Continued westward advance of Japanese troops in the Lotien-Liuhang aren was claimed In a communique Issued by the headquarters of the Japanese expeditionary force Inst night.
Capturing a line of Chinese defence works west of Lotien, the Tokabash! und Sato detachments, according to the communique, last ' night estab= Ushed their positions along a line extending north and south of Hsia0~ fan, and were pressing Chinese troops further wes 'A powerful Chinese force attacked the "Wachi detachment on Sunday, but was beaten back, The detach ment than, the communique said, resumed its advance westward.
Another detachment, the announce ment claimed, established its pos tions north and south of the Wannfenehiao village, about three kims, west of the Livho-Shanghat high way.
The Fukui detachment, which advancing north of the Woosuni Creek, on Sunday afternoon cap. tured the Chinese positions at Tsung~ ingtao and launched an attack on the Chinese units entrenched on the other, bank of the Crook.
The Navy's aeroplanes had, moan while, spent the day in Bombing Chinese positions in Chapel, Kiangwan, Chenju, Nanziang and "Taziang.
'Noting a concentration of Chinese troops north-cast of Maluchen, on the Nanziang-Kating highway, Japan= ose bombers "strafed" the' enemy with "olling effect," a communique of the Third Fleet announced, Other planes were meanwhile attacking Chinese troops retreating from Taziang In the direction of Chenju, the communique added.
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