| Show JAPS E SEIZE CHINESE RAILWAY M MO Vf VE REGARDED AS VIRTUAL WAR lIAR fiGHT CONTINUES Nationalists Start Attack on J Japanese at JAPS SEND TROOPS U. U S. S Mediation Considered Considered Consid Consid- ered by Chinese Faction By D. D C. C BESS United Press Staff Correspondent PE PEKING ING May 8 SlOp p. p m. m m.- m. The gravest move in in recent Chinese Chinee history was made today when Japan formally announced the seizure seiz ure of the railway in Shantung where nationalist troops are driving toward Peking The s seizure was regarded b by foreign military observers here a aa as asa a a. virtual declaration of war Simultaneously with the an announcement announcement announcement an- an came news news' that fighting fight fight- ing had recommenced at between be between be- be tween nationalists and the 2000 Japanese troops defending the foreIgn foreign foreign for for- eign q quarter ter T TOKIO KIO May 8 United Press Press Press- One hundred thousand Chines ChIne nationalists nationalists na nt- na- na have have- started an an attack on Japanese t troops oops at TsIna and General Chiang- Chiang Kal Kai Shek the Shek-the the na nationalist nationalist na- na leader has fled to Talan Nich Wa was advised today GENERAL FLEES The Chinese general according to toad ad advices vices to the newspaper fled when he found he was unable t to control his troops Severe fighting Is continuing in the the Asahl Asahi correspondent reported Communications between and have been severed it was said after atter they had been re reestablished reestablished re re- re established Monday Only the most meager details were received here The Japanese In are greatly outnumbered Some Japanese reinforcements were said to be en route to China today Eleven destroyers and two torpedo flotillas were due to leave from this morning Six armored airplanes already adY are en route front from Ping Yang Tang for tor Tsing Tao SHANGHAI May 8 S United Press Press Belief Belief was expressed here that hostilities between Japanese troops ana and Chinese nationalist soldiers sol 1101 aol aol- diers at were ceasing after mediation by British and American consuls TROOPS REMOVED It was understood that torn sms Chinese troops had been removed from rom the commercial area and an unconfirmed report said Continued on page 6 MOVE REGARDED AS S VIRT VIRTUAL AL WARt WAR WAR- S t L FIGHT CONTINUES Continued on page 2 S th Ui Japanese had Issued an ul ultimatum ul- ul to Gen General ral Chiang Kai iCal Eh k to withdraw his troops to toS toa S a a. distance Of ot seven seen miles from S the beleaguered 1 city KIO May May 8 S AP The AP-The The Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- Jap- Jap anese cabinet has decided to dispatch dig dis patch a division of ot troops to Tsing- Tsing la tao Shantung and the emperors emperor's Is nis exp expected tomorrow On war strength the division wn as s the Nagoya division Numbers from to men S- S I CONDON ONDON May 8 AP AP-A AP A lIeu Reu- dispatch from Shanghai says It is Sis understood that the national- national is Js considering in- in the mediation of ot the United States tates in the present Chinese Chinese- Japanese conflict p DECKING May 8 S AP Concern AP-Concern Concern for to Americans In where c Chinese nationalists and Japanese tro ps clashed with heavy casualties casual casual- tl ties S was renewed today with the receipt of advices es saying that fighting fight fight- ins ing had been resumed The Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese chief of staff at 11 also 0 a dispatch dated yesterday za ng One American missionary Jellied hilled REPORT UNVERIFIED The rhe American legation could not ve e fY this today and the beli belief f was v.-as expressed that hat the dispatch S wa was as a repetition of an earlier ru ruS rumor ru- ru S mor found to be erroneous X 4 dispatch from Tokio reporting tho thea resumption of ot fighting at claimed it was due to nationalist nationalist na na- na- na aggression Nationalists were ete stated to have attacked the Japanese guard at the foreign com com- m mercial district t last night night in lade lade- de defiance fiance Hance of ot the Japanese agreement I with the Chinese commanders WASHINGTON May 8 CAP CAP- AP The finding of the body of Walter B. B Wilson Vilson Jr of Greenville S. S C. C missing American vice vlee consul at Shanghai was reported to the state department today The body was found ten miles below elow Shanghai today One leg vas was broken as though the body had been jeen struck by a a. ships ship's propeller An inquest will be held tomorrow Train Running In n T sinan Area SHANGHAI May S 8 AP AP Mes Mes Messages sages from say Bay that a train was running running- between en that city and this afternoon at the request request re- re quest of ot the consular body after the he Japanese had notified them that hat Japanese troops might b be forced to start military operations at t any moment Later reports stated that th the Japanese troops having decided that hat drastic action n was necessary attacked and routed th the tho southerners southern southern- ers rs nationalists this morning blowing lowing up Vp their powder magazine Japanese reinforcements which left eft for fos yesterday are re reported to have clashed with the he southerners at t bout about 60 0 miles from om Tsina |
