Evening star., 1937-08-27
China
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OF Chinese motor trucks, loaded with
arms and munitions, rolled toward the
new front. Thousands OF Chinese
troops rushed to the lines under q
japanese air bombardment.
Today's battle carried destruction
we'll away from the closer-in scenes
OF two weeks Of Shanghai war.
Hongkew and Yangtzepoo districts
OF the city were burnt-out craters OF
desolation. New and apparently more
terrific eruptions spouted on a north
west line through Kiating and Nam
slang to Liuho, on the mighty
Yangtze
Along this line, Japanese warplanes
started = powerful bombardment Of
Chinese positions. Newly arrived
Japanese reinforcements drove for
ward against the weary Chinese
armies, heartened late today by ar
rival of the first of the three new
divisions and heavy artillery support
Chinese said 5000 Japanese were
killed or wounded at Lotien, but Jap
anese army spokesmen denied the
claim. Japanese said the only time
their forces had retreated during the
warfare thus far was when flres ragged
in the Yangtzepoo sector.
Machine Cunning Crowd Denied.
Japanese also denied a Chinese
charge that japanese machine guns
poured death into civilian crowds
along the wayside district Of the river
front But today the Shanghai Mu-
| nicipal Council had removed 200
bodies of Chinese civilians in that
| area.
From Japanese Army spokesman
came warning that American flags
would not protect the American
mortgaged Wing On Co. cotton mill
in Woosung where the Whangpoo
joins the Yangtze. The Japanese
Army, he said, would be forced to
take action" there because OF the
presence OF Chinese firing trench
mortars."
The Shanghai municipal police also
were told by japanese that they could
not remove any more bodies from
Japanese-occupied Hongkew, Yangtze-
and Wayside districts.
| Withdrawal Of belligerents from
fringes OF the International Settle
ment eased tension among Shanghai's
foreign residents For the first time
since hostilities started, crews Of neu-
trail warships were granted shore
leave.
Late today japanese planes dropped
incendiary bombs on parts Of the
Pootung area across the Whangpoo
from Shanghai. Scores of Chinese
houses caught fire For q time the
Socony Co. oil tanks were endangered,
but Shanghai municipal fireboats ex-
tinguished the flames.
Lotien Battle Fiercest.
The battle for Lotien was described
| as the f1ercest since the outbreak OF
hostilities in the Shanghai area two
weeks ago. The neighboring town OF
Kating was in flames as the armies
surged through it before the Japanese
AiAcS 1lIlAlly DlOAS. NNlQeSe reported
their pursuit had driven the Japanese
to Lion Forest, north OF Lotien. The
Chinese command asserted the casual
ties suffered by the two crack Marking
divisions had been heavy.
To the east OF Iotien, q few miles
south Of Woosung, = heavy battle was
under way between the forts and
Kiangwan, the multi-million- dollar
municipal capital of Shanghai.
Owing to the unexpectedly heavy
casualties suffered by the Japanese
during the Shanghai campaign, q
fleet Of hospital ships was ordered
dispatched from the homeland. The
first unit tied up today of the Bund
near the U. g. s. Augusta, flagship OF
the Asiatic Fleet. and prominently dts
played the Red Cross emblem.
Sir Hughe was reported to have rest
ed fairly well" this morning, but
he was suffering acute pain. Doctors
indicated that his recovery hinged on
the result Of the emergency blood
TRANSMISSION yesterday from H. A
Thomson, United States Navy