Evening star., 1937-09-10
Missile PIoWs Into Heart
of BarriCades Manned
by Americans.
FURIOUS DRIVE BEGUN
BY INVADING FORCES
One Toxic Hospital Vessel Hit
by Chinese-Settlement Is
Thrown in Panic.

Japan enguJed Shanghai-the
greatest trading center OF the
Orient.
Yet both sides occupy much the
same positions as at the beginning,
NTH the overwhelming mechanical
japanese force unable to bulge the
Chinese. The defenders are holding
the japanese to narroto areas tring-
ing the t,Do rivers that form the
triangular Shanghai delta.
Desperate engagements Dere be-
ing fought on all sectors OF the
sDay-bdcked front today.
Ry the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, September 10.-United
States Marines, guarding the danger
Gus northern boundary of the Inter-
national Settlement, we're placed in
grave peril today as japanese land
and warship batteries began a furious
bombardment of Chinese positions.
Shrapnel sprayed the international
Settlement, causing considerable
number of civilian casualties.
Shanghai's riverfront bund wal
quickly cleared of all pedestrians and
the crowded areas fringing on the
famous thoroughfare soon were deso-
lated as the artillery battle screamed
into full intensity just at sundown.
The detonations from the japanese
warships and the Chinese land bat.
teries in Pootung rocked Shanghai
like an earthquake.
Hospital Ship Struck.
One Japanese hospital ship was
struck by several Chinese shells
There was an undetermined number
of casualties. An anti-aircraft shell
of unknown origin fell midway be.
tween the American Consulate ano
the American Club, but claimed nc
victims
The giant base of a Japanese 9-inch
shell ploughed into the heart Of the
barricades manned by the Americans
The whirling $50 pounds of metal hac
first crashed through a neighborine
Chinese warehouse Had this moi
broken its momentum many of the
marines undoubtedly would have beer
killed or wounded
1t was the eighth projectile to en-
danger the American positions since
last night. Thirteen Chinese were
wounded and marine patrol mar.
rowly missed death when seven 3-incl
Japanese shells crashed into the
sector.
japanese Army authorities expressed
their regret
The Japanese destroyers stationed
Just off the International Settlement
began pumping shells into the Chinese
positions in Pootung, the ruined in.
dustrial area across the Whangpoo
at noon. Just northeast of the set.
tlement the heaviest Japanese artillery
yet to go into action around Shangha
| joined the battle with its deep.
throated roar.
The Chinese batteries, deep withir
Pootung, replied vociferously. Theil
shells began churning the waters OF
the turgid Whangpoo and crashinf
into the Japanese-occupied Yangtze.
poo section of the International Set.
tlement.
Chinese projectiles were striking in
creasingly nearer the japanese con.
sulate. Great geysers were thrown
up in the river as the shells splashee
around the cruiser Idzumo, the Jap.
anese flagship, and japanese hospital
ships.
The populace of the international
Settlement was thrown into a panic
by the renewed outbreak of warfare
on the settlements fringes.
Japanese Rushed Ashore.
The japanese bombardment was be-
heved to be a covering action for the
landing of hordes of reinforcements
for Japan's army of $4,000, fought te
standstill by the determined Chinese
japanese troops were being rushed
ashore from 30 Japanese transports
in the Yangtze off Woosung, the
beachhead established by the JAP
anese II miles north of Shangha
where the Whangpoo flows into the
estuary
Heavy batteries of artillery were
being ferried from the transports ano
lighters were taking off great guam
titles of ammunition and supplies
for the expeditionary force. More
transports were on the way from the
japanese homeland.
Powerful tractors snaked 80 pieces
of heavy field artillery into the
Yangtzepoo sector-within the Inter
national Settlement-today. Until now
six-inch guns have been the heaviest
land artillery used by the Japanese
At Lotien the Japanese renewed
their offensive, but the Chinese firmly
resisted all efforts to dislodge then
from their concrete intrenchments
along Woosung Creek and the snaky
canals that make the area safe from
the attack of japanese tanks ane
other mechanical equipment.
| Chinese estimated that at leas
$4,000 japanese troops we're taking
part in the Lotien offensive Tht
Chinese defensive forces there number
$4,000.
One counter-attacking detachment
of 800 Chinese was said to have
crashed through the Japanese lines
inflicting terrific punishment with
hand-grenades. They went too far
however, Chinese spokesman said
and were annihilated.
| Japanese asserted that a women's
battalion of death" made up of soc
Chinese Communists was fighting
among the troops at Lotien. Uni
formly only 20 years old, the Chimes,
girl unit was said by Japanese OBJ
servers to be we'll armed. completely
disciplined and surprisingly brave.