Peiping, June 29.
According to Japanese military: reports the number of Chinese troops in Shansi has been increasing during the past month and there are now 27 divisions in the province, chiefly in the southern half.
Concerning conditions in Shansi the military spokesman said in north Shansi comparative peace and order reigned, but in the south it was "quite the contrary.'
Japanese garrisons in Shansi were frequently attacked and the railway was also often attacked and portions of it destroyed, interrupting traffic. He claimed that important towns in south Shansi were still in Japanese hands. Japanese reinforcements, he added, were being sent to Shansi shortly with the object of clearing all Chinese troops from the province.
Japanese aeroplanes had been active in bombing Chinese troops crossing the Yellow River near Tungkwan on their way into Shansi —Reuter.
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