| Show Japs Close on Java Attack Bali Allied Forces Forces' Hold Foes in Check CheckOn On Burma Front FrontI I Thrust at Wavell's Headquarters Impends as Foe Completes Semicircle of Bases for Drive By Associated Press Japans Japan's spider-like spider net was drawn closer to populous Java Friday Sea borne invasion armies stormed at the eastern gateway to the island headquarters of the allies attacking storied Bali and landing troops on the jointly- jointly g owned Portuguese Dutch island of Timor farther to the east The film famed island of Ball Bali Balls BallIs Is s separated from rem Java by one mile of ocean The attackers also reported further further fur fur- ther then gains on Dutch Sumatra 30 miles from the Java coast Seize Oil Refinery Japanese parachute troops landing landing land- land ing ng near in southern Sumatra have seized the oil re refinery refinery refinery re- re finery west of the city and are maintaining contact with troops occupying the airdrome airdrome air air- drome Dome News agency re re- re ported The dispatch acknowledged that the defenders had set fire to the refinery east of the city Only on the Burmese front were the allies holding the invaders in inch ch check British and Indian defense forces are arc counterattacking re repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re- re in attempts to hold their pressed hard-pressed line on the west bank of the Bilin BiHn river an army com com- declared at Rangoon The war bulletin said fierce fighting has continued during the past 24 hours behind the Bilin river Successful air action Thursday had a n considerably heartening ef effect effect effect ef- ef on our troops the added R RAF A F Attacks Enemy Elaborating the reference to air activity a royal air force said our bombers and fighters fight fight- ers carried out a number of attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks Thursday on enemy positions positions post post- stores and transports in the Bilin Bills river area The R RAF A F reported little enemy air activity over Burma Vital points on Bali have been destroyed an N NEI E I said tersely Strong action is being taken against landings which the enemy is carrying out out Dispatches from Batavia said the defenders were exacting a heavy toll as Japanese landing parties p swarmed ashore on the tho gleaming beaches of Ball Bali amid a ahall hail hall of machine gun bullets bombs and shells The Dutch high command said allied warships and submarines attacked the Japanese invasion armada around Ball Bali last night adding Further particulars are lacking Jacking as no complete report has hIlS yet been received Planes Smash at nt Foe United nations headquarters said allied planes smashed heavily at the tho invaders sc scoring ring three di direct direct direct di- di hits on one or more Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese nose cruisers two direct hl hits on on transports and eight near misses on a R destroyer There were also direct hits with ith lighter bombs on a cruiser and a transport ship the com com- said Four Japanese fighter planes were shot down In the attack without loss Joss to the allied defend- defend ers The fe further reported report report- ed that five Japanese bombers and five fighting planes were shot down in air battles b ver er the big Dutch naval base bas at tit Java Bali lies across s only a n mile wide channel of ot aler from Java the heart of the tho E East st Indies and headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of General Sir Archibald P P. Wavell's Wa united nations command com com- mand mandin In the far Pacific Completes Jap Arc The new assault completed a half moon arc of Japanese bases threatening Java from the north extending from lower Sumatra on the west thence through Borneo Continued on Page Pase Two Column Two Taro I Air Battles Raging Over Java As Japs Storm Isle of Bali Continued from Page Pap One and Celebes islands to Ball Bali on the east Imperial Tokyo headquarters said that Japanese troops protected protected protected pro pro- by the guns of w warships landed at dawn on the mountainous mountain mountain- ous mile long island of Timor The landings were executed near Dilli and respectively the Portuguese and Dutch capi capi- Rich in gold copper gypsum and petroleum Timor lies at the eastern tip of the Dutch East Indies Indies Indies In In- dies archipelago only miles northwest of Darwin Australia A Dutch bulletin said that the Japanese landing on Bali home of Indonesians was carried carried carried car car- ried out in considerable strength Americans May lay Be Aiding Conceivably American troops may be helping to man the eastern eastern eastern east east- ern ramparts of Java against an I imminently expected attack on that major citadel of the Indies if I the Japanese succeed in overrunning overrunning overrunning overrun overrun- ning Bali Aneta the Dutch news I agency disclosed Thursday that American soldiers and other foreign foreign foreign for for- eign reinforcements had arrived Coupled with the grave turn of events in the Indies Tokyo headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters asserted that waves of of Japanese naval planes atta attacking king the Australian mainland Thursday i ifor for the first time had sunk a ton Australian auxiliary cruiser two destroyers a sub chaser and nine transports at Darwin Lacks Confirmation This toll was without confirmation confirmation confirmation confirma confirma- tion from united nations sources but 15 persons were killed and 24 wounded and considerable bomb damage had been acknowledged atthe atthe at atthe the north Australian port Effect of the Timor operations upon neutral Portugal was She already had protested and ordered troops to Portuguese Timor the eastern section of the mountainous square mile island as a result of the occupation occupation occupation tion of that section last December December December Decem Decem- ber 18 by Dutch and Australians seeking to prevent just such a Japanese invasion The Japanese contended I ever their troops would be withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn from Portuguese Timor as soon as the Dutch and the Australians Australians Australians Austra Austra- lians were expelled Jap Bombers Downed Donned I Both and Darwin have been attacked by Japanese bombers Darwin's defenders knocked knock d down six of 93 raiders I Thursday but were unable to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent considerable bomb damage both ashore and in the harbor They had another alert Friday but no Japanese aircraft appeared It was at that a squadron of 16 United States P 40 pursuit planes destroyed six of 27 raiders in an air battle announced announced announced an an- late Thursday by the U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S war department in Washington One American plane was shot down there but the pilot was saved Japs Raid Mandalay l II The Japanese also announced their first raid of the war on Mandalay Mandalay Mandalay Man Man- dalay upper Burma city miles above Rangoon on the railway from that port city to where the Burma road begins They said serious damage was caused to military installations in inthe inthe inthe the city in the attack which occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc Thursday advices said the Gulf of approaches to Rangoon Rangoon Rangoon Ran Ran- goon were mined and that Gen- Gen Chiang shek Kai-shek had suggested a new India to China supply route to replace the imperiled imperiled imperiled im im- im- im periled railway highway communication communication communication line to |
