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Show 'JAPAN CENTERS , ON GREAT WALL IB. Aisnlsleg Press) TOKIO, March Three Japanea rmlet were turned upon Chinas force today la a campaign to alxa th whole eastern section of the Great Wall of China. The great pile which has been garrisoned by Chinese for more than 2000 years it to be transformed into a fortification fortifica-tion for tha Japanese-sponsored stale of Manehukuo. Tha Chines wer reported making a desperate flgbt to hold the wall, resisting much more strongly than they did In feeble attempts to halt tha victorious aweep of th Japanese over Jehol province. Fsnchiskow. one of the three Important Im-portant passe in the wall south of lOesua as raae Tew JAPAN CENTERS ON GREAT WALL lOeaUaaed trass Past Oast Jfhol City, was scrupled by the Fourteenth Four-teenth infantry brigade under Metor Oeneral Hot) ire Hstlorl, after bitter lighting. The Halorl brigade took Lengkow, another pass, previously, sfter pushing southward from Ling yuarl. central Jesxtt City. Farther westward the Sixteenth fcv fenlry, under Major Oeneral To-dashi To-dashi Rawshsrs. which sslasd Jehol City Saturday, waa fighting Its way Is Koupsikow, the pass leading to Pelping. On the east tide ths Thirty-third Thirty-third Infantry, under Maor Oeneral Keora Nakaaura. met stiff resistance in Its march ea Chiehllagkew. WORR WSSTWARD Meanwhile, fighting prsceded the rapture at Wewhang. canter of the ijehol opium region, by the fourth Icavalry brigade, under Ma for en-eral en-eral Kennoauke Magi The Mogl mounted troops led the Japanese H mile advance from the north Into Jehol while ether offensives worked westward toward the capital, Jehol Cilv. The Mogl brigade took Chlhfeng communication center of Jehol. last were, and lines then It was reported report-ed steeling with considerable fighting fight-ing la attempting to continue southward south-ward to Jehol City. Weirhang Is M miles souths est of Oilhfeng, more than halfway to Jehol City. The drive on Koupeikew wag developing de-veloping fierce fighting It Is only M miles northeast of Pelping. ths ancient Imperial capital of Chins and now headquarters for Marshal Chang Hsise-lleng. the trcb-enemy of the Japanese who directed ths Jehol defense. Japanese report said remnant of the troops of Governor Tang Yu-lin of Jehol were apposing the Japanese. IPeiping reports said the Chinese force tula led M.000 OLD WALL PASSCS I If the Japanese decided Chinese reprisals re-prisals mads an advance Into north China proper necessary, the attack Ion Pelping probably would be mad from Koupsikow. The Jspsnase captured cap-tured the extreme eastern paaaee In1 the Crest Wsll at Shanhaikwan and1 Chlumenkow early In January, be- lore the Jehol invasion began. Shsn-j haikwtn I the terminus of Pelping railway to the see, which It In an In-tsmstional In-tsmstional treaty area. Latest report received here concerning con-cerning the flight of General Tang from Jehol City placed him at Frrum-Ing. Frrum-Ing. about 40 miles) northwest of the capital. Marshsl Chang was report, ed to have seeled Koupsikow against Tang and hi troop on ground they deserted in not making a stand for Jehol City. The Japanese troop ap- riroachlng the pass wsr reported sat night at Changjhanku, 11 mile to the northeast j |