Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1937, Page 8

A—8 #» LIEUT. CARAWAY AND WIFE LISTED Son of Senator Caraway of Arkansas Among Ameri- cans in Tientsin. By the Associated Press. Lieut, Paul W. Caraway, son of Sen- ator Hattle W. Caraway of Arkansas, was listed today by the State Depart- ment as among the Americans at Tientsin, China, scene of an air raid and other fighting in the Sino-Japa- nese conflict. Caraway is attached to the 15th In- fantry Regiment, but department rec- ords showed that on January 1 he and his wife, Invel, lived outside the regi- mental barracks area. Mrs. Caraway is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos- eph R. Little, 3109 Cathedral avenue. A total of 223 military personnel and dependents and 403 civilians were registered by the Tientsin consulate general on that date. The total strength of the regiment on duty there 4s approximately 750 officers and men. Since the Tientsin consular area ex- tends over several sections of Honan and Hopei Provinces, the department | #aid it was possible that some of the American civilians listed live outside Tientsin The Americans listed at the Con wular office include 166 men. | women and 115 children among the | eivillans, and 76 men, 75 women and | 73 children among the military per- sonnel and dependents. Caldwell Is Consul. The American Consul General in ‘Tientsin is John K. Caldwell of Berea, { Ky., formerly in the Division of Far Eastern Affairs in the State Depart- ment. Other Consular officers assigned to Tientsin are: David C. Berger, Consul, Gretna, Va.; Whitney Young. Consul, Chicago, Tl Frederick W. Hinke, Consul, Au- burn, N. Y.; Gordon L. Burke, Con- #ul. Macon, Ga. Cecil B. Lyon, Vice Consul, Staten Island. N. Y.; Kenneth J. Yearns, Vice | Consul, Washington, D. C.; John F. Stone, Vice Consul, Wayne, Pa., and Alvin E. Bandy, Vice Consul, Cleve- land, Tenn. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JULY No Trojan Horse for Them Fearful of treachery, Chinese forces inside the walls of Wanping. western suburb of Peiping, refused to let a Japanese PRESIDENT TALKS OVER CHINA CRISIS Confers With Hull and For- eign Advisers Regarding Menacing Situation. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. President Roosevelt consulted Sec- retary of State Hull and other advisers on foreign affairs today regarding the menacing situation in China. Despite the disquieting reports from Tientsin and Peiping regarding the safety of the American citizens there, no decision has been taken yet for their evacuation. The Americans in Peiping are in the legation compound and do not seem to run an immediate danger as the brunt of the struggle has shifted from Peiping to Tientsin. In Tientsin the situation has be- come precarious during the last 24 hours. It seems from,the incomplete | reports received from the American authorities in that city that an evac- uation is not feasable at the present moment, even if the administraion decided it would be wise to get the American civillans out. Bitter Fighting at Tientsin, There is bitter fighting between the Chinese and the Japanese. The Chi- | nese are using army methods and guerilla warfare. While the Japanese authorities which appear to control the railroads are willing to grant in principle all facilities to evacuate Americans and other foreigners, in fact they cannot assume responsibility for the lives of the people who might wish to leave Tientsin. The railroad might be blown up at any time; the Japanese troops have a hard time keeping the Chinese in check and cannot protect any convoy leaving for the sea port of Tankgu. Treaty Is Dead Now. It is true that according to the Boxer protocol the Chinese government is obliged to keep the Peiping-Tankgu road free for the evacuation of the foreigners. But that treaty is dead now and nobody can make the Chinese | responsible for it non-observations when they have to defend themselves, the best they can against the Japanue\ ageression. Under the circumstances the State | Prices Effective until close of ess, Satur- oy, July 31. FOOD SHOPPING CENTER. One of Amer- ica’s largest food markets 29, 1937. ® WEEK-END o SUPER-SAVINGS ON QUALITY FOODS Everything for the table under one roof! partments co-operate to make this week end memorable for the deep cut prices on nationally advertised food. That's why vou can always save on quality at the GIANT, SOAP IposT ToasTIES KELLOGG’'S OR AUNT NELLIE'S CORN FLAKES Aunt Nellie’s FRESH PRUNES 2 o 2 5c ‘| SHREDDED WHEAT . __ ROSEDALE PEAS ;. 2 + PINEAPPLE ..::si. - _ . 11e *: 23¢ %130 recerve the right to limit auantities and te refuse to sell to those we believa to be competitors. _FOOD SHOPPING CENTERS, All gigantic de- One of Amer- ica’s largest food markets. Your Choice of Reg. c Box Big blue luscious plums in a thick, rich syrup. An extra- fcncy quality that is sure to please the most discrimi- WHITE HOUSE COFFEE “The Nation's Favorite” A delicious biend of selected Department is watching developments in the hope that either the conflict shifts to some other scene and the | evacuation of the Americans will not be | necessary, or that some arrangements might be reached with the belligerents to have a short lull during which time the Americans and the other foreigners would be permitted to leave. peace emissary through the gates. Instead. they hoisted him over the wall as shown above. Today fighting had broken out in Tientsin after a surprise attack by Chinese troops Among Americans registered at the Tientsin consulate general are Frank E. Augustin and wife Clara, New Orleans, La.; John Jack and Bally Bateman, students, no American | addresses given; Capt. Sam M. Brab- | #on, wife and children, Sam and May, Greenville, Tenn. choice well-matured cotfee SWIFT'S CORNED BEEF .- 15¢ | | &ttty TOMATO JUICE .. - _ .5 T | dnior ior SUNPRIDE ‘CRUSHED drip or pluv. 21 Richmond Couple Listed. Robert E. Cetti, Pensacola, Fla; Willlam B. Christian and wife Aya, Richmond, Va.; Dr. John W. Colbert, wife Edith and son Bradford, no American address given; Floyd E. Crowder, High Point, N. C.; Capt. Morris B. Depass, jr. wife Helen Gould, daughter Helen Stone, daugh- | ter Eugena Yang, daughter Martha Ban, New Orleans, La.; Alfred G. Ful- ler and wife Gita and daughters Mar- | Jorie and Emily (aliens), no American address given: Mrs. Mattie Grambs, | no American address given: Wiiliam | L. Griffiths and wife Portia; G. C. Hadsell. no American address given; Bess McCella Harrison (husband R. | R. McCella and two children are aliens), Cordova, Tenn.; John E. Hil- burn, Council, N. C. Calvin N. Joyner, wife Isabel, and sons Nicolas, Powell, and Nathan, Alexandria, La. Maj. John P. Lake, and wife Cath- erine, De Queen, Ark. Gilmer T. Lee, Roanoke, Va. First Lieut. Julian B. Lindsey, wife Judith, and son Robert, Winchester, Va Mrs. Grace Divine Lieu (husband, | Fu Chi, Chinese). Chattanooga, Tenn.; | Hiram Edward Newbill, care Mrs. L.| C. Smith, Hampton, Va.; Walter Abner | Burus Nichols, wife Sarah Edith, no American home address given; Sara Aerda Ransome band, Nashville, Tenn.; Rockland, wife Agatha Gerner, no American address given; Lester Cor- nell Rumpf, wife Nora Elisabeth, son Edwin G, daughter Felicitas Mary, no American address given; Mary Carolin von Goetschel Rumpf, son Wililam August, daughter Ellinore, no American address given; Capt. William 8. Triplet, wife Marion Fran- ces, daughters Virginia Lee, Eliza- beth Anne and Catharine, Miami, Fla.; Marvin M. Whitaker and wife Eleanor, Kinston, N. C. List May Be Changed. The department emphasized that the Tientsin consulate general's list of Americans was prepared January 1 and that some changes undoubtedly had occurred since that time, Among the refugees at the Peiping Embassy is Miss Kathleen Todd, for- mer stenographer in the Trade Agree- ments Division of the State Depart- ment here. She lived at 1606 New Hampshire avenue prior to her ap- pointment in September, 1935, as a secretary at the Embassy in Peiping. " China (Continued From First Page.) taneously during the early morning at Japanese troops entrenched along a-85-mile front in the major drive to force the Japanese army out of North China. 'The battle. which centered on Tient- §D, was being fought from Tangku, Tientsin's port. 20 miles to the east, to. Fengtai, Japanese field headquar- ters, west of Peiping. The Chinese attacked suddenly and swiftly and by strength and surprise drove the Jap- anese from the three key railway sta- tions and invaded the Japanese con- cession. At midafternoon Japanese war planes began bombing the Chinese pogitions throughout the city without regard for the safety of the foreign areas and the Americans and other foreigners resident there. “The seriousness of the situation,” the Japanese command frankly ad- mitted, “has compelled the Japanese army to attack the Chinese positions despite earlier assurances it would not expose the city's foreign residents to peril.” The quarters most densely populated with Chinese were subjected to the heaviest bombardment. The general air attack commenced at 2 pm. and 2 minutes later the first flames began licking skyward from a Chinese village daughter Elizabeth | A, care G. J. Ransome, former hus- | Abraham | Chinese 29th army withdrew Fengtai (5). Peiping (No. 1), which has hz‘en the center of Sino-. Jupanr'w' hostilities, suddenly became peaceful today as Japanese bombs began to blast Chinese forces at Tientsin (2); units of the to Paotingfu (3) and Chinese troops were reported on the offensive from Tangku (4) to —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. and other agreements granting extra territorial rights to Japan and other powers. ‘The first target of the Japanese air raiders in the city was the huge ad- ministration buildings of the Peiping- Mukden Railroad. The great bombers droned low, dropping their tons of explosives then, majestically circling, they came again and again hombing new targets each time. Soon the Eastern Railway station was enveloped in flames, and only a few moments later Tientsin's City Hall was blasted afire. Push by Ground Troops. The air attack was the signal for Japanese ground troops to drive against the Chinese concentrations at barricades in widely separated sections of the city. Artillery was rushed into place, and both sides be- gan shelling. From their emplacements near Nan- kai University the Chinese artillery was hurling salvo after salvo of pro- jectiles into the heart of the Jap- anese concession Known foreign casualties in the street fighting up to midafternoon were one French colonial soldier and a Chinese officer of the British con- stabulary wounded. One shell fell into the British mu- nicipal workshop inclosure, next to the barracks of the Lancashire Fu- silliers, the British detachment, but failed to explode. Chinese reported that the Japanese troops were being thrown back on numerous fronts within and on the outskirts of the city. Twenty miles to the east at the twin port cities of Taku and Tangku Japanese were re- ported fighting desperately to retain the positions that protect the land- ings of their troops and supplies from Japan and Korea. Attack in Conoert. The Chinese 26th, 29th and 40th Armies attacked in concert to gain the strategic Tientsin area and at the same time cut Japanese communi- cations with the interior. Marshal Feng Yu-shiang, the so-called “Chris- tian general,” was reported to have planned and executed the drive from headquarters he had set up at Chang- suddenly withdrew from Peiping, where it has been challenging a Jap- anese advance, and was reported this |~ morning to have made a successful spearhead thrust at Fengtai, the Jap- anese field headquarters, 5 miles to the west. The strategic railway station of Langfang, midway from Peiping to Tientsin, and Peitsang, 7 miles north of Tientsin, were said to have fallen to other units of the 29th Army, Simultaneously the Chinese 26th and 40th Armies, composed of units formerly commanded by Marshal Feng in his numerous campaigns against the Japanese, attacked the Japanese positions at Tientsin's three railway stations, the Japanese barracks and airdrome, 3 Troops in Civilian Clothes. Many of the units of the two armies, which are based on Paotingfu, some 70 miles west of Tientsin, had sifted into the area individually, dressed in clvilian clothes. They were in place in the Japanese concession when the signal for the attack was given. Concentrating rapidly on designated positions they disrupted the Japanese morale by a sniping and hand grenade attack on the Japanese almost from Wwithin the enemy'’s ranks. 8o surprising and so vicious was the Chinese attack on the railway stations that the Japanese fell back almost without firing a shot. Many of the Japanese even turned and ran across the international bridge. International guards immediately threw up barricades of sandbags and barbed wire and manned machine guns behind them to protect residents of the foreign concession. PEIPING PEACEFUL. Chinese Troops Leave City, Withdraw- ing to Paotingfu. PEIPING, July 29 (/).—Peace Te- turned to Peiping and its battle-seared environs with startling suddenness to- night. While Japanese air bombs and shells blasted Chinese armies at Tientsin, 90 miles to the east, every Chinese soldier withdrew from the Peiping area, _ ADVERTISEMENT. An evacuation at the present mo- ment is considered as more hazardous | than the American nationals remain- ing hidden in cellars, where they are | more or less sheltered from bombs and bullets. —_— | the Sino-Japanese trouble began three weeks ago; Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, | erstwhile belligerent Peiping Chinese | war lord, wert out, and a pro- Japanese | ! Chinese general came in. Gen. Sung, 29th Army commander | and chairman of the Hopeh-Chahar | regime, anncunced in person the trans- fer of all authority hereabouts to Gen. Chang Tsu-chung, pro-Japanese com- mander of the army's 38th Division. | (Chinese newspapers in Shanghai | cried: “Betrayal!”) Units of the 29th Army, which | erected barricades against a possible | Japanese invasion of the city yester- day, withdrew to Paotingfu, 80 miles southeast of Peiping It became apparent that Chinese leaders to whom the Japanese objected | were getting out of local affairs and | that leaders approved by the Japanese | were stepping into their shoes | This development was viewed as ex- plaining the sudden end of fighting near Peiping Although the former battle zones to the south re quiet, the toll of Jap- | anese shelling yesterday became ap- parent as thousands of wounded Chi- nese from war-torn villages filterad into the city. | The embassy quarter viewed the high point of the crisis as having passed. The United States Embassy took down ! its concentration signals, although | Americans who had taken refuge there had not begun to disperse. NOTES from a WIFE'S JUNE 8, George flew fo New York again today. It's not that I'm exactly worried. I suppose I'm like a lot of wives. I realize how importhnt flying is to his business. But I wish there were some way I could getadnfl'enm(eehngaboum. JUNE 14 George persuaded me to fly up to New York with him, just for a little vacation trip. Actually, a flight in one of those big Eastern Air Lines planes is just like sailing in a luxurious yacht. And that attentive flight-steward made me feel like a queen. I just sank back in my big, comfort- able chair and laughed at myself for former doubts. The Great Silver Fleet is cete tainly the way to travel. For ervations: }:‘l‘:l'utv:.l 1 3646 or any rave :::‘:ln.weltorn Union or Postal Telegraph Office. MACARONI SPAGHETTI NOODLES FRUIT COCKTAIL oo ] [{ B8} Campfire Marshmallows MAYONNAIS SOFT DRINKS .. reg. 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