Japanese Deny Surrender of Any Important Towns:
Severe Fighting on Yellow River IPHE Chinese may claim vict jones in their widely-heralded counter-offensive on the Tsinpu front, but the Japanese Army spokesman here summarized the in three words: "We say—No!"
Japanese attitude to the reports Later, pressed for an amplified statement, the officer emphatic ally denied Chinese claims of start ling successes. Japanese troops, he added. had not evacuated any important towns in Shansi or Honan. The Chinese, however, he admitted, may have entered villages evacuated by the Japanese for strategical ar other reasons.
Peiping, Mar, Following a threcsday' battle Eh nese troops entrenched in the, vii ity of Keuolch, east of Twaochrun the Linchengstalerhchwang. Tui Woy in southers Shantung, are being dislodged by strong allacks by Japan:
troops, i was announced here Say by Japanese military authorities 'Tne' 'Chinese, "several divisions strong, have bon subjected {o heavy Attacks since March 25. 'The' Capture of "Runghwakow, east of Yihsion, bY
neiveling- attack om Chinese: troops paneo Uni wae announced" An Wetween Linyi and. Hstangeheng war expected io gel nder, way in full force shortly, as a result of the 1 feat of Chinese units pecntiny. ast of Yihsion, Capture' by the Japanese forces of north-eastern corner of Tater ang wan claimed Chinese. defenders, there were be-Hiewed 10 be art of the Feorsanined army of Gen. Sun Lien-chung the town is situated: at a vantage point ona highway connecting Iisiangchons ud Hauchow. Tis capture by the Japanese threatens to. tip. yeven eight divisions of Chinese troops Gen. Pang Ping-hsun and Gen, Tauechung, including—ome Szechuen units, it was claimed ispateh from Yenehow.~-Domer
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