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Show I War in Shanghai? Show Us! Landing 'Devil Dogs9 Grin Morale in the American colony waa high. To the foresight of American Consul General Clarence E. Sauss many Americans believe they owe their lives, because be arranged in advance to evacuate thoee in danger spots. SHANGHAI, Aug. 20 (UP) One hundred and two United States marines from Cavite, Philippine Phil-ippine islands, helmeted and happy, hap-py, arrived in Shanghai today, shouting: "Where's the damn war? Lead ns to it!" They were the- first of 400 marine reinforcements for the 4th regiment here, and came in the liner President Hoover from Manila. Ma-nila. As ths marines", grinning brosd-ry, brosd-ry, cams up the Whangpoo to seek "the war," 800 American women and children went down the river to board the liner and sail for Manila. - Japanese warships were firing furiously at Chinese bombing planes as the American women and children refugees assembled at the customs jetty to go down river to the big Dollar liner awaiting await-ing them. The tender moved out at 8:20 a.' m. Th. Edsall and Parrott carrying some third class passengers, passen-gers, joined the tender and all three ships went without incident down to the President Hoover. Ths liner put out toward Manila. |