The Archive · 1939

Southern Shansi

Japanese Use Gramophones For Propaganda Taiyuan, Nov, 27.

A three-day "voice offensive" carried out by Japmese forces in southern Shansi Province against the Central 47th Army troops was completed yesterday. success in: the first obj of intercepting contraband on the way Equipped - with loud-speakers, the enemy has been the y has been almost spectacular, although optimism must were gramophones and recordings, all carried on trucks, a Japanese' propaganda detachment the campaign on Friday, The offensive was launched in the vicinity of Siahsien, south of Wensi. The first volley in the "voice offend sive" from microphones pointed towards Chinese troops 300. to 500 metres away, was Chinese dramatic music, followed by news on the world situation and information on BESS ence epuas se Sue CE lie Berete fiS had to tighten their belts. im the afternoon, one tne condition of students were told to step out of the Go. the Chunj 5 Loss of Life ranks and rathlesaly shot in full view, BY this campaign the Japanese auks. They were then placed against

loss of life of their comrades. hoped to inform Chinese troops of In contrast with the One student, a Bulgarian, protesting Chinese fabrications and the useless-against having to remain standing, had ness of continuing anti-Japanese his arm broken by the but of a rife. activities, Following the execution, all the re maining students were taken to the 30,000 Communists Cut Of dreaded ' Buchenwald concentration The retreat of about 30,000 Com-camp, the largest and most atrocious of its kind, situated near Weimar:—munist troops near the border of Shansi, Charhar and Hopei provinces

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