Show 3 Jap W Warships Sunk Off Aleutians u. u S. S Subs Set et Fourth Destroyer Abl Ablaze ze in July 4 T m s pi B Bering m. m m ALASKA A L A S K A Hi Strait JOME FAIRBANKS u m ii i ST J lS Bering Sea I ST MATTHEW 13 ANCHORAGE VALDEZ BEThEL BEIMEL ni S. S IS J ATTU SEWARD y KISKA S 1 HARBOR TANACA Ii ISLANDS Pacific Ocean 9 0 i mm STATUTE MILES Associated Press Map WHERE NAVY CARRIED WAR TO J JAPS PS IN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS U. U S. S submarines torpedoed and sank a Nipponese destroyer at 1 torpedoed and sank two other destroyers and set a fourth on fire at Kiska 2 On Saturday th the navy revealed that army bombers had a attacked tacked Jap forces o 0 n the two islands Raid Boosts Toll To 14 Sunk in Alaskan Waters WASHINGTON July 6 INS Indicating American determination determination determination deter deter- to sweep sweep the Japanese from their toehold in the Aleu- Aleu Aleutian i tian islands the navy announced announced an- an Monday that U. U S S. submarines submarines submarines sub- sub subi i marines on July 4 4 torpedoed four Nipponese destroyers Inthe in inthe inthe the n north rth Pacific sinking three an and and leavin leaving one burning curning fiercely It was the first time tim that American Ameri mett- can cab submersibles have been reported report- report ed in m action in the Kiska island area area since the Japanese e occupied it t several l w weeks eks' eks ago The latest toll brought to at least 14 the number of Japanese warships warships warships war war- war war- j ships ships- and auxiliary invasion vessels vessels ves yes sels sunk and d damaged maged by U. U S. S forces since the bombing of the the Dutch Harbor naval base on i June JuneS 3 C C Islands Evacuated i In prey previous p s. s engagements engagements army bombers sank and damaged at least 10 Nipponese vessels in the Aleutian are area News of the latest American successes against the invaders came shortly after the disclosure re th that t virtually all civi civilians ians have been evacuated from the Aleutian archipelago possibly in preparation preparation preparation tion for extensive operations operations' In intha that tha t area rea To date the the Japanese have occupied oc occupied occupied oc- oc only Attu and Kiska and perhaps a few sm smaller islands at atthe atthe atthe the extreme end of the archi archi- pelago The surprise submarine blow at atthe atthe atthe the Japanese indicated that American American American Amer Amer- ican forces torce's are d determined to keep the Nipponese from a possible at- at Continued on Page Six Column One UI U. US Si S. SUBS BLAST FOUR JAP SHIPS Continued from Pars Par One tempt to occupy other islands east of Cf the Kiska area Close cooperation b bet between e t W wee e e n Americas America's fighting forces was in indicated indicated in- in in the submarine attacks since the navy previously had Md re reported reported reported re- re ported that a patrol plane on July 2 had sighted an enemy invasion armada off ort island about 35 25 miles mUes southeast of ot Attu One of the destroyers sunk by bya a a. U. U S. S sub was part of ot the Agat Agat- tu armada which previously had been attacked by army bombers In a last Saturday the navy reported that army had attacked this force Mii bomb bombers rs off ort on July 2 inflicting damage the extent of qt f which could e observed Obviously the Japanese were caught off oft guard by the submarine attack because previously pre they had de depended on foggy weather to hide their movements from AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican patrol planes and bombers i Island bland Springboards While Nipponese occupation of Attu Kiska and adjoining islands is not considered by military men mena a serious threat to the mainland these sources admit that the enemy enemy enemy en- en emy may attempt to use them as springboards for efforts to take other islands further east Revelation of the evacuation e was as made by the bureau of Indian affairs which said that all civilians on the Aleutians from below Dutch Harbor Barbor island to Attu westernmost island of ot the thelong long long chain chain were removed by naval vessels In the past week to near Juneau Alaska Civilians were also taken from the is islands islands is- is lands in the Bering sea north and west est of the Aleutians Most of ot those removed are natives natives na na- na- na tives U since population of the is islands Is- Is lands included very ery few white people a s. spokesman for the bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau said None one Moved Mond at Attu None the of-the Attu civilians who are all natives except one trader and one oe or two school teachers was removed Neither were any of ot the civilians civilian evacuated from Dutch Harbor but some natives were re removed re- re moved mo from a near-by near village Some of the civilian population of Kiska were understood to have been removed also With the civilians out of the possible pos pos- Bible sible battle batUe zone military experts pointed out there would be no need to worry about them in the event that the Japanese attempted tomOe to move mO eastward and major engagements engagements engage engage- ments merits took place Should the Japanese attempt to invade other islands this absence of civilians would leave the way clear for tor possible extension of the American bombing raids that alread al- al read have taken a s. heavy hea toll of the enemy Four New Attacks Only Saturday the navy revealed re that despite adverse weather conditions conditions conditions con con- army bombers had staged four new raids on Japanese i Installations stal- stal lations and shipping in the Attu- Attu Kiska Risks area during the past two weeks Ever since the bombing of or the Dutch Harbor naval base on June 3 the Nipponese have been moving moving movIng ing men and materials into the I Kiska area under cover of fog That the Nipponese apparently intend to make use ot of of their toehold toehold toe toe- toehold hold on the Aleutians Aleutians' was intimated intimated inti inti- intimated mated by the navy announcement that on July 2 a patrol plane observed observed observed ob ob- ob- ob served three enemy transports with escorting vessels off island bland near Attu Weather ieather Handicap Army bombers att attacked ked the in invasion invasion in- in aslon force and inflicted some damage although weather pre pee prevented vented accurate observation During the past month army and navy planes have ha sunk or I t damaged more than 10 Japanese warships and auxiliary vessels Some military men still contend that the Nipponese have taken L possession at the tip of the archIpelago archipelago archipelago archi archI- pelago as a preliminary step for foran foran foran an attack upon Russian Siberia Others however hold to the belief that the Japanese intend to extend their domination to most of or the Aleutians to prevent their use as bases for another attack on Japan It has been pointed out that of Kiska and Attu would provide patrol submarine and weather stations for the enemy enemy enemy en en- emy and would serve as an obstacle obstacle obstacle ob ob- ob- ob stacle to American aid to Russia over o the northern route |