Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 March 1942 — Page 14

U.S. BOMBERS

IN GUATEMALA |

Patrol Pacific, Caribbean From Base 750 Miles

North of Canal.

GUATEMALA OITY, March 19 (U. P.)~United States long-range bombers, ‘fighter planes, pilots and] ‘soldiers are stationed in Guate‘mala, 750 miles north of the Panama canal, it was revealed today. ~The bombers, of the four-motored flying fortress type, pajrol far out into the Pacific on the west and into the Caribbean sea on the east. ‘The soldiers and the fighter planes are in Guatemala to protect | the air field. The presence of the U. 8. forces was disclosed after Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, commander of Caribbean defense, visited the field, .and President Jorge Ubico, who gave permission for the. Americans to come in.

Improve Field Facilities

Guatemalan planes with United States-trained pilots also are based at the field, and Gen. Andréws said a number of Guatemalan workers were improving the field. He also visited auxiliary fields, with emergency landing facilities. Lieut. Col. Milton Clark of Los Angeles and Maj. Samuel C. Gurney Jr. of Ridgewood, N. J. are in charge of the American forces. The pilots and soldiers constantly ‘study war reports from the Far East to formulate their defense strategy. The soldiers live in tents decorated with gay Indian textiles.

SALVAGE BURMA SUPPLIES

LONDON, March 19 (U. P).— Tough Americans armed with Tommy guns—one-time taximen and truck drivers—are patroling the upper Burma road to China and salvaging supply vehicles damsaged and forsaken along the wayside, a News Chronicle correspondent reported today.

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NOTICE:

is the fact that

ships. The success

that there are sufficient fighter planes ‘to protect the big bombers. The initial allied success has not stopped the Japanese, who still are

Moresby, but it’ may serve to slow up their invasion. Any time so gained is of great: value to: Gen. Douglas MacArthur in organizing for . defense and for the future offensive. Japs Face Tough Time The outlogk in the Australian war zone is that the Japanese are going to have an extremely hard campaign, requiring the heaviest sea, air and land forces. It seems clear that they have to go ahead with it whether they want to or not. If they hold off, Gen. MacArthur eventually will have accurnulated the force that will spell their doom. . The situation “calls for tremendous effort by the Japanese and thus has a bearing on the war on other fronts. Added to the Japanese campaign in Burma and their probable operations in the Indian ocean. It lessens the chance that Japan will open up another front and take on Russia, as sources in Chunking recently have been prophesying they would. * Russia in that case would not have to be expending war energy in the east as well as the west, detracting from her effort against

By BRYDON C. TAVES United Press Staff Correspondent GEN. MAC ARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia, March 19 (U. P.) —Gen! Douglas MacArthur broke through the Japanese blockade of the Philippines to reach

| Australia in “one of the most spec-

tacular adventures in military annals,” Brig. Gen. Patrick Hurley, new American minister to New Zealand, said today. Gen. Hurley refused to amplify his statement because Gen. MacArthur’s route was secret, but it was obvious that he had passed

* | through the Japanese controled

areas bordering on the Banda, Flores and Arafura seas north of Australia, and must have skirted the fringe of Japanese-occupied islands and flown through skies patroled by Japanese planes. Breathes Victory Spirit Arriving at headquarters after a visit to the remote country town in which the new allied commander-in-chief is resting, Gen. Hurley said: “MacArthur breathes the very spirit of victory. His paramount

| purpose is to organize as rapidly

as possible an offensive force for the eventual defeat of Japan, which also will relieve his beleaguered garrison in the Philippines. “He has specifically stated that he is still in command of the Philippines situation and has the utmost

confidence that he wil again be

back on Philippine soil.” Gen. Hurley flew here last night after a conference with Gen. MacArthur, He said he could not disclose Gen. MacArthur's plans because they

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Today’ s War Moves|

The united nations have scored the first victory in the battle for Australia, More important even| than the severe p

losses inflicted on the enemy allied air power has been demon-

strated in the sinking and Gamaging of 23' Japanese

of ‘the United States-Australian

raids on Japanese bases in Java show clearly that the lack of air power which was so disastrous in New Guinea does not exist in Australia. Also the loss of only one allied plane in: his large-scale operation indicates)

Hitler, Thus, in a sense, the fighting in Australis is a form of aid to Russia.’ If the Hitler menace ‘in the west is removed this summer, there is a good chance that Russia herself will open up a front against Japan. It would give the United States a chance to join in and attack Japan directly from Siberia, while the forces in Australia squeezed upward from the other direction. This inter-relation of the various fronts offers many possibilities. Russia is ‘making excellent progress in the offensive against Hitler. The Red army’s advance is slow but it is encircling a good many strategic points which Hitler needs badly for his projected summer offensive. Whole Picture May Change It is not altogether impossible that by the time winter has ended the Russians will have put the Germans in a position where their offensive would not stand great chances of success. In that case, Hitler might have to turn to the south and the pressure on north and central Russia would be relieved. - Allied strategists, in fact, are predicting that Hitler, because of his pressing need for oil, will attempt to advance on fhe oil fields of the Near East and the Caucasus. The war picture thus may be changed greatly before summer ends.

MacArthur Ran Blockade on Australian Trip, Hurley Says

state that his plans are being put in operation and that he is approaching this next task with the same serene confidence and efficient aggressiveness that has. characterized his brilliant career as a soldier and his magnificent defense of the Philippine islands,” he said. It was understood that Gen. Maoc~ Arthur was in splendid health, despite the arduous Bataan campaign, eager to take on his job of defending Australia and making it a spring board for an offensive. MacArthur Statement Due Gen. Hurley brought a handwritten statement by Gen. MacArthur which is expected to be published tomorrow. During his conference with Gen. MacArthur, Gen. Hurley gave the new allied chieftain his first full account of the American aid flowing to Australia across the Pacific, and informed him fully of the events which led to his appointment. Lieut, Gen. George H. Brett, Gen. MacArthur's deputy as commander in chief, said in an interview that the allied air forces were closely watching Japanese bases for hints of an invasion of Australia. “We are watching and praying in hope we will get a chance to swat the Japs,” he said. “The strategy of air warfare today is to hit, not sit. It is o. k. to lose planes in combat but we must not lose grounded planes as we did in Java. The Americans id a fine job in Java. They plastered the Japs all the way from the Philippines.’ Gen. Brett said the ‘ Americans had ‘three crews trained for each available bombing plane but that the Australian aviators probably

must be a military secret.

“I am authorized, however, to

would get a chance to fly American fighters.

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