The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-14

Pootung, from oil parts around the settlement the fury Of tho fire of artillery and machine guns was 60 great that 1t looked aS if the city were ringed with flashing jewels. A Chinese spokesman said that this was c Chinese counter offensive and it was believed that, If it waS successful, 1t would prove to be the postponed Anniversary offensive in celebration of last Sundays 2eth anniversary of the revolution. It had been known that iil hope of making C gigantic attack the Chinese had t1lassed men and gun sell about Shanghai.
 Planes Return
 The Chinese planes came back Up the river. Japanese warShipS had sought them Vainly with their searchlights. Whether the planes had found their warship targets was not known.
 Firing died. Japanese planes, go- ing Up for the first time after dark went out to seek the Chinese planes.
 It was disclosed that c big fleet of Chinese planes had been sent down the YangtSe from Nenking for to- nights attack. Roo Np observers said that the Chinese planes had used bombs, including ineendiary ones, and machine guns not only against Japanese warships but along the Japanese shore of the WhanE. poo, and that casualties must have been high.
 Machine Gun Fire
 Chinese machine guns opened up from the Footing side of the river on the warships strung along it Japanese ships turned their guns on the shore.
 on their return flight, the Chi- i1ese planes flew perilousiy close to the settlement-one even over tho famous waterfront---and there was . new burst of Japanese fire over the settlement Star shells added to the beauty of tho picture, and searchlightS shot their beams streak. Ing Up over the city, leaving wakes of flame.
 Word came from the front that at the zero hour for tho boimbardment here, Chinese went over the top not only in the northern section of Shanghai but in the Liuhang and kiangwan sectors farther north two of the most important points in the entire line.
 New Units Used The Chinese used new secret mos bile units which they had brought here from the interior, 1t was learned.
 At ' D, m, the sky was q blood red from the fire burning all about the battle area in the city, in both Jap. alese and Chinese parts. Chinese planes, it was learned, dropped bombs near Japanese munitions dumps and 1t was reported that Japanese planes which took to the air did 50 to escape bombing on the ground.
 At 7;50 D. m. the firing died down, Ambulance units said that 1t had been their biggest day since the bet. tle started. Casualties were much lighter than in the two big bombs ings early ln the battle. No account at oil was kept of minor WoundingA, It was learned that the shell which hit the Lolza road police stas ton smashed into cell biaCk and caused c riot among i00 prisoners, Thirty Are Killed
 Thirty persons were killed and 10 wounded when C shell burst at th0 corner of the Yuyaehing and Ruling roads. This made approximately 40 Killed from one bomb and one shell alone.
 Casualty reports were still com. ing ifi.
 1'huS--lt was hopsd---ended c day such aS Shanghai had not seen for sustained terror
 The American bluejacket wound. cd was Third Glass Radiomaii l, D. McMichael, CotnersViile, Ind,
 The Japanese bomb that landed near the marine outpost was so close that men in the outpost suffered severe shock from It's eoncussiof, Protest Poison Gas
 Geneva, Oct i4r--(UP)--The Chi. iiese delegation to the League of Nations sent two notes to the secre. tariat today charging Japan with using poison sas and dun dum b,iis lets. It also charged that Japanese planes were continuing the botns bardinent of open towns afld cities,
 Jap Army b0O,OOO
 Shanghai, Got. i4-(Up)--JApan has ail army of nearly 800 OO0--isioTe thar three times tho strength Of the United States standing army. concentrated in China, foreign obs servers estimated today.
 The figure was said to Do exclusive of naval and aorial forces.
 Has Enough Money
 Hong Kong, Oct. i4.- (Cp) - China has enough money and credit t0 0afry on her war with Japan for "soms tifne," pr. If. if. KunR, Chls nesO minister Of finance, said today.