Chinese Claim Recapture Japanese Driving Of Siangyang Chungking, June 5.
Siangyang, strategic city on the west bank of the Han River, is again in Chinese hands, according 10 Chinese press reports, Tu a detailed account of the recapture, Chinese newspapers this morning state that after crossing the Han River on the night of May 31, under cover of an artillery bombard: ment, Japanese troops advanced northward. along the west bank of the river and captured Siangyang.
Chinese troops, however, counter-al lacked on the morning of June 3. After daylong street fighting, the newspapers state, Chinese. troops secured complete control of the city the same night, after which the Chinese pul out fires which had been raging during fighting.
'A. Chinese field dispatch claims that, Japanese troops are retreating southward. Chinese occupation saoyang, on the east bank of the Han river, thereby threatening the rear of the Japanese on the west bank, is said to have been partly responsible for the Chinese success in the Siangyang ighting.
Tsnoyang Sald Occupied Chungking, June 4.
Chinese forces on the east bank of the Hon River exerting are pressure on the Japanese rear fol-Towing the crossing of the river by Japanese forces for a drive towards Siangyang, according to Chinese repens, The Chinese claim the reoccupation of Tsaoyang, east of Siangyang, on the night of June 2. Chinese troops are stated to have fought thelt way into the town at noon on" Sunday, and to have completely occupied the town after fierce street fighting—Reuter.
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