The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-05
Gen. MacArthur's Air Attack Hurt Japanese
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the enemys expense by the uncon- ! ventional commander of the Amer ican and Filipino forces on Ba- taan.
 The War Department reported that unfavorable weather condi- tions, including poor visibility, ham, pered the search for single enemy airplane which dropped several bombs near Honolulu. The bomber, according to the War Department, is believed to have been flown from a Japanese vessel west of the Ha- waiian Islands. It loosed its missiles from a high altitude, above the clouds. the communique added, but did no damage,
 Military men, meanwhile, refused even to speculate on what other daring assaults Macarthur might be planning in the Philippines.
 MacArthur's Old Trick
 Mac Arthur has always had re- putation for doing the unusual-for baffliug the enemy by doing what it would least expect him to do or do- ing what the military tactics books say not to do. The gallant stand of hs men on Bataan Peninsula has been crowded with such action.
 Last week he puzzled some of the experts with his attack on Japanese advance positions during a lull in the enemy offensive. There was some nodding of heads by the arm chair generals when that was re- vealed but it turned out to be sound action. By 1t MacArthur wiped out enemy units that might have ma neuvered themselves into a position where they could have obtained val uable information on his gun em- placements and disposition of men.
 Yesterday the war department re- vealed the details of MacArthur's daring air raid on Japanese fleet in Subic Bay and on shore eStab- hShmentS at Olangapo and Grande Island
 More than 3O,O00 tons of enemy shipping--one l2000-ton ship, one 10000 tonner, one 5000 tonner and two f00-ton motor launches - were destroyed. Many smaller craft were damaged and ashore, docks and storehouses were set on fire. The fires were followed by many heavy explosions among enemy storeS.'
 Courage, Daring shown
 The blow was an example of the courage and daring with which MacArthur's men have kept the Japanese at bay for weeks. It was all the more daring in view of the fact that the Japanese are supposed to have command of the air over the Philippines. MacArthur is known to have only a few P-40 fighter planes.
 The target of the raid were not far from MacArthur's lines on Bataan. Olangapo, where docks and enemy stores were destroyed, is less than 15 miles from the place on the China Shea shore of Bataan where MacArthurs left flank is be- 1ieved to be anchored. But MacAr- thurs P-40's probably came from Corregidor fortress or the south end of Bataan and that is close to 40 miles from the Japanese supply basea in the Subic Bay area.
 MacArthurs air attack obviously was aimed at disrupting the enemy timetable for an all-out offensive. And the terse words of the commu- nique indicated that he might have succeeded. There has been no word of enemy offensive action all this week from Bataan Peninsula. The only recent Japanese activity in the Philippines has been raids on other islands in the archipelago.
 Graves Were Caches
 With General Mac .lrthur's Army in the Philippines, March 3-(De- layed (UP) - Americans dis covered today that innocent look ing graves, reverently and neatly fenced off by the Japanese, were caches of guns and shells.
 The Americans had been treat ing the graves respectfully until Japanese soldier, who surrendered, told his captors they should ex- anime all such mounds. Twelve graves" were opened in an area where a Japanese spearhead re- gently had been nipped off
 In one grave was a body In the other Il were war material. The find Included three 75 millimetre guns, two 37s and more than 1000 rounds of ammunition, several combination telephone and tele- graph sets, five rolls of field wire and similar material.
 The engineers, who seem to have more fun in this war than any other group, are telling a story these days about a scout, Private Baruel, whose markmanship was terrible until he tried his aim on a moving target. Then 1t was just about perfect.
 Baruel was cleaning up after