Evening star., 1942-04-21
Japan Is Kept
On Alert by
New Alarms
Nozi Radio Reports
Warning, but Toxic
Says Nothing
D, thu Associated Press.

Bs ina AaSocisNd Press.
New AFRAID alarms kept Gen.
tral and Western Japan, contain
ing vital naval bases, ports and
Industrial cities, under prolonged
alerts this afternoon. Axis
sources reported, even while
japanese broadcasts continued TO
minimize the effects of Satur-
days attacks attributed to
American planes.
The japanese themselves said
nothing OF the alarms, stating in
stead that the cabinet received re-
ports from It's ministers that Jap
anese life had been affected only to
a small degree by the Saturday raids
and that postal service was quickly
resumed
The Berlin radio, however, report
ed under a Toxic dateline that
alarms sounded in central and west
ern Japan today between and 5
pm. a and am, Eastern war
time).
All Clear at PM.
Tor central Japan the all clear
sounded about S pm" the broad
cast said, while the alarm remained
in force for western Japan, partic-
ularly for Kyushu."
Kyushu, one of the four main
islands, lies south and west OF the
others, nearest China. On 1t are
the great naval base of Sasebo, the
port of Nagasaki and a heavy IN
dustry belt, including many steel
plants, along the northern shore.
The broadcast made no mention OF
planes seen or bombs dropped and
the alarm may have been merely
a symptom of japanese fears OF
air attack since the high command
reported raids Saturday on TOXIC
Yokohama, Nagoya and Kyoto.
The Toxic radio has not been
heard reporting todays alarms
Toto to Make Tour.
II was announced that Premier
Gen. Hideki TOTO would leave TOXIC
tomorrow for a tour OF industrial
establishments in Miye prefecture
This is a district some $50 miles
west OF Toxic, just west OF the
Nagoya industrial district. 1t con-
tains the port Of Yokkaichi, which
Saturdays reports said was visited
by machine cunning enemy planes
and many industrial establishments
making war supplies.
A Berlin broadcast, quoting
Toxic dispatch, said the Japanese
government had decided to put into
effect Immediately the law passed
by the last Diet session providing
recompense for japanese subjects
suffering all raid damage. Families
whose wage-earner has been killed
in a raid will be given government
support.
Further Details Of Raids.
A Domei French Language broad
cast gave some further details OF
the Saturday raids.
The Toxic broadcast quoted the
operations report of "a certain jap
anese air squadron" as saying inter
ceptor planes rose to meet the enemy
planes reported flying over Mito ION
the Pacific coast so miles northeast
OF Tokiol.
Shortly after l pm. they picked
up an enemy plane which seemed
to be of the North American BPS
type flying at less than 1000
meters" the report continued. This
plane, surprised by the japanese
attack, reduced its altitude when
an anti-aircraft battery opened fire
from a certain point.
The enemy plane then attacked
with machine-gun fire and, flying
close to the ground. fed along q
certain river, jettiSoning some
bombs in the river.
CThe Tone River flows into the
Pacific south Of Mito and east of
Tokio)
The enemy plane then climbed,
but was attacked again over Oshima
Island (60 miles southwest Of To-
kiol at 1900 meters. 1t caught fire
and lost altitude gradually, finally
disappearing in the clouds. But from
the circumstances it appears the
plane must have fallen into the sea.
Another Fight Described.
The Toxic broadcast quoted Air
Force 1t Umegawa as describing
another encounter:
When We were flying over Mito
We picked up an enemy plane of a
See RAIDS. Page A-4D