For August 13
Chinese language evening papers stated yesterday that three new headquarters had been established by commanders of Chinese regulars and guerillas operating along the Shanghai-Nanking Railway for the purpose of facilitating the direction of a forthcoming counter offensives against the Japanese on the eastern front.
The field headquarters of these commanders were stated to have been established in Nanking, Hangchow and Shanghai but their locations were not mentioned.
It was stated that during the past few days the situation on the eastern front had been very tense as Chinese regulars and guerillas have been preparing to launch the much publicized big counter offensive before or after the August 13th Incident which marked the beginning of the hostilities around Shanghai more than two years ago.
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