Show Chinese Report Nipponese Killed in Trap r Shell Foreign Section of Shanghai in th New Attack on Invaders U. U S. S Holdings in City Are Menaced b By MORRIS l J. J HARRIS Associated Press Staff Writer SHANGHAI China Tuesday Feb 9 As 9 As the firing across died out early this morning as it usually does a l little after midnight Chinese headquarters announced that a a machine gun sector had mowed down Japanese during the days day's engagement It appeared that the Chinese had led the enemy into a trap lying quiet behind their sandbag barricades while the Japanese pushed out an advance column They let the column get deep into Chinese territory then opened up on them in front and on both flanks It was a slaughter Only a handful of survivors were able to get out headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters said When Japanese headquarters heard about this announcement announcement an an- announcement they denied that any such thing had ever hap hap- I penea U. U S. S Holdings Menaced By Chinese Drive SHANGHAI Feb 8 The 8 The Chinese attacking the Japanese in a determined determined deter deter- mined drive turned their theil- artillery tonight tonight tonight to to- night on the international settlement itself the neutral area occupied b by foreigners The Chinese shelled th the Japanese defense area of the settlement where important American property is 10 lo A shell fell ne near lr the Japanese consulate on the waterfront in the theof center of the and 2nd another near the Japanese flagship in the The Chinese notified the United States consular authorities that since the Japanese were using the settlement settlement settle settle- ment as a base for military operations operations opera the Chinese could not be responsible responsible re re- re for the safety of foreign lives and property The Japanese defense area which the Chinese were shelling includes such important American property as the Central Chin Baptist mission the Robert Dollar company the Shanghai Power company the Shanghai Telephone Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone company the Texaco and Socon So- So con cony companies the American Presbyterian Presbyterian Pres Pres- mission Singer Sewing Machine Machine Ma Ma- chine comp company ln Meyer Anderson company compan as well as numerous American Ameri Amen can homes and smaller businesses and property of other nations I GIVE WARNING Previous to the shelling the Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese had given warning that if the Japanese fell back from their lines outside the settlement the Chinese would pursue them into the neutral territory Brigadier General Fleming British commander of ol the settlement defense forces informed that shells were f falling fall fall- inc ing in the quarter of the settlement said said said- all defense forces I would combine to prevent the Chinese Chinese Chi nese soldiers from entering a section of the settlement in the event of an assault or infantry attack We Ve We cannot tolerate the Chinese soldiers entering the settlement Fleming said Asked whether that included Hong Hong- kew he said That includes all of the settlement settle ment meat Asked what the defense forces would do he replied Shoot them down An artillery battle broke out in the north station area on the border of the international settlement Twenty Continued on Pate Pare Two NIPPONESE KILLED IN TRAP Continued from Pose Page One miles away at the Woosung forts torts guarding the approach to the city the Chinese still sUll held out stubbornly after hours bours of or he heavy lV fi fighting The peace effort eUort was instituted bythe by bythe bythe the British The Chinese agreed to withdraw 15 miles from the city i if the Japanese would withdraw a also o but the latter refused Admiral who arrived from Japan to take charge of the fleet operations received the press aboard his flagship and expressed hope the situation on could be cleaned up shortly The lay off oft the bund within with with- in sight of the br brilliant lights of the city cHy sparkling along the waterfront He is a genial bespectacled stoop- stoop shouldered manI manI man I I have just arrived and am not acquainted with the situation but I hope to settle matters quickly cooperating coop crating with the diplomatic officials of or other nations he said The Chinese News Agency issued the following summary of the situation tonight At p. p m. m Monday the Chinese were still holding the Woosung forts and all sectors following the first engagement Sunday night during which Japanese troops attacked The fighting was fierce and losses by both sides heavy At Monday noon 1000 Japanese troops attacked west of the Paoshan road near Woosung the engagement lasting two hours and the Japanese suffering heavily without gain gam the Japanese minister declared to Admiral Sir Howard Kell Kelly the British commander commander comman comman- der and to John F F. F Brenan the British British British Brit Brit- ish consul that there will be no pc peace ce until the Chinese have withdrawn 20 miles from the fighting area Continued Chinese resistance was evident all around The populace insIsts insists insists in in- on the original point five proposal pro of the four lour powers as the basis of or peace An important appeal was telegraphed telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed to Secretary Stimson Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier MacDonald Premier Mussolini Premier Laval and Sir Eric Enc Drummond Drummond Drummond Drum- Drum mond secretary general of or the league from the Shanghai Bankers' Bankers association association tion the chamber of ot commerce native native na na- tive bankers labor unions and the Universities union reiterating that Japan is disregarding treaty obligations obliga At p p. p m m. the Chinese bombardment bombardment bombard- bombard m ment nt of 01 the section of ot the settlement was intensified Two shells fell near the front gate gale of the Japanese marine headquarters in m the settlement severing telephone and electric wires Chinese snipers under undercover undercover I cover of darkness concentrated on the marine headquarters Another shell struck the gate of the police station Five others struck Japanese homes home I U. U S. S Will Reject Japanese Proposal By JOSEPH H. H BAIRD United Press Staff Start Correspondent WASHINGTON Feb 8 The a-The The Japanese Japa Japa- nese plan for neutralization of ot Chinese Chinese Chi- Chi nese ports will be rejected by the United States if it placed formally before before be be- fore this government The United States finds It difficult to believe that reports of the project can be authentic It appears to officials here as ns nothIng noth noth-l Ing more than a scheme for lor the partition par par- of China which was blocked by Secretary of or State John Hays Hay's open door policy Further the American government finds rinds it difficult to credit reports of the scheme because of the Japanese declaration of or November 9 0 9 asserting it sided with the other powers of ot the the world against the partition of or China Secretary of State Stimson would make no statement about the plan today I It was learned authoritatively however however however how how- ever that the United States is chagrined cha 1 and surprised by the plan to the point of viewing it incredulously The Japanese statement of November Novem ber her 9 9 handed to Secretary Stimson by Katsuji Japanese ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- rador said in part It will be recalled that soon after alter the close of or the Sino Japanese war of or 5 1894 a policy looking to the eventual eventual eventual even even- partition of or China appeared tobe to tobe tobe be gaining gaming ground in some quarters of ot the world I In the denunciation of such a policy pol pot icy the United States Japan and Great Britain were in complete accord accord ac ac- cord and their determination to respect respect respect re re- the territorial and administrative tive integrity of ot China was affirmed in many of or the diplomatic instruments signed by those powers The Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese government remains unchanged in its stand against the partition of or China The Japanese project for tor neutralizing neutral izing certain Chinese cities and demilitarizing demilitarizing de de- de militarizing China reached the state department in the form lorm of press re re- re ports It was not officially communicated communicated communicated by Japan through diplomatic channels Officials here did not know whether It would be |