When we reached a point fifty miles from the front last night, we were forced to wait until dusk before proceeding, since Soviet planes were reported to be active. 'The moon was bright and the sky' cloudless, -however, so the Japanese army ' truck drivers decided to wait until midnight before attempting to make a dash for the front. The final drive was made even later, however, because Soviet planes were still active when midnight came.
Tam sleeping in a Japanese army tent with Japanese soldiers near the front. Outside the tent today four wounded Japanese soldiers were being treated. Yesterday 1 saw thirty trucks carrying slightly wounded soldiers en route to Hailar.
The majority of trucks being used by the Japanese s they prepare for more extensive hostilities are Ameri~ can-made—United Press,
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