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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

Little sAeel' wage ceiling for
muls as a violation Of labor's no
strike pledge TO the president.
In the last analyst" the com
mittes said. the leaders Of labor
must now demonstrste that they
are statesmen and patriots a. well
as paid advocates for worthy
causes. Labor has come OF age,
and the country expects these
leaders 10 recognize that labor has
duties a. well a. rights. Labor
must not repeat the mistake Of
arrogant capitalism. which forged
the Shsekles that now restrict it,
every act
For these reasons the commit
tee condemns Lewis attitude
the obligation which rests upon
Lewis = not an obligation arising
By contract with the president. II
Il an obligation 70 the United
States arising out Of the war
emergency. II Is based upon his
duty a. citizen 70 a country
which enabled MIN 10 exchange
the sweat and physical toll Of a
miner for the comforts and priu-
leges Of q labor executive"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

Today they ore seen holding
models in their bonds. Soon they
will be working on reol fighting
plones.
Thot's the typieol spirit Of
womonhood OF America in volun-
tserine 10 old in the wor effort.
Here in the photographic strip
ebove you see O mother ond her
three daughters. who ore working
together os they will otter they
complete o three-~eeks' course in
eirplone construction OF Toeomo
Vocational school, So. 11th and 6
SIS. These women. olone with others.
ere preporins themselves for Jobs
in eireroft work.
In the photo strip ore, top, Mrs.
winnifred Sisofoos, the mother.
and next, below, is Mrs. Hottie
Gordon then Reggie sisofoos and
Mrs. Beotriee "Peoehiee" Moveh.
lAll ore Toeomons.l
Other women. 10 or over. moy
enroll in troinee closes OF the
school. Applications will be &C.
eepted OF ony time next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Saves Brother
In House Fire

AN-yeaf=eid Larry johnson. Who
had AL the hair on hls head sinxed
off when the family coal stove en-
plcded Thursday Afternoon. ~ss
credited BY his parents ~ith hsv.
ing saved the flfs Of hls four. YEAR
old brother in the spectacular flash
hlare which completely destroyed
the homo II Mr. and Mr. Chester
L. Johnson. RI. z. nox as. Ia.
coma. near the Green parrot inn
on the Seattle highway.
The two children were alone la
the house ~ the time of the ex-
plosion. johnson VAS al the Sea-
Tao shipysris where he IL =
welder. while Mrs. Johnson Was At
. neighbors hanging out the FAM
ily washing.
Only q few articles Of wearing
apparel werr saved and the lo~r
included several war bonds which
johnson had purchased. The John
sons were taken IN by neighbors
Thursday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
SEC Authorizes
81 Million PSP
Issue Of Bonds
PHILADELPHIA II

PHILADELPHIA - The Puget
Sound Power a Light Co was
authorized by the Securities and
Exchange Commission Thursday
night to issue $50 600. 900 Of first
mortgage bonds due Dec. I. 1872.
The commission. after a stormy
two-hour oral argument IN which
the bond issue was attacked as
an immoral thing based on an
expiring franchise" also approved
a series Of 81 per cent promissory
notes totaling $1,000 900 and ma
turing from 1913 TO 1913.
An underwriting group headed
BY Halsey, Stuart a Co. Stone.
Webster a. Blodgett. and Lehman
Bros. bid 102.05 for the issue,
which IT proposes TO offer to the
public at 10s25
Perciysl r. Jackson, counsel for
s6 preferred stockholders group.
said the present management "will
wreck the company unless we take
control" and argued that the Sc
attic utility could be sold for
Ss5, O00. 900 within 30 days after
the present board il ousted."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Truman Committee Condemns
Lewis for His Strike Threat

WASHINGTON 49, The senate
Truman committee investigating
the war effort Friday called for
the coordination Of all govern
mental labor agencies under one
responsible head and condemned
John L. Lewis for asserting that
his no-strike promise 70 the presl-
dent Is not now necessarily
binding
Lewis has limited but not quite
said that ne reserves the night to
determine whether government mas
performed its full duty 70 labor
and that in the event ne should
determine that It has not, he il
free 10 lead the coal miners 10 q
strike" the COMMITTEES SAID IN a
special report.
NO citizen has the right 10
jeopardizs the nations exist
ence In war time. The ma
tional need must be recOg-
niLhd a. paramount"
Lewis appeared before the com
mittee last week and protested the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Shortage Of Logs
Causing Problem

The shortage Of logs mas forced
various lumber plants In Taoomn
10 operate on = psrt-tlms bs<is.
according 10 . statement made
Friday BY Al Roland. assistant
business agent 81 the Tacoma Dis
trlct of the Lumber and savmiii
Workers
ROLAND said ths Wheeler. Osxooe
Co. vas planning 10 shut dows
the door department for the merit
tao weeks ana ths cutting depart
msnt also faced . posslbls shut
down.
Msanwhlle. ths fssffsiln Lasmber
Co. Vas planning 70 reopen ~
aavmiil on Monday altar q shut
down Of several weeks. Ths veneer
plant, operating sporadlcsiiy dur
lng the month Of March vii siso
open neat Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Health Farley
Under Way Here

More than i25 delegates were
gathering In Tacoma Friday for
the 18th annual two-day district
convention Of the American Assoc
citation for Health. Physical Edu-
cation and Recreation. Members
attending were coming from the
states Of Washington. Oregon.
Idaho and Montana. Sessions will
continue through Saturday.
Al the Friday morning meeting
held al College Of Puget Sound
commons. Mayor Harry y. Cain
delivered the welcoming address
Also welcoming delegates were
Howard X. Coold. superintendent
Of Tacoma public schools. and Or.
n Franklin Thompson, presidsnt
Of College Of Puget Sound. I'm
nediately afterwards. delegates
held q panel discussion u war
time problems confronting them.
Leading the discussions were
Franklin O'Eeel and John Helm
rick. both Of Stadium, and DR..
Thompson Of CPS
The business meeting Of wash
lngton delegates Was held after q
luncheon al CPS commons.
Section work shop meetings
were held IN the afternoon At
Jason Lee junior high school The
problem Of meeting the current
teacher shortage Sas discussed
Also emphasized was the role Of
CONTINUED on Page IS. Column u
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Ballot Tonight
On Boiling AL

Tacoma members OF the Inter
national Association Of Machinlsts
will meet Friday night At the
Labor Temple 10 start halloting
on a referendum authorizing the
national executive council TO with
draw the membership from Amer
lean Federation OF Labor.
william r. Zenk. business
agent of Tacoma Local M.
7o7. stated that In . recent
statewide meeting Of business
agents. the delegation passed
. motion eoneurrinK In recsm-
mendstien Of the executive
council that the union with
draw from the ALL
zenk charged the IAN has not
been given the same consideration
offered 10 ALL affilistes and the
organization has been engaged In
a long controversy OF Jurisdiction
with the carpenters union
In the days gone past said
Zenk. "the carpenters claimed the
right 10 do millwright work. which
includes installation Of shafting
and some machinery.
However. since thea they
have extended thai right and
sow demand 10 eel mp quite
hit 81 other machinery IN
plants. This amounts 10 drts-
ing the mschinists out Of work.
This sort OF battle. especially
In the east. has been the bone Of
contention and the mschinista are
not getting much support from the
AL"
zenk explained baliotlng Friday
night would not mean a mandatory
withdrawal from the ALL II
approved. II would give tho ma
tionsl executive committee the
right 10 withdrsw the IAN from
the ALL. should the 1urisdictionsi
battle with the carpenters not be
settled soon.
Tacoma membership, numbering
about 5 200, will be abls 10 ballot
either this Friday or sunday. April
Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

Why Tacoms's Congressman
John N. Coffee voted against tbs
Kuml income tax plan WAS sx-
planned b. him Friday IN a tsls-
gram 20 The Tacoma Times -
which he asserted belief the house
COMMITTEES viii now CONS out uith
= compromise plan providing an
squltabis basis for psy a. you
go"
Il voted against The kami
plan.Y explained Coffee. be-
cause If weaknesses In the
ball Provisions should have
been made against 'windfaif
waving Of liability 70 those
In the high income brackets.
The Ruml plan would have
been construed as a vote by con-
gressmen to. cancel their own 1912
tax liability Of approximately
81. 100 each.
Il was not Tor the commit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

WITH ALLIED roncKa.
Nee>hesn rssslska - r. DufIsn
FIRST army. drislnx ale&iy Inward
thr biT axIs naval hese a ulserte,
consolidated poelttoas ea9e - -
jensns Friday altar slemmsnn Z
German counter attack
Axss forces ~ Gen. Jupsen vea
Arnim struck bsek a tbe advaar-
ing British troops along the rue1
10 Msfruf. which IL - miiss sagf
of sed Jensn~ end ~ miles south
west ~ ui<~rts. Tn< Tires eifies
form . triangle u the sxtwms
northern end % T1nIsl..
A the German attack failed.
French Mefoeesn columns pafroIled
the ARA east a. the road frum
ned jsnans % Caps e~rrst. me~t.
ING only light enemy resistance
PATROLS ACTIVE
Thers wss patrol activity ~
sthsf sectors NJ ths nor<h<rn froat.
British officsrs revealed thaf
more than : scare of deserf4rs
from Austrian msunfaia rrxi-
msnts ~ Won Arnims fors~s
walked into ths slilsd lines carry
las cafe conduct lesfIsfe that
had been distributed b<hiad tb~.r
Iinss The pamphlets tod The
Austrlsns ths treatment th~y had
received compared 70 tbat II Oar
man units
Rain hss kept rpsds and fields
mifsd for several days bat has fot
seriously hsupeTed troop move-
menfs Natives thought thaf The
rainy spell would end sonn and
give Way 10 sxtfem< hsaf.
DISEASE FkAnED
British medical officers ere
worrying ssouf The s~~pensbie
danger from nsIsrls snd typhns
zach pool ard puddle hseemes
psfsnflsl bxssdef - malaria
carrying mosquitoes
Typhuz. spread mainly ~ h.
s<cts. u being sosnbatted ~ lnoea-
istlsns ard ~ good sathinr an1
laundry fselIitiss
French residents ~ thlx ~vstl~y
~ Death have k1ns - NE con-
tin<nt in other summers 10 escape
the diseases
Because a the prevalence -
fsbies. III army units haye oeea
ora~rsd 20 destroy thelr p~ts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Young Shipyord Men
Called for Service

SAN FRANCISCO-San Fran
cisco draft boards are Inducing
many young shipysrd workers and
merchant seamen not attached TO
ships, board spokesman disclosed
Friday.
Surveys indicated that the
draft locally is catching up with
practically all single and childless
married men. and that a rigid
work or fight" attitude has been
adopted generally
Nat J. L. Pieper. San Francisco
FBI field agent. reported that
increasing efforts were being
made 10 clean up registrants' de
linquencies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Coffee Says Weaknesses"
In Ruml Bill Caused No" voie

t~e proposal. etsh~s. These =
s~s~rsI dss.sfisfaefkes y ees-
gross wiih e<<i.is presi<teas
bsfh 10 ~ Ganai pias I'D
communities pfepe~sis-
II am confident noe there viii
smergs from the commit<e< >
compromises plan providing an
equitable bass for pey-asr yoa-ke.
The Rnml plan vouid have aivea
those receiving heavy income N
equivalent of ak years net income
savings after payment Of taxcA
small wage e4rn<rs would have
fecelsed : waiver equal % about
four weeks earnings contracted
with the wealthy receiving equivr
alenf Of 20 months earnings
sThe committee proposal = ufl-
sound In its percentage discounts
70 those in a position 70 doubts
up. Both sides are getting to-
gether now on = fair compromise
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
BY CHARLES r. A. MANN


We have traced in logical in these articles how
Tacoma city fathers could themselves directors
of potentially giant municipal power system and reevalue
Tacomas power possibilities not handful of minor power
plants and DAMS but giant 100000 lowatt IVA type
system tapping watersheds and sites not 50 miles from
18th Pacific avenue
Presently developed at Lake Cushman and soon-tobe
the Nisquay river total of BOG 900 kowatts of installed
capacity, with potential output of about billion kio
watts per producing sustained annual revenue for
Tacoma of about 1000 900 per year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Accepts Invitation
For Food Conference

MOSCOW Russian has accept
ed an invitation to participate IN
a United Nations food production
conference. II vas revealed Friday.
The Soviet acceptance was pub
iished In the Russian press. but
the personnel Of the Soviet dele
CATION was not announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

new chunks, not little 10000 kilo-
watt developments like packwood.
Digging through host of data
from many sources. reveals four
large Cowlitz basin power sites.
But there are total OF Is of
these sites. with possible $4,000
kilowstts of power on a 500 load
factor. conservatively estimated.
And of all these. four would war
rant development before 1885,
Later, as the prices OF hogged
fuel. labor. fuel oil and coal
rise, and nearby sites on rivers
are used. the remaining IL may
be developed until the Cowlitz
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Internal Revenue
Dept. to Expand

Expansion Of the internal rev
-nue department due 10 increased
sncore tax business was imminent
Tacoma Friday with the man.
cement Of the Washington build
n reported giving notice 10 teh-
as On several floors 20 Dc pre-
red 10 vacate.
some space in the Washington
lding Is already being used oy
internal revenue department
this viii be enlarged As soor
Clark Squire. collector foi
/ khington and Alaska. gets tne
z ahead" signal from Washing
.. c.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

Tho steady. sli-eut aerial effsn.
slve despite anfssosshi< weather
In northern Tunl<ls sncluaea =
constant rain n bombs On The I'm.
portant rear positions 81 Marshal
Erwin Rammel IN the sfsx sres.
some 20 miles north % csbes,
The British desert afr farce there
probably exceeded on Thursday
anything n accomplished IN =
single day during the great Vi Ala.
mcln aerial offensive.
USE LARGE FoRCE
Almost 100 British bombers. N.
Guiding South African noztons.
RAJ naltimares and American
Mitohsils took part In the bik Al.
tack on the sfax sector. They
we're escorted by American War.
hawk fighters from tho South
African and Australian air forees
and spitfires from TIA Raj. All
Of the allied planes returned safely
indicating that the enemy was un.
able or unwilling IA put up much
opposition in the sky.
In the attack on Bixerle ~
allied planes dropped . humber 81
1000 pound block busters"
A large force Of bombers sIzs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

stEssk~d ths CIR fs<sds II -
Fenconnefse and ~ ul>a. - miles
north n 0Nh~s. which nd nnrs
been r~psrs~d - Rsum~i=s had
quarters
On sh> ground. Inc British first
army under IA Gen. x A. ~.
Anderson hammered out ns~ sd
vsnees EAST and North ~ I'D
Jenan< on tn noSthesumo~t tn.
nissan s<etsr IN > growing offen-
siss against nls~rts. apparently
aiming 10 turn the northern flank
n the snis ferces Elaewher~
theirs wss stlffer re<tstsnes but
allied patrols eontinue6 10 IN
forward.
rhs Hsstish Eighth army. punch
Inc against nommei'a snfrenehed
rear guard about ~ miles north
cf osbes was stili >oms - msi~s
CONTINUED % rsee J. Column 4,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03

We have shown how a possible
$4,000 kilowatts of electricity
more if additional storage is pro-
vided). could be developed If the
Carbon river and Puyallup river
were added to the flow of Mis-
qually river below the mouth of
the Mashed river-ohop creek Sec
tor.
After that What And Where
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
A Vision 81 Tacoma as the
Electric City
Tacoma Already Claims Fooihold
On Two Other Vast Twas Within
SIS Miles Of llih and Pacific Ave.

tdaos Mote; The Nom. nationally known
potential electric
possibilities of
bs whether wholesale
Bonneville Couee Grid Of
otes The revealed editor believes
OF the possible will oil oeomon Mann
fedeno thot 100000 ko~os
within 90
Poetic owe MORE THAN ENTIRE CAPACITY or
BONNEVILLE Following three Orioles this week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Injuries Prove aial

Mel Peterson. 60-yesr-old Vail
logger. died early Friday morning
al = local hospital from injuries
received in a logging accident near
Val Thursday afternoon. The body
was removed 70 Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
TO Use WILLAMETTE

SALEA. Ore. - Acceptance of
willamette university as a naval
training school for le5 men was
announced today by DR.. c. Her
bert Smith, university president.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
COWLITZ RIVER is A
SLEEPING GIANT NEARBY

Over the green hills and south
Of Alder, on Nisqually river, lies
the Vast basin of cowlitz river
system, rising in the southeast
corner of Mount Rainiers ice cap,
flowing to Columbia river at
Kelso.
Here. in remote land of
jagged peaks, roaring waterfalls,
dense forests, lakes and almost
hillbilly people. lies a river cores
ponding roughly to the Skagit.
With a total drainage of more
than 2,400 square miles. all heavily
soaked with our famous North
west rains, Cowlitz river Is a
power paradise.
Much can be said about the
Cowlitz, and the more you
say the more involved the
whole power picture becomes.
It's chief potential asset TO
us Is its proximity 10 our
city. II II only 40 to IS miles
from downtown Tacoma.
Cowlitz river system con-
sists Of many rivers and
creeks, but for power. the main
Cowiitz river, Cispus river,
Tilton river and Toutle river
hold the answer.
Long ago Commissioner DAWSON
filed. on behalf of Tacoma. our
claim to Packwood lake power site.
a unique pair Of diversions Of high
mountain creeks. one falling LOO
feet and the other 1000 feet out
of Psckwood lake to a common
powerhouse site near Lewis, which
could generate about 10000 kilo-
watts. That was Tsooma's first
venture into the cowlitz basin at
but one Of IS proved sites. We
still have IL. but the need for
new waterpower now Is in large
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Is. D. Veioes
Farm Parity
Legislation

ASKING TON rreSiden,
Roosevelt Friday vetoed the Rank
head farm parity bill describing
n A. "inflationary In character 4"
he appealed To congress To stand
by its declared policy to stabilize
all prices and wages
The bill would prohibit the in.
clusion Of farm benefit payments
In the computation Of parity prices
for purposes OF fixing the ceiling
prices ON farm commodities.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the bill was
wholly inconsistent with our sta
bilizstion program and. therefore.
dangerous alike TO our construe-
tive farm policy and 10 our whole
war effort"
Obviously mindful that an at
tempt will be made To override
his veto. the president In his mes.
sage to the senate appealed TO
the considered Judgment Of the
congress" to reject the measure.
The president forecast a run
away initiation spiral II the admin
istration's present anti initiation
line IL broken down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
ELxIIrLN5

From 7:40 p. m. Friday
until 6:45 a. m. Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
Down Is Jan
Planes Near
Guadalcanal

WASHINGToN-The navy Fri.
day reported a sharp flare up of
fighting in the Solomons in which
American sirmen shot down Is
japanese zeros during a fierce air
battle near Guadalcanal. Other
U. S. filters attacked an enemy sea
force to the northwest.
Six American planes were shot
down in the Gusdalcsnal air battle
which involved a force of between
80 and 40 zeros. Two OF our pilots
were saved.
FIGURE MOUNTS
The japanese losses raised to at
least 9O2 the number of enemy
planes destroyed in the Solomons
campaign.
The presence of such a large
formation Of Japanese planes indi-
Gated greatly increased enemy air
strength in the Solomons.
The enemy sea forces. consisting
of five destroyers and a cargo ship.
was intercepted southwest of Ko-
lombangara island. approximately
100 miles northwest of Guadal-
canal Results of the American
attack were unobserved. however.
Meanwhile, force of dive
bombers attacked Japanese posi-
tons on the southwest coast of
Rekats bay. an enemy seaplane
base in the Solomons. Results of
this attack were not reported.
TWO ON kISkA
At the same time, the navy re-
ported two more attacks on Kiska
in the Aleutians on Tuesday. one
of them a low-level sweep against
installations and personnel. Heavy
explosions and large fires were
caused. These made four attacks
on kiska in one day. the first two
being previously reported by the
navy yesterday. They also in
creased TO 81 the number of
American air assaults on that
Japanese base.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
WAS AIMED AT ORDER


The Bankhesd bill was aimed at
portion of Mr.. Roosevelt's sta
bilization order instnicting that
payments TO farmers under the
soil conservation and domestic al
lotment act, the agricultural adj
justment act or incentive subsidies
shall be deducted IN computing
the parity price below which cell
ing prices cannot be set
Farm leaders pushed the bill
through both houses OF congress
with an argument that the price
Sterilization act, on which the or
der was based. did not grant any
one the right to deduct such bens.
III payments from either parity
or maximum prices.
FORCES INCREASE
III by this BILL" Mr.. Roosevelt
said In his veto message. you
force an increase In the cost OF
the basic foodstuffs. and as a re-
suit the national war labor board
increases wages. no one can tell
where increases will stop or what
those increased wages will ulti-
mately cost the farmers and all
people OF the nation"
lie said the Bankhead bill would
not help the farmer with his i'm
mediate war difficulties and would
make the winning of the war
more difficult and gravely i'm
peril our chances Of winning the
peace"
The time has come when all Of
uE - farmers. workers. managers
and investors must realize that
we cannot improve our living
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-04-03
New Guinea Jan
Bases Hammered
GEN. MacARTHUR's HQ., Aus

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ., Aus
tralia-A communique Friday re-
ported an air raid for the 18th
straight day on japanese positions
along the New Guinea coastline
above Buna.
Bombers, dipping to near tree
top height, machine-gunned and
dropped explosives on the Kitchen
creek area near Mubo, IS miles
southeast of the enemy strong
point at Salamaua on the north
east New Guinea coast.
FIRES STARTED
Numerous fires were started
and the u. S. planes saw no jap
anese filters. The communique told
Of an air fight over Dutch New
Guinea three days ago in which
Liberstor downed one of two
japanese fighters which chal-
lenged it.
Liberators and Hudsons struck
at Saumlaki. in the Tannbar
islands south of Dutch New
Guinea, and a single Liberator
bombed Finsch harbor, up the New
Guinea coast from Mubo. on We'd
nesdsy. the communique said
REPORT OF LOSSES
A compilation of MacArthur's
March communiques showed loss
Of 263 enemy planes and 35 ships
destroyed or probably destroyed
for the month, at cost of only
one bomber and eight fighters.
These figures included the Bis
msrck sea battle in which the
Japanese lost % ships. including
three cruisers. but did not include
an indefinite number of planes
wrecked in the March "a raid on
Rabaul, where filters caught $50
japanese planes on the ground.