive Battle Looms
PEIPING, September Is Dr.
To