Hsinhsiang, Nov. 14.
Fierce fighting was raging in northern Shantung, as Japanese troops continued to press on Chinese positions north of the Tuhaiho River, according to military reports reaching here last night.
The Japanese southward thrust is, however, reported to have been stemmed by Chinese forces defending ihe Tuhaiho front. The right flank of Chinese forces are holding out at Shangha and. Lingyi, north of the Tuhaiho, while the left flank at Kaotang.
The Japanese are now launching a concentrated drive on the right flank in an attempt to cross the Yellow River, On the Pinghan front Chinese troops have retaken Tehchenchi, southwest of Taming in southern Hopei during their eastward drive now in progress to harass the rear of the Japanese forces operating in northern Honan.—Central News.
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