The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-03-27
CHRONICLES OF WAR
HIGHLIGHTS TO DATE
TIEsnAY MARrH "a


Desperately hopinx Ia hold their ground gained Ia Rns.
sa. the Germans hurried soo.eeo reserves into = massive e.
fer to stem the tide 81 the Russian progress. A special an,
nouncement said that $1,000 of the enemy had been Killed On
the Leninerad frOnt alone.
and the Philippines and Gef the first tnme japanese army oa.
firak announced that their fercc~ we're On the defensive and
nrninss Australia and India. Port Merrshy ii saushsrn New
Guinea was attacked from the air by the Japanese as were
sna.
The Burmese thsaier was alive with heavy aesioa. u
was reported that the enemy forces had advanced about 90
miles up the Sitsang River during the past week. bet nov
they were checked.
the PIIsbury and the EdsaI. were lost in fighting II lava.
II was reported that the craft were missing snee early IN
March and were trying 10 reach Australia after q wide sea
struggle.
The Flying Tigers" Of the American Volunteer Group on
Thaiand airport Of chiengmai and destroyed and Disabled
20 japanese planes and killed and wounded Japanese pilots
IS they raced toward their planes
The British people were warned 10 be alert for an At
tempted German invasion.
The British reported another Mediterranean victory. The
Admiralty reported that a convoy had reached Malta with
the loss Of . single merchant ship sunk and that in the pro-
cess an Italian battieshp was hi by Al least one torpedo.
forcing il TO retire
WEDNESDAY. MARCH Is
Russian army si troops penetrated the outskirts Of
Staraya. Russia the anchor Of the beseiged Maxi 10th army
and the Sesiets announced officially that a savage two-day
German counterattack supported BY planes and tanks in the
same general area had been repulsed. Soviet dispatches re-
capitulated Mari losses at more than 10000 in dead alone
since February 3.
The Allied position was again set hack as the Japanese
occupied the principal Andaman islands in the Bay Of Ben
gal while their land forces were creeping up toward the
central Burma oil fields.
In the Philippines. General Wainwrghts Rattan line
and his Manila Bay harbor defense were under heavy enemy
bombing attack and indications were that heavy enemy re-
Inducements had arrived. The War department reported
that on the far southern Philippine island Of MiHdanao
American troops were keeping up effective resistance and
had emerged victorious from a new series Of local skirmlshes
at Digos-
The United States Navy made two powerful attacks on
the enemy-held islands Of Wake ADD Marcus. At Wake. al
tackled by cruisers, destroyers and bombers. two enemy
patrol boats were sunk and three big enemy seaplanes were
destroyed and airdrome runway and defense batteries were
damaged Muniti0n dumps, and radio installations also were
damaged.
The japanese thanked the Chinese line below Tounxoo
and captured an airdr0me 10 the north of that point.
1t was officially reported that a light British force
headed BY : six-inch gun cruiser defeated and put To flight
m Italian fleet comprising a ~35.O00t0n battleship. two eight
inch cruisers, four six-inch cruisers and a screen Of de
sir0yers.
The u. s. Navy reported that two more United Nations
merchantmen were sunk off the Atlantic Coast with the
probable loss Of 20 lives. One was a United States vessel and
the other was British.
The War Department announced that General Douglas
Macarthur was awFded the Congressional Medal Of Honor
for conspicuous gailantry and intrepidity In action" against
the invading Japanese forces in the Philippines. The medal
will be presented by Nelson l. Johnson, United States Minis
Ger 10 Australia. nj the request OF President Roosevelt.