Operations in Shans! have been completed apart from mopping up said the army spokesman and added that the fact that ten Chinese officers of ranks higher than division commander were killed showed how heavy were the Chinese losses. The [Sth Army has virtually vanished, he said.
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the 8rd and 17th army were killed as Akiyama, was Gen, Tang Wel-yuan, said Col,
From May 1 to May 20, the Japanese captured on various fronts enough artillery for seven division, enough heavy machine-guns for five divisions, enough light machine-guns for thres Givisions and enough rifles for six divisions, said Col. Akiyama, "We do not need to make haste" seid Col. Akiyama when" denying] a statement alleged to have been made by Carrol Alcott to the effect that Japanese expected victory in Shansi to cause the immediate fall of the Chungking government, It is the Chinese who are tu a hurry, not the Japanese, said Col, Akiyama, "He said this was shown by the appeal in the "Ta Kung Pao" to the United States to settle problems in the Pacific first, Incomplete figures on' Chinese casualties in Shansi were given. by the Japanese army spokesman, who alleged that "the" dead "numbered 35,042 and the prisoners 12.040,
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