Show fr I L i 4 T J f fri ri f JiN 1 a ai i 4 j If the War War Were Being Fought in America Map locates principal battle baffle fronts of Europe in r relation lation to the western United States The war extends from approximate Russian front on the east to London seat of the invasion command on the west and to Rome goal of allies in Italy on the south rod Today Fay Bismarck Further Action Against B By DeWitt De Mackenzie l As Associated Press War Var Analyst The allies continue steadily to tighten the great Pacific pincers which one of these days will seize ant and crush the mikado's island kingdom Further successes are reported from the geographical extremes of the southwestern Pacific and southeastern Asia the Asia the Bismarck archipelago and Burma Progress in both instances represents vital preparation for tor forthe forthe the out all offensive to smash Japan Each presages other Important important important im im- Im- Im operations probably operations probably in inha intha lh tha ha near future General MacArthur has brought home another handsome victory in inthe inthe inthe the capture of the strategic airport airport airport air air- port of in the Admiralty islands on the northern border of ot the Bismarck archipelago The general watched the preliminary bombardment aboard a warship and then followed his troops ashore disregarding the danger from Jap snipers Trap Huge Force This operation severs the regular regular regu regu- lar Japanese lines to their bases in the New Guinea area to to- the south including the key base of Raba l on New Britain It will speed up immeasurably completion of ot the conquest of this whole vast zone and thereby open the way to the East Indies and the Philip Philip- pines MacArthur whose mind is riveted on his oath to free the Philippines pointed out significantly significantly significantly cantly in the opening sentence of his that the Admiralty Admiralty Admiralty Admi Admi- ralty islands are 1300 miles from that goal As s a result of th this s success some Japs are surrounded mainly mainly mainly main main- ly on the Island of New Britain Other troops are trapped in the Solomons to the south All of ot these enemy forces are doomed to death or capture MacArthur Confident MacArthur says end of the Bismarck Bismarck Bismarck Bis Bis- marck campaign is now clearly in insight insight sight ight This means that the island barriers between him and the Philippines soon will be raised It also means that we may expect a aurther further urther move against before be- be tore ore long especially since that base has been under steady bombing bombing bomb- bomb ing ng and bombardment for the past fortnight The generals general's whole radiates satisfaction and confidence and confidence and why not While MacArthur has thus been successfully busy opposite ov over r. r it ir r. r southeast Asia Asia Admiral Admiral Lord Mo also also has had his thumb in the pie and pulled out a plum lum At long last the allies alUes have lave achieved a first class victory over the Japs in the Burmese jungles Burma Wedge This is in the region north of the important enemy base basen on n the Island of ot which is the he object of an allied offensive that hat long has been working along the he coastal region on the Bay of Bengal is one of ot the entering enering entering en en- I ering wedges for an amphibious I invasion of ot Burma to open this great back door to China Its importance importance im- im ortance lies in the fact tact that it has hasa a good harbor and more and more to the point point accommodation accommodation for a large air fleet So long as the Japs possess possess possess pos pos- sess this base they can menace any allied attempt to invade Burma Burma Bur Bur- ma from the sea scat What has happened in the present present present pres pres- ent instance is that a Nipponese force of ot which set out to annihilate two Indian divisions and then hen stage a drive into India has itself itsell been torn to shreds Mount- Mount batten announced this morning that allied troops had killed or wounded of these schemers and that mopping up of the remnants remnants rem rem- nants pants of the enemy force In the jungle is continuing successfully The Indians had been surrounded surround surround- ed and the J Japs ps were so 80 certain of victory that Tokyo yelled its ilos triumph in advance However the American and British air forces both harassed the enemy and kept the Indians supplied and ammunition until other British land troops came to the rescue The assumption is th that t the allies allies allies al al- al- al lies now will y r drive on Ak ab |