Peiping, Sept. 18.
A strong relieving force is making n desperate effort to reach the army of 50,000 Chinese who are in grave danger of being crushed by the two arms of the Japanese advance in North China. They are isolated between Lianghsiang and Chochow, 35 miles south-west of Peiping.—Reuter, Paoting, Sept. 18:
On the right flank of the Peiping-Hankow Railway Chinese troops are now holding their line between Kuan and Yuanching, according to a military report received here to-day.
Several abortive attempts were made in the past two days to break through the line. Japanese planes staged a series of raids on Liulino, Sunglintien, Kaopeitien and Tsing-hsien, all along the Pinghan line-'The resultant damage and zasuultes have not yet been ascertained.
All granaries and godowns in Tangku, forcibly occupied by the Japanese, have been turned into temporary ammunition depots—Central News.
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