The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-29
GREAT RAID INDAYLIGHT
 ON JAP CITY
First Big Strike by Fire Bombs on Nippon h.
 dustridl Center
By Leonard Niilllman Associated Press War Editor)

Associated Press War Editor)
 Approximately 500 fighter escort ed Superforts scorched Yokohama today with 3,200 tons of fire bombs in their greatest daylight raid, made 24 hours after Japanese sri- eide planes wound up their most damaging attack on U. s. shipping around Okinawa Island.
 One light American ship was sunk and l2 other fleet units were damaged in the nisht-long Nip ponese attack. ending Monday morning. m At least n Japanese planes were shot down. @
 The enemy air strike didn't stop American divisions from making sweeping advances on both Hanks of the sodden Okinawa front. stv- ing them control of two-thirds of Naha and half-encirclins Shuri, keystone fortress.
 Unconfirmed reports emanating from Chungking said Japanese ap- peared to be pulling out of Eui- chow. former U. s. airbase in south China, as part of an indicated withdrawal to north China which may include evacuation of rubber and oil producing islands In the Dutch Indies.
 Counter offensive
 A Chinese spokesnaan said recent Japanese reverses in west cef1trsl China have laid solid foundation for launching general counter offensive,' to be spcarheaded by Generalissiino chiang Kai-Shck's American trained Sixth Army.
 Development of Okinawa, 324 miles south of Japan, as a base Tor assaulting Japan Is progressing ahead of schedule, said Commo- dore A. c. Bissett. who described 1t as the biggest construction Job ever attempted in the war, includ- ing Europe and the Pacific
 Docks, Railyards Blasted
 Today's hour and a half B-29 raid on Yokohan1a wa sthe first Superfort strike against that ship ping and industrial center. Virtual ly the entire city, with it's million inhabitants end maze of indus tries, docks and railway yards. lay in the target area.
 An Imperial communique said some of the attacking forces swept l6 miles northward to hit Tokyo and the intervening industrial town of Kawasaki The Japanese admit ted the raiders caused consider able damage"
 The enemy communique placed the attacking force at some 5OO B-29's and some 100 P-5l's." Dis patches from Guam said there were more than 450 B-29's.
 The Imperial communique claim ed 30 raiders were shot down and 40 damaged.
 1,5o0- Mile Sweep
 Mustang fighters in l.500- mile sweep yesterday from Two lima over three Tokyo airdromes knock ed out 42 planes.
 A single Japanese platoon behind a road block composed of barrels was the only opposition encoun- tered by Sixth Division Marines surging through Naha, capital cf Okinawa. But Yank patrols reach ing an island in the harbor were driven off by n1achine-gun fire.
 The Seventh Infantry Division on the east Okinawa flank wheeled nearly half way across the island to enter two villages south of ShurL Stubborn Nipponese in Shuri fought off attacks by the First Marine, Seventy Seventh and Ninety-Sixth Divisions.
 In Philippines
 Most Japanese withdrew from Santa Fe in the Philippines as the U S. Twenty Fifth Division drove into the northern Luzon Island town on it's l33rd day of continuous action. To the south. in Manila's watershed. the Thirty Eighth Dt- vision appeared on the verge of seizing Wawa Dam.
 i Australian gains were reported on Tarakan off the Bornec coast and on Bougainville in the Solo, mons. Indian troops in Burma fought off a concerted counter attack in one sector and began wiping out enemy concentrations in another.
 TWO SUFFERS LOST
 WASHINGTON May % - Two