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an island In Naha Harbor. built
bridges TO the captured capital city,
and drove southwark over the best
airneld the enemy had built on the
island. They were slowed only
by minefields and mortar and ma
chinegun fire on the left flank.
Push Forward
In the islands center, the First
Division Marines and 96th Army
Division pushed 400 to 1900 yards
down muddy roads and over hills
as they reached toward the south
ern coast and a junction with the
seventh infantry division.
The seventh hit the southeast
coast for a second. time in a 5000
yard advance which trapped enemy
elements. Other forces OF the Sew
enth esta blished virtuall.- complete
control over Chinen Peninsula,
southern arm of the islands ex-
tensive naval anchorage. Six thou
sand civilians were rounded up on
the Peninsular.
Destroyers Sunk
Recent Japanese attacks on ship
ping around Okinawa sang the de-
stroyers Morrison and Luce, both
with heavy losses, the Navy an
nounced. Each carried a crew OF
more than 200 Adm. Chester w.
Nlmitz said one light unit was dam
aged in the enemy's latest suicide
air attack Sunday in which As
Nipponese planes were shot down.
Fairly aggressive interceptors
and accurate antiaircraft fire tried
to break up today's BIS raid on
Kobe. Bombardiers concentrated
their incendiaries on a small area
in the eastern sector OF the city
including the chief docks OF ia
pans largest ports, shipyards, the
two main railway centers and the
Koba steel mills.
Smoke beloved and six miles
above the city. Returning airmen
said they thought damage would
equal that inflicted a week ago
on Yokohama, Japan's second larg-
est port. where seven square miles
were blackened.
"Most Critical"
Raiding planes from Okinawa,
where Tokyo admitted the situation
was most critical. swept up the
japanese coast 10 sink or damage
seven ships. The 18th Airforce
In China knocked out 80 enemy
locomotives and 300 railway cars.
Eye-witnesses said the 14th's
heaviest blow this year was made
Sunday against Liuchow, and real
ly gave the work" TO that south
China rail- junction city and former
u, g., air base on which three chi,
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About 800 miles to the east, re-
liable Chinese reports said, the
Japanese have been steadily fall
ing back on Canton for several
weeks, abandoning towns as close
as SO miles south OF the city,
Report Capture
Semi-offlcial dispatches from
the central China coast said Chr
nese troops occupied Siapu, 10
miles northeast OF recapmred Foo
chow. Japanese were reported
fleeing northward toward Wen.
chow. enemy held port and garrl-
son town from which they recently
sent a column southwark toward
Siapu. Chinese decided today this
was probably a relief expedition
and not an attempt to expand the
Nipponese coastal holding below
Shanghai.
This area Is near Formosa. dali
ly lift by Philippinesbased bomb
ers.
Two U. s. divisions in the south
ern Philippines began closing a
nutcracker on the enemy's garri-
son after the 31st cracked stiff OPP
position and the oath made an un-
opposed 1900 yard advance from
Ula village. a former anchor OF the
Nipponese line. Slow Yank ad-
vances were reported on Luzon
fronts OF the North Philippines.
BLACKPOOOL, England-AP-
Joseph Toole, 5S, who rose from a