Evening star., 1937-09-13
Attack Deliberate.
Says Adventist
Mission Head.
SHRAPNEL HITS
CHINESE AIDES
Shanghai Defense
Positions Are
Abandoned.
BACKGROUND


American liUes and property in
gerat peril during japanese inpd-
sion OF China and "undeclared"
,oar around Shanghai and in
North. Fiue Americans haze lost
liues. japanese big push to
Shanghai lUas held up BY stiff
Chinese resistance to landing OF
heauy japanese reinforcements
from the Yangtse Riper Chi
nese haze been constructing strong
second line entertainments on
'chich to tau back aU1ten japanese
attack becomes too hot.
BY the Associated Press.
HONG KONG. September l3-P. "
Thomas, head of the American Sew
enth-Day Adventist Mission Hospital
at Waichow, charged japanese today
with the apparently deliberate bomb
ing of the hospital despite the promi-
nent display of American flags.
Thomas, who arrived here today,
bringing wounded members of his
Chinese staff, said japanese war
planes bombed the hospital for Is
minutes yesterday.
American flags. he declared, were
prominently displayed over the mis-
sion and the attack was apparently
deliberate, as there were no military
objectives nearby
Barracks Bombed Later.
A barracks miles away, he said,
was bombed later and was subjected
to new attack this morning
Several of the six Chinese members
OF his staff were placed in hospital
here suffering from shrapnel wounds.
Waichow is some so miles up the
Capton River. northwest of Hong
K6nt
Ignoring big American flags in the
hospital compound" the Council
Bluffs, Iowa. mission head said, "Japa-
nese aviators repeatedly bombed the
hospital and nearby airport.
Several members of my Chinese
staff were wounded. have brought
two of them here for treatment"
Chinese troops today repulsed a
Japanese landing party which at
tackled several "anti-piracy' forts at
Bias Bay. northeast of Hong Kong.
Japanese bluejackets, landing from
cruisers in the bay, inflicted serious
damage on the forts before they were
beaten back
Purpose Of the maneuver was be-
lieved to be the cutting off of war
supplies from China which have been
moving to the interior by way Of
Hong Kong.
1t was believed the japanese would
try to occupy the Chinese section OF
the Canton -Kowloon Railway to carry
out their objective.
Chinese planes were reported to
have attacked three japanese war;
ships off -Samichau Island, near
Macao. The planes eventually re-
turned to Kong Moon-ching.
Chinese Abandon Kiangwan.
SHANGHAI, September 13 tP).-Un-
der heavy fire from japanese land and
sea batteries, the Chinese Army aban-
doned the hotly-fought Kiangwan
salient north of Shanghai today and
withdrew all forces to the powerfully
fortified second line defense network
of trenches stretching from Shanghai
25 miles TO the northwest.
The Chinese retreat was orderly and
strategic TO prepared positions which
they had expected to fall back on as
soon as the full force Of Japan's
mechanized advance surged against
them.
The japanese followed hard on the
heels of the retreating Chinese and
quickly occupied the Far Eastern race
course and the now completely ruined
Kiangwan civic center. The Chinese
had held the area for a full month
against the flercest japanese assaults
Cholera, constant Oriental peril 0.
either war or peace, took grave turr
In the international areas, while 2.
Americans were being evacuated on &
United States warship.
There were unconfirmed reports thai
one American left in Shanghai wa,
dying OF the dread disease In all