The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-06
Gale Fails to
Halt Aerial
Attacks


Two years 10 the day after Walt
ant American dependable war.
rlors-tired. hungry and vastly out
numbered laid down their arms
and surrendered Corregidor Fort
ress 10 the Japanese. Gen Douglas
MacArthurs avenging forces to-
day were pressing forward along
the road back TO the Philippines.
Several thousand miles 10 ths
northwest, another offensive made
satisfactory. progress IN its drive
to clear Japanese invaders from
Allied sail This latter campaign
was on the Kohime front In tho
Indian state OF Manipur. where ths
strongly reinforced and tank sup
ported Allied 18th Army attacked
at all points"
I'VE Are Coming Back"
MacArthur's pledge to the So
000 American troops who defended
Corregidor for $50 terrible days
that we are coming back" thunder
ed louder in Japanese ears on this
second Anniversary OF Sippon .
first major conquest over the
Yanks His land. sea and air
forces dealt coordinated blows
against Nipponese troops along
the northern coast OF New Guinea
blows so heavy and well-placeu
that the Japs were quitting In un-
precedented numbers both at Hot.
landla and Aitape.
American amphlbious troops
we're firmly in control OF the north
coast OF New Guinea as far as II
miles west OF Hollandia. In tho
Dutch portion OF that large island.
However. the enemy appeared pre-
pairing for a showdown battle fartn'
or west
Nipponese aircraft recently wers
discovered bolstering Jap air gar.
risouE In northwestern portions cf
New Guinea. indicating that tho
eremy probably was preparing to
launch a determined thrust 10 stop
the Amerlcan-Australian advance.
Two airdromes in the schoutsn
islands, $50 miles west Of HoliaH-
dia. were plastered by four motor.
cd Allied bombers
Heavily Rsided
Wewak's much-battered air.
dromes and supply depots also
we're heavily raided by all types OF
American bombcrs. while RabaIt
in New Britain likewise felt the
Impact OF Allied explosives
The new offensive near kohima
was launched two weeks before the
anticipated opening OF the Mon
soon season. and the object was 10
hurl the invaders back across the
India Burmese frontier before tbs
rains begin. Adm Lord Louis
Mountbatten's headquarters. an
nouncing satisfactory continuance
Of the drive. revealed also that
Americanled Chinese troops IN
northern Burma had trapped rem
nants OF the enemy garrison Of
lnkanEahtawng
Lieut. Gen. Joseph ". Stilwelia
forces in the Mogaung Valley cap
point after ave days Of bitter fight
ing in which the heaviest air ana
artillery barrage ever seen IN
this area was turned on the Japs.
As the tanks and infantry occJ-
pied lnkangahtawng driving the
enemy garrison toward the south.
another Chinese flying column
swept down to the west and swung
in behind the retreating Nip hordes
to cup on an estimated 1000 OF
them.
Attacks Continue
In Europe. the Anglo-American
pre-inyasion air offensive appar-
emily continued from British bases
despite a 60-mile gale which whip
ped the area and ruled out amphi-
blous operations Residents along
England's southeast coast report
ed Allied bombers and fighters
swept across the channel toward
the continent for the twentieth
straight day.
That the air operations. may
have continued during the nignr
NdN INNltdltu ~ AoAAO hANA-NCf =
which reported enemy transmit
Z RS at Paris and Luxembourg went
or the air suddenly.
The Budapest radio reported Al
] ed raiders over three Hungarian
towns last night only hours after
American bombers blasted the Ru-
manian oil fields az Ploesi and
the riyer.rail junction az Turnu
SEVERN. While the Nan6s were
also hitting the Yugoslav commune
cations hub OF Podgorics. Raj pi-
lots OF Mustanz fghter-homb ers
we're revealed 10 have smashed the
Pescar Dam in eastern Italy with
prec sion bombing \ wall OF wat
or Immediately rolled over the
Just behind German
positions guarding the yitar back
door road to Rome
on the eastern front. nov dorm
ant for - days. fresh Russian Of
'ensive was anticipated due to
Soviet high command broadcast OF
eve Of battle" orders to the Red
Army. Co forward and destroy
he wounded Nazi beast in his
ir" the Moscow transmission eK-
1o-fod