The Archive · 1937

Supply Boats Bombed

Port Arthur, Nov. 14.

Air units of the Japanese Fleet, ce-operating with land forces, yesterday made a series of devastating bombing raids along the Yellow River, according to a communique released at 1030 o'clock to-day.

The planes, said the communique, bombed and sank about 5 boats leaded with military supplies in the vicinity of Kweiteh and Chao-kwan chen, inflicted heavy losses on Chinese "forces concentrated at Chaokwanchen and Kutichen and blew up Chinese pill-box positions south of Chiho.

"Tough subjected to anti-aircraft fire from Chinese emplacements at Tsinen and in the vicinity of the iron bridge over the Yellow River, the planes silenced the Chinese gunners and emerged safely from their attacks, the communique stated, without damage—Domei, Major Significance of Mr.

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