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November 24, 1931

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Headlines from November 24, 1931

NEW BATTLE STARTS SOUTH OF MUKDEN; 'REAL WAR' IS SEEN; Japan Insists Movement Is Merely Local Offensive Against Bandits. CIVILIANS ORDERED AWAY Chinese Expect Manoeuvres on Major Scale if Chiang Goes North. MA RE-ESTABLISHES LINE General Makes Hailun Headquarters --Town Near Mukden Raided and Police Are Robbed. Chance for "Real War" Seen. China Has Plan for League. NEW BATTLE STARTS SOUTH OF MUKDEN Southward Move Reported. Peasants Warned Away. Ma Re-forms Front Line. Japanese Say Chinese Concentrate.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Japanese troops reptd to have opened offensive against large bandit forces south of Mukden; move against Chinchow denied; "real war" might result if Chiang Kai-shek combined forces with Chang Hseuh-liang; peasants in Mukden area warned away; Ma Chen-shan reforms front line; Chinese reptd concentrating; rept on Chinese casualties at battle of Tsitsihar; Japan fears no foreign intervention

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