Show U. U U S. S Surprise Outflanks Japs on Guadalcanal New Thrust Brings Americans Within 5 Miles Of Foes Foe's Headquarters on Cape Esperance iBy i- i By Associated Press PressA A flanking move apparently carried out by a 40 to mile 50 overland thrust has put United States troops in ia a strong striking striking striking ing position on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal l just five miles from the enemy's headquarters on Cape Esperance The new move closing In around the Japanese position on the cape was announced Sunday In a navy that threw no further further further fur fur- ther light on the wide scale sea and air battles reported shaping up last week in the Solomons area where Navy Secretary Knox said operations wet were nearing a climax Jap Resistance Lacking There was no indication that the Japanese resisted t the h e sudden American thrust to the new position tion at Titi on the west of the Cape Esper Esperance nce positions which already were under attack from the southeast Meanwhile General MacArthurs MacArthur's Australian and American f forces o 0 t r c e s a pressed home their won air-won advantage advantage advantage tage in the area of N New e w Guinea as they moved swiftly into positions menacing the next of ot the invaders' invaders bases up the northeast of the big island north of Australia An Allied said 39 more Japanese were killed in la developing de in the W u arca Some 35 miles southwest of The allied positions there were safeguarded by strong aerial cover coverS which won one of the cut clearest-cut victories of the war in the air air from the Japanese Saturday Of some 70 10 planes the Japanese hurled into the attack 41 were destroyed or damaged badly by American fighter planes which came off without a loss Rangoon in Flames Following up their advantage allied airmen bombed and strafed enemy positions In Dutch N New e w Guinea the Celebes and Cape Cap C a p e Gloucester The Japanese after after their severe setback Saturday were reported inactive In the air On the Burma front too Amer Amer- made lean warplanes dealt heavy blows to the enemy motored Four Four motored Liberator bombers bomb bomb- ers manned by the R RAF A F dropped nearly 30 tons of explosives on Rangoon Sunday night leaving the target area in flames All the raiders returned the the British said t tA A United States at announced further attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks by American fighter planes against columns and troop barracks barracks barracks bar bar- racks in eastern Burma and along the Burma border All of the American planes P 40 War- War hawks returned the said r |