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PNESE ADVANGE N AL SEETORS 12,000 Reinforcements Ar- rive—Attempt Made to Blow Up Warships. (Continued From First Page) including passenger liners from every- where, passes on going and coming from Shanghai’s harbor. They were so powerful that when they exploded they threw a stream of water 50 yards into the air. No ships happened to be passing at the moment. ‘The first blast occurred within 20 yards of the Jdrumo, which has been the target of Chinese artillery on numer- ous_occasions. The thunderous blast rocked the ship. A few minutes later a similar blast burst up within 50 yards of the O-1, 500 yards further down the river. The cruiser was rocked and a great column of water was thrown into the air. This second blast shot up only & short dis- tance from the bow of the American flagship Houston, which is anchored in the middle of the river a short distance below the Japanese consulate. ‘The British flagship, the cruiser Kent, also lay on the opposite shore of the ‘Whangpoo, across {rom the O-1, while the Italian flagship Libia was anchored a short distance below the Kent. None of these foreign vessels was damaged, although all were within a shert dis- tance of the mine explosion ‘Americans living along the railway line which the Japanese have threat- ened to bombard to prevent movement of Chinese reinforcements were advised by Edwin S. Cunningham, the consul general, to vacate. In their warning to Mayor Wu Teh- Chen yesterday the Japanese said they would begin operations tomorrow to de- stroy the railway. There are more than 60 Americans in Soochow, but this is considered outside the danger area. The ferocity of the battle along the Chapei - Kiangwan - Miao - Changchen front during the afternoon made it in- creasingly apparent that the Japanese ‘were undertaking to achieve a smashing advance along the whole battle line. Smoke Covers Battle Scene. ‘The entire line was engulfed in a constant uproar as the guns blazed & continual thunder and great clouds of smoke covered the whole battle scene, shutting off all view from the outside. From behind the Japanese lines, how- ever, as near as observers could go to the conflict, the scene was one of the most spectacular of ‘all the days of fighting here, Shrapnel burst all along the line. The howitzers beiched out their fire with Tesounding booms, while great smoke rings sailed skyward. Underneath it all was the steady rat-tat-tat of machine guns and rifles. Now and. then, through the veil of | smoke which overhung evervthing like a vast cloud, an airplane darted, visible momentarily. During the forenoon the force of the Japanese drive was terrific, but the Chinese held their positions and re- turned a scorching answer from their machine guns and howitzers. Japanese artillery, bombing planes and machine guns carried the brunt of the early battle, although the infantry- men kept their rifies hot vhile they stayed within their entrenched posi- tions. The Japanese aviators laid smoke screens over the area, to the ordinary smoke and dust of battle, indicating they planned to make use of this newer and more modern implement of warfare when it became necessary. Headquarters Moved. Japanese military headquarters were moved from a spot northeast of Kiang- wan into the race course, placing Lieut. Gen. Kenkichi Uyeda, present com- mander of the expedi force, in a more central position to direct the greatly broadened attack that broke Joose after the morning fogs lifted. Long tubes of smoke-producing ma- terial shot thick rolls of fumes along the ground around Woosung. Japanese naval authorities announced that the navy “co-operated admirably” with the military forces in carrying out landing operations along the Yangtze. At a press conference aboard the Japa- nese flagship, Rear Admiral Shimada said the naval casualties were nine killed and 14 wounded. He also ex- hibited a rubber insulated wire which he said was discovered in dredging operations after the mine explosions in the river. The wires, Japanese officials said, were believed to have been connected with mines from the Pootung side of the river from where the charges were exploded. Discussing the case of Col. Wang, Admiral Shimada said his release was | poss! due to a desire of the naval officials to accord him ‘“courtesy befitting his rank.” The Japanese, he said, bad “no intention of making him & prisoner of war because this is not a war.” He added, however, that because of Col. Wang's behavior around the flagship and in the area controlled by the blue- Jackets, the Japanese “had legal reasons to recognize him as a spy.” Shirakawa Takes Charge. Gen. Shirakawa, who took over the command of the Japanese land forces from Lieut. Gen. Kenkichi Uyeda, said he would exert his utmost endeavors to avoid aggravating the situation and to limit the military operations to the minimum necessary to accomplish the speedy termination of the present crisis He said the Japanese reinforcements were made necessary by “the massing of a vast army” by the Chinese with “obstinate Insistence in resisting the! Japanese forces.” “Should the Chinese forces see fit| to accede to our proposals in good faith,” Gen. Shirakawa , “we will| speedily withdraw our troops and no hesitate to suspend military operations. The Italian cruiser nto and the Ttalian Espero are expected here March 4 from Singapore bringing 500 Italian soldi the present Italian force here which totals 300 soldiers. CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRIA Registered Mail Leaving Country Will Be Inspected. VIENNA, March 1 (#)—It was offi- | clally announced last night that reg- istered letters addressed for foreign ereafter will not be allowed A a unce! d der must present such a let- ter at the post office unsealed. It contents will be inspected and if it contains no currency, checks or other contraband in violation of foreign ex- change restrictions, it will be sealed and continue to its destination. . Marriage Licenses. N , 26, this-eity, snd Leits J. oo . g, 3, g g 2o o, o Clarence H. Brisco, 31, and Anns B. ley, .‘YO both of Corning, N. Y., Rev. C._Ball John J. Casey, 38, Boston. and Florence °thndlnck ‘21, Forest Hills, Long Is- Judge Robert E. Mattingly 25. Philadelphia. e , Far. Ying "Rty %50 T b iy H. Kel- John T Tand Teo Faber Ba . and Cli uth. and Nita ev. Allan Poose x Harold H. Melugiss. Dorothy C. Hathawey, San Marcos. Tex 24, Chanute, e E. Bates, 23, ‘e. Rev. William D. Jarvis. 0. and Mildred Gold b Bessie Kirsh- stick, Joseph . Loeb. IIB%-H.M Tavenner. 321, and Myrtle L. Green, 18; Rev, Allan F. Poore. ————— *There are about 110,000 Japanese America, one-QuATter 0§ American born. in Latest photos from Shanghai show tense fighting in the native quarter, under seige by the Japanese. Above: A scene bel the Chapei district. Japanese charge. Note the men at the extreme hind the Chinese lines as soldlers of the 19th Route Army of Canton repel a Nipponese attack in left and right throwing hand grenades in their efforts to stop the Lower: Regulars of the 19th Chinese Route Army repelling an enemy aftack in the Chapef district of Shanghal from the cover of a dugout constucted on lines of the famous “pill boxes” World War. used by the Germans to great advantage in the —Wide World Photos. FULL DEBATE SEEN ON NEW TAX PLAN Papers in Action For $1,000,000 Are Served on Vallee Bathing Girls Aid in CONCRETE PARLEY DRAWS 600 HERE . GALEADS BRTAN BYDELAYNG SHPS Attempts to Escape Tariff| Fail—Snowden Fears Protection. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, March 1.—A raging gale| in the North Sea and the English Chan- nel yesterday saved the British ex- chequer thousands of pounds by dev-‘ laying ships trying to get in under the tariff barrier. The gale and high sea apparently had beat most of the vessels of the “dumg- ing armada” to the deadline at 5 p.m.| today, that is, the last big fleet of them. | When customs houses open tomor- | row morning, Great Britain will no longer be a free trade country. A 10 per cent general tariff, with a few no-| table exceptions, will go into effect. Any vessel that had not cleared its papers at 5 pm. was autommatically blocked off by the wall. Meanwhile Viscount Philip Snowden was celebrating the funeral rites for|ing the Japanese arm: free trade in & speech in the House of Lords. The peers listened respectfully, but | concurrence of the Lords in the Com-|in the sunny province of Kwangtung mons tarifl measure and royal assent|in Southern China and decided eatly to before tomorrow was a foregone con- clusion. Cites Failure Elsewhere. “Will protection do for Britain what it hes falled to do for ev otection- ist country in the world?” demanded, and declared: “It is crim- inal to gamble with the vital interests| of the country when staring us in the’ face are the facts of the disastrous fail- ure of that policy elsewhere.” Meanwhile the Southern ports of England were jammed with vessels which had been fortunate enough to clear their papers and unload their ars T. bn E. Briegs. | Mary H. $1,250,000,000 Revenue Bill Expected to Be Ready in House Next Week. By the Assoclated Press. ‘The $1,250,000,000 revenue bill now nearing completion by the House Ways and Means Committee is expocted to be ready for House consideration next week. Speaker Garner today said liberal debate would be allowed on the bill and both Republicans and Democrats would have an opportunity to offer amendments. “There will be no restriction as to consideration of the bill,” the Speaker said at a conference With newspaper- men. "“At least two days of debate will be had.” Garner said all other legislation would be side-tracked for the tax bill because of Lh‘; desire “to pass it as early as | ible.” | A $500,000,000 annual levy on all manufactures except the necessities of life will be incorporated in the new | revenue law which is fast taking shape | in the hands of the committee. | A special subcommittee of the group gave its approval to the 2 per cent manufactures tax schedule after a | long day's study yesterday, planning to | whip the entire draft into shape for | presentation to the parent group to- morrow. The committee was disappointed in one respect, however. e amount sought from industrial sources was $100,000,000 higher, but 8o long was the | list of exemptions they found neces- | sary that it was decided reluctantly to | seek the adiitional amount through direct taxes on_certain specific prod- ucts. These still are to be chosen, or at least the committee selection has not been announced. Gasoline, elec- tricity, industrial alcohol, petroleum im- ports, have been under consideration. Exempted under the schedule ap- | proved are raw foods, school books, literature for the blind, farmers’ prod- ucts, tea, sugar, coffce, milk, cheese, butter, fresh fish, seed and fertilizer, | alto newspapers and periodicals. Cloth- | ing will be taxed, so will all fancy and processed foods and luxuries. The plan approved conforms ganer- ally to the program drafted at the com- mittee’s request by the Treasury taxa- tion experts. e POCAHONTAS MINE HOLDS NINE BODIES | Twenty-nine Recovered and Iden-| tified—Underground Passages Still Searched. By the Associated Press POCAHONTAS, Va., March 1.—Res- cue workers resolutely searched the un- derground passages of the Boissevain Mine today for the bodies of nine miners still missing after a Saturday explosion. ‘They hoped to complete their task but once more were hampered iles of slate and splintered . Nearly all the blast area has been gone over to recover bodies of 29 of the 38 who perished, but a second | hunt of the shattered working rooms and entries was made The burned and mutilated bodies told plainly that all victims of the blast| had died instanily. As fathers and| husbands were brought to the surface | widows and children accepted identifi- cation silently. Twenty-seven have been | identified. The victims were placed in the tem- porary morgue at the shaft mouth to await burial. Thirty-seven coffins were lined up Sunday as the search met its first successes. ity ST R Germany’s exports of musical instru- 6'3?& last year totaled sbout $11- Search for Crooner on Coast. By the Assoclated Press. SANTA MONICA, Calif.,, March 1.— Two years of waiting and recent strategy which involved making process servers of bathing girls finally has placed a $1,000,000 damage suit com- plaint in the hands of Rudy Vallee. The suit was filed in Los Angeles by Roberta Hudson McKay, who charged Vallee pirated her song “Vagabond Lover” and published it as “I'm Just a Vagabond Lover.” When the radio crooner arrived from New York recently to be with his wife, the former Fay Webb, efforts began to serve him with the complaint. He was hard to find. Agents for Miss McKay's attorneys equipped four girls with coples of the | complaint and told them to frequent the | | beach as bathers on the chance that| he might appear there, but he did not. He was met by a male process server, however, as he drove up to the home of his father-in-law, Chief of Police C. E. Webb, here late vesterday. Chief Webb explained Vallee had spent some time at Agua Caliente and was not hiding from the agents. e 2 = ARLINGTON BRIDGE APPROACH URGED Officials Testify in Support of Measurg to Facilitate Consdruction. The Federal Government made an- other effort today to insurc a proper approach to the Arlington Memorial Bridge through Virginia. At a hearing before the House Roads Committee on the Smith-Swanson measure, designed to facilitate construction through Fort Myer, Va, and Arlington National Cemetery, oficials testified on the ne- cessity of passing the legisiation to en- able the completion of the Lee boule- vard. ‘This highway would lead to the new Shenandoah National Park. tive officer of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission; Charles W. Eliot, 2d, director of planning of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission; Oapt. E. N. Chisholm, jr, its engineer, and Thomas S. Settle, its sec- retary. Samuel M. Johnson, director of the Lee Highway Association and presi- dent of the National Boulevard Asso- ciation, has taken a leading part in having the question brought to the fore. Col. Grant reiterated his previous stand in favor of the measure and ex- plained that on Columbia Island there | would be a plaza as a terminal for the traffic from Washington not bound for the cemetery. One arm of the highway goes south as the Mount Vernon Me- morial Highway, while to the north there is another arm, connecting with the Lee Boulevard, by a short bridge, over Boundary Channel. The construc- tion of the Lee Boulevard, he said, is highly desirable “both for traffic and to preserve the %\;‘lu impressive vista it will afford of the central park axis of the National Capital.” ‘The Smith-Swanson measure is now pending before the Senate Public Build- ings and Grounds Committee. MARRIED WOMEN LAID OFF Railroad Gives Six Months’ Leave to Provide Jabs for Others. SALT LAKE CITY, March 1 (#).— Married women holding clerical posi- tions on the Oregon Short Line Rail- road whose husbands are em&loyed will Rouzer’s Paper Will Feature First Night’s Session of Institute. | several hundred engineers and archi- tects interested in the use of concrete in construction work of all kinds began | assembling at the Wardman Park Hotel | today for a four-day session of the American Concrete Institute. The morning was devoted to registra- tion, which is_expected to exceed 600, according to Harvey Whipple of De- | troit, secretary of the institute. Duff A. Abrams, consulting engineer of New | York City and president of the insti- | tute, is presiding at the first session, | called to order at 2 o'clock this after- noon. One of the features of the sessions ‘wiu be the presentation of & paper to- night at 8 o'clock on “Construction of Sidewalks in Extension of United States | Capitol Grounds” by H. D. Rouger, | assistant architect of the Capitol. | paper is to be read by Louis F. Dieterich, superintendent of construction. Those speaking at_the afternoon ses- sion include R. E. Mills, research assistant, Engineering Experiment Sta- tion, Purdue University; J. C. Pearson, director of research, and Edward M. Brickett, L<»i~h Portland Cement Co.; Lieut. Col. H. T. Trotter, consulting engineer, Montreal, and Wilfred Schnarr, Ontario, Toronto. In addition to the reading of Mr. Rouzer's ‘paper tonight, the following are scheduled to address the 8 p.m. ses- sion: Pred R. Lear, professor archi- | tectural design, Syracuse University; G. S. Richardson, assistant engineer of bridge design, bureau of bridges, de- partment of highways, Allegheny Coun- ty, Pa., and V. R. Covell, chief engineer, bureau of bridges, department of high- ‘ways, Allegheny County, Pa. The night session will be concluded with motion | pictures showing the construction of the Pittsburgh bridge. Morning and afternoon sessions will | be conducted tomorrow, Thursday and Priday, the institute adjourning Friday afternoon after a sight-seeing tour to Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Mount Vernon. SENATOR McKELLAR SUED Guest Injured in Auto Accident Asks $15,000 Damages. MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 1 (#).— Senator dx.’ n'?fi‘:’;u: of Tennessee was sued for f mages yester- day by Andrew 8. Lawo, Memphis coal ‘dtdel’. who said he was injured while |2 guest in the Senator’s automobile cargoes without paying duty on them. They represent most of the nations of the world, and flooded the ports with every imaginable kind of import. Although there was great activity at the port of London. business began to [any slow down before the zero hour. small ships at that time were still well out to ses. . Their engines were turn- ing over at half speed and their decks were awash, while British treasury offi- clals commented that the old proverb about an {ll wind had never been more strikingly illustrated. The probability that Viscount Snow- cabinet would leave the goverrment if the income tax caused considerable dis- cussion in political circles. The beliet was confidently expressed that the rev- enue would be used in that fashion. Far-Reaching Results Seen. Political commentators that the resignations of the free trade section of the national might have far-reaching consequences. Speculation regarding these Tesigna- tions was based chiefly on the Snowden speech before the House of Lords. In this speech the viscount bitterly attacked a recent hint by Welter Runci- man, president of the Board of Trade, that the new duties might be used to relieve the direct taxpayer of some of his burden. Such a move, the former chancellor of the exchequer said, would be & defi- nite breach of the economy act which made wage cuts last Fall and of the principle of equality of sacrifice. His hearers took this and other ref- erences in the address which were known to be in accord with the views of Sir Herbert Samuel and other cabi- net free traders, as a direct threat of resignation unless all thought of re- lieving the income taxpayeg from the proceeds of the new duties were aban- doned. In order to get the legislation through before midnight, the House passed the tariff bill on second and third readings last night. second reading was 129 to 12. . The final ceremony was brief and businesslike. The throne uncovered as & symbol of the King's presence. Daryngton—sat on a bench in front of it. ‘The lord chancellor announced the King's approval of the bill and Britain officially became a protectionist country. MOVING OF U. S. FLEET DEPLORED BY BRITONS Concentration in Pacific Unfortu- nate, London Newspaper Holds. Officials Remain Silent. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 1.—The unexpected news that the United States had con- centrated almost all of its fleet in the Pacific drew a good deal of popular notice, but _did not produce any com- ment in official political circles. No comment was made except in the news chronicle which said “it is rather unfortunate that this somewhat start- ling news should follow hot foot on Sir John Simon's declaration at Geneva “Notwithstanding the official expla- nation, the first effect on world opinion is likely to have some effect but it is reasonable to hope that the latest views from Shanghai may have robbed the gesture—if it was a gesture—of much of its significance.” B e o March 18 is the 150th anniversary of John Caldwell Calhoun, seventh Vice President, United States Senator from South Carolina and Secretary of State under Tyler. Dining Room Chairs (] PAY A LITTLE POWN WHEN | w);en it plunged off a highway in May, |19 | “Lawe charged the car was defective | and negligently driven by Senator Mc- Kellar. McKellar also was injured serio in_the accident. : e One of the commend- ing features of invest- ment in our 615% First Mortgages is that they pay this liberal inter- est uninterruptedly throughout the term of FURNITURE I RETURNED Thereaf ter A LITTLE EACH MONTH BO! Also Chair Caneing the mortgage. May be purchased in amounts from $250 up. B. F. SAUL CO. £ 1235 10th Street N.W. e viscount den and other free trade members of the it used the revenue derived from the new import duties for a reduction in emphasizzd government | of Lords | ‘The vote on | Three royal commissioners—Lord Chan- | cellor Sankey, Lord Stanhope and Lord | YOUTHFUL SHANGHAI DEFENDER HAS RECORD OF VICTORIES Gen. Tsai “Soft,” but Deter- min2d to Hold Back Japan. Most Hated Foe of “War Lords,” Bandits and Communists. BY MORRIS J. HARRIS, (Copytight, 1933, by the Associated Press.) SHANGHAI, March 1.—Gen. Tsai Ting-Kai, youthful and scholarly com- mander of China's 19th Route Army, is a veteran of 170 military campaigns, although he is only 39 years old. Several years ago in a public state- ment Gen. Tsai said: “These are my enemies: Commu- nists, Chinese militarists and Japanese imperialists.” Gen. Tsai has battled Communists and won; he has met Chinese militarists and won; today at Shanghai he is fac- ly confidently and predicts that he will win again—"in | principle.” The young general was born in 1893 become a soldier. After attending ele- | mentary middle schools, he became a | student at Wuchow Military Academy. | | He was the son of an obscure scholar, | and his early home influence has left | an indelible stamp upon him. Not Hard-boiled Chief, There is nothing hard-boiled or coarse about this “war lord.” He is| mild mannered, soft-spoken, even al- most shy, with delicate features and fine hands, one who works with his brain rather than with a bludgeon. He bas no political ambitions, and has turned down all offers of henors with the remark; * to take advantage of to gain & job for whi fitted.” Nevertheless, Gen. Tsal is not la in firmness and he visits a swift an severe punishment on those of his soldiers who are guilty of infractions of the rules he has laild down. Six offenses are punishable by death in Gen. Tsai’s army in time of war. They are looting, starting rumors designed to disrupt morale, endangering the lives and property of foreigners, gambling, cowardice, and lavity in the perform- ance of duty. Gen. Tsai is temperate and demands temperance of his men. Drinking samsu, the favorite Chinese intovicant, is barred. He is very popular with his mer and his popularity is enhanced by his fre- quent visits to the front line. He likes 1 am not SHANGHAI SOLUTION" NOT YET CERTAIN | Peace Prospects Are Better, but Troop Withdrawal Is Doubtful Factor. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. The prospects of a Sino-Japanese truce at Shanghal seemed timproved this morning, according to State De- §irtment officials, although a real selu- 3 e tion of the Shanghai problem is by no i means certain. The main reason of the doubtful at- | titude which prevails in well-informed i circles in Washington is that it is not 5 clear whether the Paul Boncour sug- gestions for an armistice, which have been reported as acceptable to Japen, actual vrovide for a simultaneous withd, .l of the Chinese and the | GEN. TSAI TING-KAL to consider himself “one of the men.” He dresses as simply as the humblest private soldier, scorning all gold Lraid and'decorations. ‘The rise of the scholarly young officer was rapia from the time he joined the 1st division of the Cantonese army under Gen. Cheng Ming-Chu in 1914 He was quickly made a vice commander | of the 2d brigade and distinguished himself the next year in the suppression of the notorious insurgents Chen Chuen- Min and Ling-Fu at Canton. He was promoted to the rank of commander. For the next 17 years, up to the be- ginning of the present Sino-Japanese hostilities here, he was engaged al- most constantly by the Central Gov- ermnment in keeping bandits, Commu- nists and war lords under control. His campaigns have carried him to all cor- ners of China, tonese advance into Honan Province against the army of Wu Pei-Fu, and when he occupled Hankow later he was given the command of the 10th Di-| vision. This was a hectic year at Can- ton and Gen. Tsai followed the Central Government to Nanking. 1927 Task Easy for Him. ‘The task of suppressing the Com- munistic regime at Canton in the Win- ter of 1927 proved child's play to Gen. Tsai, who was in complete control of the city three days after he launched his campaign. For this he was made vice commander general of the 3d Division of Nationalist troops. In 1929 he turned southward and defended the Kwangtung Province bor- ders against bandits from Kiangsi. The National Army was then reorganized and he was made commander general of the 60th Division and vice com- mander of the 19th Army, which titles he now holds. Since then he has added to his record by a campaign in Chi- nanfu against the Northern Govern- ment and suppression of bandit ac- tivities in Shingkao. Army was garrisoned along the Shang- hai-Nanking Railroad. WANG RELEASED | Public Sentiment in BY JAPANESE. DUE TO MASSED RESENTMENT| Shanghai Said to Be ‘ Against Such Arrests in Inter- | national Settlement. | By the Assoclated Press. | _SHANGHAI March 1—Ken Wang, Chinese army officer, who was arrested | | by Japanese soldiers in the Astor House lobby on Saturday, was released today by Japanese offieials, who said they had | sufficient. evidence against him to hold him for “military Teasons,” but that they let him go “for other considera- tions.” His identity was established as Col. Ken Wang, although he does not hold | any military position at the present time, according to persons intimate with him here. These sources said he was on the way to the location formerly oc- cupled by the American consulate, to see United States Consul General Ed- win 8. Cunningham, whose friend he was. The former location of the con- sulate is now wrecked. Aroused Suspicion of Patrol. ‘Wang had been away from the city for several months and was not aware of the consulate’s new location. As he neared the old consular site, which is within the area patrolled by the Japa- nese bluejackets, he aroused the suspi- cion of the patrols and when they at- tempted to arrest him he dashed for the ‘Astor Hotel. ‘Wang is an official of the salt revenue department of the national government working out of Shanghai. Although the Japanese declined to explain the release of Wang, observers here believed the action was due to an apparent rising tide of resentment among Chinese and forelgners against what the latter said was, “open flout- ing” of the authority of muncipal offi- cials in making the arrest. The Wang case, these observers said, | was the same as hundreds of others. | Second Protest Made. | _Chinese authorities handed United States Consul General Cunningham & second protest against Wang's arrest. Municipal authorities declined to dis- cuss the matter and it was apparent they considered themseives power] to oppose the Japanese armed forces. | The Chinese said it was another case | of Settlement officials “violating ~eu trality” by allowing the Japanese to ' take the prisoner. REUPHOLSTERING AND R EPATIRTING 5-Piece Parlor Suites . . . Antiques 3-Piece Overstuffed Suites v "~ WOOL TAPESTRY - FRIEZZA BROCADES AND DAMASK and Porch Rockers Splinted by Our Experts at New Low Prices Estimates and Samples Given Free. ME, 2062 o ~icrr rioxe CL, 0430 CLAY ARMSTRONG p Upholsterer g Write, Phone or Call Justifying Your Confidence Is Our Success ‘The Chinese insisted such cases would increase Chinese sentimen: against for- eigners in the Settlement, which, they said, “was being used as a base for In 1926 he led the Can- | Last year the 19th Japanese forces. The Chinese have informed the | League of Nations and the American Government that whatever is decideg by the powers is acceptable to Ching, provided, however, the arrangemejts are not unilateral—that is to say, the Chinesce insist that before they sgree to come to a round-table conference the. Japanese troops must withdraw froy the jrpresent positions at the same timg the Chinese forces are withdrawn 123 miles from their present lines. Discussions Started Last Week. Whether the Japanese military will accopt such terms is unknown here. a]- though hope is expressed that the Jap. anese begin to realize the diffioulty of their international position, ‘The truce cons | officially last we ‘The Japanese am. bassadors at London, Washington, and the representative at the League of Nations informed their government fnat public opinion throughout the World is beginning to shape decidedly Japan. They advised Tokio to Iyjtiate conversations with the view ¢f gr. ranging a truce, to be followed b: some settlement regarding Shanghal. The Manchurian question will not cohe up at all because the Japanese do ot be- lieve the powers have any bushess to interfere there and because the Ameri- can Government and the Counci’of the League maintain that this country as well as the other interested nations | have explicitly defined their positions regarding Manchuria, which is not to | be recognized as an indeperdent state. Peace Formula Nebtjous, On this basis the Japansge felt the: could negotiate with the th*x;an about Shanghai and so informey thelr repre- sentatives abroad. Convirsations pro- ceeded between Sir Johy Simon and ‘Washington and these rejylted into the framing of the Simon froposal Satur- day. This proposal Sems, however, not to have met with tle complete ap- proval of the Japanese and was follow- ed by the Paul Boncqr proposal, the terms of which, as fir as America is concerned, are still Stmewhat nebulous. Little attention is pajd to the fact that fighting has jeen going on in Shangbai yesterday and today. This is considered in Mmy quarters as indication the Japange government really disposed to aghe to & truce, The Japanese Goernment, it 5 stated, is most anxiow not to let the Japanese people thin! o truce was [panese Aarmy gefies;nlzdbecmfil; the Ja ad failed to win a ve) Chinese. In order to M“;:’Z l(:: Ill'!er ‘ht ment, it was considerat essential that the Japanese people shhuld be informed that a_signal victory nad been gained |over the Chinese, arq although the | Japanese forces saw taeir way clear to gestroy the Chines, army before Shanghai, they preferied in the name of humanity to_cease sy further - ations and have agreed Jo a truce. interpretation 1is consdered plausible xnm n;lfllcill Lqulrm’l" In Washington, which are at presen to hear whether mgm.fiflwpmmwh‘s: (.g;zefld‘ ht:slnw&g;dn' their troops from g line as 4 primary - tion of the truce. Yond) Japanese action against China.” R Jazz Attacked in Cardiff. Modern dancing was condemned as immoral during a discussion by the city council of Cardiff, Wales, over & pro- Pm-l to remove the drinking ban at Goared that antsgrink ® advecetes eclar at anti-dri advocates | £ 2 T A T L e B Rty g permi public. What morality, | HYA’ , M he asked, could result from the Black cmx,—snydenhml“' Mmm,:h ;m‘.”g.- Bottom or Bunny Hug? The council | American Legion, Wil meet tomorrow voted to remove the restrictions on | night at 8 o'clock #i the post's club diners only. house. GROSNER’S 1325 F STREET here ’§ a break! | Your Unrestricted Choice * Any Fall Kuppenheimer & Grosner Suit Regaridless of, Former Prige Alterations ‘CHARGES’ CROSNER at Cost open & nc- count. U5 F STREET