Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Stars Annc Middle december 1944 in 6 Days of War Taipan based american super fortresses rocked Tokyo this week three times in six Days in the first Agama on the japanese capital 1942 Wien Doolittle Mission took h6rnet More than 100 b29s poured fire and steel onto the great Sahina aircraft Plant in a raid that left the Central to Kyo belching flames am americans were jubilant Over the bombing which was announced just before Midnight and came As a perfect conclusion to thanks giving three Days later the second raid flashed on the news More of the devastating Fig Craft sunday had struck simultaneously from the Marianas and from India to blast Industrial targets in Tokyo vital rail Yards in capital of something Over 100 super forts of the 21st bomber command flew from Saipan in the first Tokyo and Bangkok was hit for the first time by a substantial number of b29s from the 20th command in a were Daylight oper the twentieth air in announcing that Saipan based b29s yesterday made their third attack on the Tokyo area in six that details would be issued Tokyo radio reported that ame rican super fortresses had raided the City from on wednesday until 2 on thursday japanese time that a Small formation had made a second at tack two hours systematic destruction begins announcing the first of the his Tor making assaults aah commander and chief of the global 20th said in a special report to the presi Dent the systematic destruction of japans War begun six months ago from China henceforth will be carried out with decisive softening up the japanese heart for the ultimate invasion by combined United nations sea and air the first Mission was carried out by airmen under the Overall com Mand of Haywood Hansel head of the but was led by Emmett Odonnell 38yearold former West Point football the attackers hit the worlds third largest City at noon thurs Day Tokyo time but not until four hours later did japanese Broad casts mention the assault which they said covered a two hour period and damaged factories and other a Washington communique specified the assault base As some Miles use of Tokyo and invaded by americans five months All but two return All but two of the super fortress is participating returned safely from the accomplished through moderate antiaircraft fire and Only slight fighter of thursdays attack came 24 hours after the japs had observed their Day called i a festival in which emperor Hirohito offered the newly harvested Grain to the Washington announced these cond Tokyo Mission without divulging details except to that strategic Industrial targets were the rising intensity of the ame rican Aerial offensive against ene my areas was also emphasized Byl the Pearl Harbor announcement if a damaging new Carrier plane attack on Luzon in the Philip Nimitz announced to feat at least 48 enemy vessels were Felt in the Twenty of the americas heaviest Aerial the made a roundtrip of from the to blast Tokyo 3 times within 6 it is powered by four engines totalling own Tokyo fire rep theory blasted Washington the popular Conception that Tokyo is a tinder Box ready to burst into flame with the first incendiary has been debunked by the japanese capital has a highly efficient fire fighting sys tem and is probably As Well pre pared As any cite in the world to withstand bombing and its after own the City bristles with antiaircraft weapons arid can be expected to stand up under the heaviest bombing earthquakes and fires Long have been considered Tokyo chief and safeguards against Tynesa Are invaluable assets in resisting after the 1923 earthquake Des troyed half of Tokyo it was rebuilt with quake proof designs including materials adapted from the creations of the City is crisscrossed with wide avenues which act As fire Breaks and permit fire fighting equipment to reach disaster Points bucket brigades and neighbourhood fire fighters have been speedily Tokyo Many canals and Rivers provide water yellow skinned babe slurs gentle sex new York a woman propagandist introduced Over Tokyo radio As Chio former University of Chicago sociology Stu said in a women of Japan Are Small in size but Are not cowards like american she called american women cowards on the basis of a news paper Story reporting that a woman fainted on a crowded Street car after Reading the War shins blasted were including a heavy three destroyers and a destroyer Chi abased liberators caught Jap Convoy in the South China damaging two Light in another action in the same a single Liberator an enemy submarine japanese retaliate japanese air forces seeking to retaliate for the Aine Iran raids on Ioko struck at Saipan twice Mon Day and lost on the Navy a Lask striking 45i Miles Northeast of the Jap Homeland tuesday bombarded Mats a in the causing Large fires and adm Conni japanese Shore Bat teries didst even reply to the attack Japan 0ok1m is Roccamo p a c if c o c e an f chinese turn Jap tide but another i base is lost the chinese High command re ported that the japanese have been halted and driven Back seven Miles North of about 138 Miles Southwest of the Burma Road Ca Pital of Weiyang in Kwei now the communique said the enemy was sent retreating blunting at least temporarily the japanese northward thrust toward All american and British nation als in threatened Keichow pro Vince and unoccupied portions of Hunan ordered to leave As two Jap forces menaced provincial one column was advancing from Luchow acid another spearhead was moving out from the Bun an province capital of the evacuation order affected bed Cross workers and civilian Agency a a Isaaf evacuates seventh base the seventh airbase to be lost in the face of northward and South Ward in China has been Given up and destroyed at Nan Ning in South in chunking a fighter was abandoned 19 when it be came vulnerable to Surprise ground four major bases at Hen Weilin and Liu Chow had previously been lost along with lesser Fields at parking and in Frederick former Deputy Comman Der of the Allied first airborne army has been named to succeed sir Henry Pownall As lord Louis Mountbatten chief of staff in the Southeast Asia Horace Fuller of the army has been appointed Deputy chief of replacing Wedemeyer who was recently sent to the China theater As Pownall is resigning because of Brooklyn family of Tokyo airman elate Over feat new York the proudest family in last Friday was that of Emmett Rose 38yearold Brooklyn hero who led the second air raid against Blond seven Earold Patrick the airmans Hes the Best flier in the whole wide bombing1 to i guess he can just about do cant he Patricks maternal Christine Miller in so Happy we knew he was preparing to go on some thing and so this was referring to Odonnell service against Japen in the Philippines in Miller now he can give them what they gave the generals was out of town visiting their eld est a student in the remaining family member in appeared unimpressed by the he was the generals Young est eight who demanded less talk and More b29 Crew saved from sea Saipan the entire Crew of a super fortress missing after the attack on Tokyo has been res cued by a destroyer at sea 140 Miles North of 20th air Force twelve officers and men were picked up by a destroyer after spending hours on life rafts 31yearold american Wasp who was born of chinese was killed when her plane crashed in was receive warm reception at Leyte Philippines newest re placements on Leyte Island in clude ten american who arrived on the Battle scarred Isle sunday morning just in time to see ack ack units bring Down a Jap plane near the they Are the first to arrive in the the ten was Are Trail blazers and 34 others Are scheduled to follow them soon to take Secreta rial posit at the was will billeted in a school in Wedemeyer stated that the recent arrival of two was in that Thea Ter Breaks the policy which made the never never land for women in tie armed i visualize bringing in nurses and red Cross continued it will be done gradually and the women will relieve men now employed on secretarial said other in my it will in the morale of the Japan now on b29 High frequency run Honolulu Millard Deputy commander of he 20th said japans concentrated Home industries will Rock under continual and increasingly frequent attacks by the general said facilities of handling the huge b29s in the Marianas will soon be expanded considerably and that we plan to hit Japan with continual bomb ing attacks which will come at relatively Short yanks slowly in Leyte mud after a week of futile artillery supported night fresh Jap troops have lost More than 600 killed without budging the seventh divisions spearhead on the Palanas 43 Miles South of on fighting Over waterlogged terrain by Are drawing tighter noose around the Jap 1st division pinned against the sea in this Sec on the Northern Ririe of the the division has crossed the Leyte River below i Mon and a counterattack by the Jap to Faith which has now been committed to a major stand to hold was thrown Back with heavy Jap Convoy smashed in spite of terrific the ene my is still trying to run the gaunt let of american planes and ships in an Effort to reinforce their Leyte this week Leyte based War Hawks and thunderbolts wiped out a 13ship Convoy to drown an this consisting of seven troop three cargo ships and three brought enemy losses to 46 ships and troops in Leyte Waters in the desperate Effort to bolster their Betle augured an unconfirmed Tokyo radio announcement claimed that Nippo Nese troops made a Surprise land ing on Little 300 Miles South of the buy War Bonds Mark Clark now chief of Allied armies in Italy Washington Mark commander of the fifth has been appointed commander of All Allied armies in replacing sir Harold Alexander who has been promoted to the rank of Field marshal and named supremo Allied command1 for in the Mediterranean Clarks command with be known As the 15th group of armies in Italy and will include the fifth and British eighth now in the mountains outside no indication has been Given yet As to who will replace Clark As commander of the the changes were announced in a joint bulletin issued in Washington and London by the president and prime minister Chur they came following the death on 4 of Field Marshall sir John head of the British joint staff Mission in who has been succeed by former Mediterranean sir Henry Maitland jumbo Wilson moves to Washington to represent Britain in the allied1 War Council and to serve As prime minister Church ills personal representative on military matters with Roosevelt British thrust across Lamone the East Bank of the Lamone for five Miles Northeast of Faenza has been cleared by British troops which have also sent patrols across the Stream to the autumn Rains hampered the British engaging enemy m Sharp Battle near Alberto five Miles Northeast of the americans and British on the fifth army South of Bologna repulsed several Strong counter attacks during the week but other Wise action there was limited o Small Bonomi resigns government of pre Mier Ivanoe Bonomi resigned Sun Day after a conference of party Heads and Bonomi presented his resignation to Crown Prince us count Carlo Sforza is being widely mentioned As a pos sible successor to