The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-30
Four Planes Bomb
 An American Liner
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 Saturday night a she'll fell near the cruiser Augusta, Admiral Yar- nell's flagship, anchored in tho Whangpoo of tho international waterfront,
 United States consular authorities protested only yesterday to the Jap. anse consulate general against this Shelling,
 The British cruiser Cumberland, flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Charles Little, Britain's commander in chief, was near the President Roover when the liner was bombed,
 The planes raced of as two Jap- anese destreyers appeared and opened Q furious anti.aireraft fire at them,
 However, the news that Japanese ships had fired on them removed nearly all doubt that Chinese planes were responsible, and 1t was sug- gested that they may have thought the Cumberland and perhaps the liner were Japanese war craft,
 Several Japanese warshipS were in the vicinity, and the wireless crew of the President Hoover reported to American navy headquarters that Chinese planes were attempting to bomb A Japanese transport,
 Outside Chinese Waters American Consul General Clar- enee ', Gauss told the United PTeas that the President Hoover was 20 miles of the Chinese eoast-e0 from Shanghai-when 1t ws bombed, Hence, he pointed out, the ship was outside Chinese territorial waters, on the high seas,
 As news of the bombing Of the President Hoover was flashed through the shanghai-American colony, a battery of Chinese guns, emplaeed near the north railroad station, began c heavy bombardment of the Japanese lines in the Honk- kew district at the east end of the city,
 Japanese warships in the Whaag- poo fejoined.
 Chinese shells began falling in the river and foreign navy commanders stuck to their posts, fearing an. other grave incident.
 It appeared that the Chinese were taking for targets the Japanese cruiser tdEumo, in the river here, and the Japanese consulate on the international waterfront, Shells Scream Above
 The bomhardment had not been in progress long before shells were screaming above the heart of the in. ternational settlement.
 Fires began breaking out in the shelled sections of the city.
 It was one of the big bombard. mehts of the war.
 A gigantic Chinese shall. believed to Do from c i0sineh gun, crashed near the Japanese consulate gens eral and aet fiFe to c building neafs by.
 It was difficult to tell for the moe ment which was the more danger ous, to be in Shanghai or trying to get away.
 Word came to navy headquarters that the President Hoover got safes ly away ct 0:22 D. m. (0:2 c. m. EsTJ. 1t was bombed at $40 ?. m. (6:40 c. m, EDTj.
 Liner Held Back
 Under Adrimai Yarneli's orders the President Mckinley, due Wed- nesday, will not enter Chinese was .ters but make for Japan, Hawaii and Seattle. The President Hoover is on it's way to San Francisco.
 dFaveiy alarmed at the new haz- ard, Admiral Yarneii and Consul General ouass were expected to confer Inofnentariiy on future ops eration of American shipping on the China coast.
 Outside Shanghai, Japan faassed 60 waFships, scores of thousands of soldiers and c formidable fleet Of war planes today for the zero hour -dawn tomorrow-of the final, crushing drive on the city.
 Some Passengers Aboard
 A complete passenger list of the President Hoover was not available. Passengers included Pcsey Reeves of Washington, D. c, recently re- CT Paul v. McNutts stan in Manila; Mrs. George r. gheckiin, wife Of the R. O. 4. vice-president in ehaag- hal; Sergio osinena, Jr, son of the vice-president of the Philippines; It. Commander If. c. Ebefhafdt, It. Commander W. II. Abbey, Major end Mrs. P. II. Sherwood, Lieut. and Mrs. W. ]. Russell.
 The commander of the liner is Gait. O. w. YaFdley.
 The liner carried 203 passengers and c crew Of 320.
 Chinese officials, not denying tllat the bombing, said they were ready it was c Chinese plane which did | to assume full responsibility.
 The bombing occurred ct $40 D. fi., when 1t was still daylight. American cllciaIs pointed out t ] would be difncuit te mistake the