Chungking, June 10.
Severe fighting is at present progressing in West Shansi province, according to Chinese reports which state that the Japanese forces, in three columns, are pushing towards three important Yellow River croes-ings.
The main body of the Japanese forces is said to be attacking Chuntu, apparently with the intention of crossing the Yellow River, and in-atria Shensi province.
On the other hand, well-informed Chinese military circles here are Sceptical whether the Japanese really intend to make a drive in the direction of Sian, the capital of Shensi.
They declare that the Japanese "forces at present in Shansi must remain there, owing to the activities of the Chinese troops in various parts of the province; and that the Japanese must bring an army of a considerable size into Shansi in order to make a drive Into Shensi possible.
—Reuter.
Tsinan, June 10.
In a swift 24-kilometre drive from lshhi, placer gold mining centre in south-eastern Shantung, Japanese forces at 8 o'clock last night captured Chühsien, an important highway junction, 170 kilometres southwest of "sigtao, a field dispatch reaching here today said, Ishui was before its capture by the Japanese an important Bae of the Chinese troops operating in the Shantung-Kiangsu war zone.—Domei.
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