Chapter 11 December 37 Diary 4

6 Japanese climbed over the wall of my courtyard, trying to open the gate of the courtyard from the inside.I went up and shone a flashlight in the face of one of the gangsters, and he drew his pistol.I snapped at him and held the swastika armband up to his eyes, at which point he dropped the pistol quickly.These 6 people later went over the wall by the same route under my order.The gate of the yard cannot be opened to these bandits. There was a huge fire on the north and south sides of our house.Since the waterworks were damaged and the firefighters were captured by Japanese soldiers, there was nothing we could do.The entire block of Guofu Road seemed to be on fire, and the sky was illuminated by the flames like daytime.The 300 to 400 refugees living in my yard (I have no idea how many refugees there are in my yard) in order to keep out the cold and snow, they used straw mats, broken door panels and metal panels provided to them. A small shed was erected.Very dangerously, they also started to light a fire and cook in the small hut.I had to disable them for fire prevention.I am terribly afraid of a fire because I have 64 large tanks of gasoline in storage.According to my arrangement, there are only two places in the yard to light a fire for cooking.

University Hospital, Nanjing December 19, 1937 to the Japanese Embassy in Nanjing Allow me here to point you to the events that took place at the University Hospital on the night of December 18th.In addition to medical staff and employees, there are more than 150 patients in this hospital.The hospital used to be privileged to provide medical care to Japanese embassy staff. At nearly 8 o'clock in the evening, three Japanese soldiers broke in through a back door of the hospital and ran around in the corridors of the hospital wantonly.Ms. Heinz, a 65-year-old nurse at the hospital, received and accompanied the intruders, who took her watch despite Ms. Heinz's repeated statements that her watch was private property.Also stolen were six pocket watches and three pens. Two of the three left the hospital, while the other went somewhere.

At 9:15 p.m., the hospital learned that the remaining Japanese soldier forcibly broke into the nurse's dormitory.I checked the room and found the Japanese soldier and 6 nurses in the room.When I arrived, 3 of the nurses had been raped.The entire nursing staff was greatly shocked by this. We had always thought that the hospital would be protected from such incidents, and were therefore in no hurry to ask you for special protection.Now we have to make that demand and ask for a sentry at the entrance to the hospital or something else to prevent this kind of atrocity from happening again. with great respect

Signed: Robert O. Wilson Medical PhD Nanjing Safety Zone International Committee, No. 5, Ninghai Road, Nanjing, to the Japanese Embassy in Nanjing at 17:00 on December 19, 1937 It is very regrettable that I have to report the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers in the safe zone again. The atrocities are numbered from 16 to 70.As noted in the attached list, these incidents are only some of the many reports we have received.Mr. Sperling (Committee Inspector General), Mr. Kroeger, Mr. Hartz, and Mr. Riggs, who had been busy driving out the intruding Japanese soldiers, took up most of their time, and they hardly Sufficient time to record these events.

It is with great regret that I report to you that the current situation is worse than before. An officer of your army came to Ninghai Road and severely reprimanded a large number of Japanese soldiers who participated in the atrocities, but it didn't work! Mr. Rabe had to protect the 300 women and children who had fled to his compound, and he could not leave them in distress, so he couldn't be here today, and he asked me to apologize on his behalf. It is our hope that you will comply with Dr. Wilson's request this morning to place guards at the entrances to the hospital and to the entrances to the 18 asylums on the list we provided yesterday, so that in the midst of looting and looting, we will At least 19 safety islands could be carved out, providing protection to about a third or a quarter of the population.

with my own regards your faithful Signed: Lewis SC Smythe secretary Atrocities by Japanese Soldiers in the Nanjing Safety Zone December 19, 1937 (The following incidents are written reports provided by our staff. There are also a large number of atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers that we have learned about. Due to lack of sufficient time, we are unable to record them. Today’s record of atrocities follows on December 16. report, which informed you of Atrocities Nos. 1-15.) (16) On December 15, a Chinese who was stabbed by a bayonet came to the University Hospital.He reported that Japanese soldiers took him and five other Chinese men away from the safe zone and asked them to deliver ammunition to Xiaguan; when they arrived at Xiaguan, all six of them were stabbed to death by Japanese soldiers with bayonets, and he was the only one who survived. Difficult, came to Jinling University Hospital for treatment. (Dr. Wilson)

(17) According to the report of Mr. Wang Yuhui (transliteration) who works at the German company He Zhongji (transliteration) United Company at No. 6 Fujian Road, at around 8:00 am on December 15, several Japanese soldiers broke into his place and arrested him. , contemptuously threw his work permit registered with the German institution on the ground, and tore down the German flag.The Japanese forced him to transport supplies to the military academy, and let him go after giving him a note certifying that he had completed the work assigned to him.On the way home, when he walked to Zhujiang Road, he was shot twice in the back by other Japanese soldiers for no reason.He is now lying in the University Hospital and would like to make further statements (I have brought his blood-soaked work card with me. - Rabe). (McCallum)

(18) On the night of December 15, a group of Japanese broke into the building of Jinling University next to Xiaotaoyuan and raped 30 women, some of whom were raped as many as six times. (Thorn) (19) On December 15, a Chinese came to the University Hospital.He reported that when he carried his 60-year-old uncle to safety, the Japanese shot and killed his 60-year-old uncle and wounded himself. (Dr. Wilson) (20) On the night of December 16, seven Japanese soldiers broke into the building of the American University, smashed the windows, and robbed refugees. Since the university could not provide watches and girls, they stabbed several university staff with bayonets. They also raped a group of women in the building at the same time. (Dr. Bates)

(21) On the night of December 16, Japanese soldiers broke into two houses in the university occupied by Americans, and a door in one house was broken.Japanese soldiers also forcibly broke into the residences of other Americans temporarily occupied by Chinese staff. (Bates) (22) On the night of December 16, Japanese soldiers beat up a number of security zone policemen near Jinling University and asked them to find girls for them from the refugee group. (23) On December 16, Japanese soldiers forcibly captured 14 laborers of the Red Swastika Society near Mount Wutai. (Fitch) (24) On December 16, Japanese soldiers snatched an iron pot for cooking from a laborer at the porridge factory of the Red Swastika Society (a Chinese charity, similar to the Red Cross in Germany and the United States) , and pour the rice in the pot on the ground.

(25) On December 16, Japanese soldiers stole two cows from Xu's Dairy Farm in Yinyangying and captured two men. (Fitch) (26) On December 16, Japanese soldiers forcibly drove 40 volunteer workers wearing our armbands from their residences at No. 9 Chibi Road, and did not allow them to carry luggage, bedding and other supplies. Our two trucks also was snatched away at the same time. (Fitch) (27) On December 16, Japanese soldiers broke into the residence of the Chief Inspector of our Health Committee at No. 21 Guling Road and stole 1 motorcycle, 5 bicycles and 1 trash can. (Fitch) (28) At 16:00 on December 16, Japanese soldiers broke into No. 11 Mogan Road and raped the women there. (Fitch)

(29) On December 16, Japanese soldiers tried to steal an ambulance from the University Hospital, but were stopped in time by Pastor John Magee (Safe Zone American Commissioner). (Maggie) (30) On December 16, wandering Japanese soldiers broke into Dr. Smythe's house at No. 25 Hankou Road five times, looking for the girl. (Rigs) (31) On December 13, I checked the house of the German Kunst-Albers Company on Central Road. The Chinese soldiers had already evacuated the area, and everything here was normal.When I came here again at noon on December 15, I found that the door was open, all the doors were smashed, the windows were broken, and everything in the room was searched, and it was impossible to find out what was stolen. (Kroeger) (32) On December 17, Japanese soldiers stole a Zeiss-Ikon 6×9 camera from Mr. Kroeger’s car parked in front of No. 6 residence in Yuanjiang Xincun. (Kroeger) (33) On December 17, the Japanese broke into No. 5 Luojia Road, raped 4 women, and stole a bicycle, bedding and other items.When Mr. Hartz and the writer came to the house, they ran away quickly. (Kroeger) (34) Met Japanese soldiers at the residence of Borchardt and Poehler at No. 11 Lingyuan Road.The house, which was hung with a German flag and affixed with a certificate from the German embassy, ​​had been raided by intruders.When I arrived, the Japanese soldiers were starting Mr. Borchardt's car, and when they saw me coming, they left the car.But on December 17 they stole Mr Borchardt's car.On my first visit on December 15th, a Japanese military officer left me a business card. On December 16, the house was again ransacked by other Japanese soldiers. (Kroeger) (35) At about 11:00 on December 16, a Japanese military officer asked me to advise on the restart of the power plant and water plant.At this time, I pointed out to the Japanese officer that during our current meeting, my car was parked outside the gate (No. 244, Zhongshan North Road) unguarded, and it was likely to be stolen.As a result, when the three Japanese military officers and I left the house after the meeting, the car really disappeared, along with several books and four cans of gasoline. At about 11:00 am on December 17, I found my car near the office of Siemens Matheson. I didn't have much trouble getting the Japanese soldiers to return the car belonging to German property to me. (Kroeger) (36) This afternoon, at 4 o'clock on December 17, a Chinese civilian was shot dead by 3~4 Japanese soldiers near our house in Dafang Lane.Besides me there are 3 foreigners living in this house, they are Mr. EH Foster, Mr. Podshivorov and Mr. Ziar. (Maggie) (37) On December 17, in a small house behind my little Taoyuan residence, a woman was raped and stabbed.If she could be healed today, she might still be saved.The woman's mother was seriously injured as a result of the blow to the head. (Rabe) (38) On December 17, two Japanese soldiers climbed over the fence and tried to break into the private residence of Committee Chairman Rabe, who happened to be at home at the time.Seeing Rabe coming out, the Japanese soldiers retreated back the same way.They claimed to be searching for Chinese soldiers. (Rabe) (39) On December 17, it was reported that Japanese soldiers had committed rape atrocities near the home of Mr. Tian Xiang (transliteration) opposite Jinling Women’s College of Arts and Sciences (Second Street). (king) (40) On December 17, a young girl was dragged to a house on Langya Road (opposite to No. 25 Luojia Road) and raped. (king) (41) On December 17, a young girl was stabbed in the lower body after being raped near the Ministry of Justice building. (king) (42) On December 17, a 40-year-old woman was raped after being forcibly dragged away in Xianfuwa. (king) (43) On December 17, two girls were raped by Japanese soldiers near Sanyuan Lane. (king) (44) On the night of December 15, several Japanese soldiers forcibly entered a house in Santiao Lane and raped a considerable number of Chinese women. (king) (45) On December 17, many women were forcibly taken away from Wutaishan Primary School, raped overnight, and released the next morning. (king) (46) On December 17, two Chinese people were killed in the Wu family garden, and the two women were forcibly dragged away, and there was no news after that. (king) (47) At 8:00 p.m. on December 16, two Japanese military officers and two Japanese soldiers broke into Ganheyan No. 18 and drove away all the men in the room.Several women managed to escape, while those who did not escape were raped.One of the Japanese soldiers left his underwear in the house.The person who provided the report was named Wu Xianqin (transliteration), 30 years old, and she herself was raped. (king) (48) On December 17, Wang Youcheng, inspector of the Fourth District of the Housing Committee, reported that Japanese soldiers broke into his home at No. 4 Xufu Lane every day and robbed him wantonly.His wife and two sons fled to Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences, while his mother and third son stayed behind.Wang also felt the danger, so he had to leave home. (Fitch) (49) At 11 a.m. on December 17, Japanese soldiers came to the police headquarters in the security area for inspection.During the inspection, a kitchen servant named Chang Qingliang (transliteration) was arrested and taken away.This person is indeed a commoner, without any fault, and has never been a soldier.We beg you to let him go. (Seal of the Security Area Police Headquarters) (50) At 11 am on December 17, Japanese soldiers broke into my house and searched. They arrested my son Yao Shuqi (transliteration) (deputy chief of the Fourth Police Station) and my 19-year-old granddaughter Yang Wangcong (transliteration). (Signature: Yao Qingsi, No. 105 Shanxi Road) (51) On December 16, one of our officials, Mr. Ma Puying (transliteration), was arrested by Japanese soldiers when he went to the Silkworm Factory (Jinling University) in the safe area to notify him of a house search. Armbands and badges of inspectors.In addition, a male office worker surnamed Wang in our office was also arrested. (Signature: Wu Guojing, staff member of the Sixth District) (52) On December 17, two Japanese soldiers broke into my house at No. 9 Mogan Road and took away my son, daughter-in-law and my aunt. (Wang Peisan) (53) At 3:00 pm on December 17, three girls were raped by Japanese soldiers successively in the refugee shelter on Dafang Lane.Another woman in the same house was shot and seriously injured. (Dafang Lane Refugee Shelter) (54) At 17:00 on December 18, 10 Japanese soldiers stole all bedding and other property belonging to 100 refugees and employees of our medical station, as well as the head of the medical station, Mr. Ma Sen (transliteration). (Fitch) (55) On the night of December 18, 450 women fled to our building for protection and spent the night in the open air in the compound.Many of them had been raped by Japanese soldiers. (Fitch) (56) At 16:00 on December 18, Japanese soldiers asked a Chinese for cigarettes at No. 18 Yihe Road.Because the cigarettes were not handed to them in time, the Chinese was hit on the head with a bayonet by a Japanese soldier (brain spillage).The injured are now at the University Hospital, with no hope of saving their lives. (Fitch) (57) On December 16, seven girls aged 16 to 21 were taken from the dormitory of the Army University, and five of them were released.According to the girls' report on December 18, they were raped 6 to 7 times a day. On December 17, Japanese soldiers climbed over the wall at 11:00 p.m. and captured the two girls, and released them half an hour later. (Shan Yuankuan) (58) On December 18, Mr. Rabe reported that 15 Japanese soldiers broke into his home.Several of the Japanese soldiers who had climbed over the wall approached his assistant with drawn bayonets and took away his money and some documents.The money came from the inside pocket of his suit.A detailed list of looted items has been handed over to Y. Nagai, Major of the Japanese Army.Mr. Rabe was a German citizen, and had four flags bearing the swastikas planted at the four corners of his home base, so the Major issued an order (which was posted on Rabe's courtyard gate) that all Japanese soldiers were strictly prohibited from entering Rabe house of mr.Even so, two Japanese soldiers broke into Mr. Rabe's house that day.At about 6 o'clock in the evening, Rabe found them. One of the two soldiers was half naked and was trying to rape a Chinese girl.Mr. Rabe ordered the Japanese soldiers to leave the yard, and they had to come in and out from where they came in, that is, climb out from the fence.The day before, Japanese soldiers stole a car worth 300 yuan from Mr. Rabe's home.The car theft happened when he was not at home, and the Japanese soldiers did not leave a decent receipt for borrowing the car, but left a note written in broken English, which read "Thank you for the gift! The Japanese Imperial Army , K. Sato". (Rabe) (59) When Japanese military officer Y. Nagai Major visited Mr. Rabe’s home in Xiaotaoyuan, the person in charge of the security zone, a Chinese neighbor of Mr. Rabe rushed to call for help. Four Japanese soldiers broke into his house and were raping the leftovers. A woman at home.Major Nagai reprimanded the soldier, slapped him several times, and kicked him out.The other three Japanese soldiers had already fled when they saw the major coming in. (Rabe) (60) Mr. Hartz reported that at 11:30 on December 19, he found two Japanese soldiers in the air-raid shelter in the courtyard next to our headquarters, and they were about to rape the women in the air-raid shelter.At that time, there were 20 women in the cave. Hearing the women's cries for help, Mr. Hartz drove the Japanese out of the cave. (Hartz) (61) At 10 a.m. on December 19, Dr. Bates and Mr. Fitch and I reported the atrocities committed by the Japanese soldiers to Mr. Tanaka, and then went to the High School Attached to the University, intending to learn about the situation in that place last night.We found that three girls were dragged away last night, and one of them was gang-raped by three Japanese soldiers in the gatehouse.As we walked toward the gate to leave the campus, Miss Pearl Wu-Blomley appeared at the gate, followed by three Japanese infantrymen and a sergeant on horseback.We tried to block the Japanese soldiers and asked Miss Blomley to get into our car, but the Japanese sergeant objected and tried to bar our way with horses.But his useless horse was afraid of our car, so we managed to get through the gate and took Miss Bromley to the Japanese embassy, ​​where we asked the Japanese embassy where in the city we could get the cloth Miss Lommley was safely settled.Miss Blomley studied at a university in the United States and has mastered the omega-beta-x code.In the end she decided on her own to go to a university hospital for auxiliary work. (Smythe) (62) On December 18, the following report came from the refugee shelter at Army University: On December 16, 200 men were forcibly taken away, and only 5 remained when they returned. Another 26 and 30 men were taken away on December 17 and 18, respectively.The stolen property included: money, luggage, a bag of rice and 400 hospital quilts.A 25-year-old Chinese man was killed and an elderly woman was severely beaten to the ground and died 20 minutes later. (Shan Yuankuan) (63) On December 18, on Ninghai Road, Japanese soldiers snatched a half barrel of diesel from a young Chinese boy, beat him up, and forced him to carry the barrel for them. Japanese soldiers stole a pig at No. 6 Pingcang Lane.Five other Japanese soldiers drove off a group of ponies. At No. 12 Yihe Road, Japanese soldiers first drove out all the male refugees living there, and then raped the remaining seven girls. The 17-year-old daughter of a teahouse owner was gang-raped by seven Japanese soldiers and died on December 18. Between 6pm and 10pm last night, 3 Japanese soldiers raped 4 girls. An elderly man reported that his daughter was brutally raped by several Japanese soldiers at his home at No. 5 Mogan Road. Japanese soldiers forcibly dragged away three girls from Jinling Women's College of Arts and Science last night and raped them.These girls returned to Taogu Xincun No. 8 this morning, and their physical and mental conditions are very miserable. In Ping'an Lane, a girl was raped to death by Japanese soldiers. Rape and robbery occurred many times in the Yin Yang camp. (Ma Sihua) (64) On December 18, there were about 540 refugees crowded into houses at No. 83 and No. 85, Guangzhou Road.From December 13th to December 17th, the houses here were robbed and harassed several times a day by groups of Japanese soldiers. Today, December 18th, there was unprecedented looting there.Young women were taken away in trucks and raped every night, only to be released the next morning.So far, more than 30 women and girls have been raped, and the cries of women and children continued all night.The situation in these houses can no longer be described in words. (Translation signature: Han Xianglin) (65) On December 18, after about 6:00 p.m., three Japanese soldiers stole a Ford belonging to the German Ziemsen from No. 11 Langya Road. (Signature: Kong Qingfa) (66) One of our leaders reported an incident that occurred outside the safe zone: Yesterday I got news that the residence of Mr. Douglas Jenkins Jr. (third secretary of the US embassy) was ransacked and a servant was killed, so I immediately rushed to the house at No. 29, Matai Street, and I confirmed that the report was completely true.The house was in a mess, the servant's body was lying in the servant's room, the other servants had already fled, and no one stayed to guard the house. December 19th. (Fitch) (67) On December 19, my driver, Li Wenyuan, and his family of 8 people lived at No. 16 Luojia Road (German housing, with a security certificate and a swastika flag on the door). At 8:30 He was ransacked by Japanese soldiers at the time of distribution, and all his property was plundered. All the things he owned were taken away, including 7 boxes of clothes, two baskets of household utensils, 6 beds of duvets, 3 mosquito nets, dishes for eating and 50 yuan. Yuan cash.The family is now so poor that they don't even have a quilt to sleep on. (Fitch) (68) Three Japanese soldiers yesterday broke into the residence of six leading members of our committee at No. 21 Ninghai Road and stole a pair of gloves, a pair of loafers, razors and candles.The next day, the 19th, at noon, two more Japanese soldiers broke in and stole three quilts, a blue combed wool suit and a small box containing personal bonds. (Fitch) (69) On December 19, Mr. Meng Caiduo (transliteration), the Chief Health Inspector of the Eighth District, reported that his house at No. 59 Beiping Road was harassed by Japanese soldiers 6 and 7 times yesterday and today respectively. On December 17th, 2 girls were raped in this house, and 2 more girls were raped today, one of them was severely damaged, and it is estimated that there may be no hope of surviving.Today, another girl was forcibly dragged away here.The refugees who lived in this house were all robbed of money, watches and other small things of value.The report was checked and verified by Mr. Hartz and the signatories. (Fitch) (70) At around 3:30 this afternoon, some drunken Japanese soldiers broke into the residence of Mr. Tao, chairman of the Red Swastika Society, at No. 2 Mogan Road, and broke open several boxes belonging to the Tao family.Mr. Sperling and I arrived just in time to stop what was likely to be a premeditated robbery. (Fitch) Signed: Lewis SC Smythe A Japanese military officer came to our headquarters on Ninghai Road and asked us to provide 20 laborers to clean up the Capital Hotel where the Japanese military officers lived. I gave him 16 laborers from the committee.At noon, he personally sent the laborers back by truck and paid 5 yuan.This is the first time we feel the sincerity of the Japanese military authorities.It can be seen that the Chinese people have a good impression of this.At noon, I met with Mr. Fukuda in front of the Bank of Communications, and handed him the certificate of the Chinese soldiers' weapons we paid.Mr. Fukuda immediately handed over this certificate to the military headquarters so that people would not intentionally come to our house on Ninghai Road to search for weapons again.In the afternoon, I went to Xiaguan Power Plant with Mr. Han and Mr. Juchi, trying to find out the addresses of the remaining Chinese workers in the power plant from nine Chinese workers.But little success was achieved, as we only found 3 of the 9 people, and these were all coolies.So we drove back to the city and sent Sperling and another worker we found at the power plant to continue the search.This time we had better luck.About 100 workers should be here by tomorrow morning.This is a boon for us, because in this way we can help the Japanese authorities to resume the production of the power plant as soon as possible. After returning to Ninghai Road, I got to know Mr. Bernhard Alp Sindberg from Jiangnan Cement Plant in Qixiashan.Mr. Sindberg intends to send several injured Chinese to Nanjing because he heard from the radio (Qixia Mountain has its own power plant, so there is power to listen to the radio) that the situation in Nanjing has completely stabilized. Plants and telephone facilities are fully operational.But when he learned of the current situation here, he was very surprised.On the way, he asked the wounded to be transported back to Qixia Mountain, because the Japanese did not allow these wounded to pass.He himself insisted on coming to Nanjing no matter what, so he walked the entire distance on foot. Later, he boarded a Japanese truck and passed through the North City Gate safely.The question now is how he can go back. At 6:00 p.m., Mr. Y. Moriyama, a reporter from Osaka "Asahi Shimbun" visited us under the introduction of Pastor Mills.Mr. Moriyama, who speaks fluent German and English, asked me questions according to the usual rules of journalists.I made no secret of my opinion, and begged him to use all his influence to restore order in the Japanese army as soon as possible.He acknowledged that the matter was a matter of urgency, as it would damage the reputation of the Japanese Army.As I write this, another large area of ​​houses is burning not far away, including the YMCA building.One almost has to believe that the arson was committed with the knowledge and connivance of the Japanese military authorities.There was not much improvement in the behavior of the Japanese bandit army yesterday, as can be seen from the following letter to the Japanese embassy today. Nanjing Safety Zone International Committee Ninghai Road, Nanjing, December 20, 1937 to Mr. Tanaka, Imperial Japanese Embassy Nanjing Please allow me to submit to you the deplorable record of atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers in Nanjing (numbered 71-96).As you can see, 26 incidents have been reported to us since last night and 14 incidents were reported yesterday afternoon.This suggests that the situation has not improved in any particular way. Although consulate police guards have been arranged at the gate, there were still many rape incidents at Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences last night, but fortunately the main shelter of Jinling University was not disturbed. Since other preventive measures have not taken any effect so far, we hope that from this night onwards, we will arrange sentry posts at the gates of 18 asylums and university hospitals every night; And sentry posts are also arranged next to the university stadium. If you can further strengthen measures to stop the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers, we will welcome it.You have not committed enough police force to control the situation. with my own regards your faithful Signed: John Rabe chairman Attachment: Atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers in the Nanjing Safety Zone December 20, 1937 (7l) At around 5:00 pm on December 19, a young man accompanied by his mother was sent to our headquarters. Japanese soldiers stabbed him in the chest with a bayonet for no reason.Messrs. Fitch and Dr. Smythe, on their way to the Japanese embassy to deliver a report on atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers (No. 16-70), took the young man to the University Hospital. (Fitch) (72) On December 19, a worker in the Agricultural Department (part of Jinling University) was robbed of 10 yuan by Japanese soldiers. He had already been robbed of 2.5 yuan by Japanese soldiers the day before.In the afternoon, 2 women in the house were raped by Japanese soldiers, and 5 more women were raped by Japanese soldiers in the evening. (high) (73) At 3:00 p.m. on December 19, a Japanese soldier broke into Gulou Hospital (University Hospital). When Mr. McCallum and Dr. Trimer asked him to leave the hospital, he even shot at them. Biased. (McCallum) (74) On December 18, Mr. Bates found a Japanese soldier in the small Taoyuan of Jinling University, where his office was located, and asked him what he was doing. He threatened Dr. Bates with a pistol. (Bates) (75) At 16:45 on December 19, Dr. Bates was called to No. 16, Pingcang Lane. The refugees in this house were driven out by Japanese soldiers a few days ago (Mr. Riggs, Dr. Smythe and Mr. Steele witnessed the incident).The Japanese had just ransacked the house and set fire to the third floor.Dr. Bates tried to put out the fire, but was unable to do so, and the entire house was completely destroyed. (Bates) (76) At 18:00 on December 19, six Japanese soldiers climbed over the courtyard wall of Mr. Rabe's residence in Xiaotaoyuan in the dark.When Rabe shone a flashlight on one of them, the man pointed his pistol at Rabe but did not fire, possibly thinking that shooting a German would not end well for him.Rabe ordered all six Japanese soldiers to crawl out from the place where they climbed in through the courtyard wall.They tried to get Rabe to open the gate for them, but Rabe refused to give them the face because they had set foot on his homestead without his permission. (Rabe) (77) At 18:00 on December 19, one of our staff called Dr. Bates, Mr. Fitch, and Dr. Smythe to the house at No. 19 Hankou Road belonging to Jinling University to drive away the four Japanese who were raping women inside. Soldier.They found Japanese soldiers in the basement where the women were hiding.After the Japanese soldiers were driven away, all the women and children in this house were transferred to several main buildings of Jinling University.This night, there were Japanese consulate police guards. (Dr. Bates, Fitch, Dr. Smythe) (78) At 7:30 am on December 20, when Mr. Riggs passed No. 28 Hankou Road, people reported to him that since all the women had been transferred to Jinling University, they were desperately looking for women there last night. In retaliation, Japanese soldiers shot and killed a Chinese, stabbed one seriously with a bayonet, and injured three others slightly. (Rigs) (79) On December 20, on the way to the headquarters at No. 5 Ninghai Road, Rabe's car was stopped by a Japanese soldier.Rabe urged the Japanese soldier to respect the German swastika flag on his car and the National Socialist leader's badge (which identified Rabe as the head of the National Socialist regional group).Rabe amplified his voice, and his tone was very intense.The Japanese soldier finally allowed him to pass. (Rabe) (80) At 7 o'clock in the morning on December 20, Mr. McCallum, on his way home from the night shift at the University Hospital, met many women and children who were fleeing to the University.Three families from different districts reported to him that they had been evicted from their homes last night and that Japanese soldiers had set fire to their houses. (McCallum) (81) At 3 a.m. on December 20, although there was a Japanese consulate policeman standing guard at the gate, two Japanese soldiers broke into Building 500 of Jinling Women's College of Arts and Sciences and raped two women. (Twinham) (82) At around 4:00 p.m. on December 18, Japanese soldiers appeared at the China Engineering Development Corporation at No. 516 Hunan Road and asked for the business cards of foreign homeowners. Since we did not have business cards, they immediately took away the flag on our house.Later, many Japanese military officers and soldiers came and forcibly opened the cash drawer and some suitcases. (Zhang Haiyu, Huang Ling<transliteration>—concierge) (83) On December 16, my house at No. 7 Emei Road was robbed, the door was smashed open, and the box was pried open.A 1934-1935 Dodge, number 1080, was stolen along with a host of other items, and the list of stolen items is being drawn up. (Xu Chuanyin) (84) On December 20, the clothes and quilts of several officials in the Eighth District of the Sanitation Committee were robbed.Unable to remain in their offices, they requested to be placed at headquarters or with other Commission officials so that they could continue their work without hindrance or threat. (Pastor Shen Yushu, committee member) (85) On December 20, Japanese soldiers repeatedly broke into the Texaco company at No. 209 Zhongshan Road, stole bedding, shoes, carpets and furniture, smashed many window glass, and pried open the cash drawer.Three cars from the Jinling Motorcycle Company parked in the room below the house were taken away, a cash drawer from the sewer engineering company was also broken open, and a watch and many other items were stolen. (Zhang Pingyao - concierge) (86) On December 17, three girls from the family of YH Shao (the administrative secretariat of the YMCA) were forcibly pulled out of the Army University, dragged to Guofu Road, raped by Japanese soldiers, and released at midnight . (Chen Xinyu <transliteration>, YMCA Administrative Secretariat) (87) On December 20, the house at No. 47 Yinyangying was robbed 7 times, and a large number of precious items were stolen. Yesterday, Japanese soldiers broke in again, stole 3 yuan, and looked for women.Fortunately no rape occurred, but all residents of the house were robbed.Since then, no one has dared to stay in the house for a long time. (Chen Xinyu, Administrative Secretariat of the YMCA) (88) At 12:00 midnight on December 19, two Japanese soldiers broke into Room 21 of the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Crops, attempting to rape the women in the room.Because the husband of this family can speak Japanese, his wife was spared the abuse. (Sixth District, No. 1 Refugee Shelter) (89) On December 18, Japanese soldiers snatched 4 women from the Agricultural Department of Jinling University where more than 100 refugees were housed overnight and raped them. They were released the next morning. On December 19th, two more women were forcibly dragged away, and the same fate befell them, but this time, by the next morning, on December 20th, only one woman returned, The whereabouts of the other woman are still unknown. (Sixth District, No. 1 Refugee Shelter) （90）12月20日，有一位双目失明的理发师被送进了大学医院。12月13日日本人进入城南的时候，他正抱着他的孩子，日本人向他要钱，由于他没有钱，日本人就开枪击中了他的胸部。（威尔逊大夫） （91）12月20日，城南一家帽店的老板也同样被日本人开枪击中了胸部，日本人向他要钱，并且对得到的数额不满意，还想要得更多，但是这位店主再也拿不出来了，因为他已经把他所有的钱都给了日本人。这位受伤者今天被大学医院收治。（威尔逊大夫） （92）12月20日，2名日本士兵今天从金陵大学红卍字会粥厂的会计处抢走了7元钱。（里格斯） （93）12月20日下午2时30分，菲奇先生打算到我们的汽车修理工家去接2名妇女，把她们送到大学去，这时修理工跑了过来，报告说日本人发现了他家的那2名妇女，正准备强奸她们。我们立即朝平仓巷13号赶去，发现门房里有3个日本士兵和那2名妇女，2名妇女的身上已经没有衣服。我们要求日本士兵离开这所房子。有2个人立即听从了我们的话，但是第三个日本士兵则开始检查我们的门房，看他是否曾经当过兵，他检查了门房的手、后背和脚。这个时候，2名妇女已经穿上了衣服，我们用菲奇的车把她们送到大学，使她们脱离了危险。（菲奇，威尔逊大夫，麦卡勒姆，斯迈思博士） （94）12月17日夜间，11名中国妇女被日本士兵强行从金陵女子文理学院的难民收容所里拖走，与此同时一支日本搜索队在一名日本军官的带领下强迫金陵女子文理学院的全体职员在学院门口排列成行，让他们在那儿站了有一个多小时。这个军官撕掉了由另外一支日本部队开具的此难民收容所已被搜查过的证明。（沃特林） （95）12月17日，居住在金陵女子文理学院难民收容所的一个难民的儿媳妇在她的房间里遭到强奸，该学校一名教师的女儿被日本士兵拖走。（沃特林） （96）日本士兵违法地闯进了5栋住房（系工作人员的）并进行了抢劫，这5栋房子挂有美国国旗，此外大门上还张贴有美国大使馆财产证明。5栋中有l栋多次遭到洗劫，有3扇门已经被打破。（沃特林） 我不在家的时候，日本士兵试图用他们的刺刀橇开我在小桃园住宅的包有铁皮的大门。他们没有得逞，但是门上的刺刀印和铁皮板被撬起来的小角却留下了证明。我让人把已经损坏的门尽可能修好，但是刺刀印应当作为永久纪念保留下来。克勒格尔和辛德贝格来看望了我，同时也是想向韩先生借车供辛德贝格回家用。非常遗憾的是，韩竟然同意了。我是不完全赞成的，因为在路上，韩的汽车肯定要报废，即使不是整辆汽车，至少也是所有的轮胎。 毫无疑问，日本人正在纵火焚烧城市，可能仅仅是为了抹去他们洗劫掠夺的痕迹。昨天晚上，城市有6处火灾。其中一处较大的火灾发生在珠江路（是沿我南面院墙的广州路的延续）。克勒格尔和辛德贝格两人来过，让我注意安全。但是我自己觉得起火地点距离这里还相当远。夜里2时30分，我被院墙倒塌声和屋顶坍塌声惊醒，大火已经蔓延到了主要街道中山路，这个时候危险是很大的，因为大火会蔓延到我的佳处和中山路之间的最后一排房子。但是谢天谢地，火势没有发展下去。只有四处飞舞飘散的火星会对我院子里难民茅棚的稻草屋顶构成威胁，当然还有存放在院子里的汽油。汽油必须搬走。 以下电报能反映美国人绝望的心情： 南京——1937年12月20日——致美国驻上海总领事馆电： 问题严重，急需在南京派驻美国外交代表。局势日益严峻。请通知大使和国务院。签名：贝茨，鲍尔，菲奇，福斯特，海因兹，马吉，米尔斯，麦卡勒姆，里格斯，斯迈思，索恩，特里默，沃特林，威尔逊。 1937年12月20日发给日本驻南京大使馆，请求海军无线电站转发。——MS贝茨 之所以要通过日本大使馆发送这个电报，是因为没有其他发送的可能性。这篇电文的内容非常明了，我甚至怀疑他们会不会帮助发送这份电报，当然在这种情况下，责任完全在日本人一方。美国人的确是难受极了。到目前为止我很有派头地指一下我的卐字袖标、我的党徽以及我房子和汽车上的德国国旗还能起到相应的作用，还能奏效（太棒了），但是日本人对美国国旗却丝毫不予理会。我的车今天早上被日本士兵拦住的时候，我大发雷霆。看见我指着我的旗子，日本人立即给我放行，但是特里默大夫和麦卡勒姆博士在鼓楼医院却遭到了枪击，幸好子弹打歪了。但是朝我们开枪这个事实让人感到可怕，因此就不难理解那些在自己的大学给成千上万的妇女和姑娘提供庇护的美国人为何忍无可忍了。 昨天斯迈思博士的问题提得很好，即目前我们尚能控制局面的“假象”还能维持多长时间？如果难民收容所中的一个中国人打死了一个正在强奸他的妻子或女儿的日本士兵，那么局面就会失控，日本人就会对他们曾经慷慨许诺要予以尊重的安全区进行血腥的大屠杀。 刚才传来消息，正如我所预料的那样，日本大使馆拒绝转发给美国驻上海总领事馆的电报！ 上午我让人把家里和院子里的汽油（64罐）搬出，送到宁海路去，我担心中山路又会有一批房子被焚烧。现在我们已经了解到这类火灾的前兆迹象了：只要有大批卡车出现，那么稍过一会儿，房子就会燃起熊熊大火，这就是说，先抢劫，然后纵火。黑姆佩尔的北方饭店已经完全被烧毁，唯有房顶上的德国国旗未受损坏，骄傲地在废墟上空飘扬着。 下午2时，全体德国人、美国人和其他国家的人，也就是说全体外国侨民，在鼓楼医院门口集合，形成一个整体队伍朝日本大使馆进发，打算向田中先生呈递一封信。The content is as follows: 中国南京1937年12月21日致日本帝国大使馆南京 我们（此信的全体签名者）本着人道主义的原则，特请求贵方，为了维护南京20万平民的利益，立即采取如下措施： 1.制止在城市大部分地区纵火，以免尚未被毁坏的其余城区继续遭到肆无忌惮的有组织的破坏； 2.一周来，日本军队给城市造成了无法用语言描述的痛苦，这种破坏秩序的行为必须立即得到制止； 3.抢劫和纵火已经使得城市的商业生活陷于停顿，全部平民百姓因此而拥挤在一个大难民收容所里，鉴于这一情况，同时考虑到国际委员会的粮食储备只能供20万居民食用一周这一事实，我们在此紧急呼吁，立即采取必要的步骤恢复安宁和秩序，恢复市民的正常生活环境，补充粮食和燃料储备。 目前的状况必将在短时间内导致饥荒。 我们别无请求，只请求得到最基本的生活条件：住房、安全和食品！ 南京外国侨民 敬呈 签名人： 约翰·拉贝（德国） 爱德华·施佩林（德国） 克里斯蒂安·克勒格尔（德国） 罗伯特O.威尔逊大夫（美利坚合众国） MS贝茨博士（美利坚合众国） 鲁佩特·哈茨（奥地利） 查尔斯H.里格斯（美利坚合众国） WP米尔斯（美利坚合众国） 刘易斯SC斯迈思（美利坚合众国） GA菲奇（美利坚合众国） 欧内斯特H.福斯特（美利坚合众国） 休伯特L.索恩（美利坚合众国） 约翰·马吉（美利坚合众国） 克拉·波德希沃洛夫（白俄罗斯） JH麦卡勒姆（美利坚合众国） 伊娃·海因兹（美利坚合众国） CS特里默（美利坚合众国） M.沃特林（美利坚合众国） 格雷斯·鲍尔（美利坚合众国） R.黑姆佩尔（德国） A.曹迪希（德国） 齐阿尔（白俄罗斯） 我们认识了指挥官松井，他和我们大家握手致意。在日本大使馆我担当了发言人的角色，我向田中先生申明，我们和中国人的观点是一致的，即这座城市将会被全部烧光。田中微笑着否定了这种说法，但同时又答应和军事当局讨论我们呈交的信函中的第一点和第二点。关于第三点他不愿意和我们讨论，日本人自己也缺乏食品，因此不关心我们的储备是否足够。 在大使馆会面期间，一名日本海军军官交给我一封罗森博士先生的信。罗森博士目前正在南京附近的一艘“蜜蜂”号英国炮艇上，这艘炮艇目前没有登陆许可，是因为人们不希望有更多的证人。罗森博士、沙尔芬贝格和许尔特尔是怎么登上“蜜蜂”号炮艇的，我无从得知。于是我向福田先生询问此事，他担心怡和洋行的三桅帆船可能也同样遭到轰炸而被击沉了。罗森博士信文如下： 德国大使馆南京外围，1937年12月19日英国“蜜蜂”号炮艇上 亲爱的拉贝先生： 我们自昨天起就一直待在与南京近在咫尺的地方不能进城。 请告诉我你们目前的状况，是否有德国房屋遭到损坏。我可以从船上给大使先生发电报。 我们自己也经历了种种坎坷，详情面叙。 我争取通过日本人将这封信送交给您（但愿您的回复也能走这条途径）。 顺致问候。 希特勒万岁！ your faithful Rosen 衷心问候您！ Your A.许尔特尔 衷心问候！ Your 沙尔芬贝格 我的回复同样也是通过日本大使馆发出的： 约翰HD拉贝南京宁海路5号致田中先生日本帝国大使馆一秘南京 尊敬的田中先生： 在此请允许我向您递交一份写给德国大使馆一秘罗森博士先生的信。我今天收到了罗森博士先生给我的信函，此信是给他的回复。 如果您能将此信继续传递给目前在英国“蜜蜂”号炮艇上的收信人，我将表示不胜感激。 your faithful John Rabe 约翰HD拉贝南京1937年12月21日致大使馆秘书罗森博士先生“蜜蜂”号炮艇南京 亲爱的罗森博士先生： 您12月19日充满关怀的信函我已收悉。thanks!我很高兴能够向您通报，所附名单上的所有22名欧美人都很好。如果您能和我们一起在这里欢度圣诞节，我们将感到非常的高兴。到那时我们也许就有照明、水和电话了。两所德国的房子即大使先生的和我的房子没有受损，特劳特曼博士先生的汽车正在为军事当局效劳，您的汽车以及其他的德国汽车也同样如此。 日本大使馆的各位先生都很客气。田中先生热情地答应将这封信传递给您。 向您、沙尔芬贝格先生和许尔特尔先生效以衷心的问候。 希特勒万岁！ Your John Rabe 南京外国侨民名单 1937年12月21日 姓名国籍机构 1.约翰HD拉贝德国西门子洋行（中国） 2.爱德华·施佩林德国上海保险公司 3.克里斯蒂安·克勒格尔德国礼和洋行 4.R.黑姆佩尔德国北方饭店 5.A.曹迪希德国基斯林一巴德尔糕饼店 6.RR哈茨奥地利安全区机械师 7.克拉·波德希沃洛夫白俄罗桑格伦电器商行 8.齐阿尔白俄罗安全区机械师 9.CS特里默大夫美国大学医院 10.RO威尔逊大夫美国大学医院 11.詹姆斯·麦卡勒姆牧师美国大学医院 12.格雷斯·鲍尔美国大学医院 13.伊娃·海因兹小姐美国大学医院 14.MS贝茨博士美国金陵大学 15.查尔斯H.里格斯美国金陵大学 16.刘易斯SC斯迈思博士美国金陵大学 17.沃特林小姐美国金陵女子文理学院 18.WP米尔斯牧师美国北方长老会 19.HL索恩牧师美国金陵神学院 20.乔治·菲奇美国基督教青年会 21.约翰·马吉牧师美国美国圣公会 22.EH福斯特牧师美国美国圣公会 南京安全区国际委员会南京宁海路5号1937年12月21日致日本帝国大使馆南京 随本函附上最新暴行事件报告97号～113号，供您了解情况。 由于贝茨博士对发生在他的范围内的暴行事件有单独报告，所以他作出的暴行记录未包括在我们的清单中（前几次均如此）。 除了本报告的第一起事件（97号），其他事件均发生在昨天下午至今。关于较早一些的事件也有报告，容晚些时候呈送。 我们要指出并且请求特别予以考虑的是，每天在我们安全区内被强奸的妇女中有些人是牧师的太太、基督教青年会的工作人员以及学校教师的妻子，他们的家庭生活正派，一直受到人们的尊重。 由于私人住宅所遭受的危险持续不断，所以各收容所内的难民增加到了7.7万人（笔误。应为6.8万人。——斯迈思博士）。根据我们原来的估计，各收容所计划收容的人数不到3.5万人。 希望贵方军事当局能尽快采取强有力的治理措施。 忠实的 Signed: Lewis SC Smythe secretary Atrocities by Japanese Soldiers in the Nanjing Safety Zone 南京，1937年12月21日 （97）12月17日上午8时～9时，保罗。特维内姆夫人位于鼓楼头条巷3号的私人车库里一辆汽车被偷走。这是一辆奥斯汀7型汽车，深蓝色，发动机号230863，底盘号229579，车牌号1492（特维内姆夫人目前在金陵女子文理学院临时帮忙，每天都可以在学校找到她）。（特维内姆） （98）12月20日，19时30分，一名怀孕9个月的17岁少妇遭两名日本士兵强奸，21时，出现临产阵痛。午夜时分婴儿出生，少女今天早晨才被送进医院，因为人们晚上不敢上街。婴儿情况良好，母亲处于歇斯底里状态。（威尔逊大夫） （99）12月20日下午，日本士兵闯进汉口路5号住宅，该房的主人是JH丹尼尔，大学医院的院长。住宅大门上贴有日语布告。日本人进入楼上的房间，弄来2名妇女强奸，在房间内达3小时之久。地下室内的3辆自行车被偷走。丹尼尔博士先生不在期间，这所房子由威尔逊大夫居住。（威尔逊大夫） （100）12月21日13时15分，威尔逊大夫在大学的女生寝室发现一名日本士兵，他要求这名士兵离开这所房子，但是遭到了手枪威胁。过后威尔逊大夫在街上遇见了这名日本士兵，后者见到威尔逊，就把手中的枪上了膛。（威尔逊大夫） （101）12月20日下午3时，3名日本军官闯入汉口路小学难民收容所办公室，工作人员试图通过翻译和日本军官交谈，但是被赶出办公室。日本军官就在这间办公室里，在光天化日之下，强奸了2名妇女。（郑大成，难民收容所负责人） （102）12月20日，日本士兵闯进我们委员会成员舒尔彻。潘丁先生的家，该房现由马吉牧师、波德希沃洛夫先生和齐阿尔先生合住，波德希沃洛夫正在发电厂帮助恢复发电，齐阿尔的工作也如此，他目前正在帮日本大使馆修理汽车。日本士兵当着马吉先生接待的所有中国朋友的面强奸了多名妇女。这所房子里的客人都是美国圣公会具有良好素养的基督教家庭，他们对日本人的这种行为感到震惊。（汤，金陵神学院系主任） （103）12月20日晚上10时，2名日本士兵闯进陈浪波（音译）先生位于鼓楼新村的住房，爬到妇女们的床上。陈先生叫来了曾经在日本大使馆工作过的孙先生，孙先生好言相劝才使日本人离开。（许传音） （104）12月20日下午4时，4名日本士兵在我们总部旁边的江苏路23号的房子里，先是端着手枪把所有的男人逼到另一个房间，然后强奸了3名妇女。这些妇女后来夜里逃到了我们总部，但是这些士兵今天早上又来要女人。今天下午4时30分，又有2名日本士兵闯进住房，强奸了另一名妇女。当其中的一个男子上前阻拦时，一个士兵朝他开枪，幸好子弹卡壳没有射出。（王） （105）12月21日，今天下午，有100多名住在我们总部旁边的妇女因为昨天夜里被日本士兵强奸来到我们这里请求保护和安置。我们把先到我们这里的妇女们送到了金陵大学。（王） （106）12月20日夜间，安全区分区负责人在北平路60号的地方（中英文化协会附近）遭抢劫，其恶劣程度前所未有。（许传音） （107）12月21日下午3时，施佩林被叫到了莫干路8号。他到达那里时，2个日本士兵逃走了，第三个日本士兵正和一个姑娘在一个关闭的房间里。施佩林敲门后，门打开了，这个日本士兵将衣服整理好，然后在施佩林的要求下跑走了。（施佩林） （108）12月21日下午3时30分，施佩林被叫到颐和路19号，在那里他看见了2个正在抢劫的日本士兵。施佩林走进房子后，日本士兵扔下了他们抢夺的东西逃走了。（施佩林） （109）12月21日下午2时30分，施佩林抓到了2个正在施密特公司的哈蒙先生家抢劫的日本士兵。士兵看见施佩林后，丢下抢来的东西逃走了。施佩林将曾经在上述德国公司工作过的2名妇女和2名男子妥善地安置到了自己的家中。（施佩林） （110）12月21日下午5时，施佩林从莫干路6号的房子里赶走了2名醉醺醺的日本士兵。这2名日本士兵佩带黄色领章，声称是来寻找自行车灯的。这已经是施佩林先生第二次从这所房子里赶走日本士兵了。（施佩林） （111）12月21日施佩林先生跟着上述2名日本士兵，阻止了他们进入莫干路19号。（施佩林） （112）12月21日凌晨4时50分，一名日本士兵爬过我们总部的院墙，试图将一名妇女诱骗到防空洞中。施佩林跟踪了这名闯入者。据那位妇女讲，这个日本士兵以前到这所房子来已经有2次了。（施佩林） （113）12月20日下午4时，4名武装日本士兵闯入第六区的房管处办公室，偷走了衣物。离开房子时，他们强迫一名佩戴安全区袖标的工人为他们拿抢来的东西。（吴国京） Report date 1937年12月21日 金陵大学1937年12月21日致大使馆参赞福田先生日本大使馆南京 Dear Mr. Fukuda: 根据您今天早晨的要求，我现在向您通报一批事件，其中的大部分是在上次见到您之后我亲眼所见的，剩下的部分是由可靠的人报告给我的，同时我本人也对事件的真实性进行过深入的核实。 1.今天下午，日本士兵从我们图书馆大楼拖走了7个人，其中有些人是我们委员会的工作人员。没有提出任何理由或指控，硬说这些人是中国士兵。他们抗议无效，仍然被抓走，为的是让他们做苦役。 2.在头条巷4号，贵国大使馆大门口附近，2名日本士兵在今天下午强奸了一名妇女。这难道就是贵国的几个宪兵重新恢复秩序的迹象吗？ 3.今天我在贵国大使馆的时候，我自己的房子第四次遭到抢劫。大学的另外7栋房子也同样遭到洗劫。还有其他许多房子，贵国士兵已经闯进去很多次了。 4.在贵国军官率领下，由日军较大规模的队伍有组织进行的纵火活动使得救千穷苦人无家可归，也使得他们恢复正常生活和工作的希望破灭。但是他们活着。 5.大学医院在双龙巷的大门上尽管贴有贵方的布告，今天仍然被砸开。在医院的另外一个地方，由于一个美国人的干预，避免了一辆救护车被日本士兵偷走。 6.我今天下午观察到了5起日本士兵抢劫穷苦百姓的食物和铺盖的事件。大多数情况下他们还强迫受害者为其拖运抢劫来的东西。 7.在安乐里我们中学的附近，我听到了一个红十字救护站传来的呼救声。救护站正在护理3个人。他们昨天夜里被搜寻女人和钱财的日本士兵打伤。昨天夜里在这栋房子的楼上，有一名妇女被强奸。我赶到的时候，2名士兵正在对这栋房子进行彻底的洗劫。正在当班的卫生员告诉我，在高家酒馆58号他自己家里，昨天夜里有2名妇女被强奸。 8.我沿着五台山南面的道路回家，一路上有数百个一贫如洗的人家住在茅草棚里。有些人说，昨天夜里的情况要稍微好些。但是也有些人的看法完全相反，因为士兵仍然在不断地搜寻姑娘，不断地对本来就一贫如洗的人进行抢劫。他们甚至抢走人力车夫的人力车，断了他们的生路。 9.昨天，美国小学（五台山）的美国国旗被扯了下来，这已经是第二次了，而且国旗被人用脚践踏。日本士兵威胁所有的校役和其他人员：谁要是想把旗子重新竖起来，就杀了谁。 我觉得昨天夜里发生的强奸案要少于前天夜晚，但是抢劫、盗窃和纵火非但没有减少，而且有所增加。两名国际委员会的成员驱车穿过城市数里，没有看见一个日本宪兵。宪兵丝毫不起作用。 如果日本将军有意摧毁穷苦百姓的房子，剥夺他们最后的食物和衣物，那么他们完全可以开诚布公地予以昭示，不必用恢复秩序的虚假的希望来蒙骗穷苦的人们和我们。 签名：MS贝茨 卷宗档案 （仅限委员会内部使用） 南京市区内纵火记录 南京，1937年12月21日 一、1937年12月13日日本士兵占领城市时的状况 星期五，12月10日的夜晚，新街口以南的中华剧院的对面发生火灾。我们委员会的一些成员晚上10时前往观察，确认是一个木材仓库着火。城市消防队及时控制住了火势，成功地阻止了火势向邻近建筑物的蔓延。 星期六，12月11日夜间，遭日本人炮击的城南地区多处起火。星期日，也就是12月12日夜间，同样也发生多起火灾。也就是在这个星期日的夜间，山西路北面的顾正伦（音译）家以及交通部的新楼发生火灾。交通部的建筑物看来像是给中国人自己放火烧掉的仅有的重要建筑物，当然有关这一点还没有最后证实。此外南门附近的几栋小房子也着了火。 星期二早晨，我们委员会的几个成员试图和日本当局取得联系，另外一些成员则前往城南去确认德国和美国财产是否遭到损坏。当发现只有为数不多的建筑物被烧毁或被炮弹击毁，我们感到惊讶。在太平路上，有一栋建筑物有大的火灾损失，但是这栋房子的火灾是在夏天就发生了的。在中山东路上，兴华信托公司（音译）的房子被烧塌了，除此以外的市内大部分地区未受到火灾的摧毁。 以上状况由以下人员观察并确认： 约翰·拉贝，爱德华·施佩林，R.黑姆佩尔，R.哈茨， A.曹迪希，欧内斯特·福斯特，约翰·马吉，波德希沃 洛夫，詹姆斯·麦卡勒姆，MS贝茨，WP米尔斯， 刘易斯SC斯迈思。 （当然，这里确认的是城内的损失。在城墙边，如下关和城墙附近，为了开辟作战场地，不让日本人在城墙边上有掩护的机会，中国人自己也烧掉了房子。对于这点我不能也不想否认，因为这是我亲眼所见。——约翰·拉贝） 二、1937年12月20日夜晚的状况 委员会成员经过仔细调查，确认了12月19日夜间在安全区内发生的火灾及其损失情况。 日本士兵纵火点燃了平仓巷16号的房子。施佩林和安全区消防队的一名官员赶往火灾现场，但是无法救火，因为我们的水泵和所有的消防器材都在几天前被日本士兵抢走了。同一天，在中山路和保泰街路口的街角有一栋房子被烧毁，晚上在国府路的方向也观察到了一系列火灾。 12月20日下午5时～6时之间，菲奇先生和斯迈思博士前往保泰街，顺太平路向南来到了白下路，他