Show Fighting Continues Along Frontier MOSCOW Aug 9 Soviet INS INS Soviet official sources apparently reversing reversing revers severs ing their previous contention that all aU Japanese had bad ad treen en driven out of the disputed l area today confirmed reports that thai fighting continues there I In addition to infantry combat it was stated the Japanese are bombarding soviet hill positions near Lake Khasan But the Soviets soviets soviets Sovi sovi- ets are remaining within Russian territory and occupying a purely defensive position according to the Ios 1 Moscow ow version Japanese ac accounts accuse the soviets soviets soviets so- so viets of taking the theoff off offensive The press meanwhile continues to feature Japanese anti-Japanese resolutions by workers' workers groups and other organ organ- Officials at the same time issued their first denials of statements published abroad charging the aerial aeria bombardment of Kojo Informed that certain foreign radio broadcasts quoted Japanese sources as saying the town was In ruins a soviet spokesman emphatically said that at no time did red army planes bomb Kojo ojo Ready to hurl its mighty war machine into action and spill gallons gallons gal lons Ions of Japanese blood the soviet union waited tensely for Tokyo's reply to Moscow's terms for cessation cessation cessation cessa cessa- tion of the border warfare at Chang Chang- hill bill Military M leaders made it clear that they will not hesitate to plunge int into open war with Nippon should Japans Japan's reply to Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov's proposals come Inthe in inthe inthe the form of bullets and bombs Litvinov in his last conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion with Japanese Ambassador Mamoru warned that the present fighting along the time Siberian 1 border can be checked only by Japanese recognition recognition rec see of Russia's treaty right to the disputed area Despite Japanese claims to the contrary the soviet regime stood pat on Its claim that lull lill and the surrounding area have been seen restored to Russia by the far eastern astern red army One source commented that acion action ac- ac Lion ion by Japan to oust the Soviets from their military positions on 1 the Jie frontier would almost certainly release the long-expected long war to a finish between the U. U S. S S. S R. R and Japan i. i Meanwhile Litvinov awaited another another another an an- other visit from who is expected to bring with him Tokyo's acceptance or rejection of the soviet truce terms In an apparent move mo to ghe give Japan a loophole whereby hereby the Japanese might submit to the Russian terms without loss of face the influential newspaper Pra da accused Japanese militarIsts militarists militarists militar militar- rather than the Tokyo government gov goy of responsibility for the border strife |