Japanese troops have captured four towns in Shansi and gained control of the hilly regions on the north bank of the Fen River opposite Linfen in operations during the past few days. according to field dispatches reaching Shanghai yesterday.
Detachments which captured Kuchen and Maochitsun continued a drive against troops of the 69th Division at Tumentsun and in a frontal attack Sunday morning drove them from their positions around the town, a message from Linfen claimed.
Other Japanese units operating northward in areas east of Taiku in Central Shansi attacked large Chinese forces of the 72nd Division and on Sunday morning attained an east-west line running through Fantsunchen, about 20 kin. east of Taiku, accor to the same dispatch.
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