| Show Doughboys Battle Bailie Hurricane in North Leyte Leyle Push By Associated Press Weary water soaked American infantrymen fought in a a- raging mlle hour typhoon on the Slippery ridges es of northern Leyte Island Island Thursday against fresh Japanese soldiers whose arrogant n new w commander Boasted he would demand unconditional surrender of or Gen Douglas MacArthur soaked Mud soak ud-soak d Yanks were were temporarily tempo tempo- stopped in hi their Philippines invasion more by the blinding bUnding I storm than by the reinforced enem enemy I Tokyo radio admitted the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese too were halted in their south southeast st China drive through colerain cold cole rain against bitterly resisting Chinese in hilly Chung Chung- king claimed the Nipponese attacking attacking attacking at at- tacking from rom three directions were using poison gas Only important land progress was reported from Burma where Indian and British troops captured Ft White in two days dars of heavy fighting The allies who had advanced advanced advanced ad ad- 15 miles from pushed on from Ft White toward 15 miles be beyond ond Cocky little Gen Tomoyuk Tomoyuki taking command in the Philippines in an attempt to bolster bolster bolster bol bol- ster Japanese troops bragged in Manila that in negotiating the surrender surrender surrender sur sur- surI I render of Singapore he told the British commander All cAll I want to hear from you is yes or no no noI I I. I expect to put the same question to MacArthur Infantrymen of ot the division who have been fighting since the they landed in the Philippines Oct 20 made no gains but still held the offensive They fought fought- an uphill battle against Japanese from four divisions three of them recently landed on Leyte The Nipponese held ridges dominating the narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row twi twisting ting trail leading to their base 15 miles to the south Although advance units of his division were in position to look lookdown lookdown lookdown down on town in clear weather Maj Gen Fred Irving said it would take a strong at at- Con Continued on P Ke Two Column Three Doughboys Bailie Baffle Leyle Hurricane Continued from Page Pac On Ont tack to break breal through the powerful power power- ful well well entrenched J Japanese a p pan a n e s c clorce force lorce blocking his path down the valley More ammunition and supplies arc are needed to make such an assault as as- sault Japanese artillery harassed the Americans' Americans tenuous mucky supply supply supply sup sup- ply line So little material got through that some Yank units were forced to carefully husband meager menger stores of ot food tood and ammunition ammu ammu- Artillery played a dominant role as the storm grounded planes and andrain andrain andrain rain was Wa so thick it was Impossible for or infantrymen to see the enemy Air action quieted In the face of the typhoon but not before American Ameri Ameri- can Pacific and Philippines Philippine forces destroyed more than 48 Japanese planes damaged a a. destroyer sank sanka a transport freighter-transport and raided 15 island groups from the to the Dutch Indies Nips Raid Eleven Japanese planes plane raided and Tinian in the Marianas from whence Tokyo said the tho air force torce was sending northward Adm Chester W. W Nimitz said aId the raiders lost three planes and caused no damage Tokyo previously claimed 20 U. U S. S aircraft were wrecked I Chinese se military leaders who have hav often olten accused the Japanese of using war gases said the Nipponese Nipponese Nipponese Nip Nip- ponese were using largo large quantities quantities ties lies of ot poison polson gas in the suburbs of ot key to province ince Tokyo radio reported five Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese divisions were putting up a strong defense from snug shelters behind natural caves in roc rocky y mountains surrounding the city Broadcasts said each had two months' months supply of ot food lood and ammunition Chinese reports said the Invaders continued to advance toward Liu- Liu chow chaw U. U S S. S air base city from the east cast and south but that four tour assaults assaults assaults as as- were repell repelled d 26 miles mUes northeast northeast north- north east cast of or Tokyo claimed Japanese columns columns columns col col- col- col were within nine miles of or and the Chinese high command indicated one spearhead was only 1 15 miles mUes awa away said a Chinese force torce in north Burma Bunna in a surprise move midway between advanced allied points at and near Katha Iatha crossed the river 82 miles mUes south of ot and occupied occupied occupied oc oc- oc- oc |
