Evening star., 1944-02-05
New Nazi Assaults Hurled Back
By Allies 20 Miles Below Rome;
J More Marsha||s Isles Captured
Jap Planes Kept
OutofSkies for
4th Straight Day
Ey the AssociateA Press.

UNI 1cO STATES PACIFIC
FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Pear
Harbor, Feb. 5.-Invading thre,
more islands in the big Kwajaleir
Atoll, American forces have over.
whelmed the Japanese on two
islands, pushed the resisting en-.
emy back on a third which ha.
seaplane bases and brought two
additional fortified bases under
WarShip and plane attack.
marines who won Roi and ad-
jacent Namur have occupied
seven more small islands on the
northern end of Kwajalein atoll,
War Correspondent Howard
Handleman reported in a dis
patch from the fighting zone.)
Other important developments, a,
ascertained from latest advices OF
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, were:
American leaders of the mid-Paci.
nc offensive, foreseeing capture oi
all the inundated islands, have pro-
claimed a military government tt
supplant the 25-year long power OF
Emperor Hirohito in the areas al
each Is occupied.
No Hint Of Navy Challenge.
There is no indication the huge
American Navy supporting the six
day-old invasion has been chal-
lenged or suffered losses.
The dominating air force has kept
all Japanese planes out of the Mar
shall skies for four successive days
(This picture was in sharp con-
trast to that presented yesterday
in japanese imperial headquar-
ters communique and recorded
in New York by the United States
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence.
Toxic claimed that two destroyers
had been sunk, cruiser and a
destroyer set on fire, So planes
shot down, "a damaged and that
Japanese garrisons on Roi and
KWajalein Islands had "repulsed
part of the enemy force which
landed" and were firmly holding
the defense sector.")
Capture within less than a day
Of Roi and its airfield Tuesday al
ready has been announced by Ad-
miral Ntmitz and he said yesterday
that progress was being made ir
putting down enemy resistance a,
Kwajalein Island which is on the
south end of the atnl1
Complete Control Aim.
The latest invasion moves were
intended to give the Americans
complete control of the atoll's south
end. While fighting continued on
Kwajalein Island, troops of the 7th
Army Division landed to the north
OF it on Ebeye Island, where there
are two seaplane bases. ramps, han
gars, shops, a pier and a radio sta
ton. Already half of that i'm
portant island has been won, against
enemy resistance.
Between Ebeye and Kwajalein
two small, unnamed islands were
occupied and the moderate enemy
resistance on them was ended.
To the north of Ebeye, bombs OF
planes and the shells of warships
began falling on Gugegwe and Loj
Islands, drawing enemy fire. Gu
gegwe, which guards one of the
main channels into spacious Kwa-
jalein lagoon now used by the
American Navy, is fortified with
pillboxes, artillery and machine.
gun emplacements and a shore
trench system.
In an overall view Of the situation
Admiral Nimitz's conmunique last
night said Operations at Kwajaleir
atoll continue satisfactorily ano
that "our casualties continue to be
moderate"
Hirohito's Power Suspended.
Earlier, Admiral Nimitz issued q
proclamation to the people of the
Marshall Islands-Polynesians esti-
mated in 1885, when Japan shut
OH all visitors, to total slightly
more than 9,000-"suspending the
powers of the Emperor of Japan
in the occupied areas"
The proclamation, signed by Ad-
miral Nimitz as military governo,
of the Marshall Islands," specified
1t has become necessary for the
United States armed forces ''to oc-
cupy this and other islands Of the
Marshall Islands"
Civilian inhabitants are to be
permitted to continue normal occu-
pations 80 far as war necessities
and their own behavior permit"
Admiral Nimitz assumes govern.
ment and jurisdictional powers, tt
(See MARSHALLS, Page A-3)