Japanese forces were in full contro] of Paoshan, the town northwest of Woosung on Monday evening, a spokesman for the office of the Japanese military attache declared yesterday evening.
A member of the attache'" office aft he said, had returned on Tuesday morning from Paoshan after enjoying a dinner of fish taken from a lake in the town.
Chinese claims regarding Yehpu, fyyther north along the Yangtze shore. were also refuted by the spokesman.
A large Chinese force, the spokesman asserted, was caught by a -Japanese column proceeding from Lotien to Paoshan on Sunday. Following a short but vigorous rembat, the spokesman claimed, the Chinese retreated, leaving 600 dead on the field, The Japanese forces at Lotien and at Woosung had completed their junction several days ago and were still maintaining contact, he further claimed, Japanese forces advancing from the Yangtszepoo area in the morning had been driven back to their original positions following a furious Chinese attack, a Chinese military spokesman said yesterday afternoon, Chinese forces also launched a counter-attack on Monday night on the new Japanese line south of Jukong Wharf. The Japanese were driven back to the Military Road, which joins with Yangtszepoo Road at the Point, the spokesman said. Anticipating the advance, Japanese troops at the Jukong Wharf were reinforced by men from Yangtszepoo,
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