"Japanese operations are proceeding smoothly on the Yangtze and no hitch has occurred," a Japanese naval Election in Sanjak on July 15
Antioch, June 13, The. Electoral Commission in the Sanjak of Alexandrretta received yesterday a telegram from the committee of five instructing it to proceed with the task of registering the electors in order that a general election in the Sanjak may fake place as scheduled on July 15 regardless of the eventual outcome of the negotiations now going on between France and Turkey.—Trans-Ocean, spokesman stated yesterday.
The officer ridiculed Chinese claims that Japanese landing had been repulsed. He pointed out that Chinese claims that 60 Japanese vessels were proceeding toward Anking were "highly exaggerated," He-said "there isn't enough room on the river fi 60 ships and the Chinese probably include sampans."
A Japanese army" spokesman admitted that rain avas holding up the Japanese advance on Chengchow, but denied that a Yellow River flood was swamping the Japanese, The river (Continued on page 7)
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