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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-06-27
KJUC RUSKE ZUNANJE POLITIKE:
ZID PROTT INVAZIJI Z ZAPADA

ZID PROH INVAZIJI Z ZAPADA
Ia slehernim ruskim manevrom evropske1n kon
tinentu nahaa ena gonina sa: Sovjetska una hoce
vsako napravh svojo zapadno mejo tako varno
da Sc il bo niko vec reba boriti svoj lastni
Iii in da Prpetska mocvira bodo nko vec pozorsce
borbe proti vpadalcu Rusijo
Tako pise posebnem clanku Herman R. Allen cd
Associated Pressa," XII potem nadaljuje
Rusija je odocena da pridejo vsepovsod vzhodno cd
njene varnostne crte, katero dikra zemepsje, kr
milo Mi prijazne vlade
Ia crta zacenja zapadn finski mei in tece OBJ
baltski oba do usa reke Odre sled Odr JUNO do reke
Nesse in gre skoz dolino omenene reke do ceske mee
Tam napravi krivuljo oh zapadni meji Ceske skozl
Krkonoskega gorovja in vie dale proti jugu skoz
Linz Avstrj ter gre dale do Trsta Oh Jadranskem
moru Cd tam napre sledi vzhodn obal Jadranskega in
Egejskega mora do Dardane skozi katere odpirajo
vrata Crno morje.
Ia popono varnost Rusiie Dardanelah hi crta
rala teci Sc dale oh vzhodn obali Egeskega morja
Rusij prijazne Wade re ma krrnilu Finski Ro
munij Bogar Jugosaviji, Ogrski, Avstriji in Cesko
slovaski. Moskva je ponovno zahtevaa, da Poll
skem prt Waldo rezim XII il bo naklonjen Kar tce
Grcije, je Sc odprto vprasanje
Turcija, XII strait who'd Dardanele Sc bo najbrze
kmau nahajaa polozaju, ko DO morala reorjentrat
lu sveta.
Ko bodo zavrsile mirovne konference bo imela Ru
sija meo zapadu XII pa bo vseh sucajih vzpo
redna memo Varnostno crto.
Rusa zahteva cd Finske da il odstop Petsamo ker
hoce bt varna pred sovraznim napadom visoko
svoe varnosne crte Po fnskoruski voni leta 1910
bile izdeane mene preuredtve, katerim je dobila
Rusija del vzhodne Finske in pas zeme zapadno cd
ke Lagoda XII strait who'd rusko zemo pri Leningradu
Rusja je tud izposovala najem pootoka Hango, XII
kontroira dohode Fnski zaliv Deansko pa predstav
liza rusko varnostno crto zapadna mea Finske.
Tri baltiske drzave, Estonja Latvija in Ltvanija
ze vtelesene Sovetsko unijo poleg ega pa DO Rusia
najbrze vzela del Vzhodne Prusie luke Koenigsberg
Ia varnost svoje crte juno cd Koenigsberga je Ru
sa ocvidno pripravena prepustii odgovornost drugm
narodom.
Nekateri poski vodtelji brez oporekanja cd ka
terekoli stran postavii zahtevo da mai reke Odra in
Nesse tvorijo zapadno poljsko meo TEN hi bila Poll
ska odskodovana ozemle XII ga je prevzela Russia
padno cd slovite Curzonove line.
Taxa zapadna Poljska meja, XII DO ocivdno uveav'
ljena bi ba soglasu rusko varnostno cro in sto
liza zapadno crto Ceskoslovaske Polskoeski sekor
ruske varnostne cre obega ud Moravsko skoz katero
drzi pot centrano Evropo medtem ko avstrsk sektor
obsega vrata centrano Evropo pr Dunaju
Marsal Tito zahteva Jugoslavijo Julijsko kraino
Trstom in splosno mnenje Washngtonu je, da bo mai
mega.
cd Trsta gre rska varnostna erta skozi gorov
je OBJ oba Jugoslavje To gorove ma nacn spaja
svojm zaledjem da kontroa Atlantic najbrze nj vazna
"a Rusijo =.**
Toda drugo vprasanje so dohodi Dardanele. Russia
ze dolgo vztraja tenn, da il odpreo zapadn
syet in mnenje obsto, da uegneo Dardanee priti pod
mednarodno uprayo .s
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-06-27
(Nadaljevanje $ l. strani)

landa IN okollce DO melo prlllko
dokazati s svojo navzoenostjo,
da Sc strinja z delovanjem nase
organizacije v korist svobodne,
demokraticne Slovenije in ME-
mega naroda v demokraticni, fe-
derativni Jugoslaviji. Ia mani
festacija ameriskih Slovencev,
XII so neposredno podpirali veli-
casino borbo slovenskega naro-
da "a svobodo in demokracijo,
DO dokaz nasim castnim sloven-
skim in jugoslovanskim gostom,
da mi ameriski Slovenci globoko
spostujemo in cenimo krvave
doprinose slovenskih in jugoslo-
vanskih junakov ter da Sc z
osvobojeno Slovenijo radujemo
njihove velike image.
Osmega julia DO Slovenski
dan, slovenski prank. o njego-
vem uspehu nimamo dvoma.
Ameriski Slovenci, ma dan!
Seja eksekutive SANSa
V soboto 7. julia Sc bo vrsila
v Slovenskem narodnem domu
ma St. Clair Ave. redna seja IL
vrsevalnega odbora Slovenske-
ga ameriskega0arodnega sveta.
Poleg rednih clanov bo navzoc
tudi castni predsednik Louis
Adamic. Pricakuje sc, da bo We
Gina teh odbornikov ostala cez
noe v Clevelandu in sc udelezila
proslave Slovenskega dine.
Sc glede Trsta IN Primorja
Ameriski listi so 21. junija
objavili zacasno mejo med an
glesko-amerisko -jugoslov vansko
okupacijsko como Slovenskega
Primorja in jugoslovansko como.
Dasi SO nekateri slovenski Ii
sti hoteli pojasniti nasim lju-
dem, da je sporazum glede oku-
pacije tega ozemlja lie zacasen,
to Sc rece le "a dobo med osvo-
boditvijo in koncno resitvijo no.
viii italijansko jugoslovanskih
mel pri zeleni mizi, sc nam zdi,
da svojim pojasnilom MISC
uspeli. Prava razjasnitev je sle-
deca:
VISA Istra in Slovensko Pri-
morje ,vkljucivsi Trst, Gorica in
slovensko ozemlje v Furlaniji in
Reziji, je razdeljeno v dve conf,
vzhodno in zapadno. Vzhodna
coma spada izkljucno pod jugo-
slovansko upravo, zapadna pa
pod zdruzeno amerisko-anglesko
in jugoslovansko vojasko upra-
VO.
Dne 20. junija smo poroeali v
tel koloni, da je 80 odstotkov
Istre in Slovenskega Primorja
pod jugoslovansko upravo, 20
,odstotkov, vkljucivsi Trst, Co.
rico in Pull pa pod zaveznisko
upravo. Sporazum, XII ga je "a
felmarsala Alexandra podpisal
dne 20. junija v Trstu general
lajtnant w. D. Morgan, v imenu
marsala Tita pa general lajtnant
Arso Jovanovic, fakticno pred
videva isto mejo, kot jo je SANS
objavil. Meja Sc pricne pri me-
stecu Mile (Muggia) oh Jadra-
nu in loci 10 mill siroki pas med
obalo in linijo Herpe1je-Kozina
(Erpella-Cosia), Stanjel (San
DaniD, Rihehberg, Sv. Lucia,
Gorica, nato oh vzhodnem bregu
Soce do Kobarida in Bovca, kjer
prekoraci Soco in drzi narav-
most do vasi Ratece ma italian
sko-avstrijski meji. Razen Pu-
liza je yes ostali del Istre in Pri-
morske v jugosloyanski conf
okupacije. Med zavezniskimi ce-
tami je tudi 1000 jugoslovan-
skin vojakov, XII bodo okupirali
ozemlje oh Soci med Gorico in
Trzicem.
Ker je feldmarsal Alexander
potom angleskega in ameriske-
ga poslanika v Beogradu zah-
teval, da Sc morajo jugoslovan-
ske eete umakniti nazaj cez ju-
goslovansko mejo, sedaj pa je
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-06-27
SLOVENSKI DAN
Y CLEVEL ANDU

bill popolnoma zaman.
Jugoslavija pa svojih zahtev
po Trstu in Gorici nj opustila in
Sc bo borila "a vse ozemlje, Xxi je
jugoslovanskega znacaja in XII
pravicno pripada Jugoslaviji. &c
analiziramo besede, XII jih je IL
govoril visji oficir britske tri-
najste armade, ko je opisal ma
rodnostne, ideologicne in gospo-
darske potezkoce ma okupira-
mem ozemlju, lahko pridemo do
misljenja, da i vojaske oblasti
smatrajo okupacijo Trsta in Co.
rice "a .neopraviceno. Dejal je
MANFRED, da bo "okupacija maj
brz spravila zaveznisko vojasko
vlado (AMG) v veliko zadrego." "
Kako je bila osvobojema
LjubHa,aa
Prve jugoslovanske cete, XII so
vkorakale v Ljubljano 9. maja,
so bile-makedonske. To sc pac
cudno glasi, a je resnicno. Ia
armada. " kateri so bile tudi
srbske, hrvatske in druge sku-
pine, je bila pod vtisom, da je
mesto zavzela slovenska vojska
VII. korpusa (dolenjski), kot je
bilo poroeano po radiju. Radij-
ska vest je bila strateskega po-
mena, da Sc razbije morala ma
cijskih, domobranskih in drugih
skupin v okupiranih krajih. V
bojih "a Ljubljano je pablo ne
'kaj mad 500 sovraznikov, toda
mesto samo nj bilo poskodo-
vano.
Ljubljana je sprejela zmagal-
ce z nepopisnim navdusenjem.
Nj ga bilo okna v Ljubljani, kjer
bi ne visela slovenska trobojni-
ca z rdeco zvezdo, ko je prispela
osvobodilna vojska. z MO je do
spela tudi nova slovenska fedc-
ralna vlada in prevzela admin
stracijo.
Kongresni trg je bill nabit do
zadnjega koticka, ko je prvak
slovenskih pesnikov, Oton zu-
pancic, v svojem zgodovinskem
govoru "izrocil Slovenijo" novi
narodni vladi. Istocasno je de-
klamiral svojo pesem, XII jo je
zlozil bas "a ia velikanski tre-
nutek. z balkona poslopja vse-
ucilisca so potem nagovorili
ogromne mnozice predstavniki
Wade, predsednik Boris Kidric
in drugi. Narod je pozdravljal
svoje osvobodilce S takim navdu-
senjem, kot Sc ga slovenska Ego
dovina ne spominja. Narod je
vriskal in ploskal, jokal in Sc OBJ
jemal ter z burnimi ovacijami
dajal duska svojemu nepopisne-
mu custvu.
Ko je mnozico pozdravil "a
stopnik ruske vojaske misije in
cestital slovenskemu narodu "a
njegovo velicastno borbo in IL
rekel iskrene zelje "a srecnejso
bodocnost ter prijateljstvo in
bratstvo vseh slovanskih naro-
dov, je bill njegov govor nepre-
nehoma pretrgan gromovitimi
ovacijami. Ko je po koncanem
.govoru ia utrjen vojak stopal z
govorniske tribune, so mu lille
solze po licih in svojega obeutka
nj prikrival.
Med zmagovalci Sc je vrnil v
Ljubljano tudi dr.. Metod Mikuz
kateremu je ljubljanski skof
prepovedal opravljati med par
tizani duhovnisko sluzbo. Me
gova prva pot je bila v skofijsko
stolnico. Razume Sc, da ga izda-
jica Roman nj cakal. Cakali pa
SO ga drugi duhovniki in pred
stavniki skofije ter mu navduse-
no zatrjevali, da "prepoved" mic
vec ne velja. DR.. Mikuz pa je go
spodom kanonikoms in drugim
sprejemnikom odgovoril, da pre-
Ipoved "nikoli nj veljala," ker je
nj .uposteval. Drugi dan je incl
maso zadusnico "a vse padle
. s = = . = s 4 =
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1945-06-27
ANEKDOTE

Neki mladi in. tudi domisljavi
pesnik je delal nekoc v druzbi:
JAZZ sem Sc rodil istega dine,
ko je umrl Jungmann!
(Jozef Jakob Jungmann je
znani ceski jezikoslovec in ute
meljitelj novega ceskega slov-
stva, XII je umrl |. 1847 v Pra-
gD.
- Ia diva dogodka sta bila
ceskemu slovstvu v veliko ske-
do, je dodal nekdo med navzo-
cimi, mladi petelin pa je umolk-
nil. -
Dovtipen satirik Beuserade Sc
je nekoc v francoski akademiji
vsedel ma sedez, XII je bill dolo-
cen "a znanega pesnika Fure-
tiera (umrlega |. 1688). Vprico
NIGGA je nato govoril prav glas-
no:
- Zdaj vendar sedim ma me-
stu kjer lahko povem marsika-
terO neumnOSt.
- Kar nadaljujte, ga je usta-
vii Furetlere, sal ste ze zaceli
tako imenitno.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
YpsiIanti System Well Engineered,
Health Safeguard to Residents


buying engineering services for all
the taxpayers because the indiyidu.
a=cannot, is not able 10 purchase
such services.
During the past 20 years. Ypsi-
lanti has purchased the services
Of one OF the outstanding engineer
ing firms OF the Middle West, Schoe-
craft, Drury and McNamee. in an
ticipating its future development
in water supply and sewage re-
mOYal. Water. OF dependable guam.
tity and free from possible contami.
nation. is serious engineering
problem in southeastern Michigan.
Outside Of Ypsilanti. water is to be
found ten 10 10 feet below the sur.
face. Public health authorities
view such water supply with ap.
presension because OF possible con-
taninstion Sand and gravel make
good filtration material but with
the rapid increase OF population.
there is only one protection, name
ly frequent tests by the states
Laboratories. Deep wells have
shown a tendency to have a brine
content Wayne County has had
several townships where in years
past people have driven many
miles 10 carry drinking water from
the Wayne County Highway Com.
missions supply at Wayne. The
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
Service
May blended

Washington, Apr. 25-AP-The
Army plans to start this summer
releasing some men who will have
been in uniform four to five years.
The release policy. which may
preclude any marked out in draft
calls after June so. was disclosed
in official but publicity-shy quar-
tiers today. The Army yesterday
formally announced plans 10 honor
discharge requests OF enlisted men
a. and over.
BY next month a considerable
number Of Uncle Sans emergency
soldiers" will have spent five
years in service. Vigorous recruit
ing began in May, 1910, and selec-
tive service began drafting in No
vember of that year
The policy Of discharging vet
Grams OF -four and five years service
Is expected TO get underway
around mid-year. even should Ger
man resistance persist.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25

smashed to within 81 miles
Of Hitler's hideout at Berch-
tesgaden, as two other arm
les pressed against the fort
ress mountains. The Rus
slams driving through Aus
tria have been reported 80
miles from Berchtesgaden.
In Italy Allied armies
across the Pc River we're in
hot pursuit Of the discrgan-
lied Germans reeling toward
the northern border az hearquar-
tcfs clamped on r security black
out La Spezla naval base on the
west coast. Modena and Ferrsia
have been oyerrun,
Near Berehtesssden
More than 1850 British based
L. s. heavy bombcrs smashed al
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
Meat Supply
Stays Short

Washington, Apr. 25-lNS- A
government food official today
painted new and highly pessimis-
tic picture of the American meat
supply.
lie warned civilians there is no
vast reservoir Of meat which can
be turned loose for domestic con.
sumption by any government &C,
ton:
Arguments that there are some
eighty million head OF beef cattle
in the country which could be turn.
ed into meat are wrong, he de.
clared.
This gloomy view Of the meat
situation came from an authorita.
tive War Food Administration Of.
fficial.
Actually there are only about
twirty-6ve million head OF cattle
which could be turned into beef.
the official asserted
III Strengthening continues at its
present high level. we will use up
approximately all of those thirty
five million head by the end OF
1916" he said
No matter what is done IN Wash.
ington, the VIA official predicted,
there is no way to materially in.
crease the pork supply before
year from now--well into 1916
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25

ments program.
The increasing demands on the
city supply by the mounting popu-
lation lead officials to bring in three
new, wells which were added in
September. 1913. ~ present ap.
proNimately one and three quarters
million gallons OF water are pro.
cessed by the municipal sofrening
equipment. To service 100000
gallons a day aud more demands
very frequent washing and is nor
economical Expansion Of the pres
ent facilities will probs bly, be re-
Quircd In the not too distant IN
ture.
To the citizen looking into the fu-
ture for his domestic or CONNER.
fial requirements he has the as
sursnce OF a dependable supply Of
pure water. virtually protected by
the Citys stan Of engineers and
service employees and he has at all
times. available the faith and credit
OF the city OF Npsilanti in facing
any possible engineering changes
that may arise. The City can. II
necessary 60 into the financial mar
kcts and borrow money cheaper
than any individual The water is
softened TO satisfactory degree.
Property owners OF Ypsilanti are
served and protected by a munich
pal water system that meets the
most exacting demands Tor public
health.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
Singers Will be
Heard in Church

Fifty singers from Capital Uni
yersity, Columbus. Ohio, comprise
the membership OF the nationally
famous Chapel Choir which will
be heard in concert at Emmanuel
Lutheran Church Thursday night
at 8 O'Clock.
The Chapel Choir has dedicated
itself TO the singing OF unaccom-
panied religious scores. Never IN
the history OF the choir. while sing
ing programmed concert, has
the choir used an accompanying
instrument.
Each member is required 10
know each selection rendered
FROM memory a month before a
concert so that the last thirty re.
hcarsals will be used entirely
for blending purposes. Each indi-
yidua is tested at regular inter
walls singing in an octette with 9th
er individuals from other sections
Of the choir.
Many Of the singers in the Chap
eI Choir are capable OF singing
solos 20 the task OF the conduc-
tor is to stifle any solo quality
that might make voice outstand
ing. and blend it in accord with the
entire section.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
War In Brief

tEy Associated Fress)
The Western Front: Three
armies smashed at ramparts OF Ger.
man Redoubt area; L. s. Third
was 81 miles from Berchtesgaden,
% from Austrian border, Seventh
and French drove on Munich. &c
miles away. American First and
Ninth marked time, waiting pune.
ture with Russians; British storm.
cd Bremen, frightened Hamburg
siege; Canadians cleared large
stretch OF Dutch coast.
The Russian front: Fantastic
subway battle ragged inside Berlin
as two joined armies virtually iso
lated capital. Soyiets neared Inter
Den Linden In heart OF city: "a
the south Russians took GrOsscn
hahn, 20 miles northwest OF Ores,
den. in drive to link with Ameri.
cans.
The italian Front. &c mans fled
in disorder from british and Ameri.
cans across the Pc. after Feirara
Modena aud La Spezia were over
run
The Pacific Fronts: Americans
consolidated positions on Luzon for
hnal drive against Baguio; pressed
on Dayao In Mindanao drive.
lanks seized high ground on OK
naws menacing eastern Japancs'
flank. British topplcd Burma OF
town OF YenanEyaung, took Ma
give. 90 and so miles south OF
Pakokhu
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
Nearby municipalities Will
be Represented at Meeting

Forty officials Of municipalities
in this area are expected to gath
er in Charles McKenny Hall this
afternoon for a general discussion
OF problems arising from the vii
low Run cut back. The meeting
was called by Brendan Sexton
president of Bomber Local so
I'VE will try he said, ito find
out what plans, il any, these var
ious communities may have for
cushioning the impact OF large
scale unemployment throughout
the area
While the air force representa-
tiyes said studies were being made
TO determine whether other war
items could be produced in the
plant, it was admitted no definite
plans had been formulated. One
impression gaining considerable
circulation in the area was that
the huge 100000 900 factory ul-
timately may become 4 storehouse
for unused war materiel.
Sees Possibilities
Sexton disagreed with the opin-
ion held in some quarters that
converting the big plant for any
thing other than aircraft produc-
ton would be an expensive under
taking.
at easily could be adapted to
other war production" he said,
and il war work now being per
formed in automobile plants were
moved into it and other idle fac
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25

Detroit River. source OF supply FOR
the City OF Detroit and surround
ius area has height OF GOO feet
above sea level The county line
shows about 740 feet above sea
level. To bring water to this
height requires frequent booster
stations and Is expensive.
Well water in this part OF the
state presents another problem 10
engineers in the degree Of hard
ness. According 10 the L. $. Geo
logical survey. this water has ap-
proXimateiy 800 parts OF hardness
In a million parts OF water There
fore. Ypsilanti IN 1880 made an
investment OF 2ljO.g00 In sOiteniug
equipment TO reduce this 70 20
parts OF hardness, which is consid-
cred satisfactory from a CONNER.
cial and a domestic viewpoint.
Bomber Plant Demands
With the coming Of the Ford
Bomber Plant 70 Npsilanti Town
ship. request vas made for 100000
gallons Of waller daily from the
City. Mains were lara and water
reaching a maximum % 500 900 gal.
Ions vas supplied until the Bomber
Plant wells we're sunk. water soft
ening equipment provided and sev-
age plant built under the govern
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
CONVERSION PROBLEMS FOCUS ON WATER

The notice OF the closing OF the
Bomber Plant with recent meetings
on area housing problems for the
reconyersion period are giving rise
TO serious thinking by county aud
township authorities and by engi.
neers familiar with tn. geological
formation OF the section. South
eastern Michigan for many years
has presented many problems.
Public health is tied up around two
fundamentals and these two funda-
mentals are not casual nor can they
be brushed aside.
American public health has been
the marvel of the civilized world.
Basically it is engineering but the
thinking behind it is scientific and
is correlated with medical science.
The first basic principle is that
there shall be a depends bic sup
ply OF pure water. The second is
akin 10 II, that there shall be
safe removal OF wastes. There
are others. Of course, such as pro
tecting the milk supply, safeguard.
ing the preparation OF foods but
corporate responsibility usually
starts with water-pure water.
Most people have indefinite ideas
OF cold water or well water or flow.
ing water. The physician wants.to
know by tests that the water is
pure, with no possible contamina-
ton.
And that is just where the NUM-
cipality is AZ an advantage. Call
It a COOP. II YOU wish. municipal
government is buying On mass,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
Chair Meant
ForPo[and
Vacant

san Francisco. Apr 95-AP-
With one chair for Poland dramat.
ically empty. 80 victorious nations
OF World War II assemble in their
first historic political conference
today to try to blueprint machinery
for preventing World War III.
This is the day that millions Of
people over the earth have waited
and worked for through the years
of fighting to the verge of victory.
It dawned bright with expressions
OF hope for lasting peace. yet dark.
ened by one Cloud-the Anglo.
American dispute with Russia over
Poland
Barring some dramatic move by
Premier Marshal Stain of Russia.
that dispute on Polish representa-.
ton at the conference is as dead
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-25
Xanks Hold Tight to Ground

). by the Associated Press
In two OF the most logged bat
ties OF the Pacific war Yank infan-
trymen today frightened their grasp
on newly.pon high ground from
which they threatened to crack the
japanese eastern flank on Okinawa
Island and the enemys Baguio
stronghold in the Philippines.
The Dominating ground was taxi.
en- yesterday while amphibious OPP
erations captured three islets OF
Okinawa and trapped the routed
Nipponese garrison on Cebu Is.
land in the Central Philippines.
Limited gains or none at all were
made on other Pacific fronts. Brit
ish forces captured two more oil
cities in central Burma where
they inflicted heavy casualties on
the enemy.
Four DoWned
Four Superforts out OF force "
perhaps $50 failed TO return from
Yesterdays demolition raid on
western Tokyo. Some parachuting
airmen were strafed by Japanese
pilots. B.29 crews had a busy day.
shooting down 81 OF nearly so per.
Estent ,nterceptors. scoring mum.
Srous hits on the main buildings OF
the HitaChi aircraft engine plant
and adding TO the Citys 2.l00.0 600
disaster victims. Tokyo radio
said half Of the capitals 4j wards
have been wiped out or badly dam.
aged by Superfort incendiaries and
explosives.
Some S25 miirs south OF Japan
the L. S. eth Division captured
high ground near the Okinawa
village OF lshin. II was the first
noteworthy change in the front
since last Thursday when the all
out American offensive opened
And it offered first hopeful possibi.
lities OF a breach in the Nahs line
an interminable network Of
caves, blockhouses, trenches and
pillboXes. No other change was
reported.
Siege lSlets
Marine Third Amphibious Corps
units seized Kaouri and Heanza
isiets without opposition, but ran
into some Japanese on Yagachi.
which lies opposite the captured
Cnten submarine pens The islets
are worthless except as potential
hiding places for escaped hippo
nese.
Southeast Asia headquarters re-
ported gains on three Burma fronts.
The Irrawaddy River towns OF
Yenangyaung and Msgwe we're
seized in the oil field area Good
progress was reported on the push
down the Burma railway. now
about 2Oj miles north OF Rangoon.
Nipponese retrested through the
Shan states.