| Show WEEKLY Y NEWS MEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. C Wayne Manila Falls to Japanese Invaders Following Strong Last Ditch Defense By Greatly Outnumbered U. U S. S Troops U. U S. S Bans Sale of New Cars Trucks are EDITORS EDITOR'S those of f NOTE When NOTE the g news Wh h analyst n a opinions opInion I and d art not re el expressed necessarily II In n of these theae this newspaper the theare they r Released by Western Newspaper Union Unton MANILA l Falls Since the first detachments of Japanese troops had landed on the island of Luzon in the Philippines and had begun their push toward Manila Americans had been hoping that the outnumbered forces of Gen Douglas MacArthur would be able able to hold out in their defenses outside the capital city But despite a strong last ditch stand Manila finally fell to the invaders invaders in irs- Dive bombers and tanks had bad smashed the American lines Greatly Greally outnumbered the AmerIcans Americans Amer Arner- leans had fallen back as the Japs succeeded in gaining control of the air nir In its telling of the city's fall the war department said that all U. U S. S and Philippine troops had been withdrawn from the city several days before and all defense in installations removed or j destroyed The loss of at Manila Manill while serious has not lessened the resistance to the Japanese attacks the said As it appeared that the Japanese pressure on the Philippines was defending defending de do- driving our Filipino American fending forces steadily backward despite the arrival of a certain force of American planes as reinforcements reinforcements reinforcements reinforce reinforce- ments the war of nerves was giving givin Tokyo Toko the jitters Although there were no direct dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis patches from the Jap capital in the Tokyo broadcasts there was considerable considerable consid consid- erable evidence of ot confusion of at an anxiety to learn what the Allied grand strategy was to be President Roosevelt in his press conferences was mentioning reinforcements reinforcements reinforcements re re- re- re plans that had been made in collaboration with all the Allies He talked of a peninsula peninsula peninsula penin penin- sula which reaches down m to within easy plane reach of Japan itself The Tokyo Toko radio was warning Japs to be ready for air attacks during the New Year period was talking of an American effort to get planes to Siberia via the Aleutian islands The news from Manila and the Philippines generally was creating great anxiety in this country which LP f a I U UI i A GENERAL MacARTHUR l I Re Resistance tance not lessened wanted to see the islands successfully successfully success success- fully tully defended and to remain in close touch with Hawaii and the be American mainland But though the war news generally general general- ly was favorable including both that from Russia and North Africa the dispatches from the Far East told of increasing Jap pressure all along the line and of a n general repeated success for tor the invaders invader's arms though bitterly contested on all parts of the mile front General MacArthur showing the effect of lack of air supremacy had grimly acknowledged that Japanese dive bombers had gained control atall of at all roads from both fronts making the defenders' defenders task still more dif dif- dif dif- BAN On Autos Earlier than anticipated ted came the order from the government banning the sale of autos and trucks in the United States The prohibition on these sales will remain in effect pending development development develop develop- ment merit of a rationing plan which will place an estimated vehicles now in dealers stocks where they will do the most good Rationing will be directed by the theOffice theOffice theOffice Office of Price Administration headed headed head head- ed by Leon Henderson Th This s office also administers the tire rationing formula which has established quotas quotas quo quo- tas for every county in the country SINGAPORE Must Not Fall London saying that tha t Singapore must not fall had called on the American navy to aid them In holding holding hold hold- ing lag out at this base deemed most vital for the forthcoming allied drive against the Japs in the South Pacific One British spokesman had said Until our forces there can be built up we shall have to rely to a great extent on on the American navy to regain control of the Paci Pacific c. c RUSSIANS Back in Crimea The southern Russian front which had been subjected to extra German pressure while the Nazis were on the retreat in the central and northern sectors suddenly turned the tide with the recapture of ot Kerch anc and The named first port was opposite the rich Caucasus oil region separated separated sepa sepa- rated from it only by two miles ol of at water These two miles the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans had not been able to cross because because because be be- cause of Black sea fleet activity Feo osya is about miles further further fur fur- ther thor west and landings were made simultaneously at both points the Germans driven back and an uncounted number of Nazis trapped between The German high command acknowledged ac ac- ac- ac the Russian landings in force torce and said that counter measures measures measures meas meas- ures were being taken Stalin com com- k 4 J JOSEF STALIN Free Prec Crimea next his general on the south and then urged that the advantage be grasped and pursued Free Crimea next he urged his troops The Russians still were holding on at Sevastopol and md Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow hoped that the successes farther farther tarther far tar ther east would release pressure at Sevastopol and permit the garrison garrison garri garri- garri- garri son there aided by sea-borne sea reinforcements reinforcements re re- rc- rc to take the offensive The Crimea was held by a combination combination combi combi- nation Rumanian Italian of troops admittedly not the hardest to beat if it the Russians are arc able to get a pressure high drive going COMMANDO Il A Heroes Tale TaleA A story of clad black-clad cork burnt-cork- faced Commandos on the North Africa Africa Af At- rica front was the most thrilling story story sto sIn ry of the war thus far It told of at the attack on General Rommel's headquarters by a small band hand of ot British and of the killing of at the Commandos Commando's own commander Colonel Keyes son of the man who originated the Idea The British Commando group hid in an arroyo during the night before before be be- fore the zero hour within running distance of at Rommel's headquarters At the time when the whole imperial imperial im im- penal offensive was to flare up along the line they dashed forward roused a sentry who opened a door shot him dead and entered the build build- ing As Keyes leading his men threw open the main door behind which were Rommel's aides he was shot dead but a sergeant leaped over his body hurled two hand grenades and then slammed the door shut letting the bombs wipe out those within By this time the shooting and shouting had roused the whole garrison garrison gar gar- rison who did not know what to tomake tomake tomake make of it all In the resulting confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion most of the Commandos escaped escaped escaped es es- es- es but only after fighting a two- two hour pitched battle Rommel unfortunately for them was away at a birthday party parly and was not killed The whole of his stall staff who remained at headquarters was wiped out however DRAFT A Prelude Seen as a prelude to the new conscription conscription con con- which was to produce a trained army of plus pius men was the army order recalling into service troops over 28 years of at age First of at these orders to be revealed revealed revealed re re- re- re was that of the Third Corps area which ordered all such men mento mento mento to be back at their posts January 31 SUGAR A government step to prevent skyrocketing skyrocketing sky sky- rocketing of sugar prices and a reasonable rca rea supply of this commodity for 1942 in the I United States was taken when the government ar arranged arranged ar- ar I ar-I ranged to buy the bulk of the the next years year's Cuban cane crop The transaction was to be handled by the owned government-owned Defense Supplies corporation and was taken when It became apparent that we would n not t get our usual supply of sugar from the Philippines The Dutch airmen and submarine crews continued to steal the show in the Pacific war var the fighting fliers ranging far tar out over the Pacific largely in made American planes seeking Jap tankers reportedly loaded with oil stolen from tram north Borneo The NEI commander in chief L Gen Hein Hem Ter pledged America that the Dutch alone could turn the tide against the Japs in the south Pacific if only they could get more planes and more anti aircraft guns with which to fight off the Japanese warplanes Apparently there was no lack of Dutch bombers nor of ot skilled pilots to man them the shortage lying chiefly in fighter planes The submarines keeping intact their promise of more than one ship a day had sunk four more That they were faring far tar afield and not just protecting home shores was seen in the announcement that these latest had been far from rom Batavia way up at the east coast of ot Thailand The vessels sent to the bottom were troop transports landing Jap soldiers for the fight against Singapore In the meantime the Dutch had sent a successful naval raiding party against the Japs near the central provinces of their own islands The Batavia radio said several launches were destroyed others were seized and that the Japanese living on the island were taken prisoners and in in- When the British got out of north Borneo they were said to have destroyed destroyed de de- de- de strayed all the oil all wells or damaged them so that they could not be used The Dutch revealed however that several Japanese tankers had bad been seen leaving there loaded The air force had been sent in pursuit the Dutch pledging themselves themselves themselves them them- selves to sink the tankers or not return HAWAII Ready Victims of the Japanese sneak attack which decimated their strength in a few tew hours Hawaiians had rejoiced finally that reinforcements reinforcements reinforcements reinforce reinforce- ments to the plane and ship garrison garri garri- son now had the islands ready to meet all comers corners Although the exact nature of the tte reinforcements was kept a secre secret it was revealed that the army on the islands had enough planes to give any invaders a lively reception Hero of the December 7 1 attack George S. S Welch 23 of 01 Wilmington Wil Vil I shot down four tour I Del who Jap planes though he had to drive I 10 miles to get to his plane said he I Iwas was itching for tor another fight He said All of at us would like to see them come back LIBYA British Get Tanks The British were polishing off General Rommel's Bommels remaining forces in North Africa at a fast tast rate aided by a rash sally saby made by a force of nearly The British met this assault with such a withering fire from its mobile artillery and its American tanks that 22 of the enemy tanks were destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de and 20 others put out of action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion with damage that Rommel's Rommel's Rommel's Rom Rom- It was a demonstration mels mel's retreat had been cut oft off and that hat the sortie by the German tanks from rom the spot where Rommel's men were surrounded was a desperate despera te adventure The locus of the attack was given as a point about miles south of the Axis Axis' former I stronghold now in British hands |
