Evening star., 1937-08-29
SHRAPNEL SHOWER
PER|LS AMERICANS
FLEEING SHANGHAI
100 Scurry to Safety Aboard
the President Lincoln
in Whangpoo.
CHINESE REFUGEES
BLASTED BY PLANES
16 japanese Bombers Kill 200 and
Wound 400 in Nantao-Au.
gusta Endangered.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Undecldred 1Dar betUeen China
and Japan which spread to Shdng-
hal from, North China after kill
ing OF tpo japanese at the Far
Eastern metropolis has taken liDeS
OF thousands OF Chinese and for
eigners, including four Americans
British Ambassador to China wds
critically nounded Thursday BY
machine guns from japanese air
plane near Shanghai Relations
betDeen Britain and Japan tense.
BULLETIN.
SHANGHAI, August 20 Sunday
P).-Detachments Of a Japanese
landing party and Chinese troops
waged a fierce six-hour battle early
today near Kiangwan, Northern
Chinese sector compelling retire.
ment of Chinese, japanese claimed.
japanese said one of their lieu
tenants and many sailors were
killed and that Chinese casualties
were still heavier.
By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, August 2S-Japan's
great air bombers today carried the
war into Nantao. old native city of
Shanghai, and inflicted 500 civilian
casualties in an area which had been
relatively unscathed by the two-week
battle for Shanghai
Sixteen planes participated in a
leisurely. thorough bombing of Nantao,
strewing death and destruction
through its narrow. crowded streets.
Mayor o. K. Yui of Greater Shanghai
said 200 were killed. 400 wounded, all
Chinese noncombatants.
Nantao is the old walled city that
stood on the banks of the Wangpoo
before the foreigners came 100 years
ago to make Shanghai. Its walls were
raised in the sixteenth century to keep
out japanese pirates. 1t lies just south
Of the French concession, in which
most Shanghai Americans have their
homes.
Respite Yesterday.
The bombing of Nantao and renewal
OF savage fighting along the Whang-
poo, Shanghai's outlet to the sea,
brought the war and its perils to for
e1gners back to the gates Of the inter-
national areas, which yesterday had
enjoyed a days respite.
Yesterdays lull was due to the fact
that the bloodiest battle of the cam
paign was being fought along the
southern banks of the Yangtze, at
least II miles from Shanghai, where
the Chinese were battling desperately
against the inland advance of new
legions just landed from Japan.
Americans Under Fire Again.
But today Americans fleeing from
Shanghai's perils again were under
fre and the cruiser Augusta, flagship
Of the United States Asiatic fleet, had
another narrow escape from shelling.
One hundred and sixty Americans,
carried on a tender down the Whang-
poo to board the Manila bound Presi-
dent Lincoln, witnessed a thrilling
battle between japanese bombing
bANAlCS dAAu \LlllCSC ldllu 1OIC6S near
Woosung, at the confluence of the
Whangpoo and the Yangtze But the
thrills involved risk.
The Americans saw two big Japa-
nese bombers shot down in flames, the
most decisive blow struck at Japans
air forces in the warfare Immediately
around Shanghai.
Showers of shrapnel and shell frag-
ments from Chinese and japanese
guns alike fell on the President Lin
coins decks, causing passengers to
seek safety below, but none was hurt.
Shell Explodes Near Augusta.
The Augusta was endangered when
4 Chinese battery in Chapel, northern
native district of Shanghai, went into
action against japanese shore posi-
tions in Hongkew. A projectile fell
into the Whangpoo close to the
cruiser, moored off the International
Settlement.
The detonation and shower Of frag-
ments caused the Augustus S crew to
take refuge below decks, but neither
the ship nor her crew suffered hurt.
Two-Week Toll 5000.
Chinese authorities estimated that
the toll taken in Nantoa raised the
list Of civilian casualties in Shanghai's
two weeks Of war to 5000, nearly all
Chinese.
Independent observers said they
knew Of no military objectives in
Nantao, but japanese had charged it
harbored Chinese artillery and had
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