Evening star., 1941-12-19
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hours after the raiders few over the
Manila area.
The Far Eastern command also
announced that military objectives'
in the vicinity of Tarlac Province,
northwest of Manila on Luzon
Island were bombed Thursday aft
ernoon by small number OF jap
anese planes.
"a War Department commu-
nique outlining the military
situation as of $50 am. E. S. T.,
referred to heavy bombing"
over Manila and over the city
of Iloilo on the island of Panay,
south of Luzon. Apparently
things were we'll in hand in other
areas as the communique made
no mention of further operations.
The reference to increased air
and ground activities no doubt
was confirmation of press dis
patches from Manila relating to
resistance to three Japanese
Aparri section, in the Vigan
operations and in the Legaspi
sector on the southeast tip Of
LuZon)
Hit-and Run Tactics.
No American aircraft took to the
air when the high-flying planes
roared over In hit -and-run tactics
The japanese maintained an un-
broken formation and few straight
over the target.
The afternoon communique said
"a planes were in the first group.
Nine were in the second group,
which caused an alarm in Manila
about 1:30 pm 11:30 am, Eastern
Standard time, Thursday.
The first raid was brief. Manila
was under an afraid alarm for 80
minutes-from 1885 pm. to los
pm.-but the attack itself lasted
only a few minutes before the Japa-
nese roared away.
About an hour before the alarm
Far Eastern Army headquarters
announced there has been no en-
emy activity this morning"
Another Island Raided.
A damaging raid on another Phil
ippine island was officially reported
earlier while the Commonwealth
Government Interior Department
announced it held complete domin-
ion over all provinces except for
three scattered japanese beachheads
on ;Luzon Island.
Headquarters Of the Far Eastern
command announced that more
than 80 Japanese planes took part
yesterday afternoon in q raid on
Iloilo City, an important port about
$40 miles south OF Manila on Panay
Island.
It's communique said civilian
casualties and property damage were
reported from the city which has
numerous industries and a popula-
ton of 10000. The raid lasted 80
minutes.
Panay Island thus was the fourth
in the Archipelago to be raided by
the Japanese. They also have
bombed the key island, Luzon; the
airport at Davao on Mindanao
Island, and the central island of
Cebu southeast of Panay.
Meanwhile. the Japanese appar-
emily were being effectively confined
to the Vigan, Aparri and Legaspi
areas of Luzon.
Filipino Morale High.
The Commonwealth Interior De-
partment said peace and order were
established throughout the islands
and that Filipino morale was high.
The announcement indicated every
civilian was helping defend the
islands. 1t said the people were CO.
operating fully against subversive
elements and fifth columnists.
The department told how thor
oughly the Japanese had prepared
for invasion, sending agents as
businessmen to important points
These Japanese showed their true
colors when the invaders appeared
it was said.
The Japanese are attempting tt
set up local puppet governments anc
to circulate their own money in the
areas they have occupied, news dis
patches said.
Quoting persons who escaped from
those areas, these advices said Japa-
nese in such areas were appearing
as army of1cerS or civilian off1cials
They were said to have put on uni
forms promptly when warships hove
to OF the coasts.
The Philippine constabulary ane
other soldiers battled furiously
against the Japanese at every point
but they were reported outnumberee
at Aparri. Vigan and Legaspi.
Hundreds Of FjlinipoS Uho flor