Show JAP BOMBERS HAMMER HASH JAVA Raiders Gun Streets t One Shot Down By JOHN JOlIN R. R MORRIS ALL ALLIED lED HEADQUARTERS Java Feb 24 24 UP UP Japanese Japanese planes attacked savagely over a wide area of Java Tuesday hurling hurling hurling hurl hurl- ing demolition bombs on key objectives objectives objectives ob ob- ob- ob and machine gunning the streets of towns but allied planes shot down at least one of the enemy enemy enemy ene ene- my craft and damaged others The enemy planes attacked an airport near in the in interior interior in- in tenor and an air base near Malang Malang Malang Ma- Ma lang toward the eastern end of the island which is an acute danger spot because Japanese invasion forces were consolidating positions in Bali only one mile from Java across a shallow strait A Netherlands Indies high command command com corn mand said that some of the Japanese planes swept down downto to machine gun streets of Ban Ein- but succeeded only in damaging damaging damaging dam dam- aging a few automobiles and wounding some civilians Dutch antiaircraft guns roared in a heavy fire against the Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese nose planes and allied aircraft rising to the attack sent them fleeing as one crashed to earth As the Japanese intensified their aerial attacks Netherlands East Indies officials received orders to stick to their posts in any emer emer- gency This key island of the N Netherlands Netherlands Nether ether lands East Indies was prepared at any hour for a direct attack by Japanese invasion forces which were driving through Sumatra and Bali Ball to west and east The Melbourne radio heard by Continued on Pa Page e Two Column SOs Six I JAP BOMBERS HAMMER JAVA Continued from Page One Columbia Broadcasting system In Inan San an Francisco quoted Governor General Jonkheer A. A W. W L. L Van of the he N E EI I that Bali should be definitely definitely considered as being comi completely com- com i in the hands of the Japanese Japa- Japa Inese icse nese and that no news had been received from the Island of the military situation there since the Japanese occupied the air air- drome rome Tuesdays Tuesday's raid near the he third attack on this area In which the Netherlands Indies Indies army army headquarters are located was carried carried car- car ried led out by 10 Japanese bombers which came carne over in waves of five The planes approached from a high altitude cut off their engines and glided in silently on on their objectives objectives ob- ob in the hope the sound detectors would not give them away Only Light Bombs The bombs dropped were light and caused only small craters Some drums of oil caught fire and the he smoke made the damage appear ap ap- appear pear greater than it was Allied warships and planes including Including including In in- American dive-bombers dive which had smashed the Japanese invading fleet off Bali watched for or a new and powerful convoy which was expected at any time timeo to o attempt to land enemy reinforcements reinforcements rein rein- for the attack on Java Dutch forces were reported fighting stoutly against the enemy in n both Sumatra and Bali where the he Japanese had taken the airdrome In both islands the Dutch were leaving nothing but ruins behind them as they withdrew withdrew with with- drew slowly before Japanese pres pres- pres- pres sure British Hurled Back In n Burma Battle LONDON Feb 24 UP UP-A UP A military commentator said Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day that imperial troops in Burma now are back on the river a scant 15 miles east of the Jie Burma road Such an advance would mean the he imperial defenders had been thrown back 35 miles from the Bilin river and were in last stand positions before the Ran- Ran to Mandalay railroad It is quite evident that the Japanese have been reinforced the commentator said There has been confused heavy fighting between the river Sit Sit- tang and Bilin and there have been heavy casualties The British still are in communication communication communication with Rangoon he added All Is quiet in the Shen states on the central Burma border with Thailand and there still is no confirmation of a Japanese landing landing land- land ing ng on the western shore of the Gulf of he said Other reports said Indian airmen airmen air air- men had joined American volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- and British in Burma and had established in very large measure air superiority over the Japanese The Indian air force it was said carried out a heavy raid against a Japanese airdrome in Thailand causing great damage to buildings and installations All the raiders returned |