It is understood that, in order to support the Chinese attack along the Tientsin-Pukow railway, reinforcements which have been drafted to the Peiping-Hankow railway are now ready and that a parallel offensive northward from the direction of Chengchow along the Pinghan in the direction of Anyang, in north Honan, is about to be launched.
At-the same time the Chinese High Command is understood to have drawn up plans to profit from the depletion of the Japanese troops in the South Yangtze area and the harassing effects of Chinese guerillas there to launch a new determined drive down the Yangtze towards Nanking. Arrangements are already completed for the dispatch of the new Szechuen army to this area. It is understood that General Wang Lin-chi will be given command of the attack—Reuter.
"Lies" Say Japanese Pointedly attacking what he termed "a campaign of lies built upon lies," a Japanese military spokesman here yesterday evening made a blank denial of Chinese claims of military successes in southern Shantung.
"Defeated on the field of battle", he said, "the Chinese have only one weapon left. That is propaganda. And this is what the Chinese are
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