Chengiu, Feb. 20.
All the reports. coming. to military: authorities from Shanghai wireless are said to indicate reverses for the Japanese in. the Fighting about. Shanghai and in manchuria. This has changed the atmosphere in military and student feizeles. completely and, there is n0 faik, of anything but "War to the fend." We are told that " day. favo ago the. Japanese. General in command of the attacking forces in Shanghai "was captured together with 800 of "his bodyguards and That the "casualties "among the Japanese troops have "been very heavy. eral thousand "volunteers" or militia are in the city and are supposed' to leave for: some down-ive point ina few. days. This force is composed. of men who are Killed the eld. methods of ight
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