Imperial Valley press., 1937-08-16
100000 LOCKED
IN HOT BATTLE

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city was the greatest ever fought
in Shanghai-eXceedin in horror
the terrific five weeks struggle in
the Shanghai war" of 1882.
Heavy Toll
Neither side gave any detailed
figures on military casualties, but
it was certain they were running
into the thousands.
A battle has ragged continuously
for more than 80 hours and, on
the basis of 1882 casualty figures
il was believed the japanese armed
forces had lost more than 1000
killed and the Chinese more than
3OOO Applying the usual rule for
eign military attaches guessed the
number of military wounded al
roughly three times the number OF
dead
While the japanese were making
a supreme effort to dissolve Chi
nese concentrations on the Yangtse
delta, the highest members of the
Shanghai municipal council and the
consular body said they were pre-
ceeding with elaborate evacuation
plans-not because of fear of de-
struction of Shanghai, but because
of dread of disease.
They pointed out they must get
women and children away because
gas lines are severed, electricity
may go next, and there is danger
that the waterworks, located at
Yangtzepoo may be disabled,
Further. there are 100000 refu-
gees in the French and interna-
tional settlements. They are living
amid an August heat and there is
danger of a plague.
Evacuation of all foreign women,
children. tourists and men civilians
who wished to leave, was taking
place as rapidly as possible. There
was an extreme shortage OF mer-
chant shipping and it was believed
that evacuation of more than 400
Americans of the civilian commu-
nifty here could not be completed
before the end of this week.
Chinese announced officially that
they had more than 10000 soldiers
/ of the Marking governments crack
German trained divisions in action
and upwards of $4,000 militiamen
japanese said they had about
10000 bluejackets ashore in the
fighting lines They said the Japa-
nesc army regiments were landing
at Liuho, at the mouth of the
| Yangtse river, II miles north oil
Shanghai's international bunG
! British officers confirmed this re-
port. 1t was not established defin-
itely, however, that any units OF
the Imperial army were in action.
japanese admitted last night that
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pering landing of the army regi-
ments from troop transports.
The cabinet was in continuous
! session in Tokyo where slight, be-
spactacled Emperor Hirohito, at his
desk in the moat encircled Chiyoda
castle was being kept constantly
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On the northern front the Wea-
Lher was clearing and japanese
bombing planes planned to take the
air again tomorrow to blast at the
Chinese 89th and 84th divisions
stubbornly resisting the japanese
land attack in the craggy noun
tains thanking the Nankow pass
about is miles northwest of Peip-
ing.
The whole Japanese offensive
along the Peiping-Suiyuan railway
northwest of Peiping, appeared tc
have been checked completely, fol
the moment.
Chinese were on the offensive
south of Peiping, on the Peiping-
Hankow railway, and on the Tient-
sim Pukow- Marking railway south
of Tientsin, but the japanese CON
tinued to hold the vital railWa,
network in the Peiping Tientsir
area where they have organized
pro-Japanese governments from
groups of friendly Chinese officials
Loss to foreign owned property
including American, is estimated
at more than $250OO,OOO.