Show NATIONS PLAN NEW JAPAN PEACE MOVES Stimson Delayed by Illness of oi I MacDonald in Forming Proposals JAPAN FEARS ATTACK Nipponese Rush Troops tc to Relieve Sailors Br By B ed Press Fr d dv WASHINGTON ASHINGTON v Feb 5 The S-The The United United Unit Unit- ed States was Teas advised by Japan today to day of Its lt Intention to send to Slung Shane hai hal one army division probably totalIng total Ing men United By-United United Press Pren By I WASHINGTON ASHINGTON W Feb F b. b 5 Extended 5 ded conversations among the western powers It was indicated today probably probably probably ably will precede presentation of new peace suggestions to Japan Secretary of ot State Stimson is be being being beIng be- be ing delayed by the illness of Prime Minister MacDonald of ot Great Britain Britain Brit Brit- am ain and the absence of Foreign Minister Minister Min Mini ister Sir John Simon from London in discussing with the British the new proposals invited by Japan There were indications that there might be delay of a day or two be before before belore be- be fore lore the suggestions are formulated Meanwhile the state department feels that the situation at Shanghai while still grave has been less perilous perilous per per- ilous to Americans because of Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese withdrawal from vantage points in the international settlement They were firing at Chinese from these points and a counter-attack counter was feared Reports to the state department from the American consulate at al Shanghai said the mayor there had announced a special martial law pre vessels from entering or venting passIng passing pass- pass Ing lag out of the harbor between 5 p. p m. m and 7 a. a a m. m daily No objections willbe will wiIl willbe be made by the United States Chinese banks the consulate said have resumed business Rice shops are conducting business through half haI closed doors as a precaution against robbers More than workers workers' are ire unemployed in Shanghai I Japan Sends Force to t China V TOKIO Feb 5 5 Japan JP-Japan fP Japan has de de- de decided to send a a military force of un unstated unstated unstated un- un stated strength to Shanghai Sh n h i. i but the th government censors today would not riot permit publication of the sailing date and the route the the force force is to isAo to take talce The minister of pf war explained ined that this restriction was was imposed so that the Chinese at Shanghai would not mass an attack on the thc naval force now in action there hoping to wipe it out before the reinforcements came Admiral Mineo Osumi minister of the navy said the new new forces were being sent to replace the sailors who have been worn down by continuous fighting o of an enemy ten time stronger than themselves PLAN WITHDRAWAL We EWe are sincerely anxious to remove re reo move the misunderstandings and suspicions suspicions sus which unfortunately appear to have been aroused in the United States said the admiral Japan has nas absolutely no intention of carrying carrying car car- out anything in the nature of occupation of Shanghai nor of men- men menacing menacing acing icing American interests in the Yangtze valley We will withdraw our ur troops as quickly as possible when the he immediate task is complete If I America only would recognize that hat Japan regards the trouble trou Ie r Continued on Pare Page Two I NA NATiONS PLAN NEW JAP JAPAN AN I PEACE MOVES MOVE I Continued from Pate Pace One different Shanghai in an m entirely light from the Manchurian situation she would realize that it t is w unnecessary unnecessary to question Japans Japan's intentions sary Manchuria is a matter of 01 We lile and andl death for lor Japan Inpan Shanghai is only which we arc are anxious I anxious incident a passing as RS possible so ious to close as JS soon that we may withdraw w our troops Japanese Pushed ed Back by Defenders SHANGHAI China Saturday Feb r G Summing P P Summing up the results ot or the past 24 hours' hours fighting foreign military observers observer agreed today that the Chinese holding Chapel had pushed back the Japanese a little improving improving im- im proving their position slightly The Tho furious bombardment with machine guns and heavy artillery 1 went on without interruption early this morning on a front which stretched from the north station in Chapel and scattered along the river clear down to the Woosung forts 16 miles from town Airplanes were playing an nn important important important tant part in m n the engagement One Japanese ship bombed n a Chinese troop train moving into killing killing killing kill kill- ing an undetermined number of men One bomb wrecked a Steel sicci car scattering scattering scat seal the bodies of Chinese soldiers along alone the track Bc Before ore that they had hud bombed university wrecking one large building and settin settine setting set- set ting tine fire Ire to two Uvo others The master of a i British steamer which came In Friday evening said he had seen a Japanese plane down downin in the Yangtze river beyond the Woosung forts The pilot was in the cockpit badly wounded FIRING FIniNG SUBSIDES Along Alone about 1 a a. a m. m the firing IrIne subsided subsided sub sub- sided although some of the machine gunners sent out a burst every now and ami then This has h happened ever every morning for the past several days as though the belligerents were working on a regular schedule I Meanwhile the Chinese were bringing bringing bring bring- 1 in ing up reserves who probably will gOi go II into action when the battle picks up I after daylight But the Japanese also I arc are getting reinforcements and nd although although al al- al though the Chinese position is being steadily improved the additional Japanese force some observers thought might turn the tide Even though the Chinese should hould be pushed back they have built buill extensive extensive extensive exten exten- sive trench lines behind their present present pres pre ent enl position and probably would be beable beable beable able to lo put up resistance French Propose War to End Wars GENI GENEVA VA Feb 5 UP UP-A UP A French project for disarmament was issued I today to the delegates of ot 57 nations at nt the world arms conference providing providing providing pro pro- viding for drastic action to prevent war The project would create an m International international inter Inter- national police force to prevent war and an m international army to suppress suppress suppress sup sup- press war or assist the victim of or ag ag- a The forces would be at the disposal dis- dis Dosal of ot the league of ot nations which 1 would v organize their command The French proposals suggest that tha heavy lon long range artillery vessels vessel over tons carrying guns over eight inches and submarines above a certain tonnage shill sh be placed at nt the disposal of or the league The French proposed that the league alone shall have nave the right to the he disposition o of heavy bombing airplanes airplanes air air- planes lanes above a certain tonna tonnage e The French proposal embodied new nc rules for the protection of 01 civilian populations It provided for Cor the prohibition prohibition pro pro- of or the use by aircraft or artillery artillery ar ar- tillery of projectiles containing poison poison poison poi poi- poi poi- son gas bacteria or Incendiary ma ma- Bombardment more than a certain number of oC miles from Cram the front lin line in n land warfare would be forbidden Coastal bombardment would be subject subject subject sub sub- I to similar restrictions |