Show i Shanghai Troops Threaten Attack On Foreign City Want International Settlement Heads to Use Influence to Halt Truce Reported From War Var Zone By the Associated Press SHANGHAI a. a m. m Saturday Jan 30 Japanese Japanese soldiers invaded the quarters of the American Southern Methodist l mission early this morning demolishing the furnishings fur fur- They said they they were looking for guns and Japanese anti-Japanese literature but the mission authorities said they would file tUe a a. claim for damages against Japan through the United States consulate The Japanese also entered the law school buildings of University By the A Associated Press SHANGHAI Saturday Jan 30 A 30 A new menace came oame across the boundaries of ot the thc international settlement today in the form of a warning by the Chinese military command that if the Jap Japanese nese occupation is not ended the Chinese would attack the settlement The warning served upon the international settlement authorities said that if they did not use their influence to end the occupation of Chinese territory the Chinese who were still engaged in heavy fighting would train their guns gunson on the foreign concession Meanwhile 1 as flames licked up a wide section of the Chinese quarter of there were bursts Of machine gunfire gun gunfire gunfire fire indicating that though the Japanese had reached the objective they set for themselves they were having trouble holding it Little groups of C Chinese ines fighting with frantic energy were holding off oU the Japanese at several points while the ramshackle Chinese houses blazed around them and the crash of ot falling walls punctuated the rattle of gunfire LOSSES ARE ilEA HEAVY Refugees who managed to make their way into the international settlement settlement set set- set set-I said the Chinese casualties since the beginning of the occupation ran into the thousands Chinese business men In the settlement settlement set set- closed their shops and banks and business so tar far as they are concerned concerned concerned con con- is at a standstill I It was revealed early this morning mornIng morning morn morn- ing that Japanese consular authorities authorities authorities ties and Chinese civil officials had arranged for an armistice but that their proposals were rejected by the military leaders The military chiefs on both sides I said that even should the civil arm armI I agree to an armistice it would have no value in influencing settlement of the present crisis As midnight approached fighting was still going on at several points Once a Chinese band pushed across the boundary of the international settlement and fired on the Japanese military headquarters but they were repulsed after alter a brief skirmish NIGHT OF HORROR Never has there been such a night of horror in Shanghai those who watched it said It began when the Japanese arrived arrived ar arrived ar- ar rived pushing through the twisting streets clearing a way with machine guns Airplanes added to the carnage swooping down every 20 minutes like clockwork and dropping cargoes of ot bombs which started fires at six separate separate sep sep- arate orate points The railroad station objective of the first drive burned to the ground The railroad line to was broken and telegraph and telephone lines to the capital went vent down The wounded came in by the score to emergency dressing stations and it seemed certain many women and children had bad been killed The Chinese placed their losses at killed and wounded The Japanese said they had lost only a n handful One shell fell teU in the international settlement but nobody was hurt and the damage was slight The Chinese commander asked for tor reinforcements and the Japanese I military also wanted more men but Japans Japan's naval commander said he thought his men were able to handle the situation m. m S Foreign Section Bombed by Japanese WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Jan 29 UP UP- UP Colonel R. R S. S Hooker commanding United States marine forces at t Shanghai reported to the navy department department de de- de today that in five tive instances on January 29 Japanese airplanes s dropped bombs inside the international international international settlement of Shanghai He said one Chinese woman was killed and minor property damage damase was done by the bombs in the settle settle- ment Reports came to the navy today on the Shanghai fighting from both I Hooker and Rear Admiral l I Continued A on Pane Pue Two o i AMERICAN LIVES iARE ARE IN DANGER Continued From Pace One Ont cry ery M Meigs gs Taylor commanding the Asiatic squadron Hooker Booker estimated that thirty Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese nose and Chinese were killed inthe Inthe In Jn the Shanghai fighting Japanese destroyed the north sta sla station lion tion at Shan Shanghai hai but bui the Chinese still held it he ha said Machine gun fire lire was continuing around the thc s station Uon at 8 3 0 a. a m. m when he filed tiled his report Hooker said Rear Admiral Shio Shio- In n charge of the Japanese naval forces is directing Japanese opera operations tons both afloat and nd ashore but Is reported as having no authority over troops ashore excepting his own nationals na The French and international settlements set are under separate manic councils Commanders of or troops ashore have elected Brigadier General G. G Gleming senior British officer ashore as coordinator to insure unity of or action and transmit information but without authority o of command TROOPS WITHDRAWN WN Y Chinese forces offered some tance lance to Japanese when they en en- feted ered the native quarter of ot looker Hooker and Taylor said but most of ol the native troops had withdrawn Hooker said two Japanese armored cars attempted to pass into the area within the International settlement guarded by the Shanghai volunteer corps but were halted The Japanese shot flares light light- int ing ng the moonless night Hooker said describing the fighting The infantry used machine guns and rifles There I was tugs no resistance at first then snip snip- ins ing ng broke out The Japanese concentrated con fire lire on buildings contain contain- ins ng ing snipers who usually fled down alles aleys al al- legs les eys pursued b by the Japanese The Chinese press reported Chinese troops concentrated behind sand bags at the North railway sta sta- lion ion and behind barricades at North Honan Ronan road gate Heavy fight fight- ling ing ng occurred at three points Hooker reported The estimates o of killed were Japanese 30 Chinese The Japanese consulate w within thin the international settlement was slightly damaged by a small bomb at p. p m. m January 27 E E. S S. S T Hooker reported STUDENTS RIOT Student riots in and at al the Chinese municipal building he said and an attack on two Japanese c civilians ci cl at North station occurred on Thursday prior to the Japanese at tack A flood of ot refugees into the international settlement was stopped b by the police In another report sent from Shang hai hat shortly after midnight Hooker said that Japanese planes had com com- bombing in the thc vicinity of ot the North railroad station at 1010 p p. p m. m fE E. E S. S T T. T January 28 A bomb K was as observed to hit a tall ran I road train he said A number of ot cars were on fire Several buildings were on fire immediately northwest of or North station Bombing was lias was continuing con at this time with tires fires spreading spread spread- ing jingo I Japanese were reported a as having torn up tip tracks tracts o of the Shanghai Shan Shang Shang- chow chow Lin po railway at I brid bridge c in the thc western part of ot the city Hooker said he had received a R re rc- liable report from foreigners which Indicated there was no action at Woosung where forts forb were still guarded by Chinese soldiers Shortly after midnight January 29 20 Hooker reported An armored train escaped from I the North station which Is h still held by the Chinese and headed for tor Nan king It was followed by two Japanese bombing planes which dropped bombs bomb Japanese were bombing the North station and the Shanghai Nan Nan king railway line for a distance of oC at least five miles west of or the sla sta lion tion 1 |