Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-31
CHINESE
KEEP UP
FIGHTING
Continue Efforts To Get
Manchuria From Con-
troll Of Japanese.
RED FORCES ACTIVE
Soviet Reported Sending
Large Supplies To East
ern Base.

CHANGCHUN, Manchuria, March
81. U.P>-Chinese generals led de-
| tenders of the Japanese controlled
city of Nungan today as a heavy
force of guerillas attacked from
three sides amid bitter hand-to-
hand fighting.
Arrayed at the side of japanese
troops, native commanders ordered
a major offensive to begin tomor-
row in an attempt to rout the ir-
regulars who are threatening Sc
curity of the new Manchuoko re-
/ public.
The Nungan siege was the big
gest of many battles in which jap
anese and their Chinese allies
fought growing ranks of Chinese
bandits" over far flung districts
of Manchuria.
Gen. Ma Chan-Shan, Chinese
general who resisted the japanese
when the Manchurian campaign
began last autumn, was among the
defenders of Nungan, as was Gen.
Chang Hai-Peng. Both became
allied with Japan in setting up
Manchuoko. With Nungan located
close to Changchun, capital of the
japanese "puppet" republic, the
battle was of first Importance.
japanese soldiers engaged in a
four-hour conflict with 1000 irreg-
ulars today between Ninguta and
Hailin, according to reports from
the Russian center of Harbin.
japanese have charged the Rus
slams were silently active in the
| abortive guerilla raids which have
been continuing for months.
Three Japanese troopers were
killed and five wounded in the
Nungan fighting, while guerilla
casualties were estimated at $50.
Three thousand bandits were
menacing the south branch of the
Chinese Eastern railway near Tao
liachao pressing the Japanese in
their efforts to maintain peace.
| Meanwhile, 400 railway guards be-
ing transferred from the south
branch of the Chinese Eastern to
the Kirin Changchun railway
started a mutiny and plundered
the village of Singlungshan. De-
tachments from Kirin were dis
patched to suppress the revolt.
WASHINGTON, March 81. U.P)-
Reports from reliable quarters
reaching Washington today said the
Soviet army is continuing to
strengthen its position through Pri-
amuy province of the Siberian Man.
churian border and that more than
1000 tons Of wheat have been ship
ped into Vladivostok during the
past 10 days.
These moves were viewed in in
formed circles here as directed
toward deense in case Siberia
should be invaded by japanese
troops. Toxic has denied that
Japan has any such intention.
Still other reports from reliable
neutral sources in the Far East in
dicated the new Manchurian gov
ernment. allegedly fostered by
Japan, is meeting strong opposition
from Chinese opponents. In China
propert, reports described a new
outbreak of incidents" along the
Chinese Japanese front near Shang-
hal.
japanese bombing planes were re-
ported to have left Changhun on
Tuesday to bomb "old" troops in
Mingan, north of Changchun. The
word odd was understood to signi-
fly Manchurian troops loyal to the
former regime of General Chang
Hsiuh-Liang.
1t also was reported that loyal
Chinese troops from Kirin province
and Japanese troops have reached
Fanchen, on the Sungari river. Jap
anese troops from Tunghua were
said to have reached Niguta. Troops
on the eastern line of the Chinese
Eastern railroad were reported to
have been shifted to the region
southwest of Harbin to cope with
the situation there which is threat
ening Changchun.
All of these troop movements
were understood to be a part Of
the Japanese effort to suppress OUT
breaks by Chinese factions loyal
to the old regime in Manchuria.
Conditions in the region along
the eastern branch of the Chinese
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