Taiyuan, Oct. 19.
Isolated Japanese units in northern Shansi, with their line of communication cut off by Chinese guerilla warriors, are now in a desperate situation, depending entirely on aeroplanes for ammunition and food supplies, an army officer just back from the Hsinkow front stated. Often things dropped from Japanese aerial Wabiports landed behind CHUMMA les, Chinese war spoils at Hsinkow in the past few Ways, the officer said, were considerable and included 600 rifles, more than 40 heavy and light machine-guns, 20 cannon and two radio sets. A Japanese heavy bomber was brought down near Hsinkow.
Six and a half divisions of Japanese forces, in totalenumerical strength well over 200,000, are now operating in North China, according to maps found on the bodies of Japanese army officers killed in the Hsinkow battle, —Central News, Mongols Seek "Autonomy"
Paotow, Oct. 19.
Representatives of Mongol banners and tribes gathered in this city today to pledge allegiance to Prince Teh, Commander-in-Chief of Mongolian cavalry which aided the Japanese Army in occupying Charhar
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