er-in-chief of the Chinese force: the Hsuchow front flight, 40 Chinese clivis of 6,000 to 7,000 men with the alternative of to the Japanese or to perish a ese Army kesman stated yester evening The Chinese force alan: he alleged, wer n "full r columns of possessing many vedic hed been seen moving westward on Sunday.
Meantime, the Japanese ring of iron and men further, closed upon China's "jocular vein"—the L, railway—with the asserted capt Sunday of Watzekowchiai, 50 southwest on Hsuchow, and of kiahu, in turn 50 west "Watzekowchial.
Meanwhile, the spokesman asserted another Japanese column had reach Tayingksi in western Anhwei, and was pushing Chinese troops towards Suhsien on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, $0 kin. to the north.
In their attack upon Hofet Chinese stronghold in central an claimed, 0 p In rej he added, the Chinese abandoned 2000 dead.—Domei.
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