[Homer_J_Simpson]

There are several related short articles tacked on at the end.

CougarGA7 said on the May 11 thread:

Also starting around this time is what was called the Japanese Spring Offensives in China.

On May 10th 1938 Japan captured the port city of Xiamen. As spring progressed the Japanese move on to capture Xuzhou on the 20th, Kaifeng, on 6 June, and Ankang on 12 June.

These stories reflect how the spring offensive is rolling along.

The times apparently has both Japanese- and Chinese-speaking correspondents sending back news. I'll bet it is still difficult to get accurate information. Both sides are spinning the situation to their own benefit and communications are probably dicey anyway.

[KarlInOhio]

Have you kept a list of your "Real Time + 70 Years" threads? The ones labeled that way are easy to find, but I remember a few with different additions to the title.

[gogov]

Thanks so much for posting these. I found them to be fascinating.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Almost as notable as these stories, from the Duranty era, is the NYT writer's name: Hugh Byas

[CougarGA7]

Since this thread is focused on the Pacific theater it’s a good place to mention this (I don’t have an exact date, just month)

It was in May of 1938 that Hideki Tojo left his post as Chief of Police Affairs for the Kwantung Army (the Kempeitai) to become Vice-Minister of War. This post took him out of China and back to Japan. By October 1941 he was Prime Minister of Japan.