Evening star., 1942-08-18
Nazis Hurled Back Reds Report;
Navy Begins hopping Up Japs
After Initial Victory in So|omons
Allied WorpIones
Combing Pacific
For Foes Ships
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Allies have taken a big
step to victory with occupation
of the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area
of the Solomon Islands by United
States Marines.
This was evident today after dis
closure by the Navy that the first
phase of the American invasion of
Japanese-held territory In the
Southwest Pacific has ended victo-
riously with the Leathernecks hold
ing "well-esta blished" positions in
the islands.
The second phase of the battle of
the Solomons apparently will be the
mop-up of Japan's battered shore
and sea forces. A Navy Depart
ment spokesman said the campaign
is continuing"
Meanwhile, Allied airmen combed
the Southern Pacific to blast the
japanese in their ships and harbors
wherever they may be trying to go
to the rescue.
Mighty Onslaught by Allies.
The Navy communique issued here
yesterday showed the attack on the
Solomons to have been a mighty
onslaught which caught the Jap
anese flat-footed on August (Aus-
tralian time) in the Guadalcanal-
Tulagi area, one of their most val
liable bases.
The harbor Of Tulagi is one of
the best in the Southwest Pacific
and the airfield on Guadalcanal
makes that island a gigantic air.
craft carrier anchored athwart the
sea lane from America to Australia
Without divulging details of the
still continuing and still growing
battle, the communique gave these
assurances that the first phase has
ended in defeat for the japanese in
the air, ashore and afloat:
/. The Marines have made sew
eral landings in the Guadalcanal-
Tulagi area, rapidly" overcoming
enemy resistance, and their cap
tured shore positions have since
been developed and are now well
established"
2. japanese naval forces closed in
for action with the Allied feet on
only one night, August 80, and
backed off before reaching the YES
sells engaged in the landing opera
tions."
"3. Enemy air attempts on the
first two days of the landings in
f1icted only minor damage on the
troops"
Airmen Scour Jap Harbors.
Airmen of Gen. MacArthur's COM
mand, meanwhile, secured the Jap
anese held harbors in the South Sea
Islands which are close enough to
the Solomons to reinforce their
imperiled garrisons.
A communique issued today at
Allied headquarters in Australia
said Allied planes on offensive re-
bombed shipping in
the Port of Kavieng, on the Island
Of New Ireland but that the re-
suits were unobserved. New Ire
land is northwest Of the Solomons in
another link of the island chain at
the top of the Coral Sea.
Medium bombers also raided
Timor for the third attack in as
many days on that island far to the
west, where scattered Dutch-Aus
tralian forces are said to be con-
tinuing guerrilla resistance against
the Japanese.
An Australian broadcast by CHS
said that while Allied raids con-
tinue on japanese targets on IT.
NOR" there now was apparently
little japanese sea movement" in
that area
Port MOresby Raided.
For the first time since August |,
enemy raiders struck back forcibly
at Port Moresby, in southern New
Guinea, causing casualties and dam
age to installations.
The Berlin radio broadcast
Toxic dispatch last night saying
japanese bombers had inflicted Sc
we're damage to shipping, harbor in
stallations and military supply
dumps in raids Sunday on Port
Moresby and on the Australian
coastal cities of Townsville, Cairns,
Port Darwin and Port Hedland.
Direct broadcasts from Toxic
failed to support this Axis claim,
however.
The Berlin broadcast said a 5000
ton transport was sunk and two
Australian pursuit planes downed at
Wyndham, and that storehouses
(See SOLOMONS, Page A-12J