Hankow, Feb, 22.
'The Chinese forces who have been Aispersed from the section of the Peiping-Hankow Railway north of the Yellow River have fallen' back in two directions. One body has retired into southeastern Shansi, and the other towards the territory north of yang, between the river and the Zouthern border of Shans!, strong force of Chinese troops thas been concentrated at Menghsien, on the north bank of the Yellow River, ish mediately north of Loyang, to meet any Japanese attempt cross the great waterway at this They retreated to Anchucheng and. Tanchiakou, villages southwest cining, but had to withdraw under Japanese pressure.
The Chinese and Japanese forees tu this area are now facing each other across the Grand Canal, with the Japanese troops on the eastern bani and the Chinese on the western Meanwhile, Chinese troops, who jate making 'a desperate attempt to check the Japanese offensive in fouth Shansi, are being given valuable support by Chinese aircraft, according to Chinese reports. Chinese aeroplanes, they state, have been active in bombing Japanese troop concentrations.
are stated to have inflicted heavy' Two of Chinese planes casualties on Japanese infantry and cavalry in a raid on Tamochiso on the ailernoon of February 21.
The Chinese also claim to have: bombed a concentration of about 1,000 Japanese troops near the south Gale of Fengyang. A number of tanks are reported to have been damaged in the course of the attack.—Reuler,
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