The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-22

Manila Bay had diminished in in- tensity.
 Ar Attacks Limited
 Air attacks on the forts, the war department said, were limited yes- terday to 70 few dive bomber raidB'' on Forts Hughes and Drum. On Monday, MacArthur had reported, the Japanese subjected Corregidor to heavy Shelling but Lieut.. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwrights heavy guns replied effectively"
 While enemy planes were scouting over NegroS, it appeared that tho Japanese were reinforcing the 5000 invasion troops originally sent against the Americans and Filiplnos on Panay. The handful of defend- CTS had been forced to withdraw from two positions in Antique province earlier in the week, ac- cording to yesterdays coEiimuilique,
 How the outnumbered defenders of Cebu were faring against some i2,000 Japanese troops was not dis- closed by the war department.
 The war department has disclosed further details Of American losses on Bataan which fell to the Japa- rese April 0. The latest report iTl- dicated that 2,000 of 5000 national guardsmen on Bataan were probably in enemy hands. The war depart- ment said only three national guard officers and l04 enlisted men had escaped to CorregidoF.
 The national guardSmen included men from New Mexico, WiScinSon, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota Missouri, California and Washing ton.
 Earlier 1t had been disclosed that 36 ,000 American Filipino combat troops, 26,O00 civilians and several thousand supply and other non. cofnbatant forces were on BataaTl when 1t fell.
 Suicide Squad at It
 Washington, April 22-(UP) Lieut. John D. Buikeley and his "Sea guerrillaB' have done it again.
 This time 1t was q Japanehe light cruiser that was lost to Bulkeley'i motor torpedo boat squadron.
 At least three times before Bulke. ley'S little "Buiclde squadron" oi pT boats has emerged in guerills war fashion from hidden bases ir the Philippines and spread terroi among the enemy. He and his Tner have taken their tiny craft lntC heavily guarded bays, raElilled tor' pedoeg home almost under the mug zleg of enemy guns, and gotter away with it each time.
 Tn his latest exploit, Bulkeley let two PIT boats in c night foraS against five Japanese warBhips Eluding Q protective screen of foul destSoyers, they cefltered their ct. tack on . light cruiser and left I in . sinking condition.
 A navy communique announcing this action indicated that BulkeleS might have tried to leave Q torpedo "caliIng card" or two with the de- stroyer eGcort but heavy enemy counter action forced c retirement
 One BOat Went Ashore
 One of the boats--the PT-34-wai forced ashore on the island of Cebu where 6 Japanese iflVasion force fl now engaging the Afnerican-Fill- piTlo defenders. The other, tho PT- 4i, made good It's escape. There was no indication which boat Buike- ley was aboard.
 The action appeared similar 1n many details to that announced by tho War Department April 10. That communique reported that "our tor- pedo boats" attacked . fleet Of Ave warships and 10 transports near Cebu and sank c Japanese light cruiser, Of tho WaSkuESIa clags. Navy officials said they could not be cers tain the two engagements were mol the same.
 At any rate, BuikeIey's PT neeG which, except for submarines iScw constitutes the navy'S sole FemaiFl- ing challenge 10 Japanese GeapoweI ia Philippine waters, B diminishing in size. Besides the loss Of the PTs 14, tho navy dlgclOsed ti1at the pT~ 96-Whlch did not participate in the action vas believed 0 have been destroyed Q pr0yent ite falling iate