Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
Defenders Hit
7 Jap Planes in
bayArea
Sector Pounded for
a Hours; Damage and
Casualties Light
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
At least seven enemy planes
were hit by terrific anti-aircraft
fire from the Notifications of
Manila Bay during a four-hour
air attack. the War Department
reported today.
The fortress of Corregidor Island
and the forces of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur were attacked by so planes
yesterday, the department said, but
material damage and casualties to
the defenders were called light.
The text of the communique. No.
At. and based on reports received
up to $50 am:
Il. Philippine theater: The forth
fications of Manila Bay, including
Corregidor Island and Mariveles.
we're again heavily bombed by
enemy planes yesterday. The bonn
bardment continued for four hours
with so planes participating. Ma
terial damage and casualties were
light. At least seven enemy planes
were hit by our anti-aircraft FIRE
Pressure Continuing.
while ground activity was con-
siderably less than on the previous
day, enemy pressure is continuing
on all American and Philippine out
posts.
%. There Is nothing to report
from other areas
Domei, Japanese news agency,
said that japanese warplanes yes
terday made severe attacks on
Limay and two other places about
six miles north of Mariveles, blow
ing up and setting fire to United
States Army barracks.
A Curtiss P-40 fighting plane OF
the United States forces which at
tempted to attack japanese posi-
ton was shot down by anti-aircraft
fire, the agency said.
Meanwhile. imperial Toxic head
quarters let slip today what seemed
an admission that japanese troops
have made little progress IN at
tempting to drive Gen. Macarthur 8
forces back In Batan Peninsula, and
more good news came with the re-
ported arrival of American aerial
reinforcements In the Philippine
conflict.
japanese military aircraft CO.
operating with land forces on Batan
peninsula have bombed enemy con-
centrations at Rimai, Balanga and
Subic," Toxic communique said.
The key to the japanese acknowl-
edgment lay in the reference to
Subic, which lies in Zambales
Province, 6 miles north Of the Batan
Province border, at the head OF
Subic Bay
With Gen. McArthur's troops
still holding Subic, it appeared to
follow that the japanese had failed
to achieve any deep thrust into
Batan, since a ma jor advance would
outflank Subic's defenders and pre-
sumably force them to withdraw
southwark into Batan.
10 Ships Sunk, Toxic Claims.
Toxic headquarters reported the
sinking of 10 ships and the destruc-
ton Of LAG trucks in aerial attacks
on Gen. MacArthurs forces since
Friday.
For Americans, however, these
blows were more than offset by the
exploit OF United States Army
bombers in sinking a japanese de-
stroyer and scoring three direct hits
on Japanese battleship In Davao
Bay, Mindanao Island, 600 miles
south of Manila.
An Army communique yesterday
said all the bombers returned safely
to their secret base after the attack
1t was the first mention of American
air activity in the Philippines in
many days, and apparently was the
first installment of aid to American
Filipino defense forces which had
previously been reported ION the
| way"
There was a definite feeling that
the united nations soon would be
in a position to give q better ac-
count of themselves in the sky
fighting. This expectation was en-
couraged by London reports from
Burma crediting the American
volunteer group there with a two
day bag Of 66 enemy planes at
the cost of 4 of their own.
A big thrill was provided yesterday
In Navy communique telling of the
see PHILIPPINES Page A-4)