Show Japan Troops Take Shanghai After fter Shelling River Forts Engage in Fierce Fight With Chinese Forces Four U. U S. S Destroyers Prepare to Leave Manila for China By Associated Press MANILA 1 Jan 29 Friday Friday Four Four destroyers of the United States navy fleet here ordered all men aboard early today awaiting orders to proceed to Shanghai The destroyers are the Blumer Parrott Edsall and Paul Jones with a total complement of about men Under forced draft naval officers said they could reach Shanghai within thirty-five thirty to forty hours Seven other destroyers ers the cruiser Houston twelve submarines submarines sub sub- marines and eleven auxiliary vessels of the American Asiatic fleet are here herc under command of Rear Admiral Montgomery 1 ery cry M M- Taylor By United Press Japan heedless of American displeasure and concern occupied the Chinese section of or Shanghai Friday with stiff t fighting were There indications that Japan would break break- relations l with the United States and Britain if these nations joined in a boycott or embargo on Japan but Tokio advices said authorities authorities au au- au- au there doubted America could actually be leading a boycott or embargo movement After shelling the Woosung forts up river from Shanghai Shang Shang- hai Japanese forces swung into the Chinese section and keen battling followed Meantime 1 from Washington came advices that this government insists Japan shall not interfere with international international international trade by a blockade of Shanghai or otherwise No definite American action has been taken however Americans living outside the international settlement at Shanghai have Teen been warned by the American consul general general general gen gen- eral to act immediately on their own initiative in event of emergency This warning was taken to mean they should concentrate in the international settlement promptly Meantime carrying with them the potential threat of drawing soviet Russia Russia into the conflict Japanese forces moved from Changchun to Harbin Harb n in northern Manchuria on the Chinese Eastern railroad a a joint Soviet Chinese Soviet Soviet-Ch nese controlled enterprise Moscow watched the situation with concern The Industrial Gazette said significantly that Japanese seizure of Harbin would be viewed with satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction by the war incendiaries of the world Japan in n landing more marines at Shanghai and drawing up more warships warships warships war war- ships there indicated at first it would wait to see if U China fulfilled its its' pledges of abandoning the anti Jap anti anese boycott and other Japan anti ese activities China had bad m Japans Japan's ultimatum prior to its expiration agreeing to all Japans Japan's demands Subsequently however came the commanders commander's word of planned occupation occupation occupation pation and the shelling of Woosung Meantime Chinese students were demonstrating and Chinese soldiers using small arms fired from Woosung forts on a passing Japanese trawler A concentration of naval craft and andi marines at base miles from Vl Russian outpost was ordered by J Japan pm I By II H. R. R EKINS I Copyright 1932 by United Press SHANGHAI China Jan 29 Friday Fri Fri Fri- day The day The Japanese shelled the Woosung Woosung Woosung Woo Woo- sung forts defending Ing Shanghai during during during dur dur- ing the night marched into Chapel the native city of Shanghai and were engaged early this morning in heavy battle with the Chinese Japanese e reinforcements were sent into Chapel to support the Japanese marines Two hours after the fighting had been in progress the international settlement and the French quarter beyond remained quiet Complete order prevailed Events in the momentous Japanese drive on Shanghai followed in jn dizzying dizzying dizzying dizzy dizzy- ing succession all during the night Japanese war craft came come into the harbor to increase the force already I Continued on Pace Pate Two s JAPAN SHELLS CHINESE FORTS 1 Continued From Page rese Ono One there landed marines and after at first indicating a delay in m the occupation occupation occupation pation of the city dropped shells into the Woosung forts to silence them and moved Into Chapel the native section of Shanghai Stiff Stitt fighting lighting followed This startling finale came carne within only a few hours of ot the announced Japanese intention to delay forceful action to see sec if the Chinese fulfilled pledges to drop p the Japanese anti-Japanese boycott and other Japanese anti-Japanese ac ac- In occupying the city the Japanese merely announced they would proceed proceed proceed pro pro- but without explaining or justifying justifying jus justifying jus- jus their course Prior to the movement Chinese soldiers in the Woosung forts had sniped at a Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese trawler and there had been some ome Chinese student Whether these events were regarded re regarded re- re by the Japanese as a breach of Chinas China's promises was not revealed immediately The firing in Chapel as the Japanese Japan Japan- ese advanced could be heard dearl clearly in in the international settlement DEFENSES TIGHTENED Defenses of the settlement were tightened Desultory firing Iring was progressing atthe atthe at the airdrome No Japanese v Were ere in that sector and it was believed the retreating Chinese were looting Mayor Wu Teh Chen Teh-Chen Chen in m his palatial palatial palatial pala pala- semi-Chinese semi residence in the settlement told the United Press I r have complied with all of Murals Mural's demands Therefore the invasion invasion in invasion in- in of our territory is entirely unjust un un- just justified The situation is entirely inthe inthe in m the hands of the garrison commander I have no military power While the Japanese were taking Shanghai the disorganized government government government govern govern- ment at was reconstructed Lo Ix Kan Wen was made foreign minister minister min min- ister Wang Ching Wel chairman of the executive council and Sun Fo To chairman of the legislative council At 12 1235 35 a. a m. m the Japanese at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to occupy the north station on the border of the international set set- One Japanese was wounded Japanese infantry were supporting the motorized Japanese advance The Japanese operating in Chapel disarmed one unit of the Fifth division divi o Sion sion i n of the bureau of public safety police FIGHTING SEVERE Severe fighting was going on just just- outside the northern border of the international settlement shortly before before before be be- fore 2 a. a m. m on both sides of ot the Woosung Shanghai-Woosung railway Reinforcements were ordered from the fleet Activities were brought to the heart of the settlement when Japanese ma ma- Tines Iines landed on the main customs jetty on the Bund in m front of the Central Bank of t China the thc governments government's governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's depository Marines were deployed deployed deployed de de- along the Bund after which they mounted lorries and dashed to the front The flagship Ataka sent a detachment detachment detachment detach detach- ment of marines to the North road Severe fighting oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc on the Paoshan road in m the same district j The Japanese established a field hospital in the settlements and casualties casualties cas cas- began to arrive while reinforcements reinforcements reinforcements rein rein- were moved up to the front The electricity in the Japanese marine marinc marine ma ma- rine headquarters failed Searchlights Searchlights Search Search- lights from the warships in m the river pierced the skies signaling and making makinS making mak mak- ing inS the night spectacular In some states a a fine line is placed on the person killing a bull snake II |