Evening star., 1942-07-20
u. 5. Flyers Bombard
50 japanese Planes
Al Canton Airdrome
Chinese Retuke Wenchow
Juion in InfIictine
Setbucks on Enemy
By the Associated Press.

! CHUNGKING, July 20.-United
States bombing planes blasted a
Japanese airfield at Canton Sat-
urday, planting their bombs
among so to so planes on the
ground and leaving six great fires
blazing, 1t. Gen. Joseph w. Still
wells headquarters announced
today.
In a second attack the American
airmen yesterday bombed Linchwan,
japanese base in Kiangsi province.
All the planes returned safely from
both raids.
The communique said japanese
headquarters were attacked with
excellent results. at Linchwan in
this second raid on that base. 1t
first was attacked July 10.
Canton last was attacked by
United States bombers July 4 when
the Whitecloud airdrome on the
outskirts of the city was the target.
Today's Official announcement that
an airdrome was attacked, without
identifying it, indicated a second
field was visited this time. since the
Japanese maintain several around
most of the large cities under their
domination
Mop-up Continuing.
The Chinese high command an
nounced its troops are continuing to
mop up remnants of Japanese
around Hengfeng and Iyang, two
points which the Chinese assert
they have recsptured to break the
invaders hold on a 15-mile central
section of the Chekiang -Kiangsi
Railway.
The recaptures of these two points
were only two of the victories an
nounced by the Chinese yesterday.
The retaking of Wenchow and
Julian, south Chekiang ports, were
two others.
The Chinese communique today
said fighting was continuing around
Sinyang, Japanese base in south
ern Honan.
Earlier, this strong point was re-
ported under Chinese artillery fire
from recaptured Yenshan.
The reports of these successes
after a long series of Japanese gains
was greeted here as the best news
IN weeks from the warfronts.
Japs Fire Hengfeng.
Both Wenchow and Julian, 13
miles to the south, were reported
captured last Friday less than six
days after their occupation by the
Japanese In thrust which extended
across the length of Chekiang from
Hangchow in the north.
The communique said that in
Kiangsi, inland province which ad-
joins Chekiang on the west, the
Japanese took flight from Hengfeng
after firing the town but that the
flames were extinguished by Chi
nese troops who marched in Sat-
urday.
1t added that Iyang, Is miles west
OF Hengfeng, was captured early
yesterday by forces attacking from
several directions.
After losing the two towns and
with them their domination of the
Chekiang -Kiangsi rail line the
Japanese attempted new thrust
from Kwangfeng, in eastern Kiang-
ST. but were declared repulsed. Heng-
feng fell to the japanese July l and
was the last town on the railway to
be captured in their drive to close
the gap between their east and west
columns.
The Chinese said their troops CAP
tured Yenshan, Southern Honan,
yesterday after five-day battle and
that an attack was in progress on the
nearby Japanese base at Sinyang,
Yenshan is about midway between
the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers.
Paying tribute to the United
States Army Air Force in China, an
official Chinese statement said today
its operations had considerably les
sened the Japanese air threat to
Chungking