In a series of widely-scattered thrusts to the west, north-west and south of Shansi, Japanese Army forces were claimed by a Japanese military spokesman in Shanghai yesterday to be steadily clearing the mountainous part of Shansi of Chinese troops.
Japanese troops from Fengyang were said to be advancing on Lishih, 80 kilometres to the north-west, as another column moved westward from Siaoyi in the direction of Tamoukou, forty kilometers distant. From Kiehsiu, progress was reported being made towards Lingshih, while in south-western Shansi a thrust was direction of Lucheng.
Meantime, veering mossi' from Sinshiang, another column was stated to be moving along the Hwasien-Poai Railway towards Siuwu, while a flanking movement was launched by nother unit operating out of Hweisien upon the Chinese left flank.
On the northern bank of the Yellow River east of the Peiping Hankow Railway Japanese forces were claimed y the spokesman to be advancing from Yangwu towards Hsinchang.
Chinese attacks on Tingyuan and Chiho on the southern Tsinpu sector were repulsed with heavy losses, the spokesman asserted.
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