Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-11
BOMBER SINKS SHIP


MANILA. Dec. 11.-America's
men at arms, defending the Philip
pines, scored air and land tri.
umphS today over the Japanese, Z
lone United States bombing plane
wreaking fire and destruction or
one of Nippons proud battleshipS
while combined American anc
Philippine troops blasted a major
invasion attempt.
Roaring out Of tropical skies
the plane scored three direct
bomb hits on a 29.000-ton dread
naught of the Hiranuma class
leaving it burning fierccly of
Northern LuZon.
A whitening fire was poured
into Japanese landing parties or
beaches around Lingayan, ir
Northern Luzon. and an army
communicate said that the de.
tachments now ARE being dis
posed of and mopping VI
operations are in progress"
In the fight between the plane
and the battleship, the American
bombs not only raked the crafts
decks but punched at it below the
water line when two high explo
sives landed close alongside.
AS they disappeared over the
horizon the Yankee airmen looked
back and said that when they last
saw the enemy battleship. it was
lighted by great sheets of flame.
MAY BE THE HARUNA
CA Reuters dispatch from
Manila identified the burning
Japanese vessel as the 29,33O-
ton battleship Haruna. and said
it was on fire northeast of Luz
Zon.
tThe Haruna. n Kongo class
warship completed in 1913, car
rieS a complement of $50 Off
GERS and men. Refitted in 1926.
it is armed with. eight 14-inch
guns. Is siX-inch guns. other
smaller weapons and four SUBJ
merged 2l-inch torpedo tubes.
(RcuterS said three hits were
scored on the Haruna and that
the attacking planes reported 1t
was burning fiercely.D
The spectacular fight, marking
so FAR as is known the most sue
ceSsful American attack on Japa-
nese naval forces, took place in
the Pacific about 10 miles north
east of the northern coast of the
island of Luzon. the site in the
Philippines of the city of Manila
and the United States naval base
of Cavite.
At other points on the north
coast of Luzon, Japanese landing
attempts were either broken UP
by vigorous action from the air
or halted by stubborn defense on
the ground.
MOPPING UP IN PROGRESS
A statement said:
There were no further devel-
opments In the situation i'm
northern LuZon. The enemy de-
tachments which landed on the
Lingayan coast are being dis
posed of and hopping up opera
tions are in progress"
Three air raid warnings were
sounded in Manila today but M
bombs were dropped. The first
warning came at 1920 a. m, witt
the all clear at | 80 a. M; the
second between sos a. m. anc
$50 a. m, and the third briefly
at noon.
"Our scout planes took to the
air during the noon air raid and
are reported to have kept for
nation of Japanese bombers
away from Manila" an army
spokesman said.
"Tbe enemy aircraft were re-
ported turned back and were
last seen heading In a westerly
direction"
80 DEAD. 300 HURT
An unofficial count of casualties
in Yesterdays raid on Manila ant
vicinity showed 80 killed and 3OC
wounded.
The majority were civilians anc
most Of the casualties were arounc
Cavite.
Three American vessels in Ma
nilla harbor were reported hit ant
one was sunk.
Observers said there were 3
enemy bomberS in the attack, II
two fights of u each.
"a Reuters (British) dispatch
from Manila to London said
Japanese were reported 10 have
made a new landing in the
northern sector Of LuZon)
"a Reuters dispatch from
Manila said more than 100 Japa-
nese bombers participated in yes
terday's raids on Nichols Air
field and the Cavite naval base)
BERLIN. Dec. II GNS).--Tht
Berlin radio. quoting japanese re-
ports. announced today that the
| United States submarine KalraC
had been sunk in the Pacific, wes'
Of tho Philippines
- James Fighting Ships does
not list United States SUBJ
| marine named the Kalrao)
For the Inside News" of
| Washington. Follow Paul NAL
III