Japanese forces have carried out: successful _mopping- operations against Chungking troops in the areas southwest of Futsing, 30_kilometres south of Foochow, Army officials here The Japanese troops started apers tions at dawn on May 14 when me {elligence reports revealed that 2 large Chinese force was assembling {in those areas, the army officials said, adding that as a result of operations the Chinese left 514 dead, nine which were officers. Booty captured by Japanese included 14° machine-Buns. 274 rifles and a large amount of hand-grenades and aramunition, 'The Japanese suffered two dead and four' wounded. the reported concluded—Domei
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