Chinese Officer Tells of Attacks, Counter-attacks Shanghai, Aug. 90.
The sacrifices of Chinese forces at the battle of Lotien on August. 25, [were recounted to-day by Chinese farmy "oflecr who participated [directing the defence of that nov {omous village against the Japanese {rust on that eventful. morning Guided by "Chinese trotters, Japanese reinforcements succeeded jin landing one brigade of 4,000 men strong, inva few obscure inlets along he "Yangize coast near the Lion Forest Fort around "9 o'clock "that morning.
'They fell on the Chinese defend-lors who numbered only' about. 2,000, However, "despite their numei inferiority and, strategic disadvant~ ages, with which they were faced, they' rose to. the occasion by. imme: diately engaging the enemy forces *|in a Figorous encoun the Chinese stood their ground, refusing to budge In spite of the cree shelling by Japanese wat ships from the Yangtze River "and bombardment by aeroplanes, two e'eloek in the afternoon, they had Tost two-thirds of their men with no immediate Foinforcements in sight, the oticer said Finally it became absolutely impossible' for them to stay on without being utterly annihilated, 'Therefore, they began withdrawing but they did hot go far, for they soon found that Targe reinforcements" were on "the way." Upon the latter's arrival, they fast no time in taunehing a counter attack, which' tool the " Japanese somewhat by surprise as they had not {nad time to consolidate their positions.
'Primarily because of the swiftness "Jy [of their' movement and their" doter= mination to save the day, the Chinese forces recaptured' the' village of Lotien after a most sanguinary" battle and nally" drove the Japanese. to Motsoocheng, a village about eight [Chinese ti, oF a wttle over two miles, orth-west of Lotien, Casualties on boi ides heavy. The Japanes than 72,000, they stopped to erect defence works During the past few days, they' have made several attempts to "stage a under the cover of artillery bombardment, but attempts was frustrated, the informant' declared,
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