Shanghai, Sept. 14, Scoring further gains south of the Yangtze, Japanese detachments yesterday "captured Haishangneng Kiangsi after routing Chinese troops in bitter hand-to-hand fighting last-Ing six hours, " Domei dispatch from the front claimed last night. The Japanese troops forced their way into the town at 930 o'clock yesterday morning and by 1230 o'clock thad pushed on to occupy Peishan, west of Haishangneng, alter breaking through three Chinese defence ines, the message stated.
In southern Shansi Japanese forces were advancing on Chengchow, strategic town at the junction of the Lunghai and Pinghan Railroads, a message from Yuncheng said. A concerted drive on the town' was launched early yesterday morning.
Crack units moved up to assault JChengchow engaged Chinese forces Jnear the Chungliso Mountains on the north side of the Yellow River. These columns were ce-operating with Jother detachments pushing toward Chengchow from the east.
Tu a furious ten-day battle in the northern foot-hills of the Tapieh range near the Anhwei-Honan pro-Vinelal border, Chinese troops sulter-Jed at least 10,000 casualties, Japanese Jomicers surveying the debris-litered tarea estimated yesterday.
The engagements, ranking in tensity with, the most, sanguinary encounters In the Shanghai campaign, brought [death to 4,000 Chinese soldiers, whose} rigid, blood-stained bodies were scattered about on the once-wooded hill slopes, Domei correspondents at the The battle came to an end on Mon-Jday, when Chinese forces, once estimated to. be 10 divisions strong, gave! up a stubborn defence of elaborate positions on hills commanding the Foods from Yehklatsi, "in western] Anhwei near the provincial border, to Shangcheng, pivotal point in the Chinese defence triangle in south-
In small, isolated groups, they began ragyed retreat towards Shangchen; Jas Japanese troops seized Puchinsha Hwayenshan and a hill that became fo be known among the Japanese Hemmed in from three directions, with their backs to the Tapieh mountains, the Chinese had no alternative lout to retire westward in escaping]
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