Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-15 | Page 2 | Nipponese Warships Push up Yangtse

Nipponese Warships Push Hush ush Up I SHANGHAI Oct 15 UP Japan sP Japan Japanese ese warships steaming up the Yangtze river toward were reported today to have advanced to within 80 miles of the provisional capital after heavy artillery exchanges exchanges ex ox- changes with Chinese shore batterie batter batter- ies ie The Chinese said their batteries had sunk sunt a Japanese munitions transport rt in the Yangtze No major changes were reported on the Yangtze front but severe fighting continued around and In the sector Peak changed hands three times during fighting i last night and this morning As a prelude to a drive down the railway raHway toward Japanese warplanes bombarded bombarded bom born barded Chinese troop concentrations concentrations concentrations and trains south of Chinese reported successes in north central China They said their troops had occupied positions in the outskirts of Suchow Other Chinese forces were said sale to have repulsed Japanese attempts to cross the Yellow river in east Honan province t p