The Archive · 1941

Chinese Claim Success

Chungking, May 20.

While admitting that one Chinese divisional commander, General Wang 'Chun, had been killed in action in the Chungtiagshan battle, in Southern Shansi, a Chinese military spokes man today' denied a Japanese report that two Chinese army corps and the divisional commander had been taken prisoner.

"With fighting in the Chungtiao mountains on such a large seal there are bound to be heavy casual After a fortnight ug. in which the Japanese suffered thotisands of easual~ is, "the situation is'now developing in our favour."—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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