The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-28

II dl4dlIS dLlQ AdklAAA6 OAANA%A, @SA Moscow. Both Tokyo and Moscow have reported many casualties re- gently in fighting between Soviet and Japanese airplanes in the Man chukuo- -Mongolian region.
 Japan and Britain, however, agreed to negotiate their conflict over the British concession at Aientsin, which meant that Tokyo had taken the incident out of the hands of the Tientsin military leaders and that a solution was likely.
 Japanese Demands
 Although foreigners had consid- cred the Japanese blockade of their concession as part of a genral drive to oust foreigners from China, the Japanese agreed to make it local incident, but they also demanded that $6,000,000 in silver bullion held by Chinese banks in the concession be surrendered. Further, they de- manded the cooperation of Britain in floating Japanese-sponsored cur rency issued by the local occupation regime in northern China.
 Tension in south China ports, which the Japanese are blockading to halt intuition shipments to China, increased after U. s. Con- sul General Clarence E. Gauss at Shanghai had rejected a Japanese note warning foreign shipping to leave Foochow and Wenchow by noon tomorrow.
 Both British and American rep resentatives said that they would refuse to accept Japan,s disavowal of responsibility for safety of for eigners in these ports. American and British warships are in nearby waters and British vessels were to be given whatever escorts are nec- eSsary.
 U. S. CONSUL REFUSES
 Tientsin, June 28. - (UP) -Clar- ence E. Gauss, United States Con- sul General at Shanghai, today re- jected a Japanese note warning for eign shipping to leave the blockade ports of Foochow and Wenchow by noon tomorrow and announcing that Japan could not be responsible for safety of foreign citizens or property after that hour.
 He called the Japanese govern ment's attention to the rights of Americans under treaties to enter, leave or reside at the ports, and said that Japan would be responsi- ble for the safety of American citi- zens and property.
 It was understood that Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, American fleet commander in chief in the Far East, woull send a similar note concern ing the right of United States war; ship to sail anywhere in Chinese waters to protect American lives and property interests.
 Americans were predicted that Yarnell would send a warship to Foochow.
 British consular authorities at Foochow regarded the situation there with such anxiety that they made arrangements to remove a number of British citizens by war ship despite a message from Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British ann bassador, urging him to decline to remove Britons unless he believed them absolutely in danger.
 Shots At Nazi Plane
 Berlin, June 28-CUP)-An au- thoritative source said today that Polish coastal batteries fired as a German seaplane flew along the Pol ish coast yesterday, but did not hit | it. It was not known whether the shots were fired at the plane.
 The statement was believed here to clear up reports from Warsaw that a German plane had been shot down after 1t failed to heed warning salvoes to keep away from the Polish | forts in the Hela peninsula region.
 According to the informant, the pilot of the plane flew from Ger many to East Prussia and landed | safely at Pillau. He was quoted as | saying that he heard firing from a | Polish coastal battery while passing the peninsula. The pilot said, &C., cording to the informant, that he did not know whether the shots were intended as a warning or merely part of exercises.
 The pilot was quoted as saying that his plane was flying seven miles | of the Polish coast. Poland forbids foreign planes to fly within six miles of the coast.
 As regards the general German Polish situation, German quarters express confidence that Danzig will be returned to Germany within the next few months, and without blood- shed.
 Britain Rushes Army
 London. June 28 --(UP)-- Great Britain provided for an increase of IL. A.