Chungking, May 2.
(EMINENTING on the reports of the chinese April Offensive,"
Chinese military spokesman at a press conference here this afternoon declare "Offensive movements on the part of Chinese forces on various fronts are aimed, principally, at preventing the Japenese from concentrating their armed forces in China for a ale drive in any particular sector. The The Chinese offensive, respect, has been completely successful.
Referring to the Chinese attacks on Nanchang, the spokesman claimed that the original plan of the Japanese, to direct a main attack on Changsha, had been frustrated owing to the Chinese Gffensive in the vicinity of Nanchang, "where fighting is still pro-pressing south-east of the Kiangsi capital."
The spokesman sise declared that Chinese pressure in North Hupeh, the northern flank of the Japanese forees on the east bank of the Han River, ytd so far been sticeessful. preventing the Japanese from crossing the river and making a westward Grive Towards the Shasi and Tehang area.
Although it was reported that the Japanese, launching a four-column Arlve, were conversing on Chinese forees In south-eastern Shansi, the Chinese military. spokesman slated that the Japanese offensive from Yicheng and Sinyuan to the east, had been repulsed.
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