Chungking, July 25.
A number of Japanese army divisions was withdrawn from the Yangtze Valley on the "spur of the moment." the Chinese military spokesman asserted today.
One Japanese division was withdrawn from the south bank of the Yangtze River between the Poyang and Tüngting Lakes, he added.
Altogether, four divisions from sectóts north of the Yangtze river have been withdrawn. Soma of these divisions moved away along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway line while others departed for Japan, the spokesman continued.
Nevertheless. there has been "no pulling in of the Japanese lines," the spokesman said. He added that the depleted Japanese garrisons were still holding all the lines but that recent Chinese campaigns north of the Yangtze River had resulted in the recapture of Tsaiyang, Tsaoyang, Tungpai and Tangho. all west of ihe Ping-hah Railway, Chinese line.
East of the Ping-han Railway, Chinese troops have recaptured Loshan, Huangchuan and Kushih. towns approximately in line with Hsinyang, the Chinese spokesman, claimed.—United Press.
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