The Military Intelligence Corps attached to the Anti-Soviet Army under General Chang Tso-hsiang reports that the General Staff of the Soviet: Army arrived at Viadivostok on the 12th instant from Moscow, making the former city once more the base of Russian] military operations as it was at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War of" 1904, The total strength of the Soviet forees along the eastern front alone is estimated. at 20,000 strong, in eluding 6,000 infantry troops at Pogranichnaya, 7,000 cavalry troops at Blagovestchensk along the' Tung-ninghsien border, and another 2,000 infantry troops at Habarovsk.—Kuo Min, Attempt on Sungari Bridge Harbin, Sept. 15:
An attempt by Soviet military, raiders to blow up the iron bridge across the Sungari River late last evening, was frustrated-by the Chinese guards, who engaged the Soviet invaders with machine-guns. The enemy, however, did not withdraw until a number of Chinese guards had fallen victims to their attack. Company-Commander Chu Ko-wen was killed daring the battle while Sergeant Chao Yoi-wen' was seriously wounded—Ta Chung.
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