Control of Five Northern Provinces Seen Tokyo, Dec, 28, After clearing Tsinan of remnants.
Japanese troops are reported to have resumed their drive southward in the direction of Taian, 25 miles south of the provincial capital.
'A salient feature of the Japanese Occupation of Tsinan, according to Japanese press reports, is that the Japanese troops who entered the walled city found that practically all the Chinese residents had remained.
it was revealed to-day that the Japanese troops who had concentrated on the north bank of the Yellow River. about 86 miles northeast of Tsinan, started crossing the river at eight o'clock on the night of December 23.
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