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Show PLANS HADE TO HOLD OFF JAPAjlDRIVE Shanhaikwan Quiet at Center of Trouble Shifts to Jehol Province BITTER STRUCCLE LOOMS Nipponese Armored Trains Are Halted IBs CaHae riml NANKING, China, Jan. it War! threats along tha Jehol province borders bor-ders became mora serious each hour today with Chines forces concentrating concen-trating rapidly to attempt repelling further Japaneaa advances. Tha Shanhaikwan area, scene of heavy fighting two week ago, was quiet as the north China war theater shifted to tha Kallu district of Jehol, which was subjected to heavy bombing bomb-ing for three day. Six civilians were reported killed. Chinese forces continued strengthening their positions along tha great wall and reinforcing their columns in northern Jehol. Japanese troops, meanwhile, ware moving upon the Kallu section. ' Aside from tha activity of Japaneaa bombing planes, there were no serious se-rious clashes between troops of the two nations. Chinese authorities da scribed the aitustion aa "becoming tenser each hour." Battle Nears for Control of Jehol PEIPING. Jan. It (UP) Manchu kuo and Japanese troops were concentrated con-centrated outside the great wall today while Chinese regulars snd irregulars received orders from Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang to prepare to repel the invaders along tha border of Jehol province. Fighting continued outside the walla despite 'a heavy snow which filled passes and covered north China. Chi-na. Japanese artillery failed to dislodge dis-lodge Chinese at Chaoyang, where the Chinese commander reported he had halted two Japanese armored trains. Chinese officials here demanded the arrest on grounds of treason, of lOonilwaseiiPses Teal PLANS MADE TO HOLD OFF JAPAIIDRIVE (Osntlaasd Pra Pase Oast Chines militarists commanding Mn-chukuo Mn-chukuo troop. Th activity of th Manchukuo troop and th concentration of heavy Japanese forces east of STian-halkwan STian-halkwan Indicated that when Japan resumes the drlv on Jhot province, prov-ince, th southern route, via Ling- 3uan, will be chosen. On the north, apanese columns could move simultaneously simul-taneously into Jenol through Kailu and Chaoyang. Chinese feared that the Japanese advance would b accompanied by disturbances here and at Tientsin, precipitated to draw Chines troops wsy from th great wall. Th Chinas military continued plana to resist the Jspenese under order of Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, Hsueh-Liang, young generalissimo of the north China sons, who instructed all Chinese generals In the field to prepare pre-pare for a bitter struggle. General Wan Fu-LIn, former governor of Kellungkiang province, was named commander-in-chief of force in th field and General Ho Chu-Kuo, commander com-mander of the Shanhalkwan garrison, garri-son, second in command. General Ho established field headquarters at IChinwangtao, south of Shanhalkwan, on th sea. The Chines general commanding Manchukuo troops were Chang Hal-Peng. Hal-Peng. Yu Tza-Shan, Ting-Chin and ChangPL . Major Tung Fu-Tlng. commanding Chinese Irregular at Chaoyang, re ported that his men had stopped a Japanese attempt to move west aboard armored trains. Both sides suffered casualties. Major Tung reported, re-ported, and Chinese company commander com-mander was among th dead. |