Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1942 — Page 6
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Civilians ordered Away to Brace Island Defense Against Japs.
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kok, and British lines were report- | ed fighting the Japanese east of] the Sawleen River, on which the] important city of Moulmein, Burma, is located. British forces in Libya were believed to be organized to strike at the Axis armored forces, which have regained 145 miles south of Benghazi, in an effort to achieve a decisive knockout blow following a devastating R. A. F. attack on the enemy concentrations. i The Red Army forces forward] southwest of Moscow, probably recaptured Bryansk, in a drive to close the southern army of a pincers
on Smolensk. More than 100 vil-|
lages were recovered according to reports in the last 24 hours.
Attention on Far East
Greatest attention still centered on Allied thrusts against the Japanese in the Far East. Victims of United Nations’ air and sea attacks in the Macassar Straits include at least one battleship, an aircraft carrier, five cruisers and more than a dozen large troop transports, as well as lesser transports and destroyers. The toll of downed Japanese aircraft attempting to protect the convoy now is at least 15. These blows, while crippling, are but counter-attacks on the bigscale Japanese drive in the Far East and the enemy still was making slow but costly progress toward his main objectives.
VICTOR SEITER SR. DIES LOGANSPORT, Ind. Jan. 28 (U. P.) —Victor Seiter Sr, well-known banker and president of the Lo-| gansport State Bank for 37 years, died yesterday at his home. He was 72. He was prominent in lodge and! fraternal organizations.
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JAPS MAKE NEW LANDINGS IN PRELUDE TO ATTACK ON AUSTRALIA
The first great air and naval clash between the Allies and Japan took place in Macassar Strait. American flying fortresses blasted an enemy armada again today in the strait, sinking a large transport
and bombing a cruiser.
Ninth Ship Sunk Off Coast; 29 in Crew of 32 Rescued
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submarine’s torpedoeing
At least 110 seamen have lost
their lives in those attacks, and in the case of the attack on the tanker Coimbra on Jan. 16, the Navy has never disclosed how many, if any, crewmen were missing.
Twenty-nine survivors of the
Francis E. Powell crew of 32 were put ashore at the fishing village of Lewes, Del. Two others were known to be dead and one was unaccounted for.
A wave upset one of the two life-
boats which were being lowered from the Francis E. Powell, {only three men from that boat were | rescued. The survivors were in a {lifeboat for seven hours before they
and
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the W.
C. Fairbanks. Three of the
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The entire crew of 40 men on the
Sea Isle City, N. J., only 35 miles from here. The same subrharine may have attacked both the Varanger and the Francis E. Powell.
33 Reach Canada Ports
Thirty-three survivors of two more vessels torpedoed off the Coast of {Canada were revealed to be in hospitals at an East Canadian port. One of the vessels was a Norwegian tanker, the other a Greek freighter. (An official Berlin broadcast recorded by the United Press in London said German submarines had sunk 30 ships off the North American Coast, and that six “great tankers” were among the last 12). The Navy has not dicclosed the exact nature of counter measures being taken to combat the submarine menace, although a spokesman announced last Friday that some of the enemy vessels would never “enjoy the return trip.” Aircraft, blimps and surface vessels pre-
WAR TO END FISHING AT GREENWOOD LAKE
BURNS CITY, Ind, Jan. 28 (U. P.).—Hoosier anglers found today that even fishing isn’t immune to war restrictions. Greenwood Lake, largest artificial lake in Indiana and favorite spot of Southern Indiana fishermen, will be closed to the public for the duration. Capt. D. G. Oberlin, officer in charge at the Burns City Naval Ammunition Depot, told a conference of Indiana conservationists and State officials yesterday that because of the lake’s location in the depot area, civilians “must” be denied access to the lake. The lake’s importance as a water supply for the depot and its prospective use for testing bombsights also necessitated closing the lake, Capt. Oberlin said. It was also revealed that devel-
extend present boundaries of the
and possibly westward. Greenwood Lake,
opment plans of the depot may defense area into Green County,
covering up-
now faces its supreme test.
folded completely. in five directions.
Roosevelt has revealed that, while fronts, American aid is being poured into the Pacific. Japan has to reap her preliminary harvest before this aid becomes fully effective. The encouraging development, from the viewpoint of the United Nations, is that the advancing spearheads are meeting stout resistance at all points.
Jap Pace Slowed Down
Japanese progress has been slowed from the pace of the first swift attacks and there seems a good prospect that the time table will be thrown out of gear, just as Hitler’s was in Russia. The Japanese campaign shapes up as follows: Considering China as a separate zone of operations, Japan has opened five “fronts” stretching 4000 miles from Burma to the Australian mandated islands. They are southern Burma, Singapore, the BorneoCelebes area, which includes the Strait of Macassar; thé Philippines and the Australian islands.
Spectacular Sea Action
“The Japanese have gained footholds on each, but so far are being held in check as .reasonably as could be expected, considering their superior numbers and striking power, The Borneo-Celebes area is, for the moment, the most spectacular field of action. The Japanese are believed to have sent an invasion fleet of some 100 ships into the Strait of Macassar. This fleet ap-
Today’ s War Moves
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE United Press War Anidlyst
The Japanese time table in the attempt to conquer the southwestern Pacific in a lightning stroke
The Japanese pattern of attack has been unSpearheads have been sent out There is no apparent new front for the Japanese to open until and if the present objectives have been gained and consolidated. These objectives must be attained quickly if at all
President in no way neglecting other world
parently was aimed at Java, the richest prize of the Indies. But the American and Dutch sea and air forces apparently have put more than a fourth of this fleet out of action, and the battle probably still is in progress. It is there that the time table may receive its first severe setback.
Singapore “Tough Job”
In Burma, the British defenders, aided by American planes, are holding back the drive to the sea against Moulmein. Lower Burma has not yet been cut off.
In Malaya, the defenders are falling back slowly for a massed stand at the tip of the peninsula, with Singapore at their backs. If they are overcome, the island fortress still stands as a citadel which the Japanese must take by storm. It is apparent that the defense of Singapore was planned against assault by sea, not by land.
Meet Stout Resistance
Only in recent months, when Japan’s plan of attack was suspected, did the British hastily try to mend their defenses in the peninsula. In the Philippines, Gen. Douglas MacArthur is still holding an overwhelming Japanese force at bay. The Japanese had hoped to sweep the Philippines in short order and to deploy the forces engaged there against the Indies. Finally, the Japanese seem to be meeting stout resistance in northeastern Australia, especially at Rabaul on New Britain Island.
‘| with pride today a window “Iment made of pieces of colored :|glass taken from debris of the :|House of Commons after an air
F. D. R. PROUD OF GIFT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (U, P.). —President ~ Roosevelt displayed orna-
raid. It was presented to him by British Ambassador Lord Halifax.
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sumably are being used by the Navy to locate and destroy the Axis craft. Won’t Reveal Sub Toll
To reveal the number of enemy submarines captured or destroyed, the Navy said, would be disclosing information the German government would be grateful to have.
Seven of the 10 ships thus far revealed to have been attacked by German submarines were tankers. The others were the American pas-senger-cargo ship City of Atlanta, the Latvian freighter Ciltvaira and the American ore carrier Cenore,
20 HOUSES SOLD BY N. SIDE REALTORS
The North Side Realtors today announced the sale of 20 houses and ‘a 40-acre plot in Boone County. | The houses were at 269 Bucking(ham Drive, 2609 N. Alabama St. {3342 Carrollton Ave., 6130 Indianola Ave, 620 and 622 N. East St., 425 E. Walnut St. and 5153 Evanston Ave, by Jack C. Carr; 1019 Wallace St, |by American Estates; 4318-20 College Ave. by Marion Stump, 1355 N. | Kealing Ave., by M. G. Gerdenich; |1616, 1702 and 1708 N. Bosart Ave, {by F. M. Knight Realty Co.; 2254 N. {Alabama St., by Ford Woods & Co.; 15646 N. Delaware St., by Wayne | Harryman; 5323 Graceland Ave. and 4011 Eastern Ave, by Robert Mason; 3110 N. Delaware St. by Lori Driscoll, and 5945 Oxford St. by Bridges & Graves. R. E. Peckham was the dealer for
County, has been open for fishing the last two years, and stocked annually by the State Conservation Department. Originally part of a Federal resettlement project, it was leased to the State with the understanding it could be reclaimed when necessary.
34 COLORADO MINERS DIE IN ‘BLACK DAMP
HAYDEN, Colo., Jan. 28 (U, P)). —The bodies of 34 coal miners were found today in the depths of a milelong shaft at the Wadge Mine where they were asphyxiated by “black damp.” An explosion rocked the lower shaft at 10 o'clock last night, exhausting the limited supply of oxygen from the damp air. There was no fire or cavein. Four of the night crew of 38 men escaped. It was the worst mine disaster in Colorado history. A rescue crew of six men, aided by masks and oxygen tanks, battled down the 5506-foot pit to find the 34 bodies on the mine floor.
HOOSIER WITH AEF VINCENNES, Ind. Jan. 28 (U. P). —Lieut. Dave Culbertson, 28, is one of the first of the contingent of American soldiers who landed Monday in Ireland, his parents, Mr. and rs. Frank Culbertson said today. He is a graduate of DePauw Uni-
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RAF Pilots in U. S. Planes Cripple Axis Army in Libya
By RICHARD D. McMILLAN United Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE IMPERIAL EIGHTH ARMY IN LIBYA, Jan. 28.—British fighter pilots, many of them flying American- made planes, have dealt a ‘smashing and possibly crippling blow to the arm@red corps of Gen. Erwin Rommel in the heaviest attack of the present Libyan campaign. For an entire day, in formations of 10's and 20’s, the planes swept down through the desert dust, pumping cannon shells and machine-gun bullets into vehicles and men. They reported that they had knocked out 120 vehicles in all and had killed 200 German officers, who were occupying an old Arab fort. The pilots mercilessly - machinegunned the officers, as they fled across the open desert, floundering in the dust. Some apparently were of high rank. American Kittihawk and Tomahawk planes joined with British Hurricanes in the attack. The pilots said that in their attacks, from dawn to dusk, they met but two Axis planes and shot down one of them.
The planes left Germans and Italians over a large area cowering in such shelters as they could find, while around them blazed armored cars and trucks. Belief is general at headquarters that Gen. Rommél’s present coun-ter-offensive is largely in the nature of a bluff,
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