793.94/4598: Telegram
The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3 a.m.]
Your 76, March 4, 11 p.m. Captain Mayer after conferring with British Military Attaché feels that while major hostilities between main Chinese and Japanese forces ceased on March 3d, minor engagements between contact groups have occurred on March 4th and 5th particularly near Wangtu (Huangtu) 4 miles west of Nanziang Station and also near Liuho. These engagements apparently are brought on by the efforts of the Chinese to establish a favorable line of outposts. Japanese aeroplanes have been scouting over Chinese lines and rear areas.