Japanese Claim Death of Leader and 300 Men Changchun, May 25.
Sun Yung-chin, the Chinese volun. eer leader against whom large Japanese. detachments "from Jehol Were sent into the Luantung Demi larlzed. Zone, and more than 300 of fis followers, are dead, the Kwangtung Army claimed in a bulletin Issued this afternoon.
'The almost complete annihilation of the main fy the announcement added, followed a dawn, combat near Maoshankou, west for' Santunying, yesterday." Four hundred volunteers, were surrounded by troops under Lieut-Gen, Bunza-Duro. Kawagishi, commander of the [Japanese forces in Jehol, and subject ied to a withering artillery barrage, afler which the Japanese made infantry assault, "Scattered groups Red before the onslaught, leaving 300 [dead on the field. Among them were Sun and his chief of staff, Kwan Yur yuan.
'The Japanese losses were one loticer and five men killed, and three wounded. Two hundred and Afty Filles were captured by the Japanese, 'Before retreating to their base on jo hill at 'Macshankou, the outlaws pillaged' and burned three villages Rear, Santunying, the announcement
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