"Tokyo, July 12.
1 oopoo is prepared to enter into negotiations with the Soviets over the border fighting and would even be ready to accept Mongol proposals for settling disputes over the actual demarcation of the border, a Manchoukuo Government spokesman announced at Changchun today, according to dispatches' reaching here.
The Manchoukuo Government lodged two vigorous protests against the alleged illegal crossing of the border by Outer Mon-Eolian and Soviet troops, the spokesman revealed.
The Outer Mongol Government, however, not only failed to reply to the protests, but countered with a protest.of its own, he said.
Pointing out, that Khalka River that it was useless to resist and to forms the alleged boundary between wave a white shirt The captain ires y rad and Outer Mongolia as was seriously wounded just before by history and past admin-the surrender, and had his leg amistration," the spokesman insisted put ated this morning. that' Manchoukuo and Japan had "Nornonbam, the centre of so much been compelled to fight because 4 2 fighting, is nothing. but.a ring of Were forced: to"invoke the right sand dunes amd is uninhabited. The amount set forth in a supplementary selt defence. area does not give command over Army estimate issued here this morn-Japan and, Manchoukuo naturally the Mongol side; which is no higher had. to repulse Soviet and Outer eke explanatory note accompanying ground.
Mongol forces because they came Only a small remnant of about 200 condi the estimate shows additional charges. beyond the border, he said.
Soviet troops remained on the east-Which will be provided by the loan:
"The spokesman said that he hoped ern side of the Khalka river, deygy of the Territorial and calling out. peace would, shortly return to the clared the general in command of border and indicated that Manchou-the Japanese troops opposing the Army 210000 000 kuo was ready to accept proposals by Mongols, in the course of an inter-Increase in the establishment of Outer Mongolia for settling the bor-view. the Territorial Army £12,000,000. der dísputes if any such suggestions This small detachment, he said, Formation of Militia £28,000,000. were forthcoming—United Press. was facing death or surrender, as all bridges across the river had now Reinforcements Sent Up been destroyed.
From kore Semciat, ComarsroxDENT Japanese troops, he claimed, now At the Front, July 12. held all territory between the Hols-With no signs of an early cessation ten and Khalka rivers. of fighting, both sides are feyerish-Diversion Attempted ly rushing up reinforcements to the front.
The general indicated that a small "While the Japanese declare that body of Soviet cavalry, with tanks, the Soviet air force has been rein-crossed the Khalka river about 18 forced with the newest type of miles north of the area of the pres-planes from Habarovsk and Vladient battle, "evidently with a view vostock, today I saw a number of to creating a diversion.
Japanese six-inch guns and anti-air-Most of this group, he said, had craft guns being sent Yo forward been driven back, and preparations battery positions. were under way to mop-up the re-The Japanese air defences were mainder, obviously surprised by yesterday's He expressed confidence that the Soviet raids. whole east bank of the river would The first of the two air battles be cleared of "enemy" troops within which I saw was obviously staged a very short time. by the Russiang with a view to While unable to give the exact drawing Japanese planes from the strength of the Soviet forces, infor-sky lane subsequently used by Soviet motion gained from prisoners, the Talders to bomb a Japanese water general continued, revealed the pres-New British Recruiting supply station. ence at the front of the 36th Soviet Division of Siberian · sharp-shooters, Record Set A Tough Fight four brigades of mechanized corps Japanese pilots who took part in and Mongol cavalry.
London, July 12, the engagement against 24 Soviet During the interview, which took Regular Army recruiting during machines yesterday confess that it une broke all. records for that place at a point three miles from the was the toughest fight in their ex front, the sound of heavy cannonade perience. ing.occasionally drowned the voice gi Last night I interviewed a group of the general, of 16 Soviet prisoners captured the Referring to, artillery duels, the previous day.. All were peasant re-general bala it Was possible that the servists from Perm, Siberia. They Soviets might continue hostilities by declared they were called up on May maintaining a constant harassing 29, without being told of the reason fire against the Japanese, but he was Or destination, and thrown straight into battle.
They said they surrendered when, subjected to heavy Japanese machinegun fire, their captain advised them:
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