"French officers said that many French soldiers and one American-born member of the Legion were: taken prisoner at Langson by the Japanese, thus far, they said, 140] French officers are known to have escaped' from the Japanese trap. Stories of the experiences encountered by the escaping Frenchmen were numerous here.
"Eight French officers were reported to have been caught by the Japanese while attempting to escape, however, They were slowly bayonetted to death, according to reports reaching/French headquarters here. Some of these reports came from refugees who claimed they saw the bodies gf the eight Frenchmen in e ditch beside the highway south of Langson.
French officers said that on the whole, however, the Japanese were treating French prisoners reasonably well, and that many atrocity stories were exaggerated.
"While I was at French headquarters a native cook reported he had found one French lieutenant dead near Langson during the retreat and had buried him. By coincidence, the French officer arrived at headquarters while I was there. He had just escaped through the Japanese lines.
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"French officers said they had definite evidence that the Japanese were campaigning against the "white man" in Indo-China. The Japanese, it was said, have been circulating pamphlets among the natives, explaining the "new order in East Asia," calling on the natives to overthrow the French, and above all, warning the Indo-Chinese not to dare resist the Japanese.
"French hero of the war thus far is the late Lieut. Col. Louvet who was shot down by the Japanese while attempting to open negotiations with the Japanese south China Army.
French border posts had heard that the Japanese south China army was Janning an invasion of Indo-China.
Louvet was sent out with a young lieutenant to reconnoitre on a motorcycle along the frontier.
"Well inside Indo-China territory, Col, Louvet encountered a party of Japanese crossing a bridge near Dongdang. He dismounted and began walking toward them to open negotiations. Upon seeing the French officer, however, the Japanese immediately opened fire, killing Col. Louvet in-managed to stantly. The young lieutenant escape.
"Col. Louvet was mentioned in French dispatches which credited him with averting fighting on 6 because of his cool-September. ness and resolution."—United Press.
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