Shanghai, Nov. 1.
Completely outflanking the Chinese Positions, Japanese. forces operating from Tsungyang completed cts tion of Tungeheng, "Last Chine? stronghold in Hupeh province ne" the Hunan border, bythe night Nov. 9, a Japanese army spokesman eelered yesterday afternoon.
An attack from two directions, he spokesman revealed, was decided upon because of the Liu river, white approximately 300 metres wits both at Puchi and Tungchens. THe river, he said, complicated operation in this sector, One column, the spokesman di dased, drove on the Chinese pes tions from a point hnit way betwee Puchi and "Tsungyang_ in a frm attack, while another volun detours to the south of Tungeheng an tacked from the south.
The Japanese forces, the spoke ran said, are driving after the 1 treating Chinese and are now 2°" proximately ten kilometres sou, west of Tungcheng on the roule Pingkiang.
On rechew Oulstes A detachment of Japanese, inti reached the. outking f Yosh Ertegle "railway town
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