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. OF BEACHHEAD
AT LINGAYAN
By JAMES HUTCHESON
GEN. MacARTHUR’S HEAD,
QUARTERS ON LUZON, Jan. 15.
—(AP)—Today’s reports say that
the U. S. Sixth Army beachhead
% at Lingayen Gulf, has been ex
tended another 15 miles, making
a total of 45 miles, it was an
by General MacArthur.
In the meantime, the spear:
heads probing toward Manila
were 22 miles inland, crossing
the Agno river south of Bayam
bang.
The western end of the beach,
head was extended 20 miles in
land, almost to the road ‘‘Jank
tion” Aliminos, in a swift drive
northeastward, after capturing
Port Sual. On the east flank the
sweep took the important rail
• and highway ‘‘Janktion’ Damor
tis, which seals off all Japanese
in the west coastal area from the
main highway leading into the
Benguet mountains and including
the summer capital city of Bag
uio, and it is believed the Jap
anese officials are fleeing to nor
thern Luzon.
Yanks have captured other
main highways to the Philippine
capital, each siezure meaning a
considerable advance, with only
minor resistance, except in the
hill' section in the northeast part
of the battlefront near Pozorru
^ bio.
TRUCE WITH
ELAS MADE
IN ATHENS
ATHENS, Jan. 15.—CAP)—The
truce ending hostilities between
# the left wing ELAS militia and
the British troops, went into ef
fect today, it was revealed.
Peace with the EAM leaders
was negotiated by Lt. General
Scobie, British commander, who
yesterday told cheering demon
strators that his forces would
«■ protect the Greek people and
their liberties against revolution
in any quarters.
The EAM political organization
of ELAS said in a press confer
ence that they had completely
disassociated themselves ftrom
revolution and wildly cheered
with the demonstrators who surg
ed through the streets of Athens
* waving British, American and I
* Greek flags.
PALAU STREET SCENE —Seventh Army Air Force men set up housekeeping in tents on
the site of demolished Jap installations In the Pacific Palau islands.
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ARCTIC CLUB
BOARD HOLDS
MEETING
Sunday afternoon the board
of directors of the Arctic Club
met for discussion of various
sports activities which come un
der their supervision.
Ice skating was discussed as a
possibility, and a committee was
formed, consisting of Bob Long,
Duke Mitrovitch and Karl
Dewey, to look into the matter
of a plausible skating rink.
Badminton was also reported
as being in fine form, many
civilians and soldiers taking ad
vantage of the Tuesday and Fri
day evening periods at the gym
nasium.
An Arctic Club party was ten
tatively scheduled for early in
February, and the annual meet_
ing date was set at February
13th.
Plans for a club home were also
discussed.
PETERSON HAS
PLANE MISHAP
While taking off art: Teller Mis
sion, a few miles north of Tel
ler, Alaska, Friday, Bill Peter
son pilot for Wien Alaska Air_
lines, ran into rough ground,
and damaged his plane, the full
extent of which has not been
reported here. Peterson did re
port however, that the plane,
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FORTS HAND
NIPS LARGE
BOMBINGS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—(AP)
—Today’s communiques report
that the giant Superfortresses
landed twin blows on the prime
Japanese targets of Formosa, and
the empire island of Honshu,
without losing a single plane in
enemy action.
More than 100 sky dread-!
naughts took part in each attack,
pouring destruction into military
and industrial targets in day
light. Opposition was weak to
moderate.
The Twentieth Air Force com
munique said visual bombing was
accomplished at Formosa, with
extremely good results.
The Twentieth Bomber Com.
mand, wheeling from China ba
ses, plunged bombs into the
strategic link in the Japanese is
lands with no fighter plane op
position.
SON BORN TO
OSCAR SWANSONS
A 10.1b. baby boy was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson at j
th^ Maynaird Columbus Fl^spi- i
tal. It has been named William i
Reese.
was being towed to Teller for
repairs, and that in the accident
no one was hurt.
CONVOY COMES
THROUGH
FROM INDIA
MYITKYINA, Burma, Jan. 12.
—(AP)—Th° first American con_
voy carrying war supplies over
the land to India and China in
two and one-half years, arrived
here yesterday in an historic con
voy which is the first to ever
cross Burma from India.
It covered 262 miles of the
1,000 mile road from Ledo on the
Indian border, to Kunming in
China.
Heavy medium light trucks
loaded with ammunition, jeeps,
artillery, ambulances, were in
cluded in th° convoy.
Several of the drivers were
Negroes, said to be the first
American ground troops to enter
China..
At Myitkyina the convoy will
wait until rither the few remain
ing miles are cut in the road
from Myitkyina to Tengchung, or
until the last 25 miles of the old
Burma road from Namskam to
Wanting is cleared.
e Taos had cut off the north
of the old Burma road, but it
r? cleared completely on
January 22nd.
•Seven-year-old Bay Sacchius,
son of Mr. and Mrs. David Sac
chius. was brought to Nome by
plane on Saturday from Elim for
hosnitalization.
HOUFFALIZE
SAID NEARING
FALL TO YANKS
PARIS, Jan. 15.—(AP)—The
First Army tanks and infantry
stormed the approaches of Houf
falize, it was report'd today.
The fall of that communication
center and the flattening of the
Belgian bulge appeared immi
minent, it was said.
The Germans are apparently
withdrawing all the way to the
Seigfreid line. They have at
tempted to stiffen their defen
ses to save both Houffalize and
the st vith
Gen. Hodges troops are with.
in 6% miles of St. Vith.
The fog gave way to clear
weather early this morning and
tactical planes went to work
again to add ruin to that which
was inflicted yesterday.
The American First and Third
Armies have link'd up in La
roche and are forming with the
British Second Army in a solid
allied front.
Acceleration of the German re
I treat mounted with a series of
j counterattacks around Thiri
! mont, which touched off a vio.
lent tank and infantry battle.
Despite the snow and ice the
Americans made general gains up
! to a thousand yards on the north
! east flank.
Gains were also made between
Stavelot and Malmedy in 15
places where they have been bit
ing deeper in the shoulder of the
salient and are striking the final
blows to liquidate the western
! tip of the bulge where contact
i has been established.
The center of the bulge at its
j most expanded stage at Hauf
faulize appeared doom'd as the
allies battered to within three
miles on three sides of the Ger
mans.
The enemy tightened its defen
! ses overnight in an effort to
! check the U. S. 3rd Army.
! Headquarters said that 1fce
| enemy has been pouring rein
i forcemonts in the middle of the
! Saar and the upper Alsace plain
1 where the earlier offensive
1 thrusts were brought to a stand
! still.
RELEASED FROM
CUSTODY
Mark Donovan, William Wat.
kins and Emil Erbele, who have
been held as material witnesses
in the Federal jail, were released
on a writ of Habeas Corpus last
Friday.