Chinese Villagers Begin to Fly Japanese Flags Peiping, Oct. 5.
After a brief action," Japanese troops routed Chinese Irregulars in the hills west of Peiping, forcing them to take to the mountains where the pursuit fg continuing, 'All the available Japanese troops in Peiping, estimated' at nearly 10,000 infantry, with tanks and artillery, are talcing part in the operations which began yesterday morning.
Advancing "in a wide semi-circle through valleys "and ravines, the Japanese encountered fire from machine-guns and trench mortars, Dut the resistance of the Chinese, Femnants of defeated soldiery, pro: fessional bandits and a sprinkling of students, totalling about 2,000, was seatterod_ and spasmodic, The Japanese claim that the enemy loft 100 dead and about 60 prisoners, The Japanese casualties numbered three wounde:
'As a result,' an area of about 30 square miles, including more than dozen villages, has been cleared of Irregulars, who, "says Japanese spokesman, levied from the peasantry extortionate tribute in money and foods during their two months of occupation.
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