Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-16
b the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, August l6-American
women and children passed safely
through shellf1re today and began an
officially ordered exodus from stricken
Shanghai.
The first of the hundreds who must
leave this city of war within the next
few days were sped through the heart
Of Chinese japanese air. land and
sea battle along the Whangpoo River
ON their way to safety abroad.
Shell fragments tore the decks and
roofs of the tender which carried
200 Americans-many Of them refu-
eees-to the homebound liner Presi-
dent Taft, waiting off the Whangpoo's
mouth.
(The United States Embassy in
Marking completed arrangements
for evacuation of American women
and children from Marking up the
Yangtze River to HankoU instead
of downstream to embattled Shang-
hal. The first group Of rs de-
parted on cargo boat. Others
we're to follow As soon As space on
upriver shipping could be OBJ
tanned.
Before this exodus the Ameri-
can community consisted Of 40
men, so women and 10 children.
The men will remain here)
Shanghai was surrounded by the
15-n1ile front of the Chinese-Japanese
war, which ragged through its fourth
day here, and United States author
tiles ordered all their women and
children out.
$50 More Leave Tomorrow.
Three hundred fifty more are 10
leave tomorrow for Manila on the
Dollar Liner President Mckinley. A
like number will go Wednesday on
the President Jefferson.
The big liner. President Hoover,
bringing United States Marine REIN
forcements from Manila, can carry
about 1000 American refugees from
Shanghai about the end of the week
The Red Cross at Manila is preparing
for their reception.
The fercest land fighting of the
battle for Shanghai roared tonight
along the whole front aroung Shang-
hal and north Of the Yangtze River
Starshells from both Chinese and
japanese lines kept the sky almost
continuously alight.
Most bitterly contested sector was
along the Shanghai Woosung rail-
uay. running north from the city.
There the Chinese army apparently
wss throwing desperate attack
against the Japanese lines, trying to
reach the fortreSs-like headquarters
Of the japanese naval forces on the
northern border Of Japanese held
Hongkew.
The japanese threw their full land
strength into this fray.
Foreign consuls saw hope fade for
preventing repetition Of Saturdays
international area Chinese bombings,
which killed and wounded thousands.
The japanese agreed to refrain from
flying over foreign areas south OF
Soochow Creek, but the Chinese re-
fused to promise this-unless the jap
anese cease to use the International
Settlement as military base
Americans Packing.
varplanes brought the conflict to the
heart of Shanghai again this morning,
Americans began packing for flight
and concentrating at designated safety
points Officials then decided the
evacuation was imperative.
One hundred additional United
States Marines and sailors were
landed from the Flagship Augusta to
augment the 1850 Marines already
patrolling Shanghai's International
Settlement and to cover the evacua-
ton.
Admiral Harry E. Yarnen. COM
mander- in Chief of the United States
Asiatic Fleet, ordered two American
destroyers to steam at top speed from
Tsingtao to Shanghai, possibly to
convoy passenger ships carrying
American refugees.
bIitlsIi eutIlOllticS dIiliouilccu A,oVA
British women and children would
be taken from Shanghai on the liners
Fajputana tomorrow and Empress of
Asia Thursday. Other nations moved
similarly to save their country people.
Foreigners In Peril.
With Chinese and Japanese con-
tinuing the fighting. ShanghAis for
eign communities-includi some
1000 Americans and 5000 British
remained in peril of repetitions OF
Saturdays tragic bombings. Then
more than 900, including three