Word: ichang
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...Burma Road: 1) they devastated one of the fairest, richest corners of China, the Tungting Lake area of northern Hunan, which annually fed not only hundreds of thousands of troops but far-distanct provinces; 2) they cleared the riverway, brought gunboats and launches as far as Ichang to make of that spot a jumping-off base for a Chungking drive; 3 ) they struck a punishing blow at China's economic life...
...Japanese push was surging westward along the Yangtze River. Immediate objectives seemed to be: 1) clearing the river between Hankow and Ichang; 2) seizing control of the western outlet of the 120-mile stretch of Yangtze gorges through which Chinese supplies are fed to the central front...
Then, just as quickly and to the tune of triumphant Chungking communiqués, they drew back again, holding the important lakehead town of Hwa-jung (pronounced hwa-roong). The Chinese mounted diversionary attacks farther north, on the line between Ichang and Anlu...
...World War II Lewis' invention has made one verified appearance thus far: at Ichang, in the Yangtze Valley, where 3,500 Chinese fell in October 1941 when the Japs unleashed clouds of lewisite. This was one of 880 verified instances of Jap use of gas. The Ichang incident was followed quickly by public warnings from President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. No repetitions have been reported...
There was evidence that in five years of war the Japanese had launched 1,000 mustard and lewisite gas attacks against the Chinese. The heaviest (TIME, Nov. 10) were in the battle for Ichang, in October 1941. On May 26, the Japanese forced a crossing of the Singang River near Kienteh by sending planes ahead to shower gas bombs on the defenders. A fortnight ago the Japanese took Kinhwa with the help of gas, and last week repeated the performance at Chuhsien, 45 miles southwest of Kinhwa...