The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-04

the four weeks of battle and no one knew at what moment a bomb might crash down into the settle- nent.
 100 Jap Planes Were Out
 At dawn, a fleet of 100 Japanese planes accommodated first the Poo- tung, then the North Station areas, draWinr the fire of new Chinese anti-aircraft guns. Anti-aircraft shell fragments began dropping in the French concession, and ambu- lanceS, sirens screaming, raced through the foreign area. Then the Japanese began bombing. A great fire, the eighth of conflagration pro- portions since the battle started burst out along the northern boun- diary of the foreign settlement. An- other fire started along the North Szechuan and Range roads at the northeast boundary of the settle- ment proper. Japanese planes be- gan power diving over the North Station sector, bombing and ma chine gunning the Chinese battery positions. They spread out and bombed over wide area.
 Casualty Reports
 Casualty reports in the 1nterna- tional area rose rapidly-25 persons wounded in the Sinza and Chengtu areas of the settlement by bomb fragments; 26 more wounded in other areas; a Chinese boy of nine years killed by an anti-aircraft shell fragment; Chinese man killed by a bomb fragment.
 At noon the new Chinese anti aircraft crews scored their first hit of the day!
 A Japanese plane flying at 2,000 feet, bombing the North Station area, went into Q power dive. As it dived an anti-aircraft shell hit 1t fairly. It burst into flames and fluttered to the ground. It landed just across the International Settle ment border near the Markham Road Station. One bomb, left in its rack when 1t was hit, exploded as the plane hit the ground.
 Time To Get Out
 A second Japanese plane, which had been power diving over the same area, decided 1t was time to get out.
 There was a new threat to the helpless people of the settlement when the Japanese planes, after bombing Pootung, circled over the International water front to wait for smoke to clear so they could see what damage they had done. Japan Solicitors
 Tokyo, Sept. E(UP)--Japan 1. seeking mutual cooperation witt China and mutual prosperity in hel present military operations, Emper. or Hirohito told his parliament to. day at the opening of a five-day emergency war session. Tn forma military uniform the emperor drove in state between thick lines oi guarding troops from his palace tC the new parliament building. H, was attended by princes of the i'm. perial house and by palace officials Arriving at the parliament building he solemnly read his rescript al once and left the houses to conduct their war business. An unofiicia translation of the text of the em. peror's rescript follows:
 Always Seeks Peace
 Japan is always solicitous to ob. tain peace in. East Asia by meani of mutual cooperation and mutua prosperity with China. It is to b. regretted that China has failed t understand the true intentions ol Japan. China has indulged in prov. ocations which precipitated tn. present incident. Japan's soldier are now displaying devotion to theil country by overcoming all difilcul. ties. These operations are intended only to persuade China to recon. sider her course and thereby re. establish the peace of East Asia.
 Tt is to be hoped that all people of Japan in view of the situation will unite in unswerving devotion in order to obtain this object. Mem. bers of the diet are urged to con. sider faithfully the goveTnmentl measures for the emergency budgel and other matters. and cooperate lT every way with the government"
 War appropriations of staggering proportions were expected tomorrow or Monday.