Nanking, Oct. 21.
Reports from Chengchow to-day said that artillery fire was audible at Changtehfu, in Honan, when the Japanese troops crossed the Chang River in an attempt to attack Chongteh fu. Chinese mobile units were said to be most active north of Shihchiachwang, near Chuyang.
Contrary to the reported Japanese withdrawal from the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front, reports from Tsinan to-day stated that a Japanese détachment had crossed the Tubal River yesterday afternoon and bad clashed with Chinese forces on the south bank, A number of "Japanese planes bombed the Lunghai Railway, and three of the machines yesterday bombed Hsinan, on the eastern section of the railway, as well as attacked Tunghai and Hsinpu, near Haichow, with machine-guns.—Reuter.
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