Peiping, Jan. 14.
The Japanese military authorities profess to be mystified by the sudden. withdrawal of Chinese forces from the positions they have held for several weeks, south of Taiyuanfu, particularly Tingyuo and Ling-shih, where there has been no fighting for some time.
The Japanese have launched no offensive, but several thousand troops have begun to withdraw to the south.
Japanese military forces have also reported that most of the Central Government troops, which have been in Shansi for some months, have now withdrawn south of the Yellow River, in Honan Province, leaving South Shansi in the hands of the provincial and Communist troops.—Reuter.
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