Show JAPANESE ROUT BANDIT TROOPS Nipponese Kill Wound Woun Scores Capture Many Irregular Soldiers in Rr T United r TOKIO Jan 18 Japanese 18 Japanese troops troop operating against Chinese irre irregulars irregular ulars in Manchuria dispersed bands near Ashan and at killing more mor than Chinese wounding scores score and taking many prisoners It also was reported that Ch Chi nese had been annihilated near Yan Yan- tat tai The Chinese bands dispersed to totaled totaled to- to approximately 1300 According to reports from Chins the bodies of ot M. M Kayano correspondent correspondent dent for the Japanese newspaper Nichi Nichi and three Japanese companions com corn who had been missing since January 2 were found It wa was charged when they disappeared that tha they hey had been captured by Chinese and executed The bodies of ot 27 Japanese soldiers including Lieutenant Matsuo k killed In n an engagement with Chinese January January Jan uary 9 were found Jn irs the area GENEVA Jan 18 UP UP Japan Japan notified no no- the league of ot nations council counci today oday that brigand attacks on the South Manchuria railway area from December 21 to December 31 resulted result result- ed in deaths 30 SO wounded and the capture of prisoners Japan reported re re- re ported that the situation at had lad Improved and that one Japanese battalion had been withdrawn t I |