| Show Urges Truce M c t tae o SECRETARY PERKINS Would End Dispute NIPPONESE OUT GUT ROAD TO CANTON China Planes Attack Fleet leet in Bay Oct 15 UP Canton UP-Canton Canton was was' cut off from the coast today except for water devious devious w ter travel tavel Chinese military officials in the south China metropolis goal of a swift-driving swift Japanese campaign inland from Bias bay acknowledged the highway between Macao and in the district had been cut by a Japanese landing party Japanese were wre reported to have made a sudden landing under undercover undercover cover er of an intense air bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment before local defenses es could be mobilized Reports circulated here of a mysterious mysterious mysterious mys mys- Chinese air attack on Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Japans Japan's Jap Jap- ans an's fleet in Bias bay The extent of damage was not known Japanese troops were reported to have captured only 70 miles cast east of Canton after smashing smashing smash smash- ing through more than 80 villages in their new south China drive from Bias bay Unofficial Japanese sources said the Japanese had occupied after a fierce struggle to the southwest of the city in inflames inflames inflames flames since yesterday esterday as a result re result result re- re sult of heavy aerial bombard bombard- ments The mile 30 drive from Bias bay was preceded by the heaviest and most destructive air attack ever seen by the Chinese It left scores of villages and hamlets in ruins Air raid casualties in alone were estimated at 1000 While the main air assault was directed at territory in the path of the he advancing Japanese forces other oth oth- er warplanes machine-gunned machine high- high Continued on Page Two Column Three Swift Driving Japanese Troops Cut Road From Canton to Coast I Continued from paje one ways extensively in surrounding sectors to block Chinese reinforce reinforce- ments Japanese forces taking part in the drive so far have operated from Bias bay east of Hong Kong There were reports however that additional additional additional addi addi- troops were landing west of Hong Kong Tokyo reports said Japanese marines still were landing in n large numbers in south China but did not specify at what point Advices from Canton said Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese nOse troops were concentrated in large numbers for the defense of the south China metropolis and were well-equipped well with small arms These reports said however however however how how- ever that the Chinese were lackIng lacking lack lack- ing hug in artillery Generalissimo Chiang Shek Kai-Shek was said to have answered Kwong- Kwong tung's appeal for aid by sending crack and provincial troops to south China It also was reported that the famed strategist General P a i Chung Hsi who commanded the Chinese in hi their victory at chwang last April would direct the Canton defense Tens of thousands of civilians continued to flee to the interior from Canton as Japanese warplanes droned over the city dropping leaflets leaflets leaflets leaf leaf- lets demanding surrender Eighty Americans and more than other foreigners remained in inthe inthe inthe the international settlement on Shameen island Meager reports from I miles northeast of Hong Kong on the coast said gaid that city was experiencing experiencing ex ex- heavy air raids with heavy casualties |
