Taiyuan, Oct, 27.
General Chiang Kalvshek' has ordered that awards be given to the Chinese soldiers who daringly raided 4 Japanese alr base at Yangpingpao, midway between Kwohsien and Yenmenkwan in northern Shansi, and demolished 22 Japanese acroplanes on October 20—Central News, Tsinan, Oct. 25.
Chinese mobile units on the right! frank of the Tsinpu front yesterday recaptured Wuchiao, 10 kin. east of Sangyuan in southern Hopel, accord ing to military advices received here terday. Japanese troops there, the reports add, were retreating toward JSangyuan on the Hopei-Shantung On the main front, Chinese troops. after crossing the Tubal River at night on Oct. 23, advanced as far as [Changtien station, about 14 kin. north fof Yuchenig where severe fighting was Ju progress at the time of reporting. /Some 800 "Japanese troops, who Jentered Yienshan, in southern' Hopei, from Tsangchow, "are now being "mopped up" by' Chinese forces.
"The Chinese main body are now advancing north along the Tsinpu line with Pingyuan as their immediate objective, Staff members and workers at the Yucheng railway station, who. evajeuated fast week, have all returned to their duties.
'Chinese mobile units are continuing their highly successful guerrilla facties on enemy lines of communica tion between Pingyuan, Changchuang Jand 'Tungkwang." On' Oct. 21, one such unit attacked the small Japanese garrison at Tungkwang north of Tehchow. After battling for several hours, the Chinese entered the city Jand captured many "oMclals" in the Puppet regime the Japanese military setup there.
Japanese unit of about 1,000 strong was reported to have been surrounded in -Linghsien, about 40 kin. east of Pingyuan, where fierce, fighting was in progress, At Fengfhuangtien further east of Linghsien, another Japanese detachment was being engaged by a Chinese brigade.
Kaotang, about 35 kin. west of Yuchang, has been cleared of Japan-jose. forees—Central News.
Yenmenkwan Reeaptured Nanking, Oct. 26.
Yenmenkwan, strategic Great Wall pass in North Shansi, was recaptured by Chinese troops last Wed-
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