Taiyuan, Mar. 7.
Bringing to a victorious' end a 34- day drive along the Tungpu Railway, dissecting Shans from north south, the Kaneoka mobile unit yesterday afternoon occupied Puchow, the southern terminus of the line.
"The detachment covered the 70 kims, between Wensl and Puchow In Jess than 7% hours.
The occupation of the Important railway town placed Japanese troops Im control of south-western Shani and within a striking distance of Tungkwan, a strategic town at the Intersection of the Shansi, Shenst and Honan border lines.
With the fall of Puchow, nearly every important town in Shansi has been occupied by Japanese troops.
The Shansi general offensive was launched on February 11, Japan's. severed "Empire Day"—Domel.
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