Chinese Positions in Lotien Sector Also Captured Following five days of successive attacks, Japanese forces captured Sinchai, on the western bank of the Yangching Creek, the headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Force announced last night. The village was finally occupied by the Wachi detachment on Wednesday afternoon, after successive attempts for five days had failed to pierce the Chinese barbed wire defences and to cross the net-work of small creeks between the Japanese lines and their objective.
The commander of the Tadatomo unit, one of three which participated in the fourth day's attacks, and the unit which originally had attempted to take the village, was killed on Tuesday at the head of his soldiers, his place being taken by a junior Officer, also soon wounded, though not seriously.
The communique last night also reported the capture of strong Chinese positions west of Sinmochiao and at Taichiachai yesterday afternoon, after a fierce artillery and aerial bombardment. The Japanese troops were said to be in close pursuit of the retreating Chinese units last night.
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