Evening star., 1939-06-25
japanese on Guard
AGAINST New Attack
By Monaghan Planes
81 Ships Downed Since
Thursday, Reports
To Toxic Soy
~ the Associated Press,

To Toxic Soy
~ the Associated Press.
TOXIC, June IS Sunday The
Japanese army reported today that
a total of 81 Soviet Russian or Mon
golian planes had been shot down
by Japanese warplanes since Thurs
day and that further fighting was
feared on the troubled Manchukuo-
Outer Mongolia border.
Japanese accounts listed six raids
on Manchukuo territory between
June II and "a. The first three
were said to have cost the invaders
no planes but the last three were
heavily punished with a loss of only
four Japanese planes.
All fighting was said to have oc-
Cured near Lake Bor on the boun-
Diary between Manchukuo, Japan's
protectorate, and Outer Mongolia,
backed by Soviet Russia Belated
reports today told of clash Fri
day night in which one of five "Sov-
let planes" was shot down. Definite
mention of Soviet planes" indi-
Gated the Japanese army considered
its air force engaged with units
from Russia.
New Attacks Expected.
A Toxic war Office spokesman said
new attacks were expected and that
Japanese planes were patrolling the
border and ground forces held in
readiness for any eventuality.
Japanese accounts of the border
fighting (unconfirmed from any
other source) gave the following
version:
On June II Outer Mongolian-or
Russian-planes began a series of
raids over Manchukuo territory Ito
restore in Mongolian eyes the pres
tlge they lost in the May % defeat"
when Japanese asserted SO Mongol
planes were shot down.
On June 18 Mongols again crossed
the Manchukuo border, and on
June 10 the Manchukuo govern
ment at Hsinking filed a categorical
protest with Moscow, which went
unanswered.
Fifth Raid Friday Night.
A few days later there was third
air raid across the border. Then on
Thursday the Japanese air force
struck back, downing 40 enemy
planes in heavy fighting north of
Lake Bor when planes from across
the border tried to raid the Japanese
army base at Kanchurmiao. That
was the climax of the current con-
dict.
A fifth raid was that of the five
"Soviet planes Friday night. Yes
terday japanese planes again went
up to meet an invasion and shot
down IL of the invaders.
"Since Outer Mongolian planes
are under the control of the Soviet
air force they may at any time con-
territory. but the government is fully
prepared to repel it," said a COM
munique of the Manchukuo govern
ment. which is dominated by the
Japanese army.
The Hsinking government urged
strengthening of armaments of both
Japan and Manchukuo 'in view of
the gravity Of the situation"
Has Russia's Armed Support.
Outer Mongolia, although nation
composed mainly of herdsmen, has
the full military support of Soviet
Russia. This support is Is years old
in fact, three years old by treaty,
and it has been affirmed repeatedly
by Russias highest leaders.
In 1924 there was established in
Outer Mongolia. following a revolu-
ton, the Mongolian Peoples Revo-
lutionary Government, run on Soviet
lines. From that date Soviet Russia
has been protector of the country's
1,875.000 square miles and its $4,000
inhabitants, most of whom are
nomads
On March %, 1886, after Japan
had established Manchukuo and was
seen by Moscow as further menace
to Russian interests in Northern
Asia, Russia signed with Outer Mon
golia sweeping mutual assistance
pact. giving Russia the right to
adopt "all measures necessary" to
protect Outer Mongolia in the event
Of threat or attack
Border Forces Usually Russian.
Although Outer Mongolia has her
own army and air force-Russian-
trained and equipped-forces in
action along Outer Mongolia's from
tiers usually are largely Soviet Rus
sian.
Outer Mongolia has two long FROM
tiers on Japanese-held territory,
that on her east with Japanese
dominated MancAukuo, that on her
south with Inner Mongolia, occupied
by the Japanese Army early in the
Chinese-Japanese war.
Those frontiers are as likely to see
Russian-Japanese conflict as the
long Siberian -Manchukuo border or
the brief Siberian-Korean line.
Just before signing of the 1896
pact Josef Stain declared that
Russia was ready to go to war with
Japan if necessary to protect Outer