Hankow, May 16, western Shantung, wire the Chinese Very severe fighting was raging In morning, Chinese reports irom" the front revealed today.
The Japanete troops at Texochowtu, was slated, "were now. moving the direction of Kings 'A' small Japanese detachment was said "to have reached. Lungiwontat Sand Matouta, villages 20°. north: fast of Kaochen, which is: northeast Lanteng'on the Langa 'Railway, 'This move, i was anid, had appar: ority given ste to. the Japanese' 78- Port that Japanese forces had cut the Lunghai" Railway" at Lonteng. The Chinese torees at Kaoehen launched 4 vigorous al lack and. dispersed. the Sapanese detachment. there, Nt was aimed.
Another small Japanese detachment reached. Tawangts, thirteen. kin: north of Tanohsien, but the Jupanese were stated to have "quickly retired"
Headquarters Moved N-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in North China moved his headquarters point south of Peipins.
rts from Japanese field heud~ quarters said that staff offers wore} confident that the bulk of the Chinese troops in the Hsuchow area would be unable to escape the rapid ly tightening Japanese ring around] the region, "HO.
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