The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-13

(Continued from Page D ister, on Saturday. The foreign of- flee spokesman said that Hirota had forwarded the necessary in- structions to China"
 The foreign office spokesman at the same time said that. Japan and Italy were negotiating commer- cial treaty, but denied that it would involve an anti- Communism pact although Italy had Japan have common interests regarding Communists"
 Japan was unable to confirm re- ports that Soviet Russia is ship ping airplanes to China, the spokes- man said, but added that his gov- ernment possessed certain illfor- nation" which could not be divulg- ed at present.
 London, Sept. 13-(UP)- Well informed sources predicted today that the new agreement to combat pirate" raids on merchantmen in the Mediterranean would end the campaign of terror at once.
 It was admitted that on paper a submarine would be able to ap- proach a merchantmen, show its flag, warn of an attack and give passengers and crew time to enter lifeboats.
 But these sources expressed be- lief that in practice no attacking submarine would dare to do all this, and hence that every submarine at- tack would be chased by destroyer commanders as piratical, and would be attacked and sunk.
 Admiralty officials awaited or- ders to send endorsements to the Mediterranean fleet for Britain's part in a 5000 mile submarine pa- trol in cooperation with France. Four destroyers are to be sent from the home fleet at once, and more probably will be sent later.
 Geneva, Sept. 13.-(UP)-China protested formally today to the League of Nations against Japan's invasion.
 Japan has invaded and is con- Mnuing the invasion with all her army, navy and air force," the ap- peal said.
 China invoked Articles X, xI and XVII, of the league covenant against Japan.
 Article x provides that the league shall preserve against external ag- gression the territorial integrity and political independence of league members. Article XI declared that any threat of war is 8 matter of concern to the league and that the league shall take action to safeguard peace. Article XVII invites non- members-like Japan to be rep resented at any hearing of appeals like the present one by league member.
 Honk Kong, Sept. 13.-(UP)-Jap- anese planes dropped six bombs on the compound of the American Sev- enth Day Adventist Mission at Wai- chow in Kwantung Province, refugees said today.
 Two Chinese mission staff mem- bers were wounded and the damage caused by the mohs amounted to approximately $3,OO0, P. V. Thomas. head of the Mission, reported.
 Thomas arrived here with mem bers of his staff and removed the wounded to a hospital.
 He said that the planes dived so low that they should have been able to see easily the two large American flags on the mission premises.
 The bombing. he said, appeared to be deliberate.
 Nanking, Sept. 13.-(UP)-Chu Chia- -Hua, president of the Chinese League of Nations society, sent iden- tic telegrams today to- Prime Min ister Joseph A. Lyons of Australia, President Manual L. Quezon of the Philippine commonwealth and Sir Robert Ho Tung, the eminent fi- aancier and philanthropist of Hong Kong, asserting that the Japanese fleet activities in the South China sea threatened Australia, the Philip pines and Hong Kong. He urged a strong stand to check what he called q menace.
 Peiplng, China. Sept. l3--(UP)-- Japanese forces routed a Chinese army in 8 20-miIe area almost within sight of Peiping after an n hour battle, Japanese military que thorities said today.
 Important Japanese victories in ell north China were reported, irldi- eating that ct last the long-a#aited Japanese offensive in the north was under way.
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