The Archive · 1939

Chinese Remnants Scattered

Canton, Oct. 10.

Chinese troops, concentrated in Changkiapien, northeast of Chungshan, were scattered by a Japanese joint land and air attack yesterday afternoon.

The Japanese offensive followed reports that Chinese troops, after retreating in great disorder when the Japanese encircled the walled city of Chungshan, had massed at Changkiapien—Domei.

Key West, Oct. 10, The U.S. destroyer Reuben James commenced patrolling the waters where the non-American submarine was sighted yesterday west of Key West, it was announced today.

Three naval planes from the air base at Guantanamo island were expected to commence reconnaissauce flights soon in ce-operation with the destroyer—United Press,

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