graphic descrplign et the lond> Shanghai, Aug. 25.
{ng of Japanese troops near Shanghai early on Monday morning was given yesterday by a japanese soldier who war wounded during the landing operations.
At three o'clock on Monday morn ing!" the soldier related, pany was commanded to obtain a foot hold on land. We disembarked some points to the east of Shanghai fast of the men in the company fit that there would be litle danger face we were being covered by. 8 heavy barrage from Japanese men-of-
"Suddenly, however, about three companies of the enemy opened tire fon'us with machine guns. They were entrenched approximately Atty metres from our positions.
soldiers dropped all around, our commander ordered. fixed. bayonets, charged the trenches. Land mines laid tu our path exploded with ferric datonatlons but we Kept on.
"Aller taking the frst line trenches we ran into the main Body of the enemy. Our chare succeeded and the enemy dropped back, but we sutfered a great many casualties, "The path, however, was now clear for the remaining Japanese troops who landed without dimeulty."—Demet,
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