The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-05-14
DIARY OF The WAR

FRIDAY-An American naval vic
tory over the Japs above Australia
and occupation Of Madagascar by
British had improved Allied posi-
tions. Allies sank eight Jap vessels
including cruiser and two dcstroyers,
damage a seapIane tender, cruiser,
cargo vessel and transport and shot
ioWn 8 planes. American losses were
3 planes Subs also sank three more
Jap ships. Fall Of Madagascar naval
/ base was acknowledged by Vichy.
Jap columns in Burma beat forward
25 miles in China. Berlin claimed an
other Jap force had beaten into East
ern India but Japs did not claim this
/ British lost a cruiser but saved two
/ conveys in north Atlantic. Reds were
| trying to break siege of Leningrad.
/ SATURDAY-U. S. and Jap fleets
were fighting hard in Coral Sea off
/ Australia. A Jap aircraft carrier, two
cruisers, two destroyers and others
were sunk, heavy cruiser, light
cruiser seaplane tender and others
badly damaged Japs claimed sinking
Of l. S. battleship and two aircraft
carriers and British cruiser and bat
tleship, Allies denied any major
losses. British in Madagascar were
consolidating their gains and rein
forced island Of Ceylon. Chinese
counter-attacks in Burma destroyed
1000 Japs and trapped many in Yum
nan province, China. A new German
thrust was beng made against Reds
in north without success. President Of
the Philippines and party arrived in
San Francisco.
SUNDAY-U. S. battle losses were
light in Coral Sea and the Jap in
vasion fleet was broken up for time
being. Chinese smashed into the eX-
posed rear lines OF Japs in Burma,
recaptured several points and were
driving ahead. Reds reported Nazis
were using poison gas on Crimean
front Heavy British bombers assault
ed Rostok again and hit center Of
Heinkel torpedo plane plant but lost
10 planes Jap bombers struck again
at Chittagong in India, fairly close to
Calcutta. Won Spiegel, former Ger
man consul general for Gulf area,
was reported raiding with sub in
Caribbean Sea.
/ MONDAI-Churchill forecast doom
OF Germany and Japan IN speech and
warned Hitler that if gas was being
used against Russia that Britain
would spread gas far and wide over
Germany. l. 5. officially confirmed
bombing Of Japan three weeks ago
with Military planes. Chinese shut
trap for Japs driving into Yunnan
province, killing 5000. They were as
sisted by American flying tigers. AL
he'd planes damaged two more ships
in Coral sea bringing total to l9 Jap
ships lost in battle. Defenders of
Malta doWned Al Axis planes over
the weekend. British renewed attacks
on Commanded Europe. U. S, de-
manded OF Vlchy that Martinique and
other French Caribbean islands would
not be used as AXIS bases. Nazl dead
IN Russia were listed at "A million,
more than German dead in last world
war. ANS planes were fired at over
. Ulster. JaDanS largest active volcano,
100 miles from Tokyo, was reported
IN eruption.
/ II ESDAl-Jap thrust INTO CHINA
from burma was still IN check. Two
SUBS sank Jap destroyer, cargo ship
and tanker around AuStralla. Germans
were active on Lenlngrad front.
/ 'WaVell was reorganlZmg to bolster
midas defense. Britain declared it
was we'll prepared to launch a gas
offensive II necessary, rims were
said to be alarmed over another Win
ter OF war. Germans reopened the
Crlmea offensive. Jap invasion troops
were believed to have persisted by
smpIoads IN Coral Sea battle.
WEDNESDAl-Reds had absorbed
first major offensive shock Of Nazis
in kerch peninsula In Crimea. British
and Chinese In Burma claimed local
successes against Jap invaders. Jap
invasion forces, though beaten, were
still believed largely intact north Of