The Archive · 1937

Escape To Peiping

When the situation seemed quiet ter, Mts, Okamura said, she went Into the house and secured the four decorations of her husband. we dressed the children in the Airtiest clothes. we could find. while we made ours look as dirty ay possible and we started towards Peiping. On the street 1 saw lying a Japanese woman with a child in her arms. Both were bleeding and were evidently dead, On the way, we were seized by soldiers several Yimes, but thanks to Mrs. Sung 1 managed to escape. We finally reached Changyimen, but the Police there would not let us through. We walked around to the Antingmen, where we finally admitted to the police that I was a Japanese. They were kind and telephoned for a motor-car," Mrs, Okamura conclud-

Tokyo, Aug. 2 Caught unaware by the rising of the "East Hopei Peace Presorvation Corps, 288 Japanese and Korean civilians, including women -and

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