Guerillas Tokyo, July 27.
Japanese mopping-up operations in Shantung province are steadily progressing, according to a message today from Tsinan, which said Japanese troops up to the end of June. engaged remnants of Chinese forces and bandits more than 100 times. Of these engagements 87 were major clashes, the message said.
The report said Japanese troops dealt a "crushing blow" to more than 21,000 Chinese soldiers and bandits, who lost 2,600 slain.
Japanese troops captured 170 prisoners, one light machine-gun, three automatic- rifles, 62 rifes, 113 pistols, 16,000 rounds of ammunition, 236-hand grenades and 13 mines, the message stated.—Domei.
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