The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-12
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Photographs by Allan Campbell from NEA Service)

coast of the Johore Sultan ate, on the mainland immediately above Singapore, and had been captured. Earlier the Australian command had reportci the capture of two Japanese officers on the coast near Endau, at the north end of Johore 75 miles above Singapore.
 Japanese planes heavily bombed the Seremban area yesterday, the communique said, but it was assert ed that only slight damage was done to road communications.
 It was admitted that Japanese planes had sunk a small ship off the small town of Nuah after ma- chine gunning the town. Fighting on the west Malaga front was reported continuous and severe as the Imperial troops sought to form their reW line under Jap anese land pnd air attack.
 The new line, it was indicated, was based on the railroad between Port Dickson. and Seremban.
 Today's communique, announcing the latest imperial withdrawal, said after reporting that severe fight ing continued in the Selangor area above the new line:
 Our troops are being withdrawn to positions north of Seremban, where they are now in contact with the enemy. Our withdrawal is closely followed by enemy infan- try, with continued attacks by en- emy aircraft. .... Seremban was bombed yesterday and slight dam- age was caused to road communi- cations, which have been required.
 More Enemy Raids
 Enemy aircraft further raided Nuar yesterday, machine gunning the town and sinking a small ship.
 There have been a number of raids tod"y on Singapore. Prelim- mary reports of the first raid in- dicated that no damage had been done and that two casualties had been caused. Enemy aircraft were engaged by our fighters but de- tails of combats are not yet avail able.
 No reports of casualties in sub sequent raids have so far been re- ceived.'
 Japanese planes opened sav- age attack on refugees trains mov- ing southward from the Kuala Lumpur area as the Japanese tanks, leading the furious Japanese offen- sive down the west coast, broke into open country after driving through the thick jungle to the north.
 Japanese planes ill several waves attacked ore train bringing eva cuees from Kuala Lumpur. Two persons were killed and several wounded, dispatches said, wh hen they machine gunned the train Apparently their marksmanship was poor for no bombs struck the train.
 Tokyo Reports
 Tokyo, Jan. 12-(Ofiicial broad casts recorded by United Press in San Francisco and New York) - Dispatches from Shanghai said to- day that Sir Shento.. Thomas, gov ernor of British Malaga, had fled to India with the Malayan goveru- ment following the fall of Kuala Lumpur, capital of the Federated Malay States, 200 miles northwest of Singapore.
 (The British Colonial office had no information that Thomas had left Singapore. It was pointed put in LondCn, however, that the Jap anese rep-rt was not undu4y slg- nificart, even if true, because he might have left for military con- ferenceD
 Japanese forces, pushing down the west coast of the Malay penin- sula beyond Kuala Lunpur, opened an artillery barrage at dawn against British troops who had retreated 50 miles south of the city, where they formed a new line, military dispatches said.
 Japanese troops occupied a port west of Kuala Lumpur, which was completely occupied by 6:30 p. m. last night, and were so consistent ly smashing British resistance south of the city that the British con- mand was carefully deliberating" moving it's headquarters from Singapore to the Netherlands East Indies, report from Saigon said. A =