Chungking, June 2.
The sporadic fighting in the Yokow-/Tienmen sector apparently developed into m severe engagement on Wednesday when 400 Japanese approached the Man River on their way westward.
Although it Is dificult here to form fan idea of the Japanese intentions owing to lack of explanatory reports from" the front, military circles relieve that the Japanese are making efforts to clear up the Chinese forces Within the Yokow-Tienmen-Chaosh Wamiaochi-Tapaowan' square eliminate the Chinese threats to th advance towards the Han beyond Meanwhile the Chinese, realizing the Japanese intentions, are reported be conducting eleaning-up operations around Suihsien preparatory to marching towards Sinyang and Antu. As, however, the Chinese made no progress near Suihslen nor hn recapturing Chunghsiang, the rapidity of movements in the next few days course of develop-
Rownd Wuhan Boats and. eight steamed: into the Wutat sector from Afareh Ito Afay 20- mopping-up operations. in the
another communique sad, the Japan tee Torees caused! the "Chinese fabnndon 25281 dead, while 41 Chi-hose ofligers and hen weve taken prisoner, These Japanese activities txeluded the far tung "round Chinese forees in the Fifth northern Tupeh carried on from May to May 1, Japanese Chungking, June 3.
After the reoccupation of Yokow ing. the Hankow-Ighang highway the Japanese forces have erossed the Han iver at two points near Yokow in-and then proceeded 10 on westward until they reached nye here." These add, the Chinese forces April wh Ontesisive. wis Taumnched fronts, bat failed riy concrete ces Chinese i145 ight developments fare strong.
with the planned which are not une machine Founé. of rifle ammunition: and grenades: 11.032 anti-tank gun Chinese military quarters here explain that the Japanese forces were fable' to push through the Chinese Tines along the Han River due to the fact that the Chinese high command had shifted a number of troops this area for operations in northern Hupei Japanese forces ther either on Shasi
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