Peiping, Apr. 18.
Culminating a 12-hour drive from Locheng, the Shibuya detachment of Japanese infantry occupied Tung-yuncheng in central Shansi at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Japanese Army Garrison announced here today, Part of the detachment continued to advance on Shankuchi, Other Japanese units this morning louched a spirited attack on Chiaokow chen, two kilometres north of Fengyang in central Shansi. The town is regarded as a stronghold of Communist troops.
Japanese troops of the Yukino detachment also were reported to be closing in on Chiaokowchen, after defeating about 3,000 Chinese soldiers at Huanchiakow, about 30 kilometres north-east of Fengyang, at 8 o'clock on Saturday night.—
Domei,
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