The Apache sentinel., 1945-01-19
The War Todoy-

sleep, without food or drugs. they
endured unbelievable hardshipS.
Before the end came, as many
troops as possible were evacuated to
Corregidor to continue resistance,
but on Bataan the Japs captured
$4,000 American and Filipino combat
soldiers, several thousand non-com-
bat soldiers and $4,000 civilians. At
Corregidor, 1t. Gen. Jonathan Vain
wright, who had assumed command
after Macarthur, continued fighting
until May 6, 1912. when the last Or
ganlzed American resistance ended
with the surrender of our forces.
Now, two years and ten months
after he left the Philippines, Mac
Arthur returns to Luzon. An am
phibiouS force estimated at 100000
men, supported over a wide range
of the Pacific by air and sea fleets,
at one stroke cut the JapS in Ma
Mia from their homeland The
coming battles will not be easy.
Probably 10000 Japs remain on the
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up bitter fight to defend their
ill-gained position so vital to the
maintenance of their supply. lines
tostheir holdings in the south.
The dramatic naval blows. against
Jap vessels which began Jan. II off
the coast of Indo-China and which
have continued since, have estab-
lished our naval supremacy in the
South China seas. Carrier-base
planes have roamed up and down
the China coast, attacking Jap-held
SeaportS. FOrmosa, Saigon, Singa-
pore, Hainan have been heavily
bombed while air raids have con-
tinued on a broad scale throughout
the Pacific. Enemy opposition has
been light.
In Europe, on the western front.
the steady closing of the Nazi
bulge" in spite of fierce winter
weather which grounded our air
support, has forced the Germans to
seek the protection of the JSiegfried
line. From reports, the Nazi with
drawal was orderly and under con-
troll, but the enemy has paid ter
rifle price for their desperate move.
OF an original force of 100000 men,
later reinforced by perhaps another
100000, the enemy has lost. we'll over
100000, including 10000 killed and
wounded. OF the estimated 1000
square miles the Germans had re-
gained, less than 400 remain in his
hands. On both sides of the re-
mainder of the thrust the British
and American armies are on the
offensive. The u. S. First and Third
armies, once separated, are linked
up again The British Second army
has begun a fresh smash-through
north of Aachen.
In Italy, action was limited by
bitter weather which hampered
both the Allies and the enemy. The
NaziS, who are estimated to have
from 20 to 80 divisions in the Pc
river valley, have poured heavy ar
tillery and mortar fire on our troops,
but no change in position has been
effected. Even our patrols were re-
stricted by the rain, sleet and snow,
but clearing weather appeared in
sight.
fhe spectacular Red army smash
toward Berlin. from East Prussia
on the north to Silesia on the
south. rolls along with increasing
speed. The Nazis are retreating hur-
riedly along a 250-mile front, while
the greatest accumulation of men
and weapons ever assembled chase
them westward. Led by Marshal
Gregory zhukov, the Red army may
not be stopped until the Germans
reach the first natural barrier, the
Oder river, only 60 miles from
Berlin.
Kracow, second largest city in
Poland, has been taken, and be-
yond the Red army is driving into
SileSia. ranking next to the Ruhr