The Archive · 1940

Chinese Claim Successes

Chungking, Jan. 27 Japanese forces in weir, Suiyuan have crossed the Yellow River, in an attempt to penetrate into its bend according to: Chinese field dispatches reptvod re today declare, the. Japanese crossed te ler receiving reinforcements, th

river at three points, at Paotow, Saratsi' and Tokoto. Heavy fighting is said to be raging in the vicinity of "Sinminpao, "Sinehen, Chingluny "At the same time, Chinese mobile units are' reported to be active. the rear of the Japanese, partjculrly along the Peiping: Suiyuan railway A Chinese dispatch claims that 9 Chinese mobile unit raided the sation Pingtichuan on the morning "of January 17.

Chinese mobile forces, with their base in the 'Taching Mountains, are sid to have rakied. the stations of Chasitst and Pikchtsi on January 1 'Other Chinese forcen, it is added are advancing eastward on' Paotow from west Suiyuan, Ati three dave of severe fighting it slated, Chinese forces in north; fast Chekiang are. steadily. pushing the japanese troops which had eros fod the Chientang River back towards Hslaoshan, thereby "easing Japanese pressure on Shaoshing. the home of the. famous Chinese yellmywine= Reuter,

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