North China, May 9.
Within two days after commencement of operations against Chungking forces in southern Shansi and north Honan Provinces, Japanese troops today separated the Chinese armies under General Wei Li-huang into two sections, one isolated north of the Yellow River, and the other south of that waterway, following the reduction of various enemy bases y terday including Yuanku and Tsi-yuan.
Japanese troops today moved swiftly to wipe out Chinese resistance in areas previously captured, ud tonight were reported strengthening their hold in all areas along the Yellow River, including important fording and ferry points.
The Japanese forces, it will be recalled, launched operations on Wednesday, in an offensive designed to h the Chinese who have been concentrating under General Wei, commander of the Chungking First War Zone, in south Shansi and north Honan areas With the effective cooperation of Japanese Army air formations, three Japanese detachments penetrated into Yuanku, important city on the north bank of the Yellow River in southern Shansi Province 165 kilometres west Washington, May 9.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler, De-morat of Montana, and leader of the isolationists, last night accused Mr. Wendell L. Willkie, Republican leader, of being America's "leading propagandist for war."—United Press. many. sd early today, has p e United States against the pi ing Congressional legislation to give President Roosevelt power to quisition all foreign ships now hamobilized in American ports—United Press
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