Tokyo, July 11
Chinese forces which counterattacked Japanese positions along the Yangtze River in the past few days have been repulsed on every occa occasion, according to reports from An king today.
The Chinese attacked Pengtseh, kow, east of Hukow.
Chinese troops apparently are suffering from a visions, the reports At 2 o'clock on Saturday morni about 150 Chinese soldiers in 12 junk: attacked a salt depot at Anking, but more than 100 of them were killed and about 20 taken prisoner by Japanese bluejackets, the Anking reports claimed.
Salt aid to be so scarce in the Anking area that three chickens were being exchanged for a handful Japanese naval forces which reached Hukow on Saturday are driving farther upstream and sweeping mines on Poyang Lake. The reports said that mines were laid so profusely and criminately near Kiw that h and American gunboats were "bottled up" at Kiukiang—Domei Japanese Victory in Shansi Claimed Tokyo. July 11 Activities of Chinese guerillas in southern Shansi have been checkmated as a result of a vigorous Japanese offensive launched on July 5, according to information received here today from Taiyuan Japanese detachments began their drive against Chinese troops on the left bank of the Kwei River south of Kuwo.
Operations of Chinese forces under Gen. Wei Li-huang were said to have been "completely frustrated Japanese columns, the reports said. cut off the retreat of Chinese troops at Tungchen, 12 kilometres east of Wensi on the Tatung-Puchow Railway. in southern Shansi.
A large number of Chinese were claimed to have been trapped in an area between Tungchen and Huangshuichen by Japanese columns advancing from the east and west.
Six Chinese divisions were said to be retreating from Chianghsien, south of Kuwo, while Chinese positions at Yicheng, north-east of Kuwo, are menaced by the Japanese advance.—Domei,
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