The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-08
United States Hits
 Back Hard At Japan
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Burma road supply route to China and would set up Q bass for . drive southward against Singapore.
 Waves Of Japanese bonhers bet tered northern, central and south- ern areas og the Philippine Islands, rspoFtedly eausing several hundred casualties.
 The great arltlah naval bass at Singapore was attacked from the cir, with co persons reported killed and lSS injured.
 Japs Arc RepulSed
 A Japanesa landing in North (Brltlsh) BoEneo was reported rec pul0ed with heavy casualties, co. eoFdlng to London dispatches, but the same 0uorco heard that the American island of Guam had been attacked from ell sides and that aerial bombardment had started several big fires.
 The American lsland of Wake, Q base for trans-Paelfic cir routes, was reported by 6 BTttlAh source Co have been captured, while g Japanase naval squadron Og one cruiser, four destroyeFs and other ships weFO sighted off the Ooecs islands in the Indian ocean.
 Australia end the Dutch East Inc dies joined in the war on Japan, but there were increasing hints from Berlin that the conflict would become an outright Axis battle against sho allied powers. A &AEl spokesman said that an important statement might Do forthcoming later and the Berlin press hinted that Germany would aid Japan There was still no word of the post. ton Of the Soviet Union.
 On the China coast, tho Japanese attacked Hongkong by air and by land and occupied tho 1nteEnatlons al Settlement ct Shanghai after sinking the Britlah gunOoat Peterei and eeizing the American gunboat Wake. American marines at Peipine and Tlentsin were disarmed and ln- termed.
 Emperor On Hls Throne
 The emperor of Japan. "seatet on the throne of 0 line unhrokeE for ages eternal" declared war oE the United states and Great Brit. ain-both oS which were expectet to issue formal declarations Of vel todAy-on the grounds that the ai' lied powers had tireate ned the ex' istence of the Japanese empire anS the "new order" in east Asia. CT the outcome oe this struggle, ht said, Japans rule would rise or fell
 But even before the declaration of war was known the impeE!a forces were attacking In blits fash ion.
 The first blow fell in the Hawaiian Islands. Japanese four motores bombers, dive bombers and torpedo planes flashed across the mountain of Oahu Island and swooped dcwz on American warships in the Pear Harbor naval air base, the Gibraltar of the Pacific.
 Two hattleships- s-the 20,ee9-tcu Oklahoma with 6 crew of l,30i ans the 32,60O-ton West Virginia with 1 crew of 1,o23-were reported suni and c third dreadnaught was believ ed damaged or 1osts along witl smaller vessels.
 Heavy high explosive charge and incendiaTy bombs started fires caused much damage and killed per haps $50 persons. including l0z ofn ciallyu announced as dead amOnl the military personnel. Three hun dred were injured.
 Honolulu vas bombed and furi ous air attacks were launched ol Hickam Air Field, Ford Island of base in Pearl Harbor and Iaearb. military barracks, while torpedI planes with the red symbol of tn rising sun on their wings slashe. repeatedly at warahips in the har Dor. More than 100 and possibl. close Co 900 American airpiane were reported destroyed or dauaag cd, but ofacaal sources declined | confirm those reports. ..
 A United States army txanspoE carrying lumber was sunk hy Japanege submarine 1 800 miles wes oe California. two oil tankers wer reported afire at Pearl xfaxbor an. fear was felt for three big American iinsrB-ths preoident Piarco leon verted into the avuay transport uor Hugh L. scottl, the HTeaiden Coolidge and the President Nngyi ecn. All three were sm the wmg non in which Japanese wax1hips anl submarines we're operating Mml fear Wao expressed tnak Ekoy haI AnMman lnnlAaA .Aln .aa.-AAA.l.. .A AA..AA...aa