It ig believed here that, following their" stalemate on the—'Tsinpu Railway, the Japanese will now attempt to force their way down in this' area and- capture' Kweiteh, as this would have the effect of divid~ ing the Chinese forces now at. Huchow and Chengchow.
Another theory is that the Japanese will try to achieve the same object, either separately or by means combined attack, by crossing the: Yellow River further west still and capturing Kaifeng. As if by way of preliminary for this last drive, ews has just been received here of a new offensive by the Japanese troops on the north bank of the Yellow River opposite Kaifeng, This picture gives a graphic with the Yellow River im the climbing In this, ig learned here, they attacked the Chinese defenders of Changyuan, northeast of Kaifeng, eross the River, and after 48 hours! bitter ghting reached the walls and entered the oily through the North Gale. One company of the Chinese defenders of the town was wiped out the engagement.
'Ag yet, however, there is no news: of any attempt to' cross the river In this area. It would appear therefore, that the Japanese operations are more the "nature. of a mopping-up operation prior to "attempting crossing in the not very far distant future,
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