Evening star., 1945-07-08
Review
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limited to two injured, many Japs
killed. British report 10,000-ton jap
cruiser sunk by submarine. United
States subs rack up 10 more enemy
ships. Tokyo reports Yank-directed
attack on port of Annoy, opposite
Formosa. Guam base announces
only two B-29s lost on Sundays big
raids and 20 of crews rescued Navy
announces destroyer Ingraham
shoots down six of seven suicide
planes but seventh drives home
attack. Ingraham makes way back
to West Coast for repairs with Is
dead and 80 injured. Japs rush
reinforcements to Indo-C China bor-
der in effort to stem Chinese ad-
vance. President Truman urges
Senate to ratify San Francisco
Charter as only road to peace
Tuesday: Aussies brave rivers OF
flaming oil and Jap 5-inch guns tc
gain firm grip on part of Balik-
papan. Two nearby airfields cap
tured Super Forts blast oil re-
fi1ery at Shimotsu, returning air
men remarking, I'VE won't have tt
go back there again" Eight enemy
ships sunk or damaged by planes
Jap gasoline further restricted by
raids which wipe out 80 per cent
of Formosan alcohol industry, source
Of synthetic gasoline. United States
tanks enter Berlin as first unit of
army of occupation, moving into
territory presently Russian-held.
Wednesday: Japanese apprehen-
sion mounts as five American war
ships are reported to have shelled
Karafuto's city, Shikuka about 400
miles from main island of Honshu.
American intentions in Northern
Pacific unknown to but feared by
Japs. B-29s celebrate Fourth of
July by dropping 5000 tons of fire
bombs on Shikoku Island targets
and on Kobe naval base on HonShu
1t is quite a celebration, big, noisy
and flaming Raids bring to 26
number of Jap industrial cities
blitzed by B-29 fire raids. Tokyo
reports 100000 killed. injured or
homeless in five main cities of
Tokyo, Yokohoma, Nagoya. Osaka
and Kobe. Aussies menace last Jap
airbase in Balikpapan area. Harry
Hopkins resigns as presidential aide.
Thursday: Gen. Spaatz, who di-
rected devastating air campaign
against Germany, put in command
of all air forces in Pacific, which
won't make Japan's future any
easier. Top naval officers discuss
new plans against enemy. Aussies
practically complete capture of
Balikpapan. United States planes
blast Japs fleeing Indo-China posi-
tions through Hainan Strait.
Philippines rewon completely, says
Macarthur, who declares base COM
parable to British Isles in size now
being developed to take war to
Tokyo. Navy reveals destroyers
Twigg and William D. Porter sunk
by Jap suicide planes in June. Sec
retary of the Treasury Morgenthau
resigns as does Supreme Court
Justice Owen j. Roberts and Court
of Appeals Justice Thurman Arnold.
Friday: American 5th Air Force
planes, moving from Philippines
up to Okinawa, take part in wide
spread raids over Japan. More than
$50 Mustangs fly for hour over
Tokyo inviting Japs to come up and
fight, but only the echo answers.
Raids so extensive Tokyo reports
1000 United States planes now in
action. Japs put Borneo refinery to
torch as Aussies drive across mine
fields to mop up Balikpapan area.
United States destroyer Murray per-
mits Jap hospital ship to visit Wake
and evacuate 974 sick, wounded and
starving Jap soldiers and sailors.
Chinese recapture three more XII
angst centers.
Saturday: Japan's largest alu-
minum production center and one
of her greatest oil refineries are
blasted out of existence by 600
plane, B-29 raid on Honshu Island,
which brings to 1000 tons total
of bombs dropped on home island
targets in past six days. Shimizu,
source of half of Japan's alu-
minum; Shimotsu, oil center; Kofu,
rail shop center; Chiba, military
center. and Akashi, aircraft center,
blasted in today's raids. Aussies,
with Balikpapan secured, drive to-
ward Sambodja and Samarinda oil
fields. Japs, falling back, face
Aussies In front and head-hunting
Dyaks and venomous snakes in
jungle. Jap losses now running
13 to /.
We still need to finish the war
with Japan and we need tin to do
the job. Americas only tin mines
are in your kitchen, 50 prepare your
tin cans now, place them In separate
containers by your garbage bins. If