Show FREN TRACT IN SHANGHAI HIT BY SHELLS Chinese Gunboat AlliS Aims At Arsenal But Strikes Residences SHANGHAI Feb Fob By 22 22 By The Associated PressA Press A A Chinese gunboat stationed In the tho poo poo riser which h has been turned over oyer to the th nationalist govern govern- government government ment ment today attempted to shell arsenal nal once one on of at the tle greatest In China The Th attempt fell short of ot success but at least five shells shell dropped In the French concession nearby and the th resl- resl residences resi residences dences of ot two Americans damaged Two Chinese Chines wore were kill killed but there were no foreIgn casualtIes casual- casual tIes lies French conce special police and French ma- ma marine ma marine rine were mobilized for tor patrolling the tho street streett ot Of the French conces conces- concession slop sion which Is separate from front the International settlement The American residence residences damaged were those thOM ot of o William Rae and F W V V The residences or of R It H T Wade Wad and Mrs M H It Harris British subjects and the French club also aleo were hit Mrs Rae nae and her children tiel fio from their home borne A shell ex- ex exploded ex exploded In a II bedroom of ot the bohm home SLICE OFF HEADS Jm The Th executioners executioner's knife knife contin continued to swing through tho the ranks ot of strike agitators here hero toda today al- al al Ill although though on a much smaller scale than on on or Saturday and Sunday hen nhen some gome 30 30 ot of o the present Industrial trouble were Chuan beheaded by Marshal al Sun Chuan Fangs Fang's authorities In their effort dOft to keep d down wn the demonstration The Th beheadings have hav been ef- ef ft In bringing strikers back bacle to work ark although it also has ha greatly Increased the activities ot of oth the agitators who now are direct t log InG their affairs from the tha Inter inter- internatIonal International national settlement As A long lon es esthey they remain In the settlement they are ar furnished l a degree ot of safety because police of ot the native city have bave no jurisdiction In the th Continued on Pa Page c wo Two 1 FRENCH TRACT HIT BY SHELLS ltd Continued from fron Page rate One foreign f r colony and the tho th practice ot of International settlement of of- of o Iclal fields ha hu has been to no person arrested o there thero for political activities ON OS STRIkE In spite of or the th improvement It was estimated there thero still ware some on strike With partiaL partial- resumption of the postal post services lIer all International ment ment bureaus bureau service and with nearly all trains running ho v e eer tr ol the th situation was a D little brighter the th fact that local remaIned tied up LI Ll rao Fao Marshal Suns Sun's detell defense hat e commissioner for tor Sliming Sliming- hal Issued led a a proclamation which w Was posted at the main maln declaring that any not returning to work would wo bo be b ex- ex ex cx executed This ended eli II picketing at the and brought many postal employee back to 10 work Vork It Is s noteworthy that there thero th r still Is no sign aign of antl foreign eling r feeling although increased anti anti- antl agitation aa was nas reported UP the 11 river C r At Chink pilots were being mum mum- Intimidated dated and American ships were threatened for carrying British passengers while at tho ho labor unions threatened to con to death nit nil Chino Chinese r- r r In British employ alt aid all t those hosp supplying necessities to the British MORU IOPU IOnI moors M L A foal coal contractor has hils been seized for tor supplying tho the l consulato at with fuel tul Another battalion of Suffolk troops landed hero today OCcuPY OCcuPY- occupy las lug loZ quarters recently lse used by Punjabi trop on 01 the rac race cour course oThe The Tho PunJAbIs were ere sent ent back to this afternoon The Tho Th problem of providing space apace for British troops here her which threatened to become acute acuto was solved when wh ri the con con- consul consul c sul n-sul sul general cen r l applied to the tho th mu- mu mn for tor permission to u ui us the municipal park The Th not only an to this but Intimated all nil municipal property such as aa a sChoolS and the th Ilk would would 1 be placed d at th the tho dIsposal or of military forces forcell If It required Previously tho the British h troops were quartered only on British prop- prop ort |