Reports are plentiful that Admiral Leahy, United States Ambassador to Vichy, has not lately been dealt with nearly as frankly as he could have een by Vichy, and the system whereby war-like statements of Admiral Francois Darlan are followed by statements of French authorities here both Admiral Darlan's and Vichy's attitudes are completely Chungking, June 8.
Heavy fighting is still going on in the Taiyoshan mountains in south-cast Shansi, where Chinese 98th Army end 27th Army units are engaging the Japanese in the mountains to the morth of the highway between Yuan-"hu and Chiyuan and also along both sides of the highway between Tunku and Kaoping.
There has been a daily artillery duel between Chinese and Japanese batteries across the Yellow River.
Japanese troops are at present at-facking the Chiwanshan mountains in south-west Shansi to the south of the Fen River, to which part of the Chinese forces in the Chungtiaoshan mountains in south Shansi moved after the Japanese push into south 5 Shansi three weeks ago.
Fighting is at present going on in southern Hupeh in the Tamoushan mountains to the south-east of Hsienning and the north-east of Tungshah, which is the base of the Chinese mobile forces there controlling comcaunications between Kiangsi, Hupeh and Hunan provinces.
In an effort to clear up Chinese forces in the mountains, Japanese forces in eight columns launched an attack on the mountains on May 25.
Chungking Carries On Despite the total destruction. of their offices by yesterday's bombing, the "Sin Min Pao," a local daily, appeared this morning as usual, publishing an announcement that the paper will carry on despite its difficulties, It is officially announced that 32 Japanese aircraft participated in yesterday's bombing, After 27 bombers dropped 100 bombs over the city, five raiders appeared and machine-gunned the city. One of the raiders was badly damaged by Chinese anti-aircraft fire and was unlikely to reach its base,—Reuter.
Bombing in Shantung "Tsingtao, June 6.
Five-hundred "Chinese troops in the sector south of Haichow, eastern Shantung province, were routed yesterday by Japanese forces, field despatches reaching here revealed. The guerillas were reported to have left 42 dead, while 11 were taken prisoner.—Domel. misunderstood by America, serves chiefly to create ion.
It is also regarded as signiücant that Mr. Hull on Friday did not find time to give M. Have an urgently sought interview which now must wait until Monday. It is seldom that Mr: Hull deals this way with any Ambassador.
It is.& safe assumption, judging from the ai ot- officials here, that, when the American reply is delivered, Vichy will have no excuse for misunderstanding where America stands or what the Administration thinks of recent Vichy actions end it will be clear that. France cannot expect to have friends in both camps.—Reuter.
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