An official Chinese report received here. from. the front this afternoon stated that the "Japanese troops, which were driven out of 'Talerchwang, fled in two directions—one to the north-west towards Yibhsien, the other to the north-east." The main body was stated to be proceeding in the direction of Yibhsion and these forces, according to oMeial reports, had again been' bottled up by. the Chinese troops which had proceeded south from Tsaochwang, on the Lite cheng-Taierchwang. branch me.
Another column of retreating Japanese are stated to have been cut by the Chinese advance to the south-west from the Lini sector, At the sume time, one brigade of Japan-"reinforcements, which pushed southward towards Link in order to moot their comrades at Talerelwang, is reported to have been held up noth of Lini.
The Tsinpu Front Where Chinese victories have been reported during the past fortnight, Meanwhile, the Chinese state that the prospect of the Japanese being able to send reinforcements down the Tientsin-Pukow line is very thin, because practically the whole section of the track from just south of Tsinan to Talon has been torn up.
Tu this connection, "an interesting report has been made to Reuter by: 8 foreigner, who arrived here re-Jcontly from' the outsin-Pukow sec for, regarding the offeiency of Chinese methods of destroying the railway line: Ho stated that the soldiers: had not only removed. the tracks. fond sleepers, but had also fattened out the embankment for miles, £0] that after a rain i, was almost im-Possible to° realize that there had been a railway there og all.
Many reports are stilt fitering in rogatding Chinese successes in the JTaierchwang sector on. Wednesday. The newspapers are full of graphic descriptions giving an hourly. progress, of the battle and. detailed Nqurés. Many of these are grossly' exaggerated, but well-informed. foreign circles believe that the Japanese have undoubtedly had a set-back in that sector.
Chinese oficial despatches put the Jeasualties at about 7,000, adding that large number of wounded Japanese soldiers ire being picked up and given first ald, while several thousand. prisoners have been taken."—Reuter.
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