ASSAULTS ARE
INCREASING
KINCAID’S FLEET
MOSCOW, Jan. 10.—(AP)—
The Red Army assaults within
Budapest are reported increasing
In fury, while the German relief
columns are now menaced in a
vast outflankmg drive in the
north Danube sector, it has been
reported today.
This drive failed to break
through to the besieged garrison
in the 13th day of street fight
ing.
The Russians now claim con
trol of more than half of the
once beautiful Hungarian cap
ital.
Northwest, beyond the Dan
ube, General Malinovsky’s arm
ored troops and infantry are
making rapid strides toward
Komarom, which is the north1
Rank’s communication hub and
one of the springboards in the
! German rescue offensive,
j His troops have advanced
more than three miles and yes-1
terday they captured the river
bank town of Izsa, which is a j
little morp than three miles from
Komarom.
In this wheeling movement, I
these troops might carry around
the big German base to Branis
lave on the Austrian border and
eventually to Vienna, which is
87 miles away.
Dispatches said that there
were signs of the core of enemy
resistance within Budapest
cracking.
The Russians have now cap.
tured more than 2300 of the city’s
4500 blocks.
The Rocky mountains were
called the Stone mountains.
ACTIVE IN
INVASION
By SPENCER DAVIS
ABOARD ADMIRAL KIN_
CAID’S FLAGSHIP IN LINGAY
EN GULF, Jan. 10.—(AP)—
The greatest amphibious opera
tion in the Pacific war is the in
vasion fleet of 800 ships under
Vice-Admiral Thomas Kincaid,
which weathered the most dead
ly air attack the Japanese could
contrive for the returning Mac
Arthur forces to Luzon Island.
The giant convoy left Leyte Is
land und°r enemy observation.
From the time it started, the
Japanese aircraft waited for the
convoy to approach Luzon before
attacking, then struck with fury
and desperation.
The brunt of the strike fell on
the advance force of the heavy
bombardment group of pre-Pearl
Harbor battleships, which escort
ed the carriers, cruisers and des
troyers, which shelled the beach
es.
The losses suffered did not im
pair our efficiency said a high
ranking official of the fleet.
OFFICIAL U. t. COAST 6UAA0 PHOTO.
Down in the Southwest Pacific, parrots vie with dogs as mascots for
Uncle Sam’s Seafaring Fighters. Here, Coast Guardsman John Bollweg,
a picturesque character with his beard and earrings, gives his hitch
hiking pal, “Jockey,” a lift as he goes about his deck duties._ Bollweg and
“Jockey” serve aboard a Coast Guard-manned fighting ship against tha
Japs in the South Seas. He is the son of Mrs. Anna Bollweg, of Wheaton,
111., and the husband of Mrs. Maude Bollweg, of Orange, Tex.
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1* PACIFIC AMERICAN
FISHERIES
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NIPS SMASHED
BY NAVY FLIERS
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD.
QUARTERS, Jan. 10.—(AP>—U.
S. naval fliers are slashing Ja
pan from the sea and air, it was
reported today.
The strength within the Luzon
Island defense orbit have sank or
i damaged 73 ships and destroyed
i or damaged 262 planes in three
days.
The navy listed additional dam
age to Luzon in carrier-based
strikes, which down 74 more air
craft and destroyed 103 plants on
the ground.
RETURN
TO NOME
Mrs. Edgar Tweet and children
! returned with Wein Airlines to
Nome from their home in Teller,
where they have been spending
the Christmas holidays.
j
IN LONDON-Acires.
Mary Brian is pictured In the
Mayfair hotel in London at the
start of a tour to entertain V. S.
soldiers in the European theater
of operations.' i
ATG EVENTS
All persons having equip
ment belonging to the Alaska
Territorial Guard, Nome Unite,
and are no longer active, are
warned under penalty, to r©
turn all government ppcptr!y
to the ATG armory, from 7:00
p. m. to 8:30 p. m. on Tues
day, January 9lh, and Tuei
i 4day, January 16th.
NEW DISPATCHER FOR
PAN AMERICAN
Ross Morrison arrived this*
morning via FAA to take over
. his duties as local dispatcher for
| the Pan American Airways, re
placing SV&ncis Conrad, who is
leaving this week on transfer.
| O: Display! |
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