Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 2 | China Prepares Thailand Push

CHINA PREPARES THAILAND PUSH Feb 19 An jP-An An army spokesman predicted Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day that Chinese forces soon would strike into Thailand in a counteroffensive counteroffensive counteroffensive counter- counter offensive at the flank of the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese but said the only engagement engagement engagement engage engage- ment so far had been a a. minor minorI I action in which Japanese forces were hurled back from a foothold in northeastern Burma He said this engagement occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc February 5 at on ona ona ona a small shallow tributary of the upper reaches of the Mekong river where Japanese and Thai units took up a a. position just inside Burma Burma Burma Bur Bur- I ma near the Thailand-French Thailand IndoChina IndoChina Indo Indo- China frontier i The invaders falling back IndO IndO-I destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de the pontoon bridge they had used to cross the stream the spokesman said I Thirty Japanese were killed he said and others wounded I After this the spokesman said Chinese forces moved on into positions positions positions po po- from which they are expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to launch their counterattack counterattack counterattack counter counter- attack and relieve Japanese pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure on the British in southern Burma