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Science Battles to Save Gorilla From Pneumonia Death

By Time* Sprbtyl WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—A1l the resources of medical science were brought into action today in the fight for the life of N'Gi, the happy gorilla. Playful and merry no longer, N'Gi is near death from pneumonia. For six years he was in the best of health and performed willingly in his cage at National Zoological park for nis host of juvenile admirers —children of his own age. But a few days ago he became ill, lost his appetite, and now spends his time lying shivering between burlap blankets, betraying no interest in his surroundings. An oxygen chamber has been erected in his cage. Doctors and experts in jungle lore hovered about. They said it would be a miracle if N Gi survived, but that they still hoped to pull him through the crisis. Specialists summoned to his bed- , -

side have tried every available remedy for pneumonia without aavail. Adrenalin and strychnin had no effect. N'Gi will not permit his temperature to be taken. They have taken his pulse and his respiration count, but there is no medical data to tell them whether it is normal or not. an THE oxygen chamber is a structure of canvas erected on a steel frame. It almost filled N’Gi’s cage. A generator with connecting tubes pumps fresh air of the correct temperature into the chamber, giving the gorilla the benefit of exactly the right conditions if he is to shake off the disease which is threatening his life. It was necessary to move N'Gi frequently as the chamber was erected. Dr. William M. Mann, director of the zoo. was up all night and the attendants who came down from New York with the oxygen apparatus had had little sleep. They worked quickly and quietly, sneaking softly as if in the presence of a human being who was gravely ill. n u n AN attendant who leaned over to stroke N'Gi's head found his shoulders entwined with the gorilla's long arms arms that a healthy gorilla might, use to crush the life out of a man. N'Gi clung to him as an ailing child might hug his parent or hold a hand in his hour of pain. Again. N'Gi (pronounced Engee with a soft "G)) reached over and pulled a blanket about his shivering body. The gorilla weighed 110 pounds before his illness and now w-eighs only about 80. His father weighod 350 pounds and was shot when N'Gi was captured. No gorilla ever has been brought to maturity in captivity. N’Gi is only 6 years old, with the strength of a grown man, and Dr. Mann had great hopes for him. There are only seven other gorillas in the United States. The Washington zoo has one of the others, a mountain or upland gorilla, in the next cage to N'Gi, on the other side from Jo-Jo, the chimpanzee. nun JO-JO was not a particular friend of N’Gi. In fact, he was jealous of him. The chimpanzee was a pal of Dr. Mann’s before N'Gi arrived and when Dr. Mann took up the baby gorilla to pet him, Jo-Jo leaped at Dr. Mann’s throat. Since then he has quieted down, but still bore a grudge until N'Gi became so ill. Now he watches sympathtically the fight to save his neighbor. The gorilla is considered the most i delicate con. .itutionally of the great ! ipes. Chimpanzees have been born ; in the western hemisphere, have t hrived and have responded to medical treatment. Gorillas, brought from Africa, invariably have succumbed to the cold. N’Gi may be the first to break 1 the rule. His friends hope so. UNIVERSITIES WEATHER STORM OF DEPRESSION Faculty, Salaries Still Intact at Northwestern and Chicago. By Times Special CHICAGO. Feb. 26. "Penny pinching” and radical budget readjustments have enabled the midwest's two large endowed uni- j versities to meet economic depression and curtailed income with little hardship, their directors said, j Northwestern university and the ! University of Chicago, represent- I ing $150,000,000 in endowment and buildings, reported they had avoided reducing salaries and faculties. More serious problems are presented by next year's budget, however, they admitted. GOOD GIVEN FOR EVIL Pastor Preaches Funeral Sermon for Man Who Robbed Him. By United Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind.. Feb. 26. The Rev. Clarence Wilhelm, whose home was robbed a few weeks ago by Hobart Wells, 28, conducted funeral services here for Wells, shot Tuesday night at Elwood in a trap laid for chicken thieves. Alvin Hilton* wounded by police who shot Wells, confesseed to Prosecutor Emmett Fertig that he, Wells and Robert Eurick, robbed Wilhelm’s home. They obtained household goods and clothing. U. S. FLIER OFF TO CHINA Bert Hal!, Lafayette Escadrille Ace, to Command Air Corps. By United Press LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26.—Bert Hall, American aviator who formerly commanded the Chinese army air corps, said he will sail for China today to join that nation's war fliers. It was assumed he would resume his duties as commanmr T. V. Soong. Chinese nationalist leader, asked him to ’cave immediately Hall was a memb?r of the original Lafayette Escadrille during the World war.

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UTILITY RATES ACTION LIKELY Rehearing of City Appeal Is Indicated. Rehearing of the city's demand for a rate cut by the Indianapolis Power and Light Company probably will be granted by the public service commission. This appeared likely today when Harry K. Cuthbertson, commissioner, said he would confer with other commissioners Saturday, suggesting March 9 as the tentative date for reopening the case. His statement was made after filing of the rehearing petition by the city Thursday. The city’s petition set out that dismissal of the original rate reduction request, nearly two weeks ago, was "illegal, void and premature.” city pointed to figures of the l*ght company, set out in a sales prospectus, that a gain had been made in net revenue in the last few months, rather than a decrease, as stated in the utility’s figures to the commissioner. Clifford Harrod, head of the power firm, conferring with Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, following filing of the city petition, is said to have offered an explanation for the discrepancy in the figures. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen has joined the list of groups demanding reduction in rates for electricity, gas, water and telephones. CLIPS WOMAN’S HAIR Victim Overpowered and Head Shorn. By United Press LOSANTVILLE, Ind., Feb. 26. A “Jack the Clipper” was sought here today, following an attack on Mrs. Wilbur T. Johnson, 45, In which the assailant overpowered her, cut her hair, and fled witli the locks. Mrs. Johnson, who fainted when the man seized her at her home, was not otherwise molested. Police said the hair was cut with a dull instrument, probably a knife. Mrs. Johnson, wife of a garage owner, was alone at the house when the man knocked and entered when she opened the door. She said he appeared to be about 35. Mrs. Johnson, still unconscious, was found on the floor of the home by her son an hour and a half after the attack. WARM WEATHER STAYS Near-Summer Temperatures to Prevail Saturday, Is Forecast. Balmy weather which brought near-summer temperatures to the city is expected to continue through Saturday, J. H. Armington, forecaster, predicted today. Similar weather prevailed through the nation, Armington said. Temperatures in the city rose from the below-freezing mark Wednesday to the near 60s Thursday and today. At noon the mercury had risen to 58. 27 degrees above the normal for February.

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UTILITIES FIGHT MAPPED BY MAYORS OF STATE

By Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 26. Blaming utilities for the corruption of legislators through lobbying, Mayor J. K. Kimmel of Vincennes was the principal speaker today at a meeting here of more than 250 mayors and city officials of 150 Indiana towns. With the goal of abolishing private ownership of utilities, delegates perfected the organization ol the Municipal Rights League of Indiana, electing George F. Schmidt, Martinsville mayor, president. • Other officers are Mayor H. Carl

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GIRL BANDIT IS RELEASED BYJGECKLER Ordered in Custody of Parents Until Juvenile Court Charge Is Filed. DRUG EVIDENCE HEARD Jurisdiction Battle Seen; Sheaffer, Who Set Bond, Is Out of City. Miss Vera Wood, 17, girl bandit suspect, was released from jail today by Juvenile Judge John F. Geckler. Order for the release of the Shortridge high school sophomore was issued by Geckler following a hearing this morning, attended by the girl’s parents, Mr. arid Mrs. Henry Wood, and a physician. Geckler placed the girl in custody of her parents and ordered her to remain at home until delinquency charges are filed against her in juvenile court. Meanwhile efforts were renewed to find the source the liquor or drug given Miss Wood as city and county authorities and police pushed a drive to halt the drinking and sale of liquor to high school pupils. Issue Warnings Warnings were issued by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan. Chief Mike Morrissey and judges in county and city courts that no leniency will be shown bootleggers selling liquor to ’teen age boys and girls. Evidence ..nat Miss Wood was under the influence of a drug when she held up eleven persons with a toy pistol in a robbery tour Tuesday night, was given Geckler in a report by Dr. Jane Ketcham, who examined the girl on Geckler’s orders. At a hearing Wednesday before Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer, on charges of auto banditry and robbery, Miss Wood was ordered held in jail under bond pending another hearing March 4 before Sheaffer. Tells of Drinking Liquor Geckler said the order for the girl’s release was given because she is a minor. At the hearing this morning. Miss Wood told Geckler she drank liquor provided by a boy friend before she staged the alleged robberies. Evidence which may involve Joe Hottenrock, 32, of Ravenswood, taxi driver, as the man who furnished the liquor, was given by Miss Wood’s brother Cornett, according to Mrs. Leona Frankfort, juvenile court investigator. According to the brother, a man who visited the Wood home the night of the robbery was introduced to the family as “Mr. Hottenrock,” Mrs. Frankfort said. Hottenrock is being held by detectives on a vagrancy charge under high bond. Dispute on Jurisdiction Sheaffer, in Lebanon today, was a witness in a civil suit and could not be reached for statement on Geckler's order for release of the girl. Sheaffer had ordered Miss Wood held in jail under bond, and had issued orders for an examination of the girl at city hospital psychopathic ward. In her report to Geckler, Dr. Ketcham said she found indications that Miss Wood was the victim of effects of a drug while staging the alleged robberies. Geckler, ordering the release, said he believed the girl was under influence of a liquor or a drug when she is alleged to have staged the robberies. He ordered Mrs. Frankfort to question Miss Wood at her home.

WAIT HOOVER O. K. ON BANK AID BILL

By United Press WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—Congress today completed action on the Glass-Steagall bill to aid business with new federal reserve credit, and sent the completed measure to the Whitt House for President Herbert Hoover’s signature. The house ac’ted within twenty minutes after it convened at noon. The conference report was sent promptly to the senate, where it required only a two-minute explanation by one of its authors, Senator Carter Glass (Dem., Va.). There being no objection, the decision in favor of the conference report was unanimous. No one aside from Glass even discussed the, bill in the senate.

Volland of Columbus, vice-presi-dent; Mayor Thomas Cooksey of Crawfordsville, treasurer, and Ralph Louden, Martinsville, city treasurer, secretary. Volland climaxed his address with a proposal for legislation confiscating utilities for municipal ownership. Mayor John McCarty of Washington described success of the Washington municipally-owned light company, pointing out that the utility placed $72,000 in the city’s treasury last year. He indicted there would be no privately-owned utilities in twenty-five years.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932

Her $1,000,000 Alimony Gone; Seeks Divorce

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Mrs. Cora Lott Meyer (above), one of the first Chicago women to win a $1,000,000 alimony settlement, now seeks a divorce from her second husband, Berthel J. Meyer, charging cruelty. She received the $1,000,000 when she divorced Charles H. Lott, hotel owner, in 1925 and married Berthel soon after. She says the fortune is nearly gone, charging her husband got a lot of it.

CORONER MAY RESIGNOFFICE Reported Ready to Get Out Before Sentencing. Possibility for resignation of Coroner Fred W. Vehling, convicted of bribe solicitation, loomed today as Prosecutor Herbert Wilson and Fred C. Gause, special judge, prepared to set a date for sentencing the coroner. Although not verified by Vehling or his attorneys, it has been indicated the coroner may resign before he faces Gause for sentencing. Vehling faces two to fourteen years’ imprisonment and a fine up to SIO,OOO. Efforts of Vehling to obtain leniency with an offer to resign from office if the penalty is made less severe, met with failure last week when Wilson declined to accept the offer. It was expected |the reported resignation move would be discussed by Vehling and his attorney, Fred W. Barrett, at a conference today. Since his conviction two weeks ago, Vehling has been at liberty on a SIO,OOO bond conducting duties of his office. Resignation would block impeachment proceedings pending in circuit court: GARNER SLAP-BACK Hoover Aids Should Work, Not Talk, Jahncke Told. By Times Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Speaker John H. Garner today said President Herbert Hoover “ought to keep his assistant secretaries here at work, instead of letting them run around the country on government salaries and expenses, making speeches.” He was commenting on the speech made by Assistant Secretary of Navy Ernest Jahncke in Ohio Thursday night, saying President Hoover has furnished so much leadership that the Democrats are “dizzy.” "Since Mr. Hoover has been President, he has led us into the greatest depression the world ever has known,” Garner said.

The Virginia senator interrupte \ consideration of the anti-injunc-tion bill to permit consideration of his measure. A vast flow of credit immediately will be available through the federal reserve system when President Hoover signs the bill. In its final form, the measure permanently revises the 'federal reserve system by permitting groups of five or more banks to borrow from federal reserve banks on their promissory notes, subject to approval by five members of the federal reserve board. Under “exceptional and exigent circumstances’ ’an individual member bank of the federal reserve system, if its capital does not exceed $5,000,000 may borrow on its promissory note, subject to the approval of five members of the board, if it has no available assets. The bill permits issuance of additional currency by . the substitution of government bonds for other forms of collateral now used to back federal reserve note issues. ACTRESS GIVEN DIVORCE Ethel Clayton, of Stage and Screen Fame, Quits lan Keith. By United Press LOS ANGELES. Feb. 26.—Ethel Clayton, stage and screen star, was granted a divorce today from lan Keith, prominent actor. He was “ungentlemanly and unhusbandlike,” she testified. They were married in Minneapolis in February, 1928.

14 CHINESE PLANES DESTROYED IN SPECTACULAR JAPANESE ATTACK; ALLIES PROTEST TROOP LANDING

Envoys. Join in Requesting That Foreigners’ Lives Be Safeguarded. EVACUATION IS PLANNED Aliens Will Leave Shanghai If Danger Increases, Consuls Agree. By United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—Plans for evacuation of Shanghai in the event of “an extreme emergency” have been worked out by representatives of the western powers there, it was learned today at the state department. At the same time, it w r as learned that American Ambassador W. Cameron Forbes at Tokio has joined with. Great Britain, France and Italy, through their envoys, in making representations to the foreign office on two points: 1. That Japanese forces shall not again be landed in the international settlement. 2. That Japanese warships in Shanghai shall be withdrawn to points where fire directed at them will not menace lives and properties of neutrals. The evacuation plan was worked out by the municipal council, representing the general foreign population, and the French consul-gen-eral, representing the French concession, which is separate from the other neutral properties. If an emergency arises, a meeting of the foreign consuls will be held to determine whether the evacuation is necessary and desirable. The neutral nations interested in the settlement repeatedly protested against the Japanese using the international settlement as a base of military operations against China, but as far as is known, today’s protest is the first against Japan landing troops in the international settlement, which she had a right to do, being a member of the concession there. Japan States Policy By United Press TOKIO, Feb. 26. —Japan belidves signatories to the nine-power treaty may better assist China by discouraging Chinese war lords and encouraging merchants, it was revealed today in further comment on Secretary Stimson’s letter and the recent note-from the League of Nations. It was pointed out that Japan’s official version of this viewpoint was contained in the Japanese reply to the league note asking Japan to end hostilities at Shanghai. According to the Japanese interpretation, the nine-power signatories hoped that non-interference would help China attain unity and establish the sovereignty and administrative integrity of her territory. Secretary Stimson’s letter indicated that America was willing to continue such a policy, but Japan believes that China’s failure to make progress toward unity in the decade after the Washington conference proved that the policy of non-interference was not helpful. Urge Closer Co-Operation BY HENRY T. RUSSELL United Press Staff Corresnondent LONDON, Feb. 26.—Press and political forces moved today toward effecting closer co-operation between Great Britain and the United States as a result of Secretary of State Stimson's letter to Senator Borah, setting forth the American policy in the far east. Editorial broadsides from such liberal newspapers as the London News-Chronicle and the Manchester Guardian were supplemented by the utterances of Labor party leaders in calling on the national government for action. Upon the course of the government in joining hands with the United States in the Sino-Japanese crisis, it was argued by these elements, might determine for years the warmth or coolness of AngloAmerican relations. The foreign office declined to comment for the moment and possibly will maintain its reticence until the house of commons meets Monday, wher. the Stimson letter most certainly will be tossed into the hopper of far east discussion. ALFALFA BILL VOTED ‘GREATEST AMERICAN’ Selected by Students From Such Notables as Ford, Lindy, Hoover. By United Press MAGNOLIA, Ark., Feb. 26. Governor W. H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray has been voted the “greatest living American” by students at Magnolia A. & M. college here, a count of straw votes revealed today. Henry Ford was second and Alfred E. Smith third. Others in order were Huey P. Long, Charles A. Lindbergh, Will Rogers, Robert Montgomery (movie actor), and Herbert Hoover. Woodrow Wilson was voted the "greatest American of all time.” George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were second and third. Hourly Temperatures *6a. m. 46 10 a. m 54 7 • m 45 11 a. m 57 Ba. m..... 47 12 (noon).. 58 9a. m 50 Ip. m 61 i

General Toils Sixty Hours, Without Rest

BY DEMAREE C. BESS United Pres* Staff Corresnondent (CoDvrieht. 1932. by United Press) AT GENERAL UYEDA’S HEADQUARTERS, SHANGHAI, Feb. 26.—Almost dropping from exhaustion, Japanese officers directing the offensive against Shanghai pushed on toward their objective today, meeting Chinese . resistance with grim determina- ' tion. The heavy attack conducted Thursday swept the Shanghai battle front beyond this peaceful countryside, where LieutenantGeneral Kenkichi Uyeda and his staff officers have kept to their posts without sleep for more than sixty hours. I met the Japanese commander as he returned on horseback from a tour of inspection along the fighting lines. Tired and drawn, he still sat erect on his saddle as he greeted me with a faint smile. “Our position is satisfactory,” he said briefly, summing up in four words the opinion of Japan’s high command in Shanghai. General Uyeda declined to discuss the expected arrival of reinforcements from Japan, but, from preparations going on around us, it was obvious that a renewed drive against the Chinese was planned. tt U tt STREAMS of heavy army trucks, loaded with supplies and ammunitions, passed us in an unbroken line. They were headed northward toward the Tazang section of the battle front. Uyeda’s staff officers maintained their calm despite heavy strain placed on them since Japan's massed forces were hurled against defending Chinese breastworks. - The officers moved about quickly, attending to never-ending details. Some caught short naps when there was a lull in the battle’s progress. Outside, exhausted infantrymen, relieved at the front, threw themselves on the ground and dropped instantly to sleep. They did not even bother to remove their equipment. Other soldiers set fire to big groves of bamboo trees where Chinese snipers had conducted sporadic warface against them throughout the night. Nearby, a few captured Chinese coolies were at work under guard, repairing six tanks rendered useless during the fighting. DOESN’T NEED HUSBAND, NOW THAT SHE’S RICH sl2-a-Week Waitress Inherits SIOO,000; Gets Divorce. By United Press SIOUX CITY, la., Feb. 26.—Mrs. Daisy Steinwinder, 26, a sl2 a week waitress, received the news that an aunt, Mrs. Daisy Duke, San Diego, Cal., had .willed her SIOO,OOO, then went into court and obtained a divorce ,from Ennis B. Steinwinder, charging desertion. “I won’t need a husband now that I have money,” she said.

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HOUSE WET BLOC ACTS TO FORCE VOTE ON RUM

BY THOMAS L. STOKES United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—A militant house “wet bloc” pinned its hopes today on a piece of paper on Speaker John N. Garner’s desk for a record on prohibition to use in the coming campaign. This veritable “scrap of paper” is a petition which members desiring a house vote on resubmission of the eighteenth amendment are signing. A total of 110 signatures had been scrawled there today. The petition, which was opened for signing only Thursday must carry 145 names to bring the resubmission proposition before the house. Representative J. Charles Linthicum (Dem., Md.) head of the “wet bloc,” expressed confidence that a sufficient number would sign, and if his confidence is well placed, the house automatically will set aside March 14 for what may prove a historic battle. While enthusiastic house anti-

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Mammoth Fleet Swoops Over Hangchow Aviation Port; Three Craft Shot Down in Sensational Sky Battle. SLOW PROGRESS MADE ON LAND Invaders Gain Little in Savage Conflict at Tazang; Offensive on Huge Scale Is Believed Near. BY HERBERT R. EKINS United Press Staff Corresnondent iCcoyrieht. 1932. bv United Press) SHANGHAI, Feb. 26.—Japanese sent a powerful armada of bombing planes against the Chinese air forces at Hangchow today, and claimed to have destroyed fourten enemy planes, while infantry and artillery battered away at the Chinese line between Tazang and Kiangwan. The Nipponese bombing fleet numbered twenty-five, including heavy, comparatively slow moving bombers and their fleet convoy of lead-spitting pursuit and battle planes. It was a bombing fleet to rival many seen in action during the World war.

JAPAN FACES UNITEDCHINA War Lords Join to Fight Invading Foe. By United Press LONDON, Feb. 26.—'The Daily Express said today that the war lords of China had united in an effort to drive the Japanese from Manchuria and Shanghai. In an undated story, the Express said Chiang Kai-Shek had been appointed to command a large force to recover Manchuria and Feng YuHsiang had been made head of the forces defending Shanghai. The Express also said a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Henry Pu-Yi, former boy emperor, scheduled to become the head of the new Manchurian state. “The rival elements of China have agreed to sink their differences in a large scale effort to repel the Japanese,” the Express said. RASKOB IS REBUKED Can’t Speak for Hoover on Prohibition, Says Hurley. By United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley today issued a statement- saying that Chairman John J. Raskob of the Democratic national committee was in much better position to speak regarding the money spent "slandering and misrepresenting” the President, than regarding his prohibition views. The secretary took exception to remarks reported to have been made by Raskob in ’an address in New York Thursday night. Raskob was quoted as telling a meeting of the New York Democratic Club that he was informed on good authority that President Hoover would run for re-election on a prohibition referendum platform if the Republicans should adopt one. — 1 CO-ED DRESS ASSAILED Stanford Daily Denounces Tight Skirts, Bare Legs, Red Lips. By Times Special PALO ALTO, Cal., Feb. 26.—The Stanford University Daily today denounced women students for “tight skirts around broad hips, slips that show below the skirt, bare legs, loose-woven sweaters and lips that look as if the owner had taken a putty knife and applied a can of red lead.”

prohibitionists are preparing for this test, their senate colleagues are looking expectantly to the Bingham 4 per cent beer bill, which is before the manufacturers’ committee. The subcommittee which recently concluded extended hearings on this measure is expected to report it favorably to the whole committee Monday or Tuesday. Whether it will get the indorsement of the full committee remains to be seen, but it is conceded a good chance. That would throw the issue into the senate. Both house and senate are preponderantly dry, and no change in the law will come at this session. But anti-prohibitionists are using their handy levers in both house and senate to force a record vote so they may make their fight to the people. There has been no record vote on prohibition since enactment of the Jones “five-and-ten” law, three years ago.

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Three Chinese planes were shot down during the sensational air battle over the Hangchow airport, the Japanese claimed. . Eleven other Chinese planes were destroyed ' by bombs, they claimed. The airport, southwest of Shanghai, is the Chinese air base, and the Japanese claimed they had destroyed the entire Chinese concentration of fighting planes. Americans May Be Dead The personnel casualties among the Chinese airmen were not known. If other Americans, such as Robert Short, shot down in a sensational air battle a few days ago, were among the Chinese at Hangchow, they may be among the latest victims of the Japanese air force. The Japanese claimed their one disabled plane, forced down between Shanghai and Hangchow, was the only Japanese casualty. The plane was believed to have fallen in Hangchow bay and a Japanese destroyer, with eight airplanes circling overhead, was sent to the rescue. The Japanese planes took off with their bomb racks loaded to capacity. Tlie fact that only three Chinese planes were reported in action indicated that the attackers took the enemy by surprise. Visibility Favors Attack The Nipponese airmen circled over the airdrome, with visibility conditions in their favor, swooped low, and cut loose with their bomb cargoes. The war birds then gained altitude to escape possible anti-aircraft, fire and returned to their Shanghai base. The Japanese command considered the raid highly successful. The Japanese announced later that the three occupants of their plane had been rescued from Hangchow bay by a destroyer. The Chinese Kuo-Min News agency said Chinese officials expected the Japanese to launch the greatest military offensive since the World war, with half of the Japanese national air force, approximately 200 airplanes, concentrated at Shanghai. Supreme Effort Planned The agency said the Japanese apparently intended to make a supreme effort to dislodge the Chinese before the League of Nations commission, appointed to report on the Manchurian situation, reaches Shanghai March 4. The Chinese were ready to offer their utmost resistance, and expected anew Japanese offensive late tonight, Kuo-Min said. While victory was claimed for the Japanese aerial forces, their infantry and artillery were having a more difficult time beating back the Chinese before Tazang. The grim Japanese advance was renewed at 11 a. m. after a smashing artillery barrage. The Japanese appeared to be gaining a few yards at a time, but there were no decisive gains for either side early in the day. The Chinese made frequent counter-attacks in the face of blistering Japanese fire. The troops of the Nineteenth Chinese route army were well intrenched and had spent days preparing the sector against the ine table Japanese push. Many Chinese Slain The sector in which the Japanese continued to hammer at the Chinese lines was the scene of the most severe fighting in the campaign on Thursday. Foreign military attaches estimated that 2,000 Chinese were killed or wounded. The Japanese announced their casualties in Thursday’s fighting at 120 dead and wounded. They claimed to have counted 180 Chinese dead left on the field. No. Japanese reinforcements had arrived here today, though additional troops were expected momentarily. Plans of the Chinese to block transports at Woosung forts remained in doubt. It was not believed likely that the Japanese would have difficulty in getting past the indent fortifications, for soma forty Japanese war craft were available to protect the transports.

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