Taiyuan, Apr. 19.
Two Japanese detachments which defeated Chinese troops in the vicinity of Hoti, south-east of Wensi in southern Shansi, at daybreak yesterday pushed north-east from Yangtsun and Hsiaowantgsun and at 8.30 o'clock held a line running east and west through Hamokwan. They were continuing their drive southward.
Part of the same detachments are at present attacking Chinese troops at Feishetsun, six kilometers northeast of Yenchangchen, 10 kilometres south-east of Wensi, An army air unit assisted the ground forces—
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