Evening star., 1937-08-19
China
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kiangWan area OF North Shanghai
where Shanghais great civic center i.
located, There, the Chinese apparent.
ly were holding their own against jap.
anese infantry, artillery, naval and all
attacks.
The japanese sought to cut off the
Chinese in Shanghai from help from
the Yangtze, to the north. There were
reports that 100000 Chinese were con-
centrated at Marking, the capital uI
the Yanetze, to reinforce the more
than 100000 already fighting about
25,O00 japanese bluejackets here.
American Mission Bombed.
Japanese air bombs missed their
mark and smashed at the American
Southern Baptist Mission in the
Chapel quarter in North Shanghai
and at the American Mission Hos
pital at Nantungchov, up the Yangtze
in Kiangsu province The mission
suffered heavily, and the fate of its 20
Americans was not known. The bombs
apparently were aimed at a power
house
The international radio station at
Chenju. near Shanghai, also was air
bombed, without important damage.
United States authorities today firm
ly rejected both Japanese and Chinese
attempts to interfere with movements
OF American naval or merchant craft
on the Whangpoo River, avenue OF
escape for Americans or other ma
tionalities seeking to fee from en-
battled Shanghai.
American officials indicated they
would refuse to accept a Chinese gov
ernment notification, compliance with
which would mean moving the cruiser
Augusta. flagship Of the United States
Aslatic Fleet, out of Shanghai Harbor
Insists River Stay Open.
Japanese naval attempt to re-
strict traffic on the river met with
decisive message from Clarence E.
Gauss. United States Consul General.
that traffic between Shanghai and the
sea must be absolutely unimpeded.
Other foreign consuls were under
stood to have made the same reply
to notification from Vice Admiral
Kiyoshi Kasegawa, commander in
chief Of Japanese naval forces here, OF
a desire to impose limitations on trafic
on the Whangpoo, along which the
most bitter fighting of the Sino- Japa-
nese conflict has ragged for days.
The Marking foreign Office notified
representatives OF foreign powers that
unless they moved their naval vessels
now in Shanghai Harbor five miles
away from any japanese memo war
or compelled the latter to move such
a distance away China could not BE
responsible for the consequences"
Answers Powers Complaint.
This notification replied to the
powers complaints that recent bomb
ings by Chinese aircraft endangered
neutral warcraft.
United States officials indicated that
this would mean moving the Augusta
and other American naval vessels en-
tirely away from Shanghai, which
could not be done while these ships
were needed to protect the evacuation
Of American nationals down the
Whangpoo and protect Americans
ashore
British and French authorities were
understood to have taken the same
attitude.
Just after noon the .Jananese Arnov
with reinforcements from Japan
landed in the morning, launched an
offensive against the Chinese lines
linking strategic Kiangwan with the
Woosung forts. It was the first time
regular troops of the japanese Army
had entered the fighting.
The japanese announced their drive
was making satisfactory" progress
and their lines had been pushed for