Over Manchoukuo; Other Frontier Violations With the Chinese Forces some-where in Central China, May 7. (delayed)
"humorous eyes and a firm, wire mouth gave distinction the features of General Li Tsung-jen, famous Kwangsi mander, whom I had the good fortune to meet at his secret medium height and broad-shouldered, he bears in air of unwavering coolness and decision, without usqueness and dictatorial authority; and he possesses delicate instinct of putting others at their ease immediately.
Sitting in his sparsely furnished headquarters, the General proceeded to explain to me China's present military situation, with pecial reference to northern Hupeh.
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In another sector, the spokesman good news. went on, the Japanese offensive pro-grossed in an intense heat at a daily rate of from 30 to 40 kilometres for more than ten days.
The Chinese forces left about 20,000 dead up to Sunday, according to a field dispatch received here today.
The only course left for the Kuo-
recover the sector east of the Han mint command to attempt to River would be for Gen. Chiang himself to direct a counter-offensive of his own Central troops, Japanese officers said. The next moves of the generalissimo were being awaited with interest here.
Gen. Chang "Tze-chung 180th Division was virtually wiped out at Sinyeh, west of Pinyuan, which is situated in southwestern Honan, after the troops moved 200 kilometres north of Anlu, according to the statement of a captured Chinese officer of the division, Closely pursued by the Japanese, SE this division was unable to join with the major forces by a westward crossing of the Han River, the prisoner said—Domei.
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