The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-10

41npGB1Ak UCAuQuHIUSGS hV 4OhJO admitted the loss of one aircraft carrier, heavy damage to 6 second carrier, damage to one cruiser and the loss of 35 planes.
 It asserted that the United States had lost two aircraft carriers, of the Entrprise and Hornet 10,000 ton class and claimed the destruction of 120 United States planes at Mid- way and IA at Dutch Harbor.
 The communique asserted that the Japanese in 8 joint navy and army action had destroyed numer- ous American positions in the Alue. tian Islands, of which Dutch Har- bor Is the chief base, and said that operations continued.
 Tokyo and Berlin, in broadcasting the general story of the conrnun- ique and its full text, gave conflict ing versions.
 The general reports claimed that the Japanese had occupied" points in the Aleutians; but the text of tho conmunique said:
 "June ' naval units In closest co. operations with troops of the army destroyed a number of enemy posi- tions on the Aleutian Islands and are continuing the operations in this area"
 Japan Mixed Dates It was noted that Japan said that it attacked the AleutianS first on June 4, instead of June 3 when the attack really started. and Midway June s, instead of June {.
 Not until the Imperial head. quarters comnlunique was so be- latedly issued did any Axis country So much as admit that 6 great battle had been fought in the Mid- way zone, and 1t was evident that they were attempting Q propaganda build-up which would cushion the bad news for their people.
 As part of the build-up, Berlin broadcast as from Shanghai:
 '~The tenseness of the atmosphere on the northwestern coast of Amer ica is indicated by news that an air raid warning was sounded in Prince Rupert, port on the Pacific lGOAct VI Ak01 bA%An O@hh0@AAp COuWA VI the Alaskan border, Monday night. The ali-clear however, was sounded when 1t was discovered that a plane had been . friendly one, not Jap- anese."
 A few hours before Tokyo issued its belated conltnunique, Berlin got 30 far as to say that rulmors that 6 battle twas being" fought "nay be accorded a certain probability"
 But 1t added that so far there had been no confirmation "by any side"
 The Berlin broadcast, remarkable in its evasions and deliberate falsi- fications, tried to make it appear that Q battle was developing in which Japan had thrown 50 per cent of its entire fleet-with the is- sue in doubt.
 German News Agency
 The broadcast, in which a Ger man Ofiicial news agency dispatch from Stockholm was cited, said:
 According to Swedish reports no certain data and reliable infOrma- ton are available SO far tn LoE- don regarding the battle supposedly being fought at present in the Inorthern Pacific.
 "SO far on hand are merely rll- na0rs, which, however, may be Rc- corded . certain probability but which gre not confrmeds ofacialiS Il by any side as yet.
 According to London reports iE the E6t0ckhOhn) newspaper Social. DeM0krRten, both Japanese and United states forces have been re. tpfOrced considerably. Also thai Japan has now 30 per cent Of iti entire fleet thrown Into the battle But nothing is said in detail about ] the thenter of these battles. ~I1ae correspondent Of the Social : DeEnOkraten quotes merely paya circIeg, according to whose oplni0r ] the naval battle near Midway must lead to further operations or hai already done 60, @The Stockholm Tidningen pub. fishes United States presumption aeeoE0ing to which . naval battle , ls about to develop between Jap' , anese and United States sea unit near, Dutch HaFboF, but emphasizes simultaneously that details are no , las yet available.
 HIsae London correspondent Of thu ! paper quotes the Chicago Sun , (which under e monster headline re, ports regarding Dutch Harbor bu without glylng details og thls sen leati0nal dispatehss