The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-18
Tokyo Radio Identified BOmbers as
American; Huge Fires Started Among
Poorly Built Wooden Homes
ATTACKS WERE MADE ALL
ALONG 275-MILE AREA
Ry United Press,

Japan announced today that Allied Planes taxi
ing the war to Japan for the first time, had bombed
Tokyo. the wcrlds third city, and the industrial and
naval base cities Of Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya.
(Tokyo radio in a Chinese-lansuage broadcast
recorded by CHS in San Francisco, identified the
planes as American.
("American airplanes raded Tokyo for the first
time" the radio Said)
TOKYO FINALLY ADMITTED
After hours in which II asserted FIRST that no dam
age had been done and then that damage slight,
Tokyo admitted that ncendiary bombs had caused
free ct NagCyW and Kobe, two Of Japan'a greatest
cities. Il was said that the Allied planes machlne
gunned villages in the attack area. The attacks
tended over 275 mile area Of the south coast Of
Honshiu, the main Japanese island, along which ali
Japans greatest cities are strung.
AIR. RAID ALARM LASTED
Tokyo had an air raid alarm period extending
from shortly before noon to around p. The alarm
was sounded throughout the Japanese island group
from Hokkaido in the far north to Tohoku and Kyu-
shu in the southwest. Admission that the Allied
planes had used incendiary bombs meant that Japan
for the fret time had been brought face to face with
homes Of wood and Of paper which form large parts
Of the cities.
Fires Under Control
Central defense headquarters at Tokyo said fires "
Nagoya and Kobe had been brought under control by D. ~
II said inccndiary bombs had been dropped Il sx
at Kobe were hit with fire bombs
Japan and ali the world had known long before the
war that every city IN IL was Vulnerable 70 fire bomb
attacks and that after the first enemy plane had flown
over the country It's people would never long the
war lasted, sleep another night feeling secure
Nine Allied Planes Down
Tokyo asserted that nine Allied planes had been shot
down by nefceptor planes IN the vicinity OF crowded. re
fearful Tokyo with It's 100000 people.
Brcadcagts which spoke OF Thousands gtroing the
streets when the cir raid alarm sounded Just before Allied
planes began flying over Tokyo from Gil directions inuts
Gated that the city was caught completely unaware
Crowds Thought II Test
Tokyo said that MONDAY rush crowds kept on their
way did street cars and Buses thinking that II was
practice alarm.
Emphasizing Japan's constant fear for the safety q
Its Emperor HIroho whom II believes to be than
human descendant Of the Goddess OF the SUM- Tokyo went
out Of Its way TO announce that the imperial family was
"welp.
There had been no report Of an indispoaion 10 any
member Of IT,
Heavy Damage First Reported
Tokyo in It's first reports OF the raid said that heayy
damage done 10 homes, schools hospitals and cultural
institutions II sought later 10 minimize te damage ard
said that homes school and hospital were hit There
were details OF damage 70 Yokohama the great pof
Tokyo said that two planes Talded Nagoya Japag third
city Dwarf Bay 23D miles from Tokyo Oh the south ep@f
Of HonShu, the main island with population o mare n
100000 " said that the planes dropped bombs wneA
XVII Kobe RaiAed ny One Plane
Kobe a city Of sons 100000 on the south coast ii
miles north Of the great industrial city q Osaka. a
raided by single plane which likewise dropped balH
and likewise did no damage according 10 Tokyo. #
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