The Archive · 1938

Russian Flier Shot Down

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Burned parts of 2 parachute with Russian markings, a pistol wad shot wat 'Topancse. west of Wanting on Januar "atten Ink 3 ina. "Tne Chinese sate the frst foreign flee japanese hands. sate cone ct corated witha og, cads: "This ts a for reigner who has come Yo nest us "Soldters anid" people alike ah mist tim' and' protect him." The nature and chop are thave of the Field Headquarters Aviation Corps. yesterday, Japanese naval sources stated inst night. This was the rst time that testimony of foreign participation in the Sino-Japanese hostilities in the form of " dend com= Vatant was secured, Tu addition ton Chinese bomber "The" threat," he added, "is prob: ably the result of the failure of Japanese alreratt to achieve success who wanton destruction of the: tives and property of innocent lvl Hang as a measure of vengeance," the spokesman said "is nothing new to the Japanese military authorities."—Reuter.

Alarm Given tu Mallstorm Hankow, Jan. 25.

The populace of Hankow spent a miserable day yesterday when a hall storm, which inter turned into a steady drizzle, was quickly followed by. siren signals announcing the approach of Japanese planes.

he alarm. sent thousands people running to temporary. public clomb-proof shelters, "which are mostly unused godowns built of Afler anxiously waiting Ina bite torly cold atmosphere for two and a halt hours, during which Japanese planes came, the all-clear lgnal was. given.

Hight Japanese bombers were sighted. in the morning coming. upriver In the direction of Hankow, but, after circling around the city, they headed straight for the west up the Yangtze River.

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