Further Battling in China

Colonel Ott, a German advisor to the Chinese, has stated that the Japanese are lucky that the Germans are still there. otherwise, it is likely they'd be replaced by Soviet ones. Their continued presence also helps to protect the German citizens who remain in the country. If the officials were to leave, it is believed that the Chinese would be rather harsh against these citizens abroad.

In China there remains citizens of several countries such as Great Britain, of course, France, the US and Japan. Many of these citizens are claiming their extraterritorial rights to protect them from the prolonged fighting.

The Japanese remain unchecked in Northern China. The Japanese commander, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki, while his motorized divisions roared over a Chinese strategic highway built by famed "Model Governor" Yen Hsi-shan of Shansi, announced: "We are pursuing the disorganized Chinese troops so fast that they are unable to reform their lines in the strong positions which they had prepared earlier in anticipation of their retreat."

The Japanese while fighting the battle for Shanghai, are also having to contend with uprising in Manchukuo. The weather has been cold enough to freeze the marshes and swamps of Manchukuo allowing for easy transportation of mechanized vehicles.

German advisors remain

Despite a pact against Communism between Japan and Germany, Adolf Hitler has not withdrawn his advisors to the Chinese military. They continue to help the Chinese strategize against the Japanese attacks.

Conference Concludes

The conference concluded yesterday in Brussels with a chiding of the Japanese as an aggressor. The sanctions Kai-shek was hoping for are likely to only come from the United States.

Things at the Wufu line get worse. The officials who were supposed to be there to meet the exhausted Chinese troops had fled. Chinese forces have been unable to use the facilities for defense thus far.