Evening star., 1937-09-28
ManchukuO.KOrea
Troops Put On
War Basis.
TOXIC TENSION
NEW HEIGHT
Envoy of Russia in
Marking Speeds
to Moscow.
BACKGROUND


Sino-Jnpanese conflict on side OF
Chinese has appeared a possibility
eper since early days OF fighting
around Peiping and Shanghai.
Marshall Bluecher Uas reported to
haze conferred 1pith Chinese Of
fcials at Urga, Outer Mongolia,
and later Russo-ChineSe non-aq-
gresSion pact Tds announced.
Japan has charged there is Sc
cret agreement attached to this
pact for Russian military assistance
to Marking. Sunday Russia ,Carned
Japan against "lauIess" attacks on
the Chinese capital and defed the
Nipponese militarists to bomb her
Embassy.
Ry the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, September 28.-Japan
was estimated by foreign military OBJ
servers in North China today to be
mobilizing 100000 troops for q possible
clash with Russia as her armies
claimed advances on all China fronts
French Army authorities at Tient-
Sin, headquarters of the Japanese
North China Expeditionary Force, re-
ported the full strength of Japan in
Korea and Manchukuo, on the border
Of Soviet Siberia, was being placed
on war footing in the event Russia
becomes embroiled in the undeclared
6ino-Japanese war.
dispatches from Toxic said the
war Office had issued military ordi-
nance mo. A." affecting virtually
every able-bodied man in Japan
and prolonging military service in
definitely for all officers and men
on both active and reserve lists.
Tension between Russia and Japan
was termed the most critical since
1922
[Dimitri " Bogomoloff, Soviet
Ambassador to China, left sud-
denly for Moscow on what was be-
lieved to be vital mission affect
ing Russia's position in the Sino-
Japanese war.l
Armored Train Advances.
In the first claims of progress in sew
eral days in the conflict with China,
the japanese army announced that an
armored train had pushed so miles
south of captured Paotingfu in North
China, putting the most advanced
point 1870 miles south of Peiping on
the railroad to Hankow.
On the Shanghai front the Japanese
claimed advances of 300 to 500 yards
all along the entire Lotien and Liu-
hong sector, 90 miles northwest OF
Shanghai, after days of severe fighting.
Japanese bombers concentrated their
efforts today on destruction OF China 5
air strength, bombing airdromes in the
vicinity of Marking, raiding Canton
three times and blasting two Chinese
areas of Shanghai.
Although the japanese planes
STAYED away from Marking proper, in
apparent reaction to foreign protests
against bombardment of civilian areas,
q naval spokesman announced the air.
dromes at Kwangteh, Hangchow,
Changin, Kashing and Tachiaochang,
outside Marking, had been bombed.
The airdrome at Wuhu, 80 miles south
west of Nanking. also was raided.
More than half Of China's planes have
now been destroyed, the spokesman
asserted.
Four huge Japanese bomberS
dropped explosives on the Chapel and
Pootung areas here for two hours,
some of the missiles shaking the city.
Foreign residents of the city crowded
the rooftops to watch the unopposed
attack.
A Japanese spokesman declared
there were clear signs that the Chinese
troops in the Shanghai sector were
preparing to shift their positions. He
said Japanese intelligence information
was that 25 Chinese divisions were
(See CHINA. Page A-5.)