Hankow, Oct. 3, For the first time' since the occupation of the Wuhan triple cities by the Japanese forces almost a year ago, Chinese aircraft raided Hankow at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon. Nine machines, flying at an altitude of 6,000 metres, released nine bombs on the western outskirts of the city. Immediately after the attack the machines flew Kiangsi Fortress Falls First Time With Japanese forces in Kiangs!, ct. 5.
War history in China was made dawn today when Japanese forces featured the mountain fortress of Siushui in western Kiangsi, which was never reduced by attackers in centuries.
Two Japanese detachments which recently were active in eastern Hunan along the Wuning-Changsha Highway retraced their steps, appearing suddenly outside Slush Atlacking the fortress before morn-{ng mists of the Wanyanshan range lifted, the sacred as they offered scattered, disorganized resistance.
In the meantime a Japanese pincer movement in north Klangst_ closed against Chinese troops trapped in the Mountains who lost one more avenue of escape by the fall of Slushul.
Chinese dead abandoned in this off along the Han River. The bombs, Japanese army officers announced, caused the destruction of 26' barrels of gasoline, No casualties were sustained, they said—Domel. some of China's most brilliant strategists who, with skilful pro-Paganda and the high morale of the Chinese soldiers, brought about this remarkable. victory, mortars, four haw machine guns, 29 Bre, $99 rifles, 56,200 hand and 148 artillery shells.
Part of the forces which entered Siushui Immediately" set out in pursuit of the retreating Chinese and tut 9 o'clock this morning were mov-inst a strategic position east of the town reported to be the 8 of guerillas in the ninth zone—Domel.
Troops Bombed in Kiangsi
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