The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-22
Naval Pincer;
Against Japs
More Clear

western Europe from England went
into the NTH day as II was dis
closed that ltaly-based heavy
bombers yesterday had struck sup
ply lines feeding Germanys front
against Russia.
Fighter-escorted heavy bombers
streaked across the English Chan
mel this morning after Raj mos
quitos dealt n night blow TO CO.
logDe The swift plywood bombers
also laid mines IN waters In the
western invasion area.
Cologne still smoldered from L.
500 tons OF explosives pumped on
the rail center Thursday night by
British heavy bombers in record
5.000-ton smash against the Ger
mans anti-invasion transportation
network.
Four.engIned Liberators from the
Mediterranean struck heavily at
rail targets In Bucharest and Tur-
nu-Severin at the Yugoslav.Runan-
ian border az the Germans were
attempting TO consolidate defense
lines FOR the battle OF the Balkans.
Allied fighters shot down 35 planes.
The Allies lost eight heavy bomb
ers and nine other planes In Med.
iterranean based operations which
included attacks on communica-
tons In Italy.
Increasing Violenes
On the eastern front, Russian ar
I
tank and infantry thrusts in . bat
tie OF increasing violence spread
ing through the Carpathian foot
hiilA east OF Stanisiawow in old
4 Poland.
The Berlin radio reported that
huge Red army reserves were flow
ing through the Ukraine into
| $50 mile sector OF the Polish front
between the upper Dnestr and ths
Pripyat marshes This indicated
fresh Russian attacks along the
route TO Berlin
The I. S. Ambassador 10 Mos
COW. W Ayerell Hartman. said
supplies for the Russian offensive
were pouring in at Murmansk
from British and American ships
- hours daily and that the Rus
slams we're pleased with the vol.
ume.
Marshal Tito announced that his
Yugoslay partisans had thrown the
Germans out OF Sahoyicl in Mon.
tenegro A partson government
official said three fifths OF Yugo-
slavia had been liberated
Naval Pineers
The early outlines Of grand
scale naval pincers against the
Japanese empire came into clear
er focus today with disclosure of
the successful British
fleet borne air attack on Sumatra
last Wednesday
As the times OF London put il.
new chapter In the Asiatic war
opened in the coordinated assault
OF American. British. French and
Dutch war craft against Lhonga
airfield on the northwest tip Of
Sumatra and the nearby island of
SabanR
Until now the American Navy
has borne almost the entire bur
den OF Tie HlIied naval offensive
against japanese seapower." the
| Times said with this oss we'll
planned attack the mainly British
eastern fleet, now built up TO for
midable strength enters the scene
and the Indian Ocean becomes 4
fhpafpr Of ,,,.fo.. gAnftfafp
First Squeeze
The Indian Ocean arm OF the
pincers eXecuted'its first tentative
squeeze with the loss of one plane
Whose pilot was snatched out OF
the water by a British submarine
Drawing shore gunfire).
On the Pacific side the other
arm OF the pincers is the formid-
able American fleet so spelling
for battle with the enemy high
seas armada that it has rsided po-
sitions within 600 miles OF the
Philippines. Yesterday both CEN
trail and Southwest Pacific head
quarters reported the continuance
Of the unceasing offensive to shove
the japanese back where he came
from Planes attacked the famil-
lar targets Of Wake, Ponape. the
Marshalls. the Caroline,s Geelvink .
Bay on New Guinea and Rabaul.
For Il furious minutes carried
planes poured explosives on the
Sumatra base. wrecking planes.
ships, docks, oil tanks and other
detectives. Twenty five enemy
planes were destroyed and anti
aircraft resistance was ineffective.
Jsps Not Idle
Japan was not idle either. throw
ing crack army against the stra-
tegic North Chinese rail junction
OF Chenghsien in what Chungking
seemed 10 regard as major at
tempt to pry the Chinese loose
from a vital segment OF the Peip-
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