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Virginia Ballard
Completes Plans
For Wedding.
THE marriage of Miss Virginia e

THE marriage of Miss Virginia Eliz-
abeth Ballard, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Sargent I. Ballard of Coun-
try Club Hills, Va, to Mr.. Robert
Stuart Bray of Arlington, will take
place Saturday, October 2.
The ceremony will be performed in
st. Mary's Episcopal Church on Glebe
road in Virginia, the rector, the P-v.
Peyton Randolph Williams, oficiating
at O'Clock in the afternoon, and will
be followed by reception at the
home of the bride on North Albemarle
street.
Miss Ballard win have as her maid
of honor Miss Berkeley Moore. daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Moore of
Country Club Hills, who will come
from her studies at the st. Clair
School for Medical Secretaries at
Richmond for the wedding.
Her other attendants will be Miss
Harriet Wheeler of Chevy Chase, Md,
and Mrs. Alvus Patterson of Wash
ington
Mr.. Patterson will act as best man
to Mr.. Bray and the ushers will be
Mr.. John O'Donnell and Mr. Augustus
Tolzman, both of Washington.
Tomorrow evening the bride-elect
will be the guest in whose honor Miss
Helen Evans will entertain at q
kitchen shower in her home in Blad-
ensburg. There will be 20 guests
most of them from the Kappa Delta
Sorority, of which the bride-elect is
member.
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bridegroom's mother chose a blue satin
frock and corsage of gardenias.
Mrs. r. l.. Hays and Mrs. John Child
assisted in serving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker left later
on a wedding trip to New York and
Baltimore and their future residence
will be in Washington at 1890 Chesa-
peake street.
Mrs. Walker was graduated from
the Harcum School at Bryn Mawr and
completed years study at the Mar
jorie Webster School in Washington.
She is member of Sigma Rho Ep-
silon Sorority and Delta Psi Omega.
national honorary dramatic society
Mr.. Walker attended George Wash
ington University and Catholic Uni
versity and is now associated with
the offices of M. o. Leighton, con-
sulting engineer.
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.HE marriage Of Miss Anne Mad
ison Wright, daughter of Mrs.
v. keenan, Wright Of Charles


ison Wright, daughter of Mrs.
4 v. Keenan, Wright Of Charles
Town, w. Va, and Mr.. Robert
Garnet Baylor, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. NJ Baylor Of Washington, took
place Saturday afternoon at o'clock
in Zion Episcopal Church in Charles
Town, the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. John w. Gummere, the
rector. The bride was given in mar
siage by her cousin, Capt. Charles e.
Moore of Richmond.
The maid of honor was Miss
Geergette Strider and the best man
was DR.. J. NJ Moffett Of Charles Town.
The junior bridesmaids we're Miss
Anne Amber Moore OF Richmond
and Miss .Eliose Lloyd Mackie of Bal
timore, Md.
The ushers were Mr.. John Mackie
Trapnell, jr.; Mr.. Reuben Wiener, Mr..
Mark B. Wetzel and Mr.. James G.
Shirley, jr., of Charles Town and Mr.
Paul Mackie, jr., and Mr.. Wall Mat
thews of Baltimore.
The couple will reside In Charles
Town, where the bridegroom is in
business,
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Miss Wright Married
Other Late Summer Weddings
Are Announced.
Miss Carpenter Wed
To Mr.. Vincent BrOwneil, tr.

Miss Carpenter Wed
To Mr.. Vincent Browneil, tr.
THE First Baptist Church in Clar-
endon, Va. was the scene of an
attractively arranged wedding Wednes-
day afternoon when Miss Evelyn Mae
Carpenter, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Irwin Carpenter of Ballston,
became the bride Of Mr.. Russell Vim
cent Brownell, jr., son OF Mr.. Russell
Vincent Brownell, ST.. Of Washington.
The ceremony was performed at
$50 o'clock by the Rev. Perry L,
Mitchell and was followed by recep-
ton at the home of the bride at
925 North Quincy street.
Palms, ferns and baskets OF white
gladioli interspersed with colored
dahlias formed an effective setting
for the wedding, and small clusters OF
white blossoms marked the family
pews.
While the guests were assembling
Mr.. James Smiley OF Washington
gave program OF wedding music and
accompanied Mr.. Irwin Chandler, who
sang.
The bride was escorted to the altar
and given in marriage by her father
She wore a gown Of ivory satin made
on princess lines with leg O. mutton
sleeves. and fitted bodice having q
{COntfn,1Ad IN poon nII
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Mrs. Lyman w. Graham has re-
turned to her home In Takoma Park
after spending three months in Cali
fornia with her daughters, Miss Eunice
Graham in Glendale and Miss Juanita
Graham in Iona Linda. She also
visited her mother, Mrs George Mason
(See SITRTTRRAN PaOo R-I1
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Residential
Society in
The News
Goucher President
And Mrs. Robertson
Return.

TINE President Of Goucher College
and Mrs. David Allan Robert
son have returned from Europe
= where they and their son, Mr..
David Allan Robertson, jr., spent the
Summer. They have issued invi-
tations to a reception Friday evening,
October l, to the trustees and faculty
of Goucher College, at the presidents
house. Mr. Emory Niles is president
of the Board of Trustees and Mr.. John
w. Sherwood is vice president.
Mrs. Hamilton Wright has returned
from England after visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Macfarlane Reid, wife
of Air Commodore G.. r. Macfarlane
Reid, formerly air attache to the
British Embassy in Washington.
Miss Rosalind Wright has also re-
turned from her Summer home, Nor
lands. in Maine, and Miss Barbara
Wright, who spent the Summer In
Sweden and Finland, is at present in
Switzerland and will sail shortly for
America.
Miss Jane Louis Twist of Winnetke,
ILL.,, spent several days with Dr. and
Mrs. Albert Lee Schrader of Chevy
Chase, Md, before leaving for Eu-
rope. She will visit her aunt, Mrs.
Alexander Adams, wife of the COM
mercial attache Of the British En-
bassy at Bucharest, Rumania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson H. French
Of New Haven, Conn, will be at the
Wardman Park Hotel during their stay
in the Capital.
Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald of Albany,
N. Y, with Miss Ann Fitzgerald and
Miss Marie Fitzgerald, are at the
Wardman Park Hotel during their
stay in Washington. They we're ac-
companied to the city by Mr.. Edwin
Fitzgerald of Albany, who is also at
the Wardman.
Mrs. James M. Beck has returned
to Washington for the Winter after
spending the Summer at Newport, r.
l., and Gloucester, Mass.
Mrs. Charles T. Smell and Miss Bar
bara Smell of Portland, Me, are spend
ing few days at the Dodge.
Miss Eunice H. Avery Of Long
meadow. Mass, is spending few days
at the Dodge.
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MIR. and Mrs. Elmore
Will Entertain.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Elmore
of the Cedars, Alta Vista, Nd, will be
at home to their friends next Satur-
day from to o'clock.
The tea will be given in honor of
Mrs. Walter Sherrell of Fayetteville,
Tenn, and her sister, Mrs. Mary Add
Whitaker Of Oklahoma City, Okla,
who are their house guests for fort
night.
Guests attending the tea will be
given an opportunity to visit Mrs. FL
more's garden, where she cultivates
many prize winning flowers.
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Mrs. r. Branson Thomas of Wynne-
wood Park, Md, is spending . week
in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Continued on Page B-4.)
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(See SUBURBAN, Page B-4.)
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NJ RS. BENJAMIN B. TREAD
NH WELL of Chevy Chase. Md,
VI will leave Friday for Helena.
A Ark, where she will attend
the wedding of Miss Elizabeth s
Doughtie to DR.. James Bethea o.
Dillon, S. C.
Mrs. Treadwell. who will be the
matron Of honor at the wedding, wa
Miss Doughties roommate when they
attended Sweet Briar College, Va, sey.
eral years ago.
During her stay in Helena, Mrs
Treadwell will be the house guest of
Miss Doughtie and her mother. She
will be entertained at number OF
parties during her visit.
Miss Audrey Graninger, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Graninger of veitch
Summit, Va, will leave tonight for
Danville, Va, where she will enter
Averett College.
Mr.. Howard Graninger Is fresh
man this year at the Virginia Poly
technic Institute at Blacksburg, Va.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Horace J. Donnelly
and their daughter, Olga Donnelly,
have closed their cottage at Bay
Ridge, Md, and are again at their
home in Wynewood Park, Md.
Mrs. William s. Early Of Birming-
ham, Ala, arrived in Washington
| yesterday for visit with Mrs. Ed
ward Mead Sherman at her residence
on Oak drive.
Mrs. Lee Van Devanter entertained
at luncheon, followed by bridge, al
her home in Hamilton, Va, We'd
nesday, having as guests Mrs. Haeton
Purcell. Mrs. J. Terry Hirst, Miss Dor
othy Smith, Mrs. Mary v. Smith, Mrs.
N. B. Hawthorne. Miss McGeath, Mrs.
Oscar Braden. Mrs. Robert j. McCray.
Mrs. A. l.. Ribble, Mrs. Lewis Nc
Gavack, Mrs. Fairy r. Sydnor, Mrs.
J. E. Clagett, Mrs. Raymond Case,
Miss Julia Monroe, Mrs. Chamblin
Steele and Mrs. Shirley Piggott.
| Mrs. Frank c. Hanrehan, wife OF
the Arlington County manager, spent
the week end with her sons in-law
and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Wickers and Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Hofler,
at their homes in Portsmouth, Va,
| while Mr.. Hanrahan is attending a
meeting OF the Virginia League Of
Municipalities at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Edward B. Rowan entertained
Mrs. Donald Goodchild, Mrs. Edward
Brundage, Mrs. H. P. Sheldon, Mrs.
Emily M. Gillette, Mrs. Rollo Smith,
Mrs. Robert Landreth and Mrs. Joesph
Sherer Of Washington at luncheon
Friday at her home in Falls Church,
Va.
Mrs. r. Branson Thomas Of Wynne-
wood Park, Md, is spending . week
in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs Lyman w. Graham has re-
turned to her home In Takoma Park
after spending three months in Cali
fornia with her daughters, Miss Eunice
Graham in Glendale and Miss Juanita
Graham in Iona Linda. She also
visited her mother, Mrs George Mason
(see SUBURBAN, Page B-4.)
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Return From Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Carper of Nc
Lean. Va; Mr. and Mrs John Carper
OF Langley, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Jenkins of Forestville, Va, have
returned from motor trip in New
York State,
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Social Notes
of Nearby
Sections
Mrs. Treadwell to
Attend Arkansas
Wedding.

n n RS. BENJAMIN B. TREAD
M WELL of Chevy Chase. Md,
|V will leave Friday for Helena.
4 Ark. where she will attend
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oes From the Social Calendar of Washington
Mrs. Woodring to Be Guest
At Legion Women's
Banquet Tonight
Attends Convention With Secretary.
Admiral and Mrs. Brown Also
Visiting in New York.


TINE Secretary of War and Harry Woodrng are in
New York where they nineteenth annual
convention of the American Legion Square
Garden.
Mrs Woodring will be honor guest the Legion
reunion and banquet this evening Bmore Among
the other honor will
wife Of Senator Copeland.
The Secretary and Mrs Woodrng will Washington
tomorrow evening.
Admiral Wilson Brown U. N, and Mrs Brown have
to New York the
Mrs Calvin Kephart, wife Col Kephart her
children Arnold Robert George Cava Kphart
turned to their Lyon Park home after stay with
with his cousins Burton Kepha Dorothy Kephart
return trip with Mrs Kepha route the party visited
In San Francisco Los Angeles Yosemite Yellowstone
the Grand Canyon and Pixies Peak.
Capt Royal Lord coordnaor Security
istraton given Queen
Of the Raleigh Saturday evening
staff and the construction division Of the administration
function celebrated Capt Lords birthday anniversary
Charles Caander Albert Dunlap charge
Of for the dinner the which
model farm similar present projects
secretary Argentine Embassy Senior
Ricardo Siri is in York stopping
Lieut.. Mrs. W. S. Stoval at the
Ehoreham Friday evening their guests
Persons Lieut. Mrs A. Junghaus Marjorie Young
Lieut.. Benson
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Entering College.

Miss Betty La Bale, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur La Bale of Ia
koma Park, Md, will begin her studies
at Holy Cross Academy Monday, hav-
ing graduated from Montgomery Blair
High School in June.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
ROTARY Holds
INSTALLA
District Governor Guy
Houk Visiting Speaker
Wednesday

A. S. Browning was installed as
president Of the Hendcrsonvllle
Rotary club for the coming IL
months at the meeting of the
club yesterday.
J. H. Flanagan, retiring presl-
dent, turned the gavcl over to
Mr.. Browning. who then present
ed the Rev. James =. Burke, re-
firing vice president.
Mr.. Burke spoke briefly, de-
claring that it had been suggest
ed that he point out accomplish
ments during the past year. lie
declared that in his opinion IN
many cases in both civic organl-
cations and the churches too
much emphasis was placed upon
doing. There should be more OF
just being something rather than
doing, he declared. Being Rotar-
ians will reflect in the activities
of the individual members in the
community life.
District Governor Guy Houk,
of Franklin, was present at the
meeting, having come here TO
arrange for the district assembly
later in the month, and spoke
briefly.
Governor Houk told Of the
highlights Of the recent interna-
tional convention in Nice, France,
and declared that one might real
ly gain an insight into the mean
ing of Rotary international when
it was considered that represen,,
tatives of IT countries attended
the international assembly, just
preceding the convention. .,
He told of the work of small
international unofficial commit
tees, organized among Rotarles
of European nations, and declar-
ed that Rotary was making a per-
manent contribution toward
better understanding among ma
tions and world peace. =, =,
Visiting Rotarians were Mel
McMullen, Clearwater; j. Harry
Collins, Miami; Martin L. Shaw,
Miami; Dwight Nay, Miami; IT,
F. Grasnick, Lake Worth; Bran
Nc Carly, Fort Pierce; NJ. NJ. Tay-
lor, Fort Pierce; M. D. Whisnant.,
Belhaven; Reese Combs, Miami,
and Pat Prescott, West Palm
Beach. ..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
FOLK
PLAN PICNIC
Poultry Tour to Precede
Dinner Wednesday at
Parkway Farms

The third annual Poultry Grow
ers picnic will be with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. II. Mckay, at Parkway
Farms next Wednesday, County
Agent ]. ID. White announced to-
day. Mr.. White stated: ,
This annual picnic was started
three years ago, and, interest and
attendance have increased each
year. This year, we hope to make
this the largest one yet. In addi-
ton to the picnic we are holding
this year, a short poultry tour,
starting from County Agents OIL
fee ut $3.50 a. M, next Wednes-
day, July Ii. Visitors, poultrymen
and those interested are requested
10 be on time, and we want TO get
TO Parkway Farms around l2:3O
for dinner.
This year. in spite of adverse
conditions, we have had a mater.
ial increase i'm the number OF
baby chicks brought, which should
give us more pulletS for the laying
house this fall. With such faitn
such as this. we should soon reach
our goal of "The Leading Poultry
County i'm VINO.
"Mr. C.. +. Parish, State EXten-
sion Poultryman, State College
Raleigh, will be with US, and nave
charge of the afternoon meeting
Also officers of the Mountain Egg
Cooperative will tell you about
their organization and how 1t can
help your marketing problem.
Let me urge every poulryman
TO take this day off, bring a full
lunch backet and eyjoy the day.
"Date: Wednesday, July ID.
Time Q 80 a. M, for poultry tour,
starting from County Agents OIL
flee. Place for picnic: Parkway
Farms.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
ROTARY DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
WILL BE HELD HERE JULY 1920
Arrangements in Progress;
Sc Clubs Officers And
Ladies to Attend

District Governor Guy Houk,
Of Franklin, governor of the 58th
district Of Rotary, conferred here
yesterday with committee from
the local club relative to arrange
ments for the annual district as
sembly.
The Assembly will be held here
on Monday and Tuesday, July 10
and 20.
Sessions will open at 8 o'clock
Monday morning at the high
school auditorium and continue
through the luncheon hour. The
afternoon will be given to recrea:
ton and a banquet will be held
in the evening. On Tuesday morn
ing sessions will continue through
the luncheon hour.
The Assembly is composed of
the presidents and secretaries of
the SO clubs composing the dis
trict, and these officials and ladies
are expected to attend.
A. S. Browning, president Of
the local club, will serve as chair
man Of the Assembly, j. G. Coston
as secretary. Hugh Whisnana as
treasurer, and B. B. Massagee as
scrgeant-at-arms II. f. Buchanan
will be POSTMASTER at the BAN
quet.
The registration committee is
composed of j. II. Flanagan,
chairman, Hugh Whisnant and
Fred Streetman. The hotal COM
mittee is j. C. Morrow, chairman,
DR.. w. o. Allen, and J. T. Fain,
Jr. The reception committee is
A. V. Edwards, chairman, j. r.
Sandifer, Rev. j. P. Burke, and
Fred S. Justus.
The banquet-luncheon commit
tee is composed of l.. X. Singley,
chairman, ]. H. Yelton and Will
liam Shephert. H. E. Buchanan is
chairman of the entertainment
committee and members are DR..
o. P. Smith, Mike Leconey and
George Fain.
The women's entertainment
committee is composed of Mrs.
Browning, Mrs. Sandifer, Mrs:
Buchanan, Mrs. Steve Porter, and
Mrs. Morrow. The transportation
committee is Steve Porter. chair
man, G. J. Vile, and j. E. Nit
chell.
President Browning is an ex-of-
ficio member of all committees.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08

TOKYO, July 8. (UP)-The
war office received advices here
today that peace negotiations be-
tween Japanese and Chinese
troops near Peiping had broken
down.
TIENTSIN, China, July 8.
(UP)-Chinese and japanese
troops fought savagely in suburbs
of the ancient capital of Pieplng
today in what threatened to be
the most serious incident in re-
cent years.
Casualties were heavy. Japa-
nese used machine guns and artll-
lery fire against retreating Chm
csc soldiers.
The fight started when, accord
ing to the Japanese version, chi
nese soldiers fired on japanese
troops holding night maneuvers IN
a suburban area.
Japanese authorities took up the
incident with Chinese authorizes
and negotiations were proceeding
when an open battle started. On,
nese claimed the Japanese hred
first.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
Where Are The
Dead?' Is Topic

Rev. William s. McBirnie,
"Irish" clergyman from Belfast.
who is conducting the inter.don,i-
national Bible Conference the the
large canvas auditorium, In the
rear of the court house, will take
for his subject, tonight at the
7:45 o'clock service, where Are
The Dead?" 49,
In discussing tonight's message.
DIR. McBirnie will ask and answer
the following questions: "Why are
there two Hells? Why are there
three Heavens? Why are there
two Paradises? What happened TO
the dead when Christ rose? Are
the dead conscious? Have the
dead a memory? Why is the bot
tomless pit bottomless? Where is
It? Why are there no babies In
He'll? Why are there no babies IN
Heaven?" =.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
SAYS JOHN L. LEWIS NAMES
TWO COMMUNISTS TO TAKE
DOCKMEN INTO CLIO. FOLD
Longshoreman Chief Says
Appointees Will Not Be
Able to Organize But
cause Trouble"

NEW YORK, July 8. (UP)--
Joseph X. Ryan, president of the
International LongShoremcn'S AS
ISOLATION, last night said the sew
cn-man board appointed by John
l.. Lewis to direct nationwide
drive to bring 100000 maritime
workers into the COMMITTEE for in
dustrial organization was " a very
poor selection that will cause
trouble"
Members of the committee in
clude Harry Bridges, a leader in
the 1884 and 1886 maritime srik-
eS on the Pacific coast, and Mer-
vyn Rathbone, president of the
American Radio teiegraphcrs. Ry-
an and Bridges were at odds in
those strikes.
"None of the seven men APP
pointed will attract any maritime
workers in the CO." Ryan said.
"We'll not let Rathbonc or Bridg-
es-those CommuniSrs--interfere
with the LongShoremen's associa-
ton"
Ryan said the appointment of
the committee was a surprise" to
him. He said he had recently con-
ferred with Lewis at the request
of Joseph Kennedy, chairman of
the u. S. Maritime commission, to
evolve a plan to keep the Ameri-
can Merchant Marine free of la
Dor troubles. =,
Lewis told me he would call
me in later and show me the plan
but | haven't heard from him
since our first meeting" Ryan
said. "If that is the group Lewis
appointed it doesn't speak well
for his efforts to keep the Mer-
chant Marine free of trouble"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
ARP. Youth To
Picnic Tonight

Several hundred young people,
attending the annual young peo-
pies conference of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church, at
Bonclarken, tonight will enjoy a
picnic supper on Jumpof noun
tain. 80,
The evening vesper service will
be conducted afterward on the
mountain bv DR.. r. A. Forrest,
president of Toccoa Falls lnsti-
tute, of Toccoa Falls, Ga.
Sessions of the conference con-
tinued today and it was reported
that the registration for the con-
ference had been increased by
about 25, bringing the total to
well above 800 young people.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
SCORES OF CHINESE
ARE KILLED OR DROWNED

SHANGHAI, July 3. (Uf)-A
bloody clash early today between
Japanese and Chinese forces near
Fengtai, north of Peiping, report
eddy resulted in the death of scor-
es of Chinese. Several japanese
were said to have been killed.
According to reports from the
Domei (Japanese) news agency
correspondent in Peiping, the IN
cident' was precipitated by Chi-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-08
NEGOTIATIONS FAIL TO HALT
SINO-JAP FIGHT NEAR PEIPING

nese irregulars and the Japanese
were compelled to return the
fire.
Fighting broke out shortly af-
ter a. m, and, according to re-
ports reaching Shanghai, the Chi
nese started a retreat around 7
a. m.
A battalion of Japanese troops
rushed to Liuwangmiao on the
Pieping-Hankow railway after a
spokesman at the Japanese mill
tary headquarters said:
"The Chinese forces which
were involved in a clash with
Japanese troops near Fengtai will
be wiped out unless they agree to
disarm at once"
The Domei agency reported
from Tientsin that Japanese
troops occupied Liuwangmiao and
Lukouchiao, near Fentai, and be-
gan disarming Chinese troops.
AS the Chinese retreated across
the Yiingting river the japanese
opened up with machine gun and
rifle fire. The Domei correspond
ent said scores of Chinese were
killed by bullets or drowned in
the river.
In Tientsin japanese authori-
ties charged that the Chinese
started firing upon the Japanese
near the Marco Polo bridge, near
Peiping, during last nights Japa-
nese army maneuvers. The COM
mander Of the Japanese garrison
at Fengtai demanded a Chinese
apology on the spot and punish
ment of those responsible for the
attack.
Efforts to mediate the "insi-
dent were started Immediately.