Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                June 1945 Shower irm Tonj via u t ii j and recaptured the base South confirmation of its re mean the japs a yeast one of their most in in China after seven months of it is also severest setbacks of the Mainland in which the allies steadily gaining the the japs Over land corridor from Korea to China jute Ifo Metin of the Highway an escape Railroad running North East to Weilin and was control Point for Jap forces with drawing from the it lies 400 Miles Southeast of the biggest Battle in China had the former chinese armies closed in on the As Chennault 14th Aap blasted defense installations in close the japs have abandoned four Large Industrial towns in the Hong Kong area in concentration of holdings along the South China where they Are at i Erica n joked to establish a new anti invasion chinese troops drove Nin Eandi a half Miles West of Shaoyan from which the enemy had launched a drive toward the airbase of Chih collapsing the Jap defense other chinese forces retook the imp6rtant Highway june Nawa continued from Page 1 regrouping on the Peninsula for a massed Admiral Nimitz in a Hearty Mes Sage of Well done to the tenth army foresaw the conclusion of the Okinawa within the next three or four Days if they can maintain High Speed unexplained silence on ground action in the admirals communique at press time gives Rise to optimism because such blackouts in have often preceded developments of major invasion warnings fill Tokyo air Tokyo radio last week issued a warning of an imminent invasion of the japans consciousness was sharpened fur ther by a plea for citizens to emulate the children of aka Jima who died in hand grenade Banzai charges against american the Tokyo broadcaster also claimed that the Jap Mainland has been converted into an impregnable different from any thing used in Europe that it Marks a new epoch in military Admiral Malsey Fleet hurled tons of shells into the Southern announcing a return to action with the third Fleet Jap Sui cide planes again broke through the attacking ships off Lomg 45 planes but leaving one Lipit naval unit washing announcing the loss of two destroyers off the revealed of naval vessels has raised to 313 sinking during also countered easter Day South of Liichow Mars in China the famed american Mam task noted for its operations in the mountainous Bur last Are now in most of the Mars men were drawn from the original Merrill marauders and marauders which reinforced them at my Itkina in northeastern Bur the task Force will form part of the chinese combat an advisory and Liaison group under Robert Mcclure in Burma the Allied Swine to wards Thailand is being resisted by japanese forces with fanatical British in lower Burma threw Back a desperate strike at City within 9 Miles of the Mandalay Rangoon Road and rail which the japs have fought bitterly to hold open for the past six British Empire troops killed japs attempting to Nee eastward from an escape Bridgehead 17 Miles North of prime and East of the Irrawaddy l to yanks enveloping lost Jap troops on Mindanao suicide bombing being throttled Marc commander of the first Carrier task Force in Oki Nawa told a news con Ference that Jap suicide plane me Nace is daily being say ing that the highly touted suicide bombing technique actually is just dive bombing except that they sacrifice the he conceded that the suicide technique is More accurate than Ordinary dive bombing but added that All the time i was there Only per cent of the planes got through our of that ten per 90 per cent were shot the remain ing ten per cent or one per cent of the total Are ship is suicide victim us destroyer victim of a Jap suicide plane attack off Okinawa on april is docked Here for officers stated that 34 men were 36 wounded and two Are missing after the Jap plane shipped a into the ship and then crashed on deck the bomb ripped a 30foot Hole in the destroyers superstructure yank forces have crowded Jap troops in the Philip Pines Back toward Las stand positions on both Luzon and Mindanao in northeastern the 37th division has moved on Basom where the last major enemy Force on the Island is expected to take a the 37th had previously taken a Junction the Mountain Road leading into the Bagayan the 38th division is still fighting for the Hill mass t around Central Luzon Wawa on the japs Are being clamped in a Nutcracker in the rugged country Northwest of a last Friday the supposedly drawn from Gen Roscoe Woodruff 24th infantry made their sixth amphibious landings on the Southern Island at 75 Miles South of their1 sector is import dominating Entrance to the Davao after breaking the Jap stand along Tjie Sulangi Over 40 Miles Northwest of the 31st division was striking thus herding the japs toward the now reported plunging West Macarthur communique reported that during the week Jap dead were counted in the Philippines 503 japs were Melbourne reported that austra Lian troops had repulsed a sudden outburst of japs against perimeter Points around weak on new pulverized by Sec Otid largest of a the announced approximately 450 super forts through and to trans japans Industrial and transportation Center of Kobe into a and flames which can Yah 15 of incan h Kobes ship Ann 2ft plats of Tabor facilities and rail unlike earlier air enemy fighter opposition was exact ing a toll of eight bombers during f adv Jap Anders hurled piloted rockets bombers a frantic of no Effort at returning pilots p sixth la seat followed other big cities in the Wake of destruction like a Tenuta be the previous another Fleet of 450 bowled Over the second larg Esi ack ask intense highly industrialized cuntl7 blanketed Clouds of smoke so thick that bombers had Dif finding the targets anti aircraft fire was and a Jutis Jap were routed by 150 escorting Mustangs the Cost of the raid was 10 super forts about 36 of the based m the trans were forced to land a Beaufie of the Gas cause by climbing escape the bad weather in the chemical service disclosed that w Dif types of incendiary bombs on Japan with research still under a developing More two of the bombs spread flaming synthetic lava formed by jellied powdered liquid Asphalt and other Ingre other air action has been continued by Halsey against the Southern Kyushu air Fields from which japs might launch suicide attacks upon his Tokyo radio re ported that the entire naval air corps of Japan has been converted into suicide planes for use against Allied Tokyo radio gloomy Tokyo radio has been issuing storm signals to the expressing pessimism in most of it broadcast to homeless Tokyo residents that they will exist for the duration in dugout Homes provided to take the place of dwellings destroyed by us perform fire adding that thousands of such dugouts Are now being acc monitors in Washington revealed that two japanese officials who inspected the ruins of Yoko battered by tons of fire bombs last recommended that the City be evacuated by All except essential an area almost 90 Miles larger than the Borough of Brook now burned out or blasted or rubbed by super fort raids on six of japans major compilation of the destruction showed that by far the heaviest blow was struck at Tokyo where so Miles were huns scuttle boat Crew of 47 germans landed at Leix Oes in rubber boats tvs having reportedly Scutt led their submarine two Miles off the coast of Northern Portugal army in history will hit says Truman to Jim Llma Washington the United states army in the president Truman ultimately will be twice its present size and bigger than our army was in Europe at its in a special message to con Jake of became the 100th infantryman to receive the congressional medal of the coveted awarded valor in was pinned on the sergeants Chest by president Tih Man at a joint session of press my Gress reviewing the War and reiterating this country determination to fight the japanese con Nice to a Complete finish tru Man called for workers in ship re pair Yards to meet the suicide at tacks of the japanese and asked civilians to abstain from travel during the mass movement of troops to the he said the Pacific War has developed All the major elements of a naval War and told Congress that All escort vessels not needed for training will be sent there Navy lauded lie praised the navys Aid in bringing about successful land invasions a11 the world and said the japanese surface Navy now been reduced to a Frac Tion of its full fighting i he japanese merchant Marine he added has now been reduced to a Quarter of its prewar for this we can thank our submarines air arid sea baes and sky fleets he we approach the enemy Homeland the density of his air Power becomes the president this Means Tough lighting in the in the future Vve shall have to expect More damage rather than the message said that the joint chiefs of staff have decided that our army can deliveries heaviest blows in the Pacific and win final Victory More quickly with strength which a year from now will be about by maintaining our army at this size we shall be Able to More than double the Force we now have in the Pacific and hurl against the Jap Amse an Over seas Force larger than the men who United with uni allies to crush the wehrmacht and Luft these Are the men who will carrying the fight to the enemy but obviously they cannot operate effectively unless there Are Ade quate Reserve troops in training in the and also adequate from which out Advance can be supplied and replacements for veterans lilt is our plan that every physically fit Soldier in the has not yet served overseas be As signed to foreign duty when he completes his training or if he is fulfilling an essential administrative or As soon As he can be replaced by a returning this has been the army policy since the beginning of the it will be rigidly adhered Tern the redeployment the president said that military policy for the defeat of Japan Calls for l pinning Down the japanese forces where they now Are and keeping them divided so that they be destroyed piece by concentrating overwhelming Power on each segment which using artillery and All other material in massive concentrations to gain Victory with the smallest possible loss of applying relentless and in creasing pressure to the enemy by sea and on land so that he cannot reorganize or regroup battered forces or dwindling sup supplies to meet our next attack the president said the japanese have More than troops under a Force larger than the germans Ever were Able to put against the allies on the Western to Bact these he add they have several million and 1jot h have 10g at divisions and still combat planes and Are to