Nanking, Oct. 14.
The Chinese counter-offensive, north of Yuanping, in North Shansi, is successful, according to a long-distance telephone report from a reliable foreign source in Taiyuanfu, and the Chinese troops are rapidly advancing.
After the arrival, a week ago, of reinforcements consisting mainly of units of Central Government troops in North Shansi, the Chinese forces [rapidly made preparations for a counter-offensive which was finally launched yesterday.
Striking simultaneously, three columns of Chinese troops with Yuanping as the centre, the left wing at Ningwù and the right wing at Wutai, pushed steadily northward, resulting in a complete change in the Shansi situation.
Chinese reports claim that "the Japanese troops are retreating in great disorder."—Reuter.
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