Peiping, Sept. 15, After defying Japanese attempts to dislodge them for over two weeks, Chinese troops entrenched in' the Chienchuntai mountains, about 30 miles west of Peiping, have been finally routed. according to a Japanese military announcement, The Japanese troops, the communique adds, fought their way up steep rugged slopes in the face of a withering fire. The nature of the countryside neutralized the superior Japanese armaments. Even aircraft action proved futile, The Japanese also claim the capture of Hsingchi, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, ten miles north of Tsangchow. Chinese reinforcements are reported to have been rushed up to positions in front of Tsangehow.—Reuter,
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