The Archive · 1937

Hasty Supports

Tientsin, Aug. 2 Mastening to support the Chines forces, now reforming their lines at Maching, three trainloads of Centrat Government troops arrived at Tsang chow, 60 miles south of Tientsin, ye terday, according to informative yeaching Japanese military sources here to-day, "Japanese forces at Langfang, scene of a Sino-Japanese encounter last Monday, yesterday were reported to have concluded "mopping-up" oper tions slaying 30 plain-clothes Chinese snipers who were found in the former Chinese barracks there. Langfang is hallway between Tientsin 'With conditions' again peaceful, Peiping was rapidly. resuming its normal appearance to-day. Stores, Dboarded-up for protection during last week's tension, had almost all opened this' morning, With the exception of Chao yan men, the gate leading to Tungeho all city gates of Peiping were opened to permit the entry of farmers and others bringing much-needed fresh food Into the old capital, 'A Japanese detachment was in occupation at the Kwanganme the road to Fengtar who were ey assy compound last week, were permitted this morning to "return" to their homes within the city,

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