The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-10
First United States War Conmunique Is Good
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I down over CueSon City, reportedly by c Filipino fighter pilot.
 American officials said that be- cause Of attacks on tho Nichols field area it had been decided to evacuate the Paranaque district, adjoining the air base. About 10,- 900 persons live in paranaque.
 The Japanese have succeeded in landing on unknown number Of men at Aparri on the north coast and possibly ct other points n the area, lt was announced, ma Ire seeking to land men at Vigan on the northwest coast.
 It was asserted that one Jap- anese transport, Of q fleet of SIX attacked by United States planes, had capslSed, that two more had been hit and that bombs landed close to the other three.
 Mai. Le drando A. Dallef, army spokesman, made the announce. naent in a statement which he asked correspondents to transmit without elaboration or interpretation. 1t said: ... 'The enemy is in heavy force of the north coast of LuSon from We gan to Aparri. ... are escorting transports With Jap- anese air support at Vigan,
 "At about 7:30 c. m. SIX trans" ports were engaged In landing op'
 "At that time our bombing at. tack on these ships created grave damage, These transports were dir- eetly hit. one immediately eapsiS' Ing, Bombs were observed hitting close to the other three.
 At ApparTi and perhaps other contlnguouS points landings. were effected but the exact strengths are unknown" .
 There were sl planes in the first raiding group.
 They made for Cavite, the navy baSe, and from the United Press offices In the elght.story Wilsof: building 1t seemed to be under . heavy attack. ,.
 Furious antl-alrcraft fire burst out. Naval ships in Manila pay seemed joining with land guns an0 the puffS of anti . aircraft sheli bursts over Cavite almost covered the sky.
 A formation of 2e planes came ir the second wave. <,
 Heavy fire burst out from al nartq of Manila,
 Apparently the second wave con' centrated on Nichols Field and the port area.
 The roar of guns crescendoes a' the field and nearby Fort McAh- ley.
 heard plainly from the United Press observation post. More than 50 explosions were counted within short time.
 It was thought that the raid was over, after 25 minutes, and that the Japanese formations had been broken up by effective gun fire when a third wave of Japanese planes roared over the outskirts flying at 10000 to l2,000 feet.
 As the raid progressed Alfredo Eugenio, national air raid warden flashed a warning to the civilian population to be ready to endure the ordeal of a gas attack. There was every indication that the Japanese were attempting major invasion of the Philippines striking direct at Luzon, the prin- cipal island on which is situated Manila, for a knockout blow against the American forces in the Far East.
 Army spokesmen indicated that the defense forces faced combined naval and army attack centered ol Luzon. The Japanese were reported to have landed 8 small force ot troops on Lubang Island 80 miles of Manila.
 Mai. Le Grande A. Diller. army spokesman, said all indications pointed to a heavy enemy attack in northern Luzon, with land troops supplemented by a naval contin- gent.
 Military sources declined to com ment on rumors, originating abroad that Tokyo and Kobe, in Japan proper, and FormoSa, the Japanese island of the China coast, had been bombed by American planes.
 Spokesman Diller said the army had no information regarding a re- port that a German, piloting a Japanese plane, had been shot down in an attack on Iba, on the west Luzon coast, Monday.
 According to the Manila bulletin, the body of the German pilot of a Japanese plane, was delivered to army authorities along with the bodies of five Americans killed in action.
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