Evening star., 1938-03-26
CHINESE TURNING
TIDE OF WARE ARE
AGAINST JAPANESE
Reinforced Army Scores
Victories on Several
BattIefronts.
CENTRAL CHINA LOSSES
OF NIPPONESE HEAVY
Invaders Also Are Stopped Cold
In Wuhu and Hongchow
Sectors.
BACKGROUND

6AChGROUND-
Japanese Armies Dhich haze
conquered North China and Ydngtse
Valley for nearly three months haze
tried to close gap betUeen them by
driving Chinese defenders from
corridors OF Dhich rail junction OF
SuchoD and Lunghai (east-Uest)
RailDay are the core. More than
100000 Chinese defenders haze put
up unexpected resistance.
BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. March 26.-The revig-
GRATED Chinese Army, beaten back for
months, had turned today and was
winning victories on several fronts.
The widely-extended japanese in
vaders we're stopped cold in the Wuhu
west of Shanghai while in the bloody
Central China war zone they were
subjected to heavy losses.
Chinese guerrilla raids cut railway
lines between Shanghai and Marking,
between Nanking and Pengpu and be-
tween Shanghai and Hangchow.
In Southeastern Shansi Province the
Chinese reported recapturing Lin
cheng, killing more than 1000 Japa-
nese and taking scores of prisoners.
Severe Fighting Around Lini.
Severe fighting continued around
Lini, in Southern Shantung Province
where the Japanese for weeks have
been struggling futilely to advance
southwark and sever the Lunghai Rail-
way.
Fears were expressed for the safety
of Americans at Lini, as a result of
Japanese charges that Chimes troops
were using mission property and build
tngs to repulse japanese attacks.
The mission is an American Presby-
terian institution. Americans be-
lieved to be there included Miss Kath-
crime Hand, Miss Margaret Winslett,
DR.. Benjamin Harding and Kenneth
Wilson.
japanese warplanes bombarded
Chinese in the outskirts Of Lini, but
failed to break Chinese lines.
Air Battle Over Kweiteh.
A large-scale air battle over Kweiteh,
IN Central China, resulted in con-
f1icting claims.
Japanese asserted they destroyed
80 Chinese planes. They said their
own losses were mot known yet"
Chinese, on the other hand. declared
they shot down six Japanese planes
and lost none themselves.
The Japanese, having failed to reach
the east-west Lunghai line in weeks
OF fighting, were reported planning
to cross Lake Weishan in boats in
an effort to reach the railway.
Chinese planes were said to have
raided Chiaotso and Fengkiu, bomb
ing Japanese trains and causing heavy
losses.
Eight-Hour Fight at Tingyuan..
In an eight-hour battle at Tingyuan,
south Of Pengpu, japanese said they
killed 800 Chinese and lost only IA
men themselves.
The explosion of a homemade bomb
on Marking road in Shanghai when
evening traffic was at its height caused
a panic among several thousand pc
destrians. Police reserves armed with
machine guns turned out to restore
order. There were no casualties.
japanese and American authorities
reached an understanding designed
to end the controversy over whether
japanese soldiers should pass through
the American defense sector in Shang-
hal.
Under the agreement, small num-
Der Of armed Japanese will be allowed
to accompany supplies for protection
when a column is entering territory
outside the defense sector.