Chinese Red Armies Renew Thrust South

Chronicle (Levin), 20 July 1949, Page 5

Chinese Red Armies Renew Thrust South

HOXG KOXG, Julv 19. i '.nnnninist suceesses at several ]'■ >i nt in South and Xortliwest ("hina, v "r;* recorded in reports reachiug Hoair ! i .i! ^ (ndav. Tlie report s said Xationali i tmojis had ovacuated Kanchow, tlui ic'njiorary ("ipital of Iviangsi Provinee, :i!mi:t i'(K) miies nortlieast of Cantou. Tm*\ said a retreat followed the ('ora!!;>iiii>t oeoupation of Taihoh, (50 miies I'cr'h of Kaneliow. [ lid'pendent t'omiminist forees are :.).> n'pnrted to liave oceupied Swaliue, a i-uastal toivn only 85 iniles east of !i"ii'; I\nng. 19 -paris said two Xationalist regii liave defected to the Coimmmists . : .-whare in Eastern Ivvvantung. In Xortliwest China several Com-i-iiiii'-t armies were said to havo l:i i-sdied an ofi'ensive westward along r! Imngliai railwav in Sliensi. Major i : " 1 5 m 1 viftories were (daimed.j& Xationalist forees whitdi Itmded at 1 f ree points along the shores of ITangow I'a.v, aliout 100 iniles south of Shaimhni, on July 0 liave been repnls--d with heavy losses, aceordiog to tlim wspaper Wenw Ipao. The landiny • ere snpported liv warships, but in • ■\ery ease the Xationalists werQ driven hack into the. sea liefore tliey could oltain a seeure fonthold. Tio Hiinese Xationalist Army re-i»'i-ted that it had lannehed a counter : 1 ' ark ngaio, st the Coninnmists 000 north of Canion and was slowiy ! i-hing them liaek. The Xationalist' -:iid they had halted the westward ti ua-) hy the ronnminists toward the '• •dmining town of Pingsiang in the -a: i' area. It was the first elaim of - • • resistanee to the C'omniiinisls -"'0 hani drive sinee Slianghai fell 3r, May.