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CHINESE HOLDING TO
POSITIONS
In Chapei, Kiangwan
Shanghal, Oct. 6: The Chinese are continuing to hold bravely to their positiona in Chapel and Klangwan despite the flerce at- tacks by scores of Japanese tanks and the hours of bombardment trom planes and heavy artillery.
The Japanese attacked after time, and although slight progress was made in some places. during the day, they were forced to retreat after Chinese reinforce- ments were brought up.
time
Japanese infantrymen, under cover of tanks and artillery, at tempted to move forward along Hsiangyin Road in the Klangwan
AIR RAIDS OVER NANKING
Nanking, Oct. 7: The Japanese Air Force last two bombers yester- day following three air raids over
and the Nanking
surrounding vicinity. It was announced this morning.
Twenty-two heavy and light bombers and a number of pursuit planes were sighted coming from the southwest at 10 o'clock. When the raiders reached the Anhwel border. they split up into two groups, one flying to Anching, the other heading for the capital.
im-
Chinese purault planes mediately took to the air and en- gaged the Invaders over Chuyung. south of the capital where a dog nght ensued.
However, seven of the invading machinese flew over the city but as they crossed Tungchi Gate they were greeted by a hall of anti- aircraft shells. One of the bomb- ers was hit and crashed into a machine- pond. The plot and gunners were killed.
FIERCE DUEL
At 2.15 in the afternoon another flect of nine planes was intercept- ed over Chuyung and after a fierce aeriai duel the invaders entered the elty from the southeast where they released over 10 bombs in the Tachiaochang sera.
aren but were forced to retire un-
RUSSIA BUYS ARMS U.S. Official Figures Released
Washington, Oct. 7. Russia spent over $10,000,000 in the United States last September
der heavy Chinese shelling and purchasing arms and munitions, more than half which were spent machine-gun fre.
on war vessels, according to records on the Munitions Control Board.
A party of 300 Japanese pene- trating into Proshing and Paoyuan Roads in the Chapel sector was routed to-day, leaving 70 killed on the streets. Three machine-guns were seized by the Chinese.
A
Japanese planes unloaded number of heavy bombs along north Paoshing Road and Kung Ho Road while the artillery poured around 300 shells into the Paoshing Road and North Station area- (eatral News.
JAPANESE CLAIM SUCCESS
The
Helping, Oct. 7.
that the Japanese claim Chinese irregulars lost 150 (killed) and fifty prisoners in the two days of fighting west of Pelping while the remainder were dispersed. The majority of Japanese troops returned to the garrison posts. leaving a small detachment at the scene of the operations.-
Reuter.
CHINESE WITHDRAWAL
DENIED Nanking. Oct. 7: The report circulated by the Japanese Domel News Agency to the effect that a part of the Chinese forces in the Shanghai-Woosung sector had been transferred to the war zone atorig the Tientsin-Pukow rallway is emphatically denied by a high commander in a statement given to the Central News Agency.
He branded the report as hav- ing "malicious" intentions, add- Ing that the agency was spread- ing the report in order to en- courage the Japanese soldiers in the Shanghai area.
The Chinese forces in North China, the commander declared. are well prepared for future emer- gencies and there is absolutely no need to transfer troops from Shanghal to the north-
As the planes fied, Chinese pur-Central News sult machines gave, chase and en- gaged the raiders for 15 minutes outside of the city.
alarm was
One Chinese plane was damaged while the lers were injured dur ing the fighting. A Japanese bomber was shot down in the vicinity of Puchen
air raid Another sounded shortly after 8 o'clock night when two Japanese planes flew directly over the city to Pukow and scouted over the Nanking suburbs for an hour be fore flying away-ntral News. BRITISH PARTY ON
last
CANTON-HANKOW TRAIN
Shanghai, Oct. 7. In view of the departure of the Capetown officers and men from Hankow yesterday for Canton by train special interest attaches to the semi-offelal Japanese report that Japanese planes on Wednes- "successfully bombed the day tracks of the Canton-Hankow Railway near Lokchong. in north Kwangtung. nullifying the at- tempt to repair the dampage in- ficted during the previous raids"- Reuter.
THREE CHINESE SOLDIERS HOLD VILLAGE Shanghai, Oct. 7: The story of how three Chinese soldiers held of a Japanese attack on Luchiachia village near Wen Tsao Creek until
8TH ROUTE ARMY CONTINUE CLEAN UP Taiyuan, Oct. 7: The troops of the 8th Route Army under General Chu Teh are rapidly clearing the northern Shansi area and ol Japanese. Manchukuo Monge vaders. "
Following the recapture
these forces Suhslen and Pinglu have resorted to guerilla warfare, inflicting heavy casualties en the Japanese.
of
The scene of fighting in north- ern Shansi is being shifted to the Yenmenkwan Pass vicinity of where the Sth Route Army men are pounding the Japanese just outside of the inner wall.
Meanwhile, a Japanese column is now being surrounded at Yuan- ping, about 30 miles south 01 Yeamenkwan Pass and the fall of the important highway town..is expected any moment." "
Reports from the front claim that curing several attempts to break through the Chinese cordon 500 Japanese were killed and wounded. Pentral News.
20 CHINESE DIE OF POISON GAS Nanking. Oct. 7: Military dis- patches received here from the Shanghai front report that 20 Chinese soldiers have died of polsor gas used by the Japanese during the Aghting in the Lotien- reinforcements were brought up then sectorentral News. has just been disclosed
public to-day.
to the
The Chinese defending the vil-
AMBITIONS PLANS · Shanghai, Oct. 7: Falling, to Chinese out of "the
lage lost heavily under the shell-drive the
ing and withering fire of Japan- Klangwan area, the Japanese are
ese machine-guns. Two days ago now reported to be preparing for whole unit Was general offensive along the practically the
wounded Shanghai-Taichong Highway
three capture Kalting.
wiped out, leaving a company commander and other soldiers who manned ma- chine-guns and mowed down the Invaders as they appeared on the horizon.
Believing themselves
doomed,
to
Meanwhile, heavy concentra- tions are going on at Yangtsepoo district and Jukong Wharf where the Japanese are planning to shortly make-an attempt to land one of the soldiers, who was later on the Pootung side. It is also wounded, left his position and fled reported that the Japanese will to the headquarters quite a dis- attempt to seize control of Nantao tance in the rear... Heavy rein- the Chinese city south of the forcements were immediately rush-French Concession-
ed to the village and repulsed the central News: Japanese attack.
The three soldiers and company
commander have
been highly
commended by their superior om-
cera.- Central News.
STUDENT-BOLDIERS DUE IN SHANGHAI Shanghai, Oct. 7: Six thousand Japanese student-soldiers are due to arrivere on Oct. 9, it was learned here to-day.- Central News.
All
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
SPEECH WELCOMED
Shanghal; Oct. 7... Chinese circles applaud
in
President Roosevelt's speech Chicago which they consider was Intended particularly for Japan.
The expenditure is believed to be for materials for the equipment of two battleships which Russia sought to buy some time ago from private American contractors.
Figures on the Munitions Board are the first intimation that the United States Government have given approval for battleship trans- which objections were action to raised on technical grounds,
China, the second largest arms purchaser, spent $2809.000 prin- cipally on bomb. grenades and mines. Reuter
JAPANESE CONSUL RECALLED
reported
Tokyo, Oct. 6: It is that the Japanese Government has recalled, the Japanese Consul-. General at Calcutia in connection with a recent India Congress meet- ing at which it was proposed to boycott Japanese goods as an ex- pression against Japanese" aggres- sion in China.-- Reuler's Bulletin Services
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