Show U. U S. S MISSION BOMBED BY NIPPONESE Methodist Church Buildings Near Are Destroyed EIGHTY BOMBS DROPPED Twelve Planes Said to Have Taken Part in Attack B By HERBERT R R. EKINS Copyright 1933 by United Press China April 19 19 Ameri Ameri American can Methodist mission property Under under under un un- der the American flag at has been bombed by Japanese airplanes airplanes air air- planes the Rev Mark W. W Brown secretary secretary sec see of the north China conf conference rence of the Methodist Episcopal church announced announced announced an an- today General Ho Ying Ying-chIng minister of war als also revealed that an unnamed American missionary or mission worker at had been killed Dr Brown said the mission property prop erty was struck repeatedly by bJ bombs and numerous buildings were de de- de I The Chinese pastor of the mission I took refuge in after ater hiding in a dugout while the mission over which the flag lag floated clattered to earth carth i The paz past ervi w here hereby by the United Press Pres said said- I I 1 was working in the mission when I 12 airplanes arrived dropping eighty bombs and devastating the town I The bombs were very large For Fori example one ne bomb knocked down a foot 30 wall of brick and stone surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding the mission ANOTHER AID RAID Another air raid occurred after I left the town for I believe the American mission property there is a total loss Dr Brown said no American missionaries mis mise had been at for several weeks weeks' and he therefore doubt doubt- ed zd the Chinese announcing announcing ing lug that a an American had been killed A canvass of foreign legations disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis- dis closed that the various ministers had agreed that in event of occupation of it would be necessary for the mInisters their counselors and secretaries secre secre- tunes carles to l leave ave probably for Shanghai and Custodians would be left to look after the valuable properties in the diplomatic quarter The national university was packing packing pack pack- ing ng its books scrolls rare rare manuscripts manuscripts manu manu- scripts scientific app apparatus ratus and archives preparatory to shipping them to Shanghai in event of pation The city was tense and excited but stringent martial law kept everything quiet and perfect order was main tamed Japanese troops were attempting to cross the Luan Lua 1 river toward and today in a drive to extend ex cx- tend Nipponese control of north China Chi be ond the triangle triangle tri tri- na na beyond square mile angle already under their control Chin Chinese e railway communications said POPULACE FLEEING The crossing was being undertaken north of ot on the boundary of the triangle where heavy Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese aerial bombardments were said saido to o have caused two-thirds two of the populace populace pop pop- ulace to flee Populations of and were approaching a state of panic f feeling eUng that thit the Ja Japanese anese drive was was aimed at eventual capture of ot th these se two wo most Important cities of northern China Japanese aerial oper operations within China proper had been extended until they covered a vast area beginning Continued continue on Pare Two Two U. U S. S MISSION SION BOMBED BY NIPPONESE Continued n Pron PAre One forty lorty miles mies north of ot and andl extending ex cx- tending In an arc northward to the great wall vahl wall The Te towns of and were said to have been bombed Jimmy Chuan director o of Y V. M. M M C. C A. A A field operations said a Y M M. C. C A. A rele relief hut in the tc hsIen temple where civilian n refugees refugee were concentrated had been born bom bor barded Chinese Chines sources said Tokio instructed in General com corn manding Japanese forces In to stand by for emergency orders Foreign reports emanating In said Japanese airplanes airplane had hac dropped pamphlets pamphlet over 45 miles mies north noth noth of assuring the populace that Japanese troops troop were saving the Chinese fro from tho the op Ope of white races Japanese planes plane were reported yesterday t to have dropped similar pamphlets in i province PAPERS TAPERS DEMAND WAR WARThe WARThe Te The Influential vernacular press pre in and demanded that China declare war wa war against Japan said that tha unless China did so she would not deserve dc do- serve foreign sympathy The Japanese army meanwhile proceeded with plans plan to set up an independent government Inthe Inthe in inthe the Chinese territory already pied nid Japanese advices said a peace preservation corps had bad been ben organized or by General Ting Chiang commandant of at the pro-Manchu pro vol The Japanese were cooperating coop coop- crating in plans to establish a coop permanent per per- manent rc regime ime pledged to defend province recently annexed by from Chinese invasion Ting supported by Japanese and his own troops was holding the entire entre region east of the Luan river |