FORTRESSES
HIT TARGETS
IN MANCHURIA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—
(AP)—A large force of super -
Fortresses struck at targets in
Manchuria and occupied China
yesterday and returned to the
Chinese base without loss of a
single plane, it was reported to
day.
The War Department also re
ported that in addition to the
previously reported blow against
Anshan. in the Manchuria dock
areas, planes hit. military targets
at Loyang and Kaifeng in occu
pied China. The results of the
Manchurian blows are not con
clusively known since the bomb
ing was accomplished chiefly
through heavy cloud covering.
The communique added that
crews returning to Loyang and
Kaifeng, repoted good results as
the enemy aircraft opposition
v as weak and fighter planes
light.
A war bulletin said that Jap
anese broadcasts claimed 13
planes were downed. Berlin re
ported that super-Fortresses
swept out over the Pacific in the
f rst attacks on the Bonin Islands,
650 miles from Tokyo.
Berlin also said hat there were
30 super-Fortresses in the attack
and that eight were damaged.
The Ganges canal has more
than 1,000 miles of main chan
nels and 3,000 miles of branch
channels.
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Pan American Airways
Arriving via Pan American
Airways, with a crew of Capt.
Jack Howe and First Officer Sett
ler were R. J. Sommers, Helen
Frost, Laura Anderson and Grace
Blatchford. On Hie return trip,
Jospeh Kennedy, Marian Hamil
ton and Faye Peterson were pas
sengers.
Alaska Airlines
Pilot Weaver left for Golovin
today with Myrtle Ivanoff, and
carried freight for Unalakleet.
1 A plan eis due from Anchor
age tomorrow.
Wien Alaska Airlines
Capt .Pilling came in from
Fairbanks in the Boeing yester
day with W. C. Enloe of the
i Weather Bureau; Miss Kathleen
Kimble, Glenn Green, Peggy
Parker of the News-Minor in
i Fairbanks, who made a round
trip, all from Fairbanks, and
Chadwick Leighton and John
i Heinan from Unalakleet. The
plane returned to Fairbanks with
; James Aird, Gerald Butt and
Henry Buysen for Fairbanks. The
: Boein gis due in again today.
Frank Whaley made a trip into
Candle and Shishmaref this
morning.
A trainman’s lantern from the
, I860’ swas equipped with a strap
which fastened about the chest,!
leavin gthe conductor’s hands free
, to inspect tickets or signal the
! engineer.
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only one change, Elizabeth Cross
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Manders ... .326 i
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| Rivers . 609
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Chase. 333 I
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Wann .208
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Miller .342
Scott .567
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Warner .413 ^
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