Reported to be using bombs containing heavier explosive charges, the aeroplanes. swooped down, one after another. to low altitudes' over the enemy ordnance. Although an Inferno of rifle and machine gun fire was directed against each of the bombing craft as it appeared, the Japanese high command reports that many' direct hire were obtained by the pilots, Substantiating this claim, the fire of the Ci nese artillery later in the day was [weaker considerably than on the day before in this sector. Immedi-fate advantage was taken by the Japanese of this factor, with the result that the regular divisional ordnance and a number of heavy howitzers were moved further forward on the ight wing of the Japanese army.
With the menace of " Ghinese Jattack onthe exposed right flank their armies intact. To-day, these forces still control the bulk of the territory to the North of the Chinese Eastern Railway. and also the Railway zone on the Eastern forth and west of "the ratiway station." What was left She Gis iret thoroughly bombed, ba ter of tives were lost is mot reported atm large into
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