It should be noted, the reply declares, that "numerous cases of looting and destruction were committed by Chinese, who took advantage of the prevalent confusion, The difficulty of ascertaining the facts in such circumstances will easily be understood."
If there were cases of Japanese soldiers mistakenly entering houses Owned by nations of third Powers, the reply states, "the purpose of such entry was either to requisition food or to search for remnants of Chinese troops as a necessary measure to the conduct of military operations.
"As the result of a rigid investigation, the military authorities discovered no evidence to show that anything whatever other than foodstuffs had been removed from those houses."
Regarding the allegation of improper acts by Japanese soldiers towards American flags, the reply declares that no Japanese soldiers were involved or aware. of the re-Ported incident at Wuhu on December 13, when it was alleged that Japanese soldiers pulled down and threw into the Yangtze the American. flag of a Chinese boat belonging to the General Hospital at Wuhu, "while investigations elsewhere found no evidence of other cases—Reuter.
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