Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-06-03 | Page 4 | Nippon Fliers Bomb Canton

NIPPON FLIERS BOMB CANTON HONG KONG June 3 UP Japa RI-Japa- Japa Japanese nese bombing planes killed 50 persons persons persons per per- sons in a Canton Canton textile factory today an and c caused used a a great I loss of life among house houseboat oat dwellers along long the Canton river The factory was c crowded o ded with workers when two bombs struck the building The attackers attacker a also so bombed th the vicinity of ot at railway aU ays ay's s sta station a- a tion where many refugees es were were encamped j The station was not hit however and the raiders departed after 55 minutes The raid was an another ther of ot the series se series series se- se ries that began Saturday in which a total of 1000 civilians were estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated to have been killed and 1500 wounded SHANGHAI June 3 UP Chi UP-Chi- Chi Chinese nese were reported on the offensive outside again to today today today to- to day while Chinas China's best troops appeared appeared appeared ap ap- to be losing a major battle on the railroad near Kai Kai- feng Outcome of the guerilla offensive was not known but it was certain that heavy fighting took place near 18 miles west of Pei Pei- ping The roar of the guns could be heard in Chinese reports said that the guerillas also attacked the Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- Japanese nese garrison at and were active near Meanwhile mechanized Japanese columns fought their way toward the key point in the western western western west west- ern sector of Chinas China's fortified railroad They pressed closest to the city from the east after having occupied 30 I miles south of After taking airplanes bombed Chinese artillery positions indicating that an attack on Lan Lan- feng from the south probably would be opened soon TOKYO June 3 UP UPI UPI-Lieutenan Lieutenant t General Seishiro Itagaki became minister of war today completing g the drastic cabinet reorganization n begun last week to to permit more vigorous prosecution of the war in China His predecessor General Gen Sugiyama was appointed to the supreme war council which endeavors endeavors en en- deavors to to coordinate activity inthe in inthe 1 the conflict Both were installed installed formally by Emperor Hirohito at t ceremonies in Phoenix hall of the imperial palace with Premier Prince Konoye Konoye Ko- Ko noye attending Lieutenant General Itagaki who returned yesterday by air air from the China battlefields as war minister also assumes the presidency y of the Manchurian affairs bureau