Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-11-30 | Page 3 | Japanese Seek Attu Foothold

JAPANESE SEEK SEES SEEKA ATTU A FOOTHOLD WASHINGTON Nov 30 UP UP- UP Their Kiska base under almost almos constant pounding by American bombers the J Japanese a pan e s e are attempting attempting at at- tempting to secure a new foothold on the bleak little i. i island of Attu westernmost of the Aleutian chain The navy disclosed Sunday that the enemy had reappeared on Attu by announcing army flying fortresses fortresses fortresses fort fort- had attacked a small Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese anese- cargo vessel off the island setting Betting it afire with three bomb hits on Thanksgiving day When last seen the vessel appeared to be sinking The ue said fi r-a r accompanying th the rt fo fortresses e- e ej also j had strafed enemy antiaircraft installations installations installations in in- on the island indicating indicating ing that the Japanese would attempt attempt at at- tempt a show of resU resistance tance against attacks such as those that have made their Kiska Hiska base miles to the east virtually useless Attu lies about three-fourths three of the way from Alaska to the i. i islands of Japan and the enemy might well regard it as being more valuable valuable valuable able from a defensive than from an offensive standpoint First indication that they were attempting to regain Attu after the Jie navys navy's announcement of October October October Octo Octo- ber ber 7 that aerial reconnaissance showed no signs of life on either Attu or came on November November Novem- Novem ber jer 11 when it was announced that army planes had destroyed seven type float enemy Zeros Zeros- at Attu i two wo days earlier There was no opposition opposition op- op position x to this attack and the Thanksgiving day raid was carried out without the loss of any United United United Unit Unit- ed States planes Since they moved into the Aleutian Aleutian Aleu- Aleu tian ian area last June the Japanese have lost 13 ships definitely sunk five probably sunk and 29 damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged including the one reported I yesterday