Japanese Army Air Bare, Apr, 10.
Japanese "Army air unit on Sunday evening raided Yuanku on the north bank. of the Yellow River in. southern. Shansi and showered bombs on Chinese troops that had crossed the river to advance north= ward, causing heavy losses, The same unit raided Yuanku again this morning and blew into fragments several scores of junks landed with cops that were crossing the river At Kaolochen, 20 kin. north Yuanku, heavy Josses were caused in the ranks of Chinese troops of the Fifth Army marching northward, One unit tok off at 6 am, today and flew to Sian in Central Shensi. Encounteriny 0 Chinese planes, the raiders bombed the city at will' and returned to their base safely.
An Army detachment stationed at Fenglingtu at the southern tip of Shansi within range of the Lung. hai Railway across the Yellow River shelled "a military train moving eastward on Sunday morning in the vicinity of Tsilitien, Scoring direct hits, the first Japane ese shell blew up the two middle fears of the train, a second blew up the locomotive and a third demolished the last ear~Domei, Chinese Offensives About to Beg Chungking, Apr. 10.
The much-heralded Chinese general offensive. on all fronts, from Inner Mongolia to Kwangtny has cither started, or ly on the eve of being Jaunched, it wax stated ina thoritative quarters heve tod innative in the 2L-months of tighting whicl has already taken place his hitherto been in the handy of the Sapa aunter-offensives are being auniched in four provinces, by Chi" hose forees, according to ' Chinese dispatches, "In. central Hupeh, Chie cee troops are reported to" have crossed the Han Liver at over a dozen points, frequently raiding Tapanese positions on the east bank, Chinese forces in north Kiangsh, the reports stated, yesterday morne ing reached "a point northeast of Tuchen, which "ig reported threatened at present by Chinese troops from the west, south and north-east.
Kwangtung province, the Chi nete are reported to have recaptured Kongioon and Kaukong, from where the Japanese are said to have re-tweeted towards Fushan, Chinese troops in Kiangsu are said to be advancing on Thing, a town on the west shore of the' Tal. Lake, fon the Nanking-Shanghat-'Chinese forces converging on the town "from the north, north-east south-east.
Hunan, watching to see what General Chiang in the West and the guerillas everywhere else can combine 10 do about it after a long winter's pre-Paration. It is worth watching because, though the upshot of the Hunan drive may not be decisive, it fs certainly going to be important."— titiens {0 the Central fave now been received from Chinese public bodies warrant be immediately issued for the arrest Mr. Wang Ching-vei, ousted Chair~ man of the Central says a Chungking Chi the "Hwa Mei Chen Pao.
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