Week’s News Round-up
MONDAY
Washington — Roosevelt sent
to the embattled people of the
Philippines tonight his quote
“solemn pledge that their free
dom will be redeemed their in
dependence establisl e I and pro
tected” and the Navy added its
assurance it “is following an in
tensive well-planned campaign
against the Japanese forces which
has resulted in positive assistance
to the defense of the Philip
pines.”
The President said he counted
on every Philippine man, woman
and child to do his duty, and
concluded "we will do ours”.
Honolulu—A moving narative
of the heroic 14-day defense of
tiny Wake Island released by the
Navy told how defending Mar
ines, with only 4 planes in action
shot down at least a dozen Jap
anese planes, knocked out of
action 5 enemy warships, 3 des
troyers, a cruiser and a sub
marine
forces Heroic
Official reports indicate that
probably no military force in
American history ever fought a
gainst greater odds nor with
greater effect. No fewer than 260
Japanese airplanes bombed and
machine gunned the defenders.
In the closing days of the siege
the defenders had only 2 planes,
finally reduced to one, against
the raiders moving in with 50
planes at one time, pulverizing
the beaches. In the first raid 25
defendsrs were killed, a larger
number wounded.
London—British army, navy
and RAF made a successful
lightning invasion thrust against
a Nazi stronghold in German-oc
cupied Norway,
TUESDAY...
Washington—Roosevelt, poss
ibly by way of striking a blow at
Japan’s neives, said there was
a possibility of American war
materials being sent to Kamchat
ka, Sibeiia penninsula, which lies
800 miles from the west tip of
the American-owned Aleutian is
lands, and about 1400 miles
north of Tokyo. Roosevelt ex
plained it was the most practical
available piece of land west of
the Aleutians.
Manila Threatened
Manila—Japanese invaders are
driving with great force on
Manila from both north and
south. With dive bombers they
have almost complete control of
the roads from the air, and
great quanities of tanks and ar
mored units are pressing relent
lessly on the capital, according
to a communique from General
MacArthur.
Kodiak—The Navy Depart
ment at Washington announces
Japanese vessels, probably sub
marines, suspected in vicinity of
Kodiak.
WEDNESDAY
Tall Imminent
Manila—American and Fili
pino troops, battlingiagoinst ap
parently hopeless odds, are re
ported still offering “strong re
sistance” after further adjust
ment of their lines.
The fall of Manila appeared
iminent as the army attempted
to evacuate 300 seriously wound
ed Americans from Luzon island
A war department communique
indicated the struggle is not yet
ended, and added “the enemy
continues to exert heavy pres
sure on all fronts with extensive
use of dive bombers and armor
ed units.”
MacArthur’s forces are said to
be desperately outnumbered and
falling back under the assualt.
A Domei dispatch broadcast
by official Tokyo radio asserted
Japan’s invasion forces are only
20 miles from Manila.
Fear Propaganda
Axis reports broadcast in Ger- j
many, perhaps spreading the fa
miliar “fear” propaganda, assert
ed Japan had advanced within 4
miles of Manila.
London—Headquarters here
said allied strategy called for dc
fense Singapore ‘with all means
at our disposal” so to the mighty
base can serve in an allied offen
sive against Japan. They said
Britain depends on the U S.
navy ‘‘until our armed forces are
built up to regain control” and
added "in the Far East we see
what apparently unopposed Jap
anese sea power can do.”
On the Maylayan front the
British reported ‘‘offensive ac
tion” taken against Japanese in
vasion forces striking down the
jungle-choked penninsula to
ward Singapore.
Unhappy New Year
Berlin—A year ago today
Hitler Doasted “the year 1941
will bring completion of the
greatest victory in our history .
Today the Nazi invaders have
been hurled back as much as 100
miles before Moscow and driven
67 miles in retreat from the deep
est penetration on the Lennin
grad front. A new threat is de
vtloping in the far south where
llussian armies are storming back
into Crimea, blurring Hitler’s
dream of capturing the Causasus
oil flelds.
A Rome newspaper reflected
Mussolini’s gloom by citing Na
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