The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-25
Island Progress Hampered By IncIement Weather:
 Munda Also Blasted THREE ENEMY VESSELS ATTACKED IN SOLOMONS Japs GuadalCanaI Island Offensive Inflicts No
 U. $. Damage

Washington, May 25. -- (UP) - American troops continue to advance against the Japanese forces on Attu despite the fact that they are being hampered by sleet, snow and rain, the Navy an- nounced today. A communi- que said also that the Japan csc main camp area at Kiska has been bombed again. In revealing additional details of last Sundays raid on Attu by l6 Japanese planes, the communi- que added seven "probables" to the five enemy planes which were prev iously announced shot down.
 The four remaining twin-engineu bombers were last seen streaking to the west after the attack had been cut to pieces by Army Lightning Fighters.
 The bombs which the enemy planes carried had been harlnlessly jcttisoned when the American fly CTS were sighted, the communique said.
 Onc-Planc Attack
 In the South Pacific a lore Jap- anese plane attempted night bombing attack against Espiritu Santo, in the new f.cbiides group. but the bombs fell without effect into the sea. Guadalcanal Island was attacked by three Japanese bombcrs, but again no damage was inflicted on U $, personnel CT ma terial
 American flyers attacked three Japanese cargo vessels in the Short land Island area of the Colomo IS and blasted Japanese positions in the Shorthand Island area and at Munda.
 Text of navy communique No, 30B
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 q On May 23;
 "(A) U. $. Army forces continued to advance and C%ert pressure on Japanese forces on Attu. despite Sleet, snow and rain which handi- capped operations,
 "(B) Further details received re- lating to the attack of six army lightning GocEhecd P-33) fighters on l6 Japanese twn-engined boslb- CTS (preViously reported in navy department communique No 388) reveal that five of the enemy bomb CTS were definitely destroyed and seven additional bombcrs were prob. ably dstroyed. Tho remaining four Japanese bombcrs fled to the west When sighted by U, s Army fight CTS, the bombcrs uDlcaded their bombs but did not attack any Of the t. $. petitions
 "(C) U, s. Army planes bombed the Japanese main camp area at Kisla.
 South Pacific call dates East Longitudc)t
 70. On May 23, three Japanese cargo vessels in the Shorthand Is- land area were bombed by liberator Consolidated heavy bombers. Re- suits were not observed
 "3. During the night of May 23- 24;
 "CA) Guadalcanal Island was at- tackled by three Japanese bombers. No damage was inflicted upon U. $. personnel and positions.
 "CB) Strong formations of liber~ ator and flying fortresses tBoeing BID heavy bombers heavily at tackled Japanese positions in the Shorthand Island area and at Nun da, in the central Solomons.
 "CC) One Japanese plane at tempted to lomb Espiritu Santo, in the new Hcbrides group. The bombs fell without fleet into the sea-"
 Enemy COrralled
 Washington. May 25- (UP)-Sec- retary of Navy Prank Knox said today that the battle of Attu was still continuing where we have the enemy corralled on the peninsula at Crichagof harbor.
 He said that the navy was not certain where the Japanese bomb- CTS which raid,1 Attu twice in two days were based
 However, our supposition is that
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