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RUSSJAPS RESUME FIGHT TOKYO Japan July 25 Heavy fighting ras renewed on the border of Manchukuo ind Outer Mongolia today Japanese artil ery on the bank of the Khalka River opened ire on 2000 Soviet and Outer Mongolian roops which crossed the illdefined frontier Tapanese aircraft also participated in the ighting An official war office statement said that the invaders were thrown into utter confusion by the Japanese The com ¬ munique stated that fortyone Soviet air ¬ planes were shot down in one spectacular air battle over Nbmonhan while forty others were brought down in a series of smaller engagements The Japanese it was said suffered only four killed and two wounded while one Japanese plane failed to return to its base
