Evening star., 1937-08-01
JAPANESE CARRY
BOMBING ATTACK
SOUTH Of PE|P|NG
Troop Concentrations at
Paotingfu Reported Har.
ried From Air.
CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL,
TOXIC OFFICERS SAY
Military Domination Nearly Com.
plete, hopping Up Under
Way, They State.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Clash at Marco Polo BRIDGE vest
OF Petping on July 2. set stage tor
resumption OF Chinese-Japdnese
warfare.
Japan has insisted territories
around her protector1te of Man
chukuo be under q special regime
to make areas peaceful. China
contends actiUity merely Is another
japanese land grab.
BY the Associated Press.
TIENTSIN. July 31.-The japanese
Army announced today its air force
had carried battle against the Chi.
nese farther southwark with the bomb.
ing of troop concentration at Pao.
tingfu. 85 miles southwest Of Pelplng.
Headquarters here declared ths
bombardment yesterday was necessary
because units of the central govern
ments army, hitherto not involved,
had moved into Paotingfu and Joined
remnants of the 29th Army, driven by
the japanese from the Peiplng district.
The bombing of Paotingfu carried
the zone Of flostilities we'll beyond the
Peiping -Tientsin area, over which the
japanese claimed to have established
almost complete military domination.
with only minor mopping-up opera.
tions continuing.
Their aircraft and infantry. how
ever. continued ruthless action against
Chinese bands from Tientsin TO we'll
west and south of Peiping, over
twisting line of more than 100 miles.
Hundreds more Chinese were killed.
Report Widened Control.
japanese Army spokesmen said their
troops controlled all of Hopeh Prov
ince north of line from Taneku, on
the sescoast, running through TEN
tsin and thence generally following
the railway west-northwest to beyond
Peiping.
Japanese units were reported In
control of part of the Peiping- -Suiyuan
Railway, outlet for Mongolia and
China's northwest. Previously Jap.
anese had been said to be advancing
through Great Wall passes from Nam
chukuo in that direction.
japanese infantry. having captured
the important railway town of Chang
sientien. Is miles from Peiping on the
west bank of the Yungting River, were
reported to have advancedy miles
farther TO Liangsiang
There they were only miles from
Liuliho. where Marking reports said
Chinese Central Army units. having
passed through Paotingfu. had arrived.
The conquests of the last few DAYS
have placed the japanese Army astrida
of China's two main north-south rail-
ways and in control of section Of the
Peiping- -Suiyuan link with the north
west.
For the third day japanese artillery
pounded native sections of Tientsin as
the effort went on TO drive all armed
Chinese out of the area around the
railway stations. In a maze of alleys
and closely built brick houses numer-
Gus Chinese snlpers and machine gun
ners remained. having refused to with
draw as most Of their fellows did under
cover of last nights darkness.
In Peiping the United States En-
bassy permitted Americans to Quit
the international legation quarter
where they sought sanctuary when
Slno-Japanese outbreaks threatened.
Slackening of the tension around
Peiping enabled the Americans to
leave the heavily guarded Embassy II
they wished but officials arranged
for their quick return if trouble arises
again.
The British Embassy also permit
ted its nationals to leave the Legation
quarter. viewing the situation as def.
nitely eased.
japanese sources told OF the estao-
lishment of a temporary Chinese
governing body in Peiping to take
over functions of the Hopeh- -Chahar
political council which was con-
sidered to have ended with the fight
of its leaders. The new body is un-
der japanese control, and when
new regime is set up it is expected
to be Of the same nature.
Evidence that the japanese Army
is ready to take open charge of the
administration of the North China
district was seen in the action Of
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