Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-10 | Page 1 | Allies Concede Dangers in Jap India Invasion

Allies Concede Dangers In n Jap lap India Invasion By Associated Press Allied headquarters conceded Monday the Japanese drive into India has put the plain under virtual siege and has reached the outskirts pf of 35 jungle miles from the all- all important mp r ant Assam Bengal B ng l supply route that feeds allied forces in China and northern Burma Admiral Lord Louis Loins tens ten's admitted pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure on from the south has increased and added that allied al al lied forces are in contact with the enemy 60 miles north of Im Im- Im phal has already fallen according t to Tokyo claims but the allied southeast Asia command simply reported a small initial penetration penetration penetration tion of outskirts has been beaten of off Allied headquarters also revealed revealed revealed re re- re- re for the first time Japanese are attempting to outflank defenders from the southwest when the reported Japanese patrols have been battled by allied troops west o of which is 18 miles southwest of Its It's all a race against the monsoons monsoons mon mon- those tempestuous tropical storms that sweep sweep over over the Burm Bur But m India ma-India India front fo for ab about ut six months starting any time within the next 30 days If the allied troops c can n hold on until the themon- themon mon monsoons the Japanese may be forced to fall back and wait for the dry season season beginning next fall That the grimmer s side de of t the e eP P Pacific war scene St Steady allied successes in the sea and and air marked action n on other fro fronts ts prompting Tokyo radio to warn the Japanese home front that the war is about t to enter a real stage In the southwest Pacific An American Amerlean Amer Amer- erk er- er k lean ican n airm airmen n spoiled enemy hopes of reviving its battered base at Hollandia New Guinea by spreadIng spreadIng spreading spread- spread Ing tons of bombs over the area Saturday 0 Other t h her e r fliers fIlers dumped tons of explosives over enemy installations at New Guinea New Britain and New Ireland