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VOL. 44. No. 41. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL G, 1942. p<* Cow l5*
Bataan Repulses Heavy Jap Attack
Bataan Forces Repulse Heavy Jap
Attack And Attempted Landing
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WASHINGTON, April 6 (AP) — The War Depart
ment announced that American and Filipino forces in
Bataan repulsed another heavy attack on the right and
center of their line, and frustrated a new attempt by
the Japanese to land troops on the east coast of Bataan
under cover of darkness. The assault against the line
yesterday was made in great force, a communique re
ported, with support of tanks, artillery and dive bomb
ers, but the defenders stopped it after hard fighting.
The Japanese were unable to extend the slight gains
■ made the day before and suffered heavy losses includ
ing dive bombers downed by anti-aircraft and artillery.
The landing attempt on the east coast of Bataan was
halted by light artillery fire from the American-Fil
ipino beach defenses.
Corregidor was free from hostile air raids but two
Japanese dive bombers attacked the forts on Frank
and Drum island, the fortifications nearest the Cavite
shore of Manila Bay, but without inflicting either dam
age of casualties.
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American and Australian Airmen
Deliver Smashing Blows Jap Bases
LONDON, April 6 (AP) — More than 300 RAF
bombers, an air fleet approximating the record num
ber of 400 raiders which attacked London less than a
year ago, smashed hard during the night at the German
I arms industry in the Rhineland and Paris area, it was
reported authoritatively. Cologne is said to have been
one of the main targets of the RAF but British bomb
ers also attacked the Gnome and Rhone works in Genne
villcers, about 3 miles from Paris, which the British j
charged are making aero engine parts and other war i
material for the enemy.
Indicative of the weight of the attack, it was report-j
ed, was more than half of the 300 which bombed Col- j
ogne, raided for the i05t’n time. The British reported
the loss of five planes.
More 300 RAF Bombers Attack
German Arms Industry Plants
United Nations Headquarters in Australia, April 5
<AP) — American and Australian airmen, smashing
devastating blows into Japanese bases in the Austra
lian outer defenses, were officially credited with de
stroying at least 18 Japanese planes and damaging 20
f others in two days of fierce air battle.
Japanese bombers escorted by fighters attacked Dar
win for the 13th and Port Moresby for the 22nd tunes
In turn the Americans and Australians attacked Koe
pang in Dutch Timor and twice struck surprise blowr
at Lae on the northeast coast of New Guinea.
U. S. 'Fortresses’
Wing over Burma
For First Time
London, April 3 (AP) —
Huge United States Fort
ress bombers spread their
wings over the Burma
front for the first time, tak
ing off from bases in India
under the personal com
mand of Major General
Brereton and set fire to one
Jap cruiser and troopship
and probably damaged two
other ships. The action
took place at Port Blain in
the Andaman island occupi
ed by the Japanese as a
base to prey on the supply
route to India and China.
All the American ships re
turned safely without dam
age.
Heavy Bombers
Attack Jap Docks
At Rangoon
New York, April 5 (AP)—
Heavy American bombers
attacked the docks of Jap
anese-held Rangoon Fri
day night and started three
large fires. The British ra
dio announced that all per
sonnel returned safely.
ADC Fliers Win
Distinguished
Flying Cross
Washington, April 3 (AP)
For heroism in rescuing a
marooned officer from an
ice flee in the waters of
Turagain Arm, Lieuts. Eu
gene Yarbrough and Frank
O'Brien today were given
the Distinguished Flying
Cross by the War Dept.
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cadets carrying i.'ncle Sam’s all-secret, all-powerful bomb sights (in the bags) out to the'p* if
bombing practice at the bombardier training air corps advanced flying school In Albuquerque, V ileit.
Between flights the sights are stored in a vault that is heavily guarded.
l .S. Submarines
Raise Score Of
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Washington, April 4 (AP)
—Submarines sunk or dam
aged four Japanese war
ships in recent action in
the Java Sea and Indian
Ocean, the Navy announc
ed. One light cruiser was
reported sunk in the vicin
ity of Christmas Island
south of Java, and another
damaged by two torpedo
hits on successive days by
a submarine which trailed
it through waters off Christ
mas Island. Two seaplane
tenders were damaged near
the Indies island of Bali. In
addition one Jap navy sup
ply ship was damaged near
Lombox island, and in the
vicinity of Bali, a barge
transport and one unidenti
tied ship were damaged by
torpedo hits.
The action brought to a
total of 48, the number of
vessels of all types an
nounced as sunk or put out
of action by submarines.
The Navy also said the loss
e: now inflicted on the Jap
forces since Pearl Harbor
by all Navy forces affected
are 56 warships and 76 non
combatant ships.
Louis Delivers
‘Dough’ to Army
Relief Fund
New York —Doughboy Joe
Louis delivered the ‘dough’
to army emergency relief
—a check for $65,980 re
sulting from his heavy
weight title defense ag
ainst Abe Simon in Madi
son Square Garden.
Standing before a clus
ter of battle flags, Private
Joe Louis handed the
check to General Irving
Phillippson, commander of
the Second corps area.
Promoter Mike Jacobs
was present.
The check represented
the personal profit of
Louis, Jacobs and others in
the fight. The fight drew
18,200 to Madison Square
Garden, New York City,
and grossed $132,430.
Louis’s share of the re
ceipts totaled $36,146 while
Jacobs and the Garden add
ed $25,131 to the army re
lief fund. Simon contribut
ed $3,012 and officials and
preliminary .fighters made
up the remainder.
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Aircraft Tender Langley. Destroyer
Peary, and Naval Tanker Pecos Sunk
WASHINGTON, April 3 (AP) — The aircraft ten
der Langley, the destroyer Peary and the naval tanker
Pecos were bombed and sunk by the Japanese in the
southwest Pacific, the Navy announced tonight with a
loss of life estimated unofficially at more than 700 of
ficers and men. The loss of the three ships raised the
Navy’s total losses of all types of vessels from all
causes to 25 ships so far in the war.
The Pecos was sunk under heavy air bombardment
south of Java while enroute to port with several hun
dred survivors of the Langley which was previously
i bombed and sunk with a loss of only 14 persons. The
personnel losses when the Pecos went down was re
ported at two-thirds the total personnel of the Langley
and the Pecos. These two ships were sunk early in
March.
The old World War type destroyer Peary was bomb
ed in the port of Darwin about February 19. The crew
fought to the last then the members swam ashore,
! some through wreckage and flaming oil. The loss of
I life was light.
Two commanders of the three ships were rescued
They were commander Robert McConnell of the Lang
ley of San Diego and Commander Elmer P. Abernathy
of the Pecos of Los Angeles. Lieut. Commander John
Michael of Birmingham of New York City, commander
of the Peary was killed.
27 Jap IMancs Shot Down In
First Raid on Colombo, Ceylon
COLOMBO, Ceylon. April 5 (AP) — Twenty-seven
Japanese planes ana probably five more crashed to
destruction Sunday from the fiery backlash of British
aerial and anti-aircraft defense, in Ceylon’s first raid
| of the war. Still another 25 enemy craft were dam
aged by the protective screen of steel.
The net score of raiders in the Sunday morning
bombing flight was 25 Japanese pilots shot down by
British Fighter planes which roared into action, and
two downed by anti-aircraft gunners during low-fly
ing machinegun attacks. The Japanese planes operat
ed from an aircraft carrier and it is doubtful whether
the damaged craft got back to the ship.
ARMY DAY-1942
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, 75th
Congress, 1st Session (50 Statute 1108) provides:
“That April 6 of each year be recognized by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America as Army Day, and that the Presi
dent of the United States of America be requested,
as Commander-in-Chief, to order Military units
throughout the United States to assist civic bodies
in appropriate celebration to such extent as he may
deem advisable: to issue a proclamation each year
declaring April 6 as Army Day, and in such pro
clamations to invite the Governors of the various
States to issue Army Day proclamations: Provid
ed. That in the event April 6 falls on Sunday, the
following Monday shall be recognized as Army
Day.”
NOW, THEREOFRE, I, E. L. BARTLETT, Acting
Governor of Alaska, do hereby declare April 6, 1942 as
Armv Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto subscribed
my hand and caused the seal
of the Territory of Alaska to
be affixed. Done at the City
of Juneau this 16th day of
By the Governor March in the year of our
Lord, ninteen hundred and
forty two, and of the Inde
pendence of the United Stat
es of America the one hun
dred and sixty-sixth.
t E. L. Bartlett E. D. Bartlett
Secretary of Alaska Acting Governor of Alaska
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