Show JAPS EXTEND ADVANCES ON P ANA Y ISLAND Enemy Prepares New Invasion In Philippines WAS WASHINGTON HI April 22 UP Japanese forces are driving ahead in Panay rich sugar producing island of the Philippines and apparently are preparing to launch a new invasion invasion invasion in in- against the neighboring island of Negros the war department department de de- de- de said Wednesday Reports from Negros a com com- said indicate that the enemy is making an air recon- recon of that island If the enemy attacks Negros wedged between Panay and still still- resisting Cebu it will be the ninth Philippine island to feel the power of the invader The said that Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese troops driving forward from their beach head at S San n Jose on the southwest coast of Panay had attacked American Filipino American Filipino positions positions positions near San Remigio and Valderrama Val li In Antique province Forced to Withdraw Repeated enemy attacks In overwhelming numbers forced our troops to withdraw from Lam- Lam bunao the war department said Indications that the Japanese were getting set to attack the presumably presumably presumably pre pre- pre pre- light light defending defending forces on Negros followed drep reports from froni General General General Gen Gen- eral Douglas MacArthur in Australia Australia Australla Aus Aus- that enemy naval units were active in the group of isles southeast of Luzon The numbering in the high hundreds are scattered in the sea roughly bounded by Panay Negros and Cebu on one side and on the other The supported MacArthur's MacArthurs MacArthurs MacArthur's MacArthurs MacArthur's Mac- Mac Arthurs Arthur's earlier report that Japanese Japan Japan- ese aerial attacks on Corregidor and the other American fortresses in Manila bay had diminished in intensity Air Attacks Limited Air attacks on the forts the war department said were limited Tuesday to a few dive bomber Continued on Page Six Column Five JAPS BROADEN GAINS IN PANAY Continued from Page Pane One raids on Forts Hughes and Drum On Monday MacArthur had reported reported reported re re- re- re ported the Japanese subjected Corregidor to heavy shelling but Lieutenant General Jonathan M. M Wainwright's heavy guns replied replied replied re plied effectively While enemy planes were scoutIng scouting scouting scout scout- ing over Negros it appe appeared red that the Japanese were reinforcing the invasion troops originally sent against the Americans and Filipinos on Panay The handful of defenders had been forced to withdraw from two positions in Antique province earlier in the week according to Tu Tuesdays Tuesday's days com com- How the outnumbered defenders of Cebu were faring against some J Japanese troops was not disclosed by the war department The navy reported Tuesday however that Lieutenant John D. D Bulkeley's tiny fleet of sea guerillas guerillas guerillas gue gue- rillas foot 77 motor torpedo boats have b bee been e e n operating against the Japanese at Cebu as they did in January against the inva invaders invaders' ships in Luzon's bay The navy said one of Bulkeley's T P-T craft darting through a screen of destroyers had torpedoed a Japanese light cruiser Wainwright Wainwright Wainwright Wain- Wain wright on April 10 SO had reported the sinking of a Japanese light cruiser by a motor torpedo boat off Cebu and it appeared possible hat that the navy might be referring to the same attack The war department has disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis- dis closed further details of American losses on Bataan which fell to the Japanese April 9 The latest report indicated that 2900 of national guardsmen on Bataan were probably in enemy hands The war department said only three national guard officers and enlisted men had escaped to Corregidor I Home States Listed I IThe The national guardsmen Included ed men from New Mexico Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- Illinois Ohio Kentucky Minnesota Missouri California and Washington Earlier it had been disclosed that 35 American Filipino American Filipino combat troops civilians and several thousand supply and other noncombatant noncombatant noncombatant non- non combatant forces were on Bataan when it fell |