The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-01
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 NTainr General Protests

marine cOmmandant, lmmeoiaUeV urotested this invasion of the set- tIement and the shooting to General Kivoshi Hasegawa, fleet comman- der. who apologizec. But because the ff1k was not returned to the lnDsr- national side, the marines refused to consider the incident closed.
 A Chinese spokesman admltteo that the Japanese had achieved one of their major objectives - the crossing of Soochow Creek on the uestern fringe O. the settlement tO the south side where the Chinese have prepared for their strongest atand. He said that the crossing had been made good at least tenn pOrarily in the vicinity of HuDlcOn Village.
 Heavy fighting was raging there and in the vicinity of Nansiang, near by. The results were not known. A Japanese observation bal Ioon was directing a terrific artillery bombardment of Chinese positions.
 Mere Bombs Fall
 As night fell, a squadron of trl- Ynotored Japanese bombers, on thelr last round, dropped lethal cargoes in the same area which had been bombed devastatingly all day. Jap anese artillery redoubled their fire heriuning their nightly barrage. Ehraunei was falling in clouds aro,Ind the creek near the Jesstleld gtatiou and it was believed that the ,Taoanese would try to reinforce their men on the south side during the night.
 The Japanese began their ad- vance across the creek this morn ing after a night-long bombardment The roar of artillery had lulled our- ina the morning, making audible ln- tense machine gun and rifle fire and hand grenading in the Jessnelo- Rubicon area.
 me Japanese barrage had not yet lenrthened to embrace HungJao road to the south but their advance indicated that fighting would reacn there soon. Most of the shells were failing short of the road.
 Chinese Lines Bombed
 Many Japanese airplanes bombed Chinese lines despite lowering wea- ther. They were concentrating ther bombs on the Hunjao road sector. Three huge monoplanes dropped tons of bombs i'll an effort to locate Chinese batteries which had been firing sporadically on the Japanese nositions on the north bank of Soo- chow Creek. Their Shrapnel bursts auneared yividly in the grey sky.
 The poor weather forced them to f,v at from 200 to 300 feet, making them good targets for Chinese anu
 The advance came after thou sands had crossed Soochow Creek toward the main Chinese lines.
 A Japanese military spokesman said Chinese prisoners reported that after retreating from Tazang, two Chinese divisions moved to the soueh of Soochow Creek and four others to NanZiang. The 18th ana 97th Chinese divisions were said 70 havn been reduced 1000 each"
 Jap. Engineers Killed :,
 Another Japanese source reported that between 35 and 40 Japanese engineers building two bridges across Soochow Creek had been Killed. The bridges were completed under the cross fire of the Chinese, and the first troops began streaming across them to engage the Chinese 9n fierce hand to hand encounters.
 The first Japanese units met the br,,nt of the stiff Chinese defensive fire. Their losses were said to have been great. The Japanese artillery soon opened up on the Chinese, how ever. and succeeding Japanese forces were able to cross the stream behind Q smoke screen.
 Relations between British troops guarding the settlement ana the .Japanese were embittered by the death of another Royal Ulster rifle man and the woumding Of three more British soldiers. British om- cers kept col heads, and were worK- ing to avoid further incidents.
 Japanese Duck Funeral
 A Japanese delegation did not at tend the funeral of four Ulster rifiemen at the Bubbling Well cem- eterv upon the advice of British au- thorities. They said that 1t would be sunwise." The Japanese sent floral wreath.
 The shrapnel fire and bombing by .Japanese planes made all of western shanghai a bedlam. It was dithcult to observe the progress of the fight itg because of the clouds Of smoke and the dull sky.
 one heavy Japanese bomber cir cling low on the edge of the lar western district drew heavy machine gun flre-possible from British out- poshts, but the Japanese headquar, ters said 1t had not been informed of any such incident.
 Chinese headquarters announced that the Japanese forces had been beaten of with at least 600 casual Lies in an attempted flank movement of the Chinese lines around Nan Eiang.
 Ulster Riises Evacuate
 AS the fighting grew in intensity Ehe Royal Ulster riflemen reluctant. Iv evacuated their Jessfield road barracks for new quarters at the function of Brenan and Yuyen roads out of the range of fire. Three IJigtermen were wounded by the shell fragments in the barracks Sum- day.
 Japanese government sources said that the Chinese doomed battalion" which evacuated two warehouses along Soochow creek near the Brit ish outposts had obtained supplies from the British through passage connected by the British zone. gpokesmen would make no comment as to whether they considered the British action illegal intervention.
 The men of the doomed bat- talion," meanwhile, were interned in a concentration camp near the giachow road park. There were