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that three enemy transports pre-
viously damaged by bombs had
been besched by the japanese
and still were burning.
BLAST SEA LANES
In addition, Gen. Douglas
MacArthur's headquarters re-
ported that allied bombers at
lacking the enemy's far-drawn
communication lines ir the
northern Solomons had serious
ly damaged a Japanese light
cruiser off the southern tip OF
Bougainville island.
While Emperor Hirohito wor-
shipped at the innermost sanct-
uary of the Yasukuni shrine in
Tokyo, seeking The peaceful re-
pose of 15,021 newly deified
heroes" the Mikado's warriors
on Guadalcanal faced the guns
of u. S. Marines reinforced by
regular American army troops
and planes.
Strong United States naval
forces were presumably back
ing up the defenders and strik-
ing at the enemy fleet in the
maze of islands.
"Even the j., will agree that
we have both the men and the
tools for the task" was the con-
fident expression voiced by Ad-
miral Chester w. Nimitz, COM
mander-in-chief of the Pacific
fleet.
With a battlefield about the
size of New York's Long Island,
blanketed with dense jungles and
studded with hills, the reinforc-
ed Japanese were reported hold
ing strong portions on the Is
land while American troops ap.
parently moved up to the at
tack.
The Navy indicated earlier
that u. S. ground forces hac
taken the initiative, inflictinl
heavy casualties on the japanese
in a two-day offensive.
PEAK VIOLENCE
AS the south seas campaign
erupted to peak violence, wore
came from New Delhi, India
that Gen. Sir Archibald p. Wav'
ell, British commander-in-chie1
in India, had returned from ar
inspection of the northwes'
frontier under circumstances In
dicating a possible allied drive
to retake Burma from the Jap.
anese.
During the visit, General
Wavell crossed the Burma from
tier" a communique announced
perhaps significantly.
Previously, all British force:
were reported to have with
drawn into India after the dis.
astrous Burma campaign last
spring.
Reliable but unofficial sourc.
es in New Delhi said Gen. Wav
ell gave a suggestion" that ar
attack on Burma could be err
pected.
In this connection, observer!
pointed out that American ant
allied bombers in recent weeks
have stepped up their assaults or
the Japanese base at Akyab, or
the Bay of Bengal just below
the Indian frontier, and othel
targets in Burma.
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph w. Still
wells headquarters announced
this morning that u. S. bomber
and fighters again pounded TIT
enemy base at Lashio, northern
Burma, yesterday, starting fire.
visible 40 miles.
OTHER THEATRES
Other developments in the fal
Pacific struggle:
Madagascar - British troop
pressing their occupation o
/, OOO-mile- long French NADIA
gascar island off the soast o
southeast Africa, were official!
reported to have captured Am
bositra, 142 miles below the fal
len capital city of Tannanarive
A British comrcunique sait
the Vichy French defenders of
fered still opposition four mile.
north of the town but were over
whelmed.
New Guinea front - Austral
ian troops driving toward thu
japanese base at Kokoda were
reported ererting strong pres
sure on the enemy on the sum
NIT of the mile-high Owen Stan
ley mountains, while American
Havocs and Aircobras bombed
and machine-gunned enem.
troop columns.
Front line dispatches said tn,
allied advance was being "de
layed more than halted" by tn,
suddenly encounted Japanese re
sistance after 1 days of stead.
retreat by the enemy.
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