Japanese army units operating to the north of Shanghai have made successful advances along all fronts, Japanese army headquarters announced yesterday afternoon in an official communique.
Chinese positions in the vicinity of TYuehpuchen, were occupied at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, the statement asserted, adding that the Chinese have retreated:
Simiarly, Chinese positions at Yanghang, south-west of Paoshan, are being attacked by the Japanese who have advanced to a position not more than 500 metres from the Chinese lines, the communique said, Japanese army units, the statement asserted, have succeeded in piercing the Chinese lines on both sides of the Shanghai-Woosung Railway and have established a line from Tangchiachiao and Lichiachai, Advancing under heavy fire from Chinese entrenchments to the west of the Military Road, Japanese Naval Landing Party units extended their front lines during yesterday morning's operations, headquarters of the Japanese Fleet announced yesterday afternoon.
The Japanese advance, the statement added, was aided considerably by an artillery barrage and a bombardment of the Chinese positions by Japanese. aircraft.
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