The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-06-11
DIARY OF The WAR

tons Bombers were over Bremen
with POO planes while Commands
were on the French coast Pacific ac-
ton was scattered and minor save in
China. Midway island was attack by
Jap planes but there were no details.
American generals in China conferred
with Chinese leader and there were
reports Of Japs massing troops in
Manchukuo. Australia announced an
Allied sub had sunk an overloaded
enemy transport and two supply yes
sells. There was hull in Libya. Hitler
flew to Finland to put pressure on
Mannerhem for more aid in north.
SATURDAY - The Jap assault
against Midway was going heavily
against the enemy but the fight was
continuing. Naval and air forces were
hammerlng the enemy Japs had
thrown 100000 troops against Chuh-
slen in the Chekiang province. Brit
ish announced that the biggest convoy
of arms and troops ever, had reached
shores Of India. Allies reported strong
action against Jap subs in those
waters, sinking two and possibly
three, making seven for week. Brit
lSh stopped the Tank and dive-bomb-
err stabs in Libya and in Russia the
activity Of the Red air force was
stressed, bagging forty planes in
drive to clear the air over Murmansk.
SUNDAY - Admiral Nimitz de-
clared Pearl Harbor had been partial
lT avenged by the battle at Midway
island. Enemy losses were two or
three aircraft carriers, with all
planes destroyed; one or two carriers
damaged and most of planes on ships
lost; three battleships damaged, four
cruisers and three transports, with
some OF them most likely unable to
reach home. British planes had an
other big day over the channel and
Ruhr valley. ANS propaganda was
trying to hustle Turkey to their side.
Argentina seemed to be drifting with
the AXIS. British were claiming edge
in Lihya tank battle. Russian bomb
ers sank nine German transports in
the Baltic The JapS were paying
heavily for the offensive IN China.
NONDAl-Brltlsh planes struck at
the Nazi sub base at Emden and also
struck from Mediterranean air base.
British repulsed two Llbyan attacks.
Czechs were forced to mourn Tor
Heydrlch IN funeral procession, Amer
lcan and Jap battle actions were con-
tnulng IN the North Pacific around
Dutch Harhor. Experts were sure the
Jap naval power had been heavily
damaged. Australians were feeling
that the danger Of invasion was being
lifted. Chinese admitted a break by
Japs into Chuhsien. Reds listed 528
Nazi planes as weeks toll. The task
Of moving the japanese population
from the west coast was completed.
TuhSDAl-Ihe crippled Jap fleet
had fled into hiding but was expected
to try another face-SaVlng attack
British hammered the coast area IN
attempt to drive German air power
out. Britain urged the French people
to clear the coast. Sevastopol beat off
more German attacks in Crimea sec
tor. A new push in Libya by Rommel
was halted by British artillery and
Free French beat off another attack
in their sector. Chinese reported that
their troops were inflicting heavy
casualties on Japs in ferocious fight
ing on outskirts OF Chuhsien. Ameri- !
can bombers pounded Rangoon in a
daylight raid.
WEDNESDAY, - Germans began a
supreme effort to reduce the Russian /
naval base OF Sevastopol but SoVlets
said the many charges were broken !
up. Germany's air force was active
there. Free French were holding |
southern anchor OF British Inc IN |
Llbya while British forces to the west
successfully harried the enemys rear
ward communications. British bomb
crs ralded arms plants IN the Ruhr
valley and blasted docks, railways and !
alrdfomeS IN rance ana Netherlands
British and American am force UNITS
arrived to and chinese. Lochnef, Az .
writer declared that Germans prayed ,
for InIlVprHnrc from Hitler WO L. |