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THURSDAY,

Panay's Men Fought To Last Minute

DECEMBER 16,

1937.

French Keeping Japanese Out

Will Do Dotective Work Alone

this evening from Wuhu on a Japan- Branch (arman), Waller Cheatham ese scapiane, Mr. Marshall, interview- (chlet pharmacist's mate), Coxswain Ting ed by Reuter, said the Panay opened John A. Dienhofer, Seaman

2. when Ducey (mess attendant), Yuan fire on the. Japaneso planes

Fred G. they bombed and kept blazing away] Erh (mess attendant),

Ficaten-Mayer (carpenter's mato), until the last minute.

Enery F. Fisher (chief watertender), "The planes dropped 12 bombs Michael Cerent (machinist's mate), around the Panay and Socony ships" Joseph A. Granes (gunter's mato),

was "The visibility he sold.

ex- Fireman Robert R. Hebard, John N. cellent and the planes few zo low Hennessey (gunner's mate), Firemen Survivors Rolato

that it was Impossible for them not John L. Hodge, William T. Hoyle to know they were attacking foreign (machinist's mate), Fon B. Huffman

tender), Tragic Story :

Karl H. Kerske ships. The frat bomb hit the fore (water custle Shanghai, Dec. 15.

of the Panay and when she (coxswain), Karl H. Johnson (ma-

Shanghai, Dec. 15. The authorities in the French The Japanese flying-boat brought began to sink the Captain ordered chinist's mate), Lester H. Klumpers some of the Panay's survivors to-day the ship to be abandoned. All pas- (chief machinist's mate), Seaman to Shanthal Messrs. Morsholt, Vines sengers and crew jumped over the William P. Lander, Ernest R. Mohi- Concession to-day declined to permit and Hodge who were picked up at side. I was aboard the Mel An and mann (chief bo'sun's mate), William Japanese soldiers to enter to search Wuhu, also Fing-Captain G. E. M. helped unlucky Captain Carison to A. McCalbe (Areman), Seaman Stan- for Korean nationals who O'Donnell, who was wounded in the pull up the anchor and get under ley W. McEwen, James T. Murphy churged with having attempted to headquarters at Hongkow during the Reginald Paterson attack on H.M.S. Ladybird on Decem-way. I was aboard the Mel An when (radioman), James H. Peck (quar-bomb the Japanese naval landing

Vernon F. Puckett Japanese advance on Nanking." ber 12. and who was picked up tI was stritele In Holisien. Captain Hughes was not shrapnel."

(chief machinist's mate), Maurice D. These Koreans are sald to be hid- aboard.

Mr. Marshall's condition is not Rider (coxswain), Seaman Antonio ing in the French Concession, whose serious but he le being sent to hos-Rinaldi, Thomas M. Spindle (quar police have undertaken to look for ital suffering from exposure-Ren- termaster), King F. Sung (mess at these persons instead of the Japanese

tendant), John F. Tenny (coxawain), themselves. Homer W. Traux (bo'sun's male),

Unlike the International Settle-

Concession Seaman Harry B. Tuck, Cleo Waxler

has (bo'sun's rante), John T. Weber ment the French (yeomen), Gerald L. Welmers (ma- made no agreement with the Japan- over Frenchtown-Interna- 500 (fireman), Andy Wisler (radio- troops chinist's mate), Marcus V. Williamese concerning the passage of their man) and Far Za Wong (mess at- tional. tendant).

Mrs. Marshall, who did not know her husband was aboard the Jopan ene flying-boat, was overjoyed when

Say

walked

ter.

the shoulder by

CAPT, HUGHES ARRIVES

he unexpectedly

into the Cathay Hotel.

Shanghal, Dec. 15. Messrs. Marshall, Vines and Hodge

that the Panay's machine gun- A Japanese naval spokesman an- ners remained at their posts firing nounced that a Japanese seaplane on the Japanese planes and Japanese arrived in Shanghai from Hohsien Inunches until they were forced to with Captain Hughes and two other fee for their lives from the sinking wounded survivors-Reuter. ship.

Reuter,

LIST OF UNINJURED

per-

Hodge, Interviewed by sald.

"When the bombing occurred i

Shanghai, Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) was off duty chatting with Captain According to a communique Issued Carlson on board the Mel An tied by the US.S. Augusta all the Euro- alongside the Fanny. A bomb struck pean, American and Chinese and set fire to the Mel An. Captain sonnel aboard the Panay have been Carlson turned the wheel over to me accounted for. Details of the Chin- and said he would bench the ship. ese personnel aboard the Standard

Oil vessels are not available. Then like a man inspired he the crew and fought

believed many were killed. the fam

benched was After the Mei An

Officers on the Standard Oll tank- Marshall, Vines and I started togers uninjured are Messers Pickering, ther through the countryside looking

It

roman),

SHANGHAI INDIGNATION

Shanghai, Dec. 15. Americans in Shanghal are indig- Dant over the US.S. Augusta's statement, Isaued for Mr. M. C. Mac- Doriald, that the Japanese landing party, machine-gunned the Panny after bombing the American warship and later bombarded the ship des- pite the fact that the American flag was flying. It is noted that the Augusta's casunity list speelfed that wounded

for help. Finally we were picked up Sherwood, Jorgessen, Mender, Blal-three naval ratings were by a Japanese army truck and taken in and Golding Capt. F. N. Ro- by bullets instead of bomb splinters,

berts, Assistant Military Attache to-United Press. to Wuhu,"

the American Embassy, was also un- Immediately the Japanese Dying-injured. boat landed in Shanghal, Flog-Cap- tain O'Donnell was taken to hospital for X-ray examination--Router,

PANAY FIRED BACK

Shanghai, Dec. 15. Mesars. Marshall, Vines und Hodge arrived in Shanghai unexpectedly

were:

Naval personnes uninjured Ensign D. H. Biwerse, and Lieut. C.

H.M.S. DEE FIRED ON

London, Dec. 15. An Exchange Telegraph report G. Grazier of the Medical Corps, from Shanghat says that the H.M.S. Charles S. Adams (radioman), Tony Dee was fired on during her rescue John operations and apparently by Chin- Barba (junior ship's cook), Bonoski (gunner's mate). Ernest C.lese batteries.-United Press.

were

Japanese Agents Arrive ̧.

Shanghai, Dec. 15. Now secret service agents arrived here recently to waich the activities of Kuomintang men in the Interna- the French tional Settlement and Concession. A Chinese report sald that some of the men belong to the Antu Club, well-known pro-Japan- ese elique, and others were person- Lieut.-General Kenj! ally trained by Dolhara,

These agents are now placed under the command of the Japanese head- go to Nanking and will engage in quarters here. Some of them will circulating manifestoes and other political work-International,

Shanghai Curfew to Go

Shanghai, Dec, 15. The curfew will be removed on

Eves.- Christmas and New Year United Press.

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