Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1941 — Page 4

Ws IN LUZON ARE RETREATING

« 8. Forces Are Pursuing invaders After Two Battles Are Won.

° MANILA, Dec. 18 (U. P) Hard fghting American and Philippine Held troops today claimed the initial dand success of the war against the Uapanese, driving back invading Patrols and motorized forces in combat in both the Vigan and i ri sectors. The defenders of Luzon were ted with inflicting “heavy casues” upon the Japanese who were ven back many miles. The exact istance of the Japanese retreat not specified by Lieut. Gen. Douglas TacArthur, commanding fHicer e U, S. Far Eastern forces.

#9-Minute Air Raid

A new Japanese air attack on the Banila area was carried out shortly after noon today, causing a 40minute air raid alarm. ~The * Japanese objective was Sgainst airflelds in the Manila yegion; particularly frequentlygttacked Nichols field and Zambian field, a Philippine Army flying pase, The reid was a small-scale affair in which about 12 Japanese planes participated. Little or no damage was reported. Unofficial reports from the Luzon provinces for several days have indiated that American and Philippines troops were suecesstully comDating the Japanese landing parties in the Vigan and Aparri sectors. the until today, however, were the reports given official confirma-

“Raid Damage Light

In the Vigan action a Japanese atrol of Unknown strength was met ffantry forces which chased it for miles, inflicting many casualties. The AN wae was hg off. only by f dark

In the northern engagement a Japanese motorized detachment was attempting fo penetrate southward when it met Amefican forces which fought off the invaders. Damage in the attack on Zamblan field which is west of Manila was reported slight. The Japanese planes zoomed over the field, flying to the southwest, then returned at High altitude and dropped some bombs.

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Manila spent its fourth raidless might last night. The lull was broken at 1:48 p. m. today, after 73 hours and 48 minutes, by an air raid alarm in the

at 2:29 p. m. U. 8S. Morale Is High :

Some observers attributed the Japanese inactivity to their concentration on the Hongkong and other attacks bn the British. Some military informants were

inclined to describe the attack on |®

the Philippines as an amateur attempt to carry out a German lightning war; others. said there was worse 'to come. The morale of the American and Philippine forces is high. Glowing Jen rts ne Teaching Manila of the ravery ol men, including seJectees, many of whom only recent- , restive at being In a warless army, were clamoring for return to civil life. Le

ADD 3 HOOSIERS TO PACIFIC WAR TOLL

NEW AANn Dee. 18 (U. P). —Richard 20, seaman firs elas vith the Picific flee, has

Re'atives said they had received a fetter by Clipper from the youth yesterday dated last Friday, reassuring them of his safety.

ANDERSON, Dec. 18 (U, P)— Chester J. Rudolph, 25, today be-

mel . . . relieved as commander-in-chief of the U. S. Pacific Fleet.

FIGHT TO HALT

JAPS IN. MALAY =

Reeapture Hundreds: More Towns; May Reocoupy New Key Points.

MOSCOW, Dec, 18 (U. P.) .—Soviet

(British reports said the Ger-

British Forces Form Strong |™ New Line in Flooded Rice Fields.

SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 (U. P)— Imperial forces have established 2 strong new defense line in northeastern Malaya, military reports said today, and are battling desperately in flooded rice fields to stem a Japanese drive toward positions which would flahk the secondard naval base at Penang. The jine is being held by a force made up, for the most part, of Indian troops. Military sources expressed confidence over the British pesition in northwestern Kedah where the Japanese advance is threatening the town of Butterworth. An advance to this point would put the Japanese in position to launch a flanking attack on the island of Penang which is just off shore. Military commentators said that the Japanese drive in the northwest “Jacks knockout punch.”

Battle in Jungle Fighting in the Kedah area was

| sai most difficult Manila area. The “all clear” came 1° to be mos ficult because

of the water, jungles and flooded rice fields which make trench building or any fixed defense lines impossibie. Dams and canal walls in the vast rice fields, extending along the nar-

t Karl Rudolph.

BLUFFTON, md, § Dec. 18 (U. P). —Rugene Brickley, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brickley of Uniondale, is among the missing of those who were aboard the U. S. S. Arigona, sunk by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor.

»|' The United Press lNstening post.

mans have evacuated Mozhaisk, key point on the central Moscow front

po MOSCOW FRONT: More than 3% villages reoccupied in one day's ehting; Gen. Konstantin

|capture Ruza 55 miles west of MosMozhaisk.

cow, slightly north of On Other Fronts

SOUTHERN MOSCOW FRONT: The Red Army offensive surged forward in the Tula area and war dispatches reported that two days of violent fighting had wiped out three German divisions, (Three divisions is about 45000 men). South of the Tula sector, the Red Army recaptured the town of Shchekino after a furious battle in which the German 206th division was “completely destroyed.”

Recapture Many Towns

SOUTHWESTERN FRONT: South of Orel the 206th German division was routed, its staff fleeing to Orel; Red Army forces recapture 500 towns and villages in eight days. SOUTHERN FRONT: Germans retreat westward in Donets and Taganrog regions, mining roads as they go.

BERLIN, Dec. 18 (Official Broadcast) —The official Finnish communque from Helsinki reported today that the Red Army has launched a general attack on all sectors of the eastern Karelian front. .

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 .(U. ret \ New York today heard radio broadcast a news 8

Eastern Army was conducting “tactical maneuvers” not far from the Manchukuo frontier. A large number of tanks were reported - pating.

JAP PLANE ATTACKS SHIP

SINGAPORE, Dee. 17 (Delayed) (U.P). —The captain of a 60%0-ton passenger liner, arriving from Hongkong with a capacity load of evacuees, said voday that his chip was attacked twice by a single Japanese ane five minutes after he was nothat the war had started.

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‘LONDON; Dec. 18 '(U, P.)<-Neth= erlands and Australian troops have occupied the guese island of Timor, at the east end of the Netherlands East In-|in

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mation Bureau announced today. The reaction of Portugal, whose cabinet met urgently last night and which had emphasized the friendliness of its relations with Japan, was awaited anxiously in diplomatic uarters, ,

q The occupation was effected beanese would seize the island and

make it a base for submarines in an attempt to cut communications

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Netherlands quarters said Portuguese authorities in the island had put their objections to the occupation on record but that the landing and occupation had been effected without resistance. The allied forces occupied the island, situated within easy strik-

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an alleged commercial air line from the Japanese Palau (Pelew) islands to Deli, chief town of Portuguese Timor. It was held further that occupa« tion of the entire island was neces sary to safeguard the important Netherlands Timor air base which Australian and Netherlands alr forces must use. Admittedly the allied occupation of Timor brought Portugal in the orbit’of the war.

However, a British foreign office

commentator, implicitly confirming The Netherlands announcement of the occupation and explaining the

. [reasons for it, intimated that the

British and Portuguese governments were in consultation.

LISBON, Dec. 18 (U. P.) —A Government statement on the Austra-lian-Dutch occupation of Timor was expected today. (Vichy Radio said Premier Antonio Salazar met the Japanese ambassador, to discuss the Timor and Macao situations).