Show UNITED STATES FACES CLASH WITH CHINESE OVER OUTRAGE OUTRACE Consul Tells Washington Cantonese Knew Their Victims LOOTERS EXECUTED Nationalist Armies Are Sweeping North for New New Battle Battle WASHINGTON April 2 Dy By ByThe The Associated Press An An Im Im- Impending Impending im- im impending pending clash with nationalist au au- authorities authorities au- au authorities in China over respond respond- responsibility for the foreign anti-foreign outrages was Indicated tonight when tho the state department made mado public conclusions of ot Consul John K Davis at nt holding nationalist military commanders directly accountable for what hap hap- Davis said all evidence showed that the attackers of foreigners were nationalist troops and that the attacks attack clearly had been planned and carried tarried out under orders CHEN'S CHENS CONTENTION CO A statement by b Eugene Eugeno Chen nationalist foreign minister pub pub- published published in and which de de- denied denied de- de denied nied participation of nationalist troops in tho the attack prompted publication of tho the Davis report Chen attributed the outrages to counter revolution revolution- revolutionists reactionary isis and remnants of ot the defeat defeat- defeated ed northern forces forces- from which the city has been taken by the nationalists He protested the bombardment by b British and American war craft and declared hundreds of Chinese had been killed by foreign naval guns SUMMARY RY GIVEN GIn Tho The summary of Consul Davis' Davis report given out at tho the state tate de de- department department de- de department follows Consul Davis reports that na na- nationalist nationalist na- na soldiers deliberately fired fined upon with Intention to kill the he British Japanese and American consul knowing them to be such In the consuls consul's own cue case he had just t given ghen them his card and asked to see their officer In the tho case cae of ot the Japanese consul he was shot at while iii in bed bedAll bedAll bedAll All three consulates were de de- deliberately deliberately de- de looted and although this thU was w-as known by nationalist officers no effective measures were taken to afford protection up to the time timo of the naval nat barrage barrago to rescue the party part that had taken shelter sheller in inthe Inthe inthe the Standard Oil company's houses MANY MiNY OUTRAGES Murder Murd r robbing attempted as as- assault assault sault and other outrages were committed upon Americans and other foreigners in all parts of the city from S 8 o'clock on the tho morning of March 24 4 with no attempts at official restraint un un- until un- un until til after alter the naval barrage at p. p m. m Although the tho consul attempted all day da through police authorities and several other channels to see seo some responsible officer nono none would see Bee him LOOTERS EXECUTED SHANGHAI SIL April 2 fly Dy By The Tho Associated Press Except Except for minor local disorders Shanghai was quiet today and the attention of the foreign authorities was to- to cussed cu upon the situation to the north of ot tho the Yangtze where tho the nationalist armies are are- sweeping onward eventually it is believed belle to meet the thc forces of Marshal Chang Zhang Tso Tso-Lin the leader Reports from indicated that the situation there following upon last weeks week's serious for anti alga eign outbreaks akl was comparatively tranquil although the British cruiser cruiser Emerald anchored in the Yangtze continues to bo be the target for snipers along the shore Foreign For or sign eign buildings made vacant by the tho general exodus of or foreigners from he tho city are being used as bar bar- barracks barracks barracks racks by the nationalist soldiery soldier As Its yet ct no soldiers havo have been punished punished for the outrages against at but some somo civilian looters lootens have havo been exe exe- executed blame for tor tho the outrages there March arch 24 t. 2 was placed on reactionary counter revolutionary elements and northern rebels by y Eugene hen Chen h n tho the Cantonese foreign minister In a statement given ghen iven out in r 00 |