Show u U. U S. S LOSSES FROM JAPAN i RAIDS RAID HEAVY Missionaries Tell of Bombs Ie Endangering American China U Lives in By ny HERBERT ERT R. R EKI EKINS S United United Press Staff Correspondent April 20 Missionary l alter alter after missionary r reported ported Incidents of ot Je Japanese airplane bombs destroying destroy destroy- lug ing American property and endangering gering ering American can lives to the United States legation toda today and C. C J. J Spi- Spi ker first secretary was understood to be preparing formal representations enta- enta to present to the Japanese lega lega- ti tion n. n The missionaries were from the square miles of China proper now under tinder complete dominance of oC Japanese Japa Japa- Japa-I Japa nese and troops Japanese Japa Japa- nese airplane operations were extended extend extend- ed Cd to within a few miles milc 0 of and Chinese troops were reported disorganized Urban populations lations were in a state bordering on panic rearing fearing extension of the he Japanese Japa Japa- nese drive The Rev E. E E. E Dixon Methodist st Episcopal pal missionary at reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that during a period of two weeks v Japanese planes dropped bombs both north and md south of oC the mission mission y compound endangering native Christian children and the residence of oC the Women's Foreign n Missionary society the the Methodist church and the Mission hospital The Rev H. H E. E Dewe Dewey Cambridge 0 O. missionary at reported that 19 American men women and children were endangered by Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese bombs and machine gun bullets Japanese aviators flew so low over the mission property that students were able to see ee their faces I The Rev Re F. F N. N Pike of oC Prospect Park Del DeJ district missionary at hsien where American mission mis mis- sion property was struck repeatedly by Japanese bombs and the Rev native pastor called at atthe atthe atthe the legation with maps of the property property property prop prop- erty showing the extent o of the de de- de They were accompanied by Mark Ml rk W. W Brown secretary of oC the North China conference of oC the Methodist Methodist Meth Meth- odist Episcopal church who said that the American flag flew over the mission mission mission mis mis- sion during the air attacks Numerous Numer Numer- ous OILs buildings were destroyed It was understood that incorporated eye witness account inthe inthe in inthe the representations he be was preparing to jo o present to the Japanese Pending diplomatic moves advised the missionaries to paint large American flags on the roofs of their buildings Japan will make full payment for all damage caused American and other foreign mission property properly b by the bombing raids of her military y airplanes airplanes air air- planes the Japanese legation an an- flounced Only one exception was made It must be shown that the bombed missions mis mis- slops sio were not harboring g Chinese troops S |