The Archive · 1937

Japanese Estimate of Casualties

Japanese figures of Chinese casual ies in North China are iven as:

opel, 14.200, including 41,970 bodies found on the battleteld:

Charhar, 0,000, including 23,500) bodies left on the ited of battle, Shans!'s list ig not yet available, In Hopei 730 prisoners of war were! taken, while in Charhar they num beret 1,000. The Japanese spokesman said they were being used as labour fers and paid 60 cents a day. OF this however, 40 cents was Kept for food and clothing—Reuter

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account