i#** Japanese "Tannenberg Battle" Strategy Fails: Heroic Defence of Kuan Revealed Chuma River Crossed Tientsin, Sept. 10, Crossing the Chuma River under heavy Chinese fire, the Ishiguro and Sskanisbl Getechments of the Jepan-tse expedillonary force this moreing Secre Topldly advancing westward Dome, Peiping, Sept, 20.
)WING Japanese successes in the Peiping-Hankow fallway zone, Chinese troops in Hopei are preparing to make a fresh stand near Paotingfu, the provincial capital. The next battle may be expected along a'Jine between Sinanchen, on the north bane of the Fu River, across the railway north of Paotingfu, to Man~ cheng, where heavy concentrations of Chinese troops are reported, The Japanese claim a further advance of ten miles overnight, They are now said to be within thirty miles of Paotingfu, The Japanese, right wing and centre have crossed the branch railway from Kaopeitien to the Western Manchu tombs at Liang~ Kochuang, while the left wing is now astride of the main line [several miles south of Kaopeitien, 'An epic story of tie defence of the walled town of Kuan by a sing Chinese regiment for three days was unfolded' to Reuter's correspondent when he visited the battlefield behind the Japanese. lines.
"Although the tide of battle swept onwards as the Chinese troops. fell Back from the bunks of the Hun River, the regiment refused to quit {hele post until heir defences been "reduced to. ruins. by, an extremely intensive Japanese, bom: addition to countless ambulances Blled with wounded, most of whom had, Geen' struck with machine-gun bullet. The roads were blocked by thousands of transport carts proceed Ing-to the front with munitions. and supplies, The Japanese Army headquarters has now. been established at Cho chow, the fall of which, after nounced Router.
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Northern Front Deserl Reulter's correspondent saw the regiment slipped away from Kuan early on, the morning of September 19, two days after the capture of the Peiping, Sept, 20.
'An interesting description of ditions in the area between Poping and the Japanese front on the Pel-ping-Hankow railway line was given bya representative of 'Trans-Ocean who' tried to reach the Japanese {front but was compelted to desist by the frightful conditions of the roa Which are blocked by military trate and also are partially destroyed.
"The direction of the Japanese mites southewest of PeipngRetter reported to be isolated yesterday, Sppear to have escaped the fate in: bridge was clearly traceable by shell Roles. and demolished houses. The pressman added that at several Points he encountered deep <diteh by the Chinese in the elds and tank traps." "He faled to 200 the horrors of war usually associated. with a baitieild Paoting, Sept. 18
(on the right dank of the Poipinghankow Hallway Chines trope ate rialing tes line between Kush ud Yoonching. according to ale tity report reetved hate today. nas advanced fifteen, miles from Nia Seediscx in. "the Peiping Hanicow oilway" zone, causing ihe" Chinese to yield many' miles of ground which age hero been stubbornly had en now. center en the question whether the Chinese Intend {oSimake "a nest sand, which they oped taling into Japanese hand, japanese han According to foreign miliary" vices, the Chinese have built a strong {ortided line between Chengting. on the" Peiping-Hankow Railway, 00 rmlles southwest of Paoting, anda point on the Tientsin-Pukow line, south of Teangehow—Reuter.
Japanese Claim Teap olds Peiping, Sept. 10, ment Tu forest lands Forty thanand Genial "Govern: {to the south-west of Chochow, 6 lo metres south of Peplag, faced annihilation as surrounding Japanese Hines, a "3s spokes a "Japanese army spokesman Gecisred Yerterday evening.;, Chinese losses up to September 17, the "spokesman said, have been feslimsted to be more than 6000 Sno" Chinese armoured. train. and ave troop trains, the spokesman said, have been captured by the Japanese their drive.
At seven o'clock yesterday morn= ing. the spokesman asserted. the [Japanese had reached 3 line connect ing Nanshanglo and 'Tungllch, proximately 28" kilometres. weir Chochow. "Another Japanese column, the" spokesman said, had advanced through marshes and' hed cressed the (Chumar river at Mengliangying and 'The Chinese, the spokesman cared, were retreating to the west [and south pursued by Japanese units, Stn' another column of "Japanese troops, the spokesman said, captured [Peishanglo, about 16 kilometres west of Chochov, and also Shihfochuang, bout eight Kilometres northwest of engineering corps. or by Chinese labourers. His general Impress was that the fighting in this section could not have been as violent farller reports indicated.
Epelrelement Pats the Japanese ald not success {in encircling lnege number of Chiese at any point is ndleated Jo that only a few hundred prisoners were {ken "when Chochow" was occupied the the Japanese on. Saturday morning, ""Liulino had" been com pletely" evacuated by the Chinese {welve hours before the' Japanese entered that town which 1s now 80 Kclometres from the Japanese front ines. At some other points the Chinese. are said" fo have offered obstinate resistance to the Sapanese troops, Huge quantities of ammunition and provisions for the troops stored.
various depots showed that. the Japanese offensive had been most army which possesses. not only" fexcoptionelly large number' of armoured ears, motor lorries and motorized batteries but also. several armoured trame whicl are supportting the advance along the oilway retiring southwards in perfect order {o new positions prepared during the ast fow days, "The Japanese troops advancing tu Shansi are now apparently "en countering stir resistance from the Chinese, according. tothe meagre Information available here—Trans-'Ocean.
'"Tannenberg Battle" Valls statement, of the alt—Domel.
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