The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
DIARY OF The WAR

Malaga. Russians began new thrust
in Donets basin and Nazis were being
pushed back from Leningrad to
Crimea Hitler was said to be at the
front British attacked Axis points
still held in Libya. British bombers
raided Axis sea and air bases in
Greece and Crete. British raided coast
of orway again.
SATURDAY-Manila was occupied
by japanese but L. S. troops fought
on in Luzon and fortress of Corregi-
dor. All military equipment, etc,
were removed from Manila and Ca
vite, the Naval base Reds recaptured
an important key town IS miles
southwest of Moscow and imperiled
Nazi salient. Japs landed new conting-
ents in Western Malaga. General
Wavell was placed in supreme COM
mand of land, sea and air forces in
Pacific The town of Bardia fell to
British in Libya, along with 5000
Axis prisoners, and this liberated
1000 imprisoned British there. U, S.
warships were reported assisting the
Dutch fleet. Twenty-six nations
joined for complete victory over
Axis nations
SUNDAY - Reds reported that
5000 Spaniards, fighting with Nazis,
had been killed. German people were
asked to give up their skis to the
army. Japs were beaten off the
Malaga coast. Jap attacks on Mac
Arthur's troops was tagging British
admit loss of four warships in recent
battles but tells of bringing a large
convoy to England 80 percent intact.
MONDAY - MacArthur's troops
carried on their battle, driving off
another bombing attack on Corregi-
dor, shooting down four bombers.
Japs in Manila were charged with dis
elimination against all whites A Jap
defeat appeared m minent at
Changsha, in China, where 10000
were claimed killed. Seven Jap planes
were destroyed by three American
flyers in Rangoon. British lines were
being withdrawn in Malaga. Red
army recaptured another key town
southwest of Moscow and kept push
ing Germans back British bombers
raided German territory in daylight,
and in southern theater bombed
Naples and Tripoli,
TUESDAY - American bombers
sank Jap destroyer, hit battleship
and damaged other enemy vessels in
an attack off Mindanao in Philip
pines Japs appeared stalled on Luzon.
A seaplane tender Heron assaulted
for seven hours by 10 Jap planes,
smashed one flying boat. damaged
another and then reached port in
damaged condition. In China four
Jap divisions were trapped by Chi
nese soldiers and $4,000 were dead or
wounded. Chinese were reinforcing
British Malaga and Burma. Firms
again began to seek end of war. Reds
reported 45-mile push into Crimea.
British blasted Axis holdout posts in
Libya A German club and store in
Paris were bombed and terrorism
there was growing. German Generals
were reported turning against Hitler.
WEDNESDAY - Americans were
holding in Philippines while British
defenders Of Singapore opened a
series Of successful local offensives
against Japs. Fortress of Corregidor
was still strongly defended against
Jap air assault Seven Jap planes
were hit over the fortress, making %
during defense. Japs in Malaga seized
an airport only 100 miles from Singa-
pore. Chinese after killing 10000 Japs
around Human province were setting
trap for 10000 more. In Russia 572
towns were recaptured in five days
and 10000 Germans killed. Reds
seemed about to lift siege of Sevasto-
pol in Crimea. Vichy was told Nazis
might sieze French Africa if L. S.
was favored U. S. army bombcrs
claimed another Jap destroyer in sea
battle the day previous.
THURSDAY-Japs confined pres
suer on U. S. troops in the Philip
pines, but apparently got nowhere,
even with heavy assault on Corregidor.
British were giving more ground in
Malaga fighting against to l odds.
Japs struck at Australia again by
air, raiding on air filed in New Bri
tain, 800 miles north Of continent
Tokyo admitted loss Of another sub
and damage to cruiser. Red recap.
tured town only forty miles short Of
the new German defense line In Girl
mea the Nazis were in peril of being
cut off. A British raid on Sicily de-
stroyed Al Axis planes which wera
ready to raid Malta. A Tokyo rad 0
said the Jap and U. S. fleets were
fighting in the Pacific Japs destroyed
four defenseless towns in the Philip