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AUGUSTA TRAGEDY: FULL STORY
Shell Bursts And Ends Movie On U.S. Warship
EIGHTEEN OTHERS HURT
BY SHRAPNEL: FIVE
SERIOUSLY
Court Of
ADMIRAL
Of Inquiry Initiated
SIR CHARLES LITTLE SENDS CONDOLENCES
art
JAPANESE GOODS
BOYCOTTED
San Francisco, Aug. 20.
In Chlbstown, Chinese children standing outside Japanese stores issulug cards to prospective eustomers, reading: "You harm our friendship if you boy Japanese-made products, the pro- The from which finance
Lo kil! our Japanese
prople. by signed
The cards are
the
Young China club.-United
Press,
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JAPANESE ACCUSED OF USING POISON GAS
NANKING'S NEW ALLEGATION
A graphic story of how Seaman Fred Falgout met his death as a result of a shell bursting on the U.S.S. Augusta yesterday is described in United Press cables exclusive to the Telegraph. Fal- a large majority of the Augusta crew was gout, together with attending a showing of the film "That I May Live" on the well deck of the ship when the tragedy occurred. Twenty-one year old Fal- dropping poison gas bombs-United gout was pierced in the heart by a piece of shrapnel and he died in the arms of a shipmate.
Eighteen other sailors were wounded by flying splinters and shrapnel, five of them being reported in a serious, though not critical condition,
In the meantime a Court of Inquiry is being conducted on the Augusta. A Japanese spokes-
- man denics, that the shell could have been from a Japanese gun.
JAPAN
FORFEITS
SYMPATHY
Shanghai, Aug. 21. A communique received here to- from the Nanking Garrison Ilendquarters, charges Japanese with
day
Press.
Nanking, Aug. 21. Fourteen Japanese Lambers drop- ped mare than a dozen bombs in Nanking, shaking the entire city and breaking many windows.
The planes bombed near the Cen- tral Military Academy, and hit the Central University Bbrary and the Health
Administration utation. Bombs also hit a a Chinese munitions truck near the ammunition dump, but they missed the dump itself. It has been definitely established
The report that inpanese bonus |
Library that only one shell fell on the deck, hit the Central University
origin of which remains
and the Chinese Health Administra-
the remaining 13 were only slightly injured,
Shanghai, Aug. 21. When the Augusta was struck by the shell, she was within 200 yards of the nearest Japanese warship, which is the nearest of any of the foreign the vesels. However, at daylight to-day the Japanese ships withdrew to the vicinity of Garden Bridge.
mystery.) A court of inquiry has beection Station is admitted by a Nankingt
Įspokesman. convened on board the Augusta,
The names of the Augusta's wound-] Chinese anti-aircraft guns blasted Behind the Augusta is stationed the have been wirelessed to the Navy towards the Japanese raiders when U.S.S. Sacramento and isabel, as well Departinent at Washington, but they they appeared over the city, after as the British warships, Falmouth, are still not available to the Press, which five planes headed for Han-
Shanghai, Vice-Admiral H
E.kaw.
STRONG PRESS and the French gunboats Lamoite US. Asiatic Fleet will not permit the Japanese planes were brought down
CRITICISM
London, Aug. 21. "The Japanese have long lost every alom of sympathy they might have had as a result of their uncompre misingly aggressive attitude."
says
Danae, Duncan, Duchess and Delight Yarnell, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese reports state that two Piquet. Dumont Durville, andase of names in interviews, but he nearby in attempting to bomb the
Augusta is anchored in mid-allowed men of the Augusta to be Kwangteh airteld.-United Press. stream off Kiuklung Road, Japanese gunboats are anchored off the Bund пенг the Augusta at night time in order to protect the Idzumo, which is
interviewed this morning.
HOW FALGOUT DIED
U.S. EMBASSY ESCAPES The American Embassy here has One of the injured sullor. now in been informed that Japanese planes
the Financial Times in a leading art ring of Hunt's wharf, from attacksick bay told Unlied Press "I was bombed Kuling and Kiuklang
by the small speedy Chinese torpedo standing by the feline looking at a Friday. ele supporting the Government's de-boats such as those which recently fit in Routing and talking of July
mand for compensation for damage
in Shanghai.
The journal adds, however, that much damage has been done in the way of dislocation of business for which compensation, even if obtain-
damaged the idzumo.-United Press.
SHELL DISTURBED MOVIE SHOW ON THE AUGUSTA
Shanghai, Aug., 21.
It has now been ascertained that
on
No bombs were dropped near the Fourth of which that are reminded American Embassy at Nanking- me, when the shell burst. I was] United Press.
about to go on watch when some-i thing hit the deck. 1 dived down the hate, and I didn't feel anything, but found later that my hand was bleed- ing.
able, cannot be adequate. The new when the shell hit the Augusta, forty wound helped to carry in the other
paper emphasises that alone
umong
the comparatively backward coun-silars were waiting to see a movie
China In recent show on the well deck. tries of the
world,
When the shell struck the ship, the The shell crew had gathered on deck to see
the film "That I May Live," which Kent.
Another of the crew, describing how Folgout came by his death said the sailor was struck over the heart.
Missing Soviet Fliers Latest Efforts To Locate
"I tried to pick him up. He was]
Washington, Aug.:20. The Soviet Embassy states that the still conscious and he recognised me. NO CONFUSION ON SHIP
picked bim up, but blood rescue (ller, Vasili Zadokov, who has spurted from his heart. I carried been at Point Barrow, has hopped Shanghai, Aug. 21.
far as the passageway off en route to Aklavik on his search When the shell exploded on the and then someone arrived to for the missing Russinn airmen. He
no confusion; help
me. I found Falgout had will follow the trans-polar route from hauled. The close co-operation be- Augusta, there was
All hands remained qulet died in my arms before we could Providence Bay to Siberia. tween China and the United States aboard.
wounded were rench sick bay. This would have Meanwhile, Jimmy Mattern has In connection with silver and gold and orderly. The
birthday. purchases has further strengthened moved to the stek bay within a few been Falgout's 21st
te hopped off from Fairbanks for Point minutes, while bugles and Gongs enlisted on May 5, 1938. His record Barrow, seeking suitable base, her finances.
years has been judged sumciently struck without warning, a stug hit worthy of credit to be the recipienting Seaman Falgout in the heart and features Rochelle Budson and Robert killing him instantly. The shrapnel of much foreign capital.
spread itself low, wounding the While Japan is at present culling majority of the other sottors in the the Dead Sea fruft of Manchurin, Bri-
Immediately legs. The decks were strengthening tain and others are their commercial relationships giving assistance of various kinds to the Chinese Central Government. Frederick Leith-Ross, Helped
Str by
and
Its fancial system has been over-
cleared.--United Press.
him
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banksUnited Press.
Dr. Kung, says the journal, has re- the general ulurm throughout was good and he became a first-class after which he will return to Fair- rently completed a highly successful the ship.
Annelal mission to Europe and and indie- America The integrity pendence of China is thus becoming more than ever of greater importance
seaman on July 28 last," The personnel proceeded to their Asked how he felt about Falgoul's
doctors battle stations while
and death, one sailor replied "Awful! pistons cared for the wounded in I'll never forget the sight. When he sirk bay.
died he was gurgling, trying to say attempted to rip his clothes
were in
to the several major Powers, quite 18 men wounded, five apart from any ethical principle-in-serious, but not critical condition, and
volved.-Reuter,
U. S. COMMENT
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GRIM SCENE FROM REGION WHERE BOMBS FELL
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Here is a grim reminder of the horrors of aerial warfare. These Chinese were amongst the huge member who were killed lust Saturday when bombs from Chinese planes fell car the New World amusement resort in the French Concession in Shanghai. (Photo by Mrs. Rosario,
of Shanghai).
Another Fierce Aerial Attack On Idzumo
15 JAPANESE CIVILIANS INJURED BY CHINESE SHELLFIRE
American Convicts Rescued
CONTINUED bombardments aerial and otherwise, mark the resumption of war the Shanghai area to-day. Chinese planes made yet another attempt to bomb the Japanese flagship, Idzumo, and the Japanese claim that the warship's
anti-aircraft guns brought down two of the attackers.
During bombing of the Hongkew district by the Chinese, the Toyoako The Hotel was damaged, resulting in injuries to fifteen. Japanese civilians. Japanese complain that Chinese plain-clothes men have been firing on the Japanese forces from the windows of the Nanyang Tobacco Company's premises.
Three American convicts from the Ward Road Gaol have been rescued by a patrol, and shortly afterwards a Japanese aerial raid on the gaol caused the death of a number of Chinese prisoners.
TSINGTAO TENSION
TIGHTENS
Tsingtao, Aug. 21,
Central News, Agency's representative at Tsingtao states that Sino-Japanese negotiations for a settlement of the recent
U.S. CONVICTS RESCUED
convicts mortar
Shanghol, Aug. 21. Nine Ward Roud prison
by a trench were injured chell which struck the gaol an hour after the American convicts had been rescued by a special patrol. Three American prisoners were successfully evacualed from the prison. The women are expected to be released later to-day."
It was four discovered that of the sumeshing while doctors and helper STOP PRESS shooting of two Japanese marines, have heen brought to a dend- been lodged in the Marines quot, and
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country.
ADMIRAL LITTLE'S
CONDOLENCES
the
service of your
long-range observer can escape feel-
Admiral Sir Charles Little, C. in C. ing that neither the Chinese nor the New York, Aug. 20.
Japanese are showing any considera of the Chinn Station, has sent a mes- The New York Times, in
sage to Vice-Admiral Yarnell in tion for civilian lives in a situation which he says "Please accept editorial, draws attention to growing danger of the appalling where such considerations cost them sincere sympathy of myself, officers catastrophe in China. It expresses no atratérie advantage. The realistic, and men of British ships present here | the opinion that there is every sign French are entirely justified in firing on the casunities the Augusta his of Chinese resistance in the North, on any fighting planes appearing over sustained in the
Concession. particularly if
If supported and direct-their
Alluding to reports of Japanese The French nuthorities also sent ed by Nanking. There is an ad- ditional important indication that warships tactics of creeping up with- condolences.
Just before he was killed. Falgout, Chiang Kai-shek is being influenced out lights at night alongside the by those of his associates who, re-Augusta and then opening fire, the who was called "The Kid" by his gardless of the cost, will not agree Herald-Tribute says the only appro-pals was reading a magazine. The
comment on
tactles shell which brought about his death, to compromise with Japan by sacri- priate
"would deserate these columbus, is now believed to be a 37 millimetre, neing the Northern provinces.
Tactics which characterise thebut on Investigation is continaling. The Herald-Tribune 'points out that
Shell fragments are being dug from President Roosevelt's attitude on the Asiatic at war ought to give Amer Augusta shelling is correct, since lean pacifists something to think portions of the ship where they be neutral bystanders must be prepared about before they exhort us to scrap came embedded. All of the injured
our armaments."—Reuter,
(Continued on-Page-2),--|: to take. chances. Nevertheless, no
such
lock, leading to a very tense situation.
Gonzales, one of the prisoners, has Faupel; another, sald that the casional sniping,-United (Press.
It is said that the Japanese are stalling while they await geol area was quiet except for oc reinforcements prior to opening hostilities.-United Press.
| frequentching.
are
the In
un-
POOTUNG BOMBARDMENT
are
Shanghai, Aug. 21.
inter- Japanese warships
where mittently shelling Poolung. - several large fires are blazing, includ- ing the Nikka cotton mill which has been brightly lighting up the Augusta before dawn to-day-
TEHCHOW SITUATION ITchchow and Mashang are all
twice Tehchow, Aug. 21, founded, but
the Japanese Chinese ploinclothes forces com-nachine-gunned farmers near Tsong- prising the advance posts at fchow, three of whom are from the present stationed at Yanglluching, London Mission Hospitai ni Tsang- twelve miles from Tentsin,
chow, from which place all foreigners as yet have evacuated.-United Press. No fighting at Machang is
been reported, although there has
ACAIN REPULSED akirmishes
Puoting. Aug. 21. vicinity of All tile
A further Japanese attempt ere at the moment
of The Japanese bombardment bogged down the rivers which have cross the Yungling River south swollen
torrential Pelping from the east to the west Pootung lulled as ten Japanese planes owing to the
the Pelping-began circling over the city. After rains, during the post week The area through which weather has halted even the dally Hankow Railway runs, was repulsed the planes had disappeared deep into visita of Topanese planes along the yesterday, according to military, In-Pootung, Six Chinese planes uppeared
telligence received here.
from Chapel at a very high altitude- railway lines.
Five or six hundred Japanese at- and circled over Hongkew in the
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A Japanese spokesman reports that Japanese planes bombed, Trangchow,
tr
of