Peiping, Aug. 6. 4y, The Jepanese offensive, aimed at cleaning up" the whole' of South East Shansi to the west of Peiping. has been completely bogged abnormally heavy rains, according to travellers Feaching here from Shansi.
column, numbering at least two Aivislons, 1s' stated to have had the greatest dimeulty in maintaining its communteations, maintained by means fof mechanized units, as the, whole country has been turned into a quagmire, 'As the rains are continuing, and the Chinese guerilla forces are' most active in that region, it is believed that the Japanese expedition will suffer terrific losses, and probably will be starved out—Reuter.
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