Hailar, Sept. 1.
'The Japanese Army in' Manchoukuo plans a major offensive within the next two weeks in an attempt to dislodge Soviet forces from positions east of the Khalka River, according to indications I saw this week al Nomonhan on the—Manchoukuo-
Outer Mongolian border.
Japanese officers on the front assert that 20,000 Russians have.dug in east of the river and are holding Nero and Balshogal heights, The Russians also are strung out on a semi-circular front from the two heights to the Khorston River for approximately 17 miles, the Japanese report, On'the front 1 saw that Aghting is still continuing but in a desultory manner involving occasional artillery bombardments and aerial scouting flights. Throughout my stay on the front saw no Russian planes though Japanese planes were seen yoing fired upon by anti-alreratt fire over the Russian lines. The entire area behind the Japanese lines is pitted with alr raid dugouts which protect Japanese trucks, supplies and
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