Tsingtao, June 26, Successes have been scored by. Japanese forces engaged in mopping remnants of the Chinese Com= munist Eighth Route Army to the south-east of Chaoyuan, in the north= western part of the Shantung Penin= sula, it was revealed here yesterday in reports from the front, According (0 despatches from a single Japanese units engaged in the mopping up operations since the beginning of this month, the Eighth Route Army already has left 950 Gevd on the field of a battle, the unit has taken 170 prisoners and has captured 16 trench mortars, 660 rifles and much other arm®' and Japan Cross Yangtze Tehang, June 90, Strong Chungking positions situated on the slopes of the Punu Mountain, the south side of the Yangtze River, were captured early yesterday mormn= ing by Japanese forees ina night attack which was preceded by Japanese crossing of the Yangtze in he face of heavy enemy fire.
Two-thousand Chungking troops defending the positions were routed by the Japanese who swiftly con= solidated their positions to move on and capture other strong mountain positions.
After the Japanese forces had successfully erossed the river, they were immediately subjected to ye strong counter-attacks, each time by Chungking force estimated 10 be around 5,000 strong, Each time " the Chinese were repulsed with severe osses, reports here. said—Domel.
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