| Show SCENE OF NEXT BATTLE topography of the country as seen 6 by the japs it Is evident that the country which Is embraced by an irregular triangle the apo 0 abich ibich Is tie tic piss with the base tinning from mukden to rushan on the upper reaches of the hurt river will soon be tho the theatre of extended and anti extensive military operations tho the rus nusI lins ins apparently are using tie pass as their main base and are constructing a series of defenses to shield it from the south and the aas east two roadways approach tie pass from tho the south one of these roadways la is the main highway biff hway from mukden and anti tho the other which Is smaller starts at fushan and winds through a hilly hill country nineteen miles ralles north 0 of mukden Is s the town of allu the south ern and eastern approaches to which are shelt sheltered erod by sharp ridge offering a strong natural protection it la Is re here that the are am kitron strongly gly entrenching in these ridges and are erecting permanent for or the YIN river which Is shallow and fordable runs through the town |
