Fifth Army abandoned more.than 15,000 dead, wh: le 8,000 prisoners Were taken, as the Japanese closed in on the enemy tonight, field despatches revealed.
The Japanese troops, in the face of bad weather conditions including rain-which turned the terrain into seas of mud, were understood tonight to be pur. ing the enemy fleeing westward.—Domei, Chungking, May 12.
Chinese field despatches from the South Shansi front indicate that heavy fighting is taking place ai north bank of the Yellow River. v the Japanese are employing forces in a strong drive against troops
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