Joplin Globe (Newspaper) - April 18, 1942, Joplin, Missouri THE WEATHER mild mild much change in temperature wann clobe ASSOCIATED PRESS Final Edition VOL. NO. 216. Publication Office 11.7 East Fourth Street SATURDAY APRIL 18, 19 42.-TEN Published Kvery Except Monday PRICE FIVE TOKYO MANILA BA Y FORTS SILENCE THREE JAPANESE BA CORREGIDOR RAIDED 5 ENEMY PUNE HIT AND IS Fierce Fighting in Progress on Island of Panay Between Invasion Force and 65,000 ON BATAAN PRESUMABLY CAPTURED Combat Troops Numbering 35,000 and 25,000 Civilians Believed to Be Prisoners of April 17.-Cff")-The guns of the Manila bay forts silenced three Japanese artillery batteries in the past 24 department reported adding that an bomber and believed to have A communique said that on the island of about 160 miles south of the Philippine fierce fighting was believed to be in progress between defending troops and an enemy invasion force which effected landings at the cities of Iloilo and Corregidor and nearby Caballo the site of Port were raided five times by enemy flying in formations of from two to eight planes the department Japs Capture 65,000. April 17.-C4)-The war department reported today that when the defenses of Bataan in the Philippines collapsed after months of grim fighting by weary and ill-fed more than 65,-000 soldiers fell into the hands of the swarming hordes of Ten generals of the United States army and six of the Philippine army were among the Scouts and other regular army national air corps supply medical troops and signal presumably in the hands of the On April the day the defending lines finally broke under the ceaseless hammering of greatly superior a department communique said there were 35,000 combat about 25,000 civilians and 5,536 sick and wounded in as well as numbers of The 68 army nurses who had been in Bataan and a relatively small number ot troops were evacuated to Stimson Praises Issuing the communique at his press Secretary of War Stimson praised the bravery of the Filipino soldiers and civilians and announced that in recognition of their loyalty the regular air forces would enlist Filipino youths as aviation the only exception to the regulation that aviation cadets must be United States Filipino he particularly have great skill and Recalling that American policy in the Philippines since the islands came into this country's possession after the war with Spain has been consistently one of fostering the development of a democratic of government with the view of eventual independence of the Stimson have vindicated our faith in them in these last few months by the courage and steadfastness they have Gen. King Believed Among the generals presumably captured by the Japanese iii Bataan were Major General Edward P. of the brilliant artilleryman whose skill was a principal factor in the long defense of the and Major General Albert M. Jones of who commanded the on page 7) Navy Air Hero and Bride Reunited Lieutenant Edward H. the navy's ranking hero who shot down six Japanese planes in one action off the Gilbert was reunited yesterday with his the former Rita at a who flew by Clipper from hais been to NAZI FORTRESSES FALL TO RUSSIANS ONE AFTER ANOTHER REPORTED CAPTURED IN DRIVE TOWARD April 17.-(/P)-The Red army was driving ahead against fierce German resistance tonight and capturing great fortress after in the area of 40 miles northwest of the Moscow radio Stockholm dispatches said advanced Russian units had reached the approaches of Smolensk itself and that the Germans were fortifying every house of that already Raiders Hamper There was no information to indicate whether the Russians were threatening Smolensk with sufficient force to attempt an assault directly upon that but Stockholm dispatches said raiding columns in White west of the were handicapping German efforts to rush up This agreed with the Russian report of assaults around strengthening an impression that the Russians might be starting an encirclement Heavy fighting also was reported between Lakes Ladoga and as the Russians sought to erase the menace to Leningrad on page 7) HOURLY TEMPERATURES The temperature rose to a high of 78 degrees yesterday afternoon between clouds and but subsided below the 70-degree mark last High and low readings a year ago yesterday were 80 and 66 Hourly 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 a. 9 a. 10 a. 11 a. 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Ill .TO DIES IN CRASH 17, KILLED WHEN MOTOR CAR STRIKES Merril 17 years 1900 West A a Joplin high school senior who would have graduated in May was killed instantly at 8:30 o'clock last night when a motorized he was riding on Maiden between Thirteenth and was struck by a motor car driven by Ray 45, 908 Chestnut The youth was taken by David a passing to Freeman where he was pronounced His death was attributed to a fractured Unable to See The accident Trucker told when his motor car crushed Into the rear of the Both the car and bike were traveling said he was unable to see the youth until his car was within a few feet of the He told police he applied his brakes but was unable to avoid the The motorized no police The youth was thrown from the his head striking the The motor car did not run over young police investigation Surviving are his stepfather and Mr. and Mrs. Roy and a Don body was removed to the Hurlbut Undertaking Dr. R. W. Webster of will make an Investigation this GIRL RUNNING COPY FOR NEWSROOM WEDS April 17.~(.a')-After several office boys joined the the Atlanta Journal sought to hold down turnover by hiring red-haired Elsie Cook to run copy for the Today Elsie announced that she had joined the a marrying Sergeant W. L. who is stationed at Ala. But the Journal hasn't given Successor to 19-year-old Elsie will be a 17-yeai-old Marie DARLAN IS NAMED LEADER OF ARMED FORCES IN FRANCE Observers Believe Appointment Will Prevent Laval From Turning Fleet Over to AMBASSADOR LEAHY CALLED HOME BY U. S. Cabinet Bounded Out by Vichy's New More Hostages Put to Death April 17.-Cff>)-Admiral William D. United States ambassador to unoccupied France since November 23, 1940, was called home for consultation tonight as pro-German Pierre Laval rounded out a new cabinet to replace the government which resigned en masse to Marshal Late Laval postponed until tomorrow announcement of a final cabinet Official France In the two aged marshal as chief of the state who was forced to bow before German demands for increased and Admiral Jean designated as successor and in chief of all the armed The remainder of the was being planned by who is expected to assume the tion of of the French nation on a basis of out-and-out collaboration with the Course of Leaders the course of France's new forecast He as head of the seek to achieve internal calm while carrying on negotiations with Germany which miay bring a break with the United In control of the armed it be he who will have the final say If France is to the point of battle as the result of ap allied offensive in Europe or of military developments in The old who always has hoped to retain amicable relations with will take a simpler role as chief one similar to that of the president of the old wielding his influence in that position through indirect participation in political His strongest weapon will be that he may request the cabinet to resign at any ' Solution A issued tonight said a solution was after conferences between Laval and during the Laval lengthily with on page 7) FOUR JAP PLANES HIT OVER PORT MORESBY Australian Airmen Attack Nipponese After Latter Drop Bombs From 23,000 United States Army Headquarters in April 18. governments of the united nations now are complete on the question of General Douglas MacArthur's supreme spokesman for General MacArthur stated Aprii 17.- Australian air force fighter planes met a squadron of 10 Japanese raiders in the air over Port Moresby today and landed unscathed with reports of destruction or damage to at least four of the The bombers covered by five some 45 bombs from 22,000 causing no damage of consequence to the allied outpost on New Guinea above the Australian Before the Japanese could get the R. A. F. was on During the day another prospective strengthening of the allied air arm was Dutch leaders announced that the Netherlands East Indies air force would be reorganized in the United States under command of Major General Ludolph Van It also was disclosed that the Dutch are selling to without large quantities of machine rifles and ammunition which had been ordered from the United but not received in time for use in the WELLS DESTROYED TO KEEP THEM PROM FALLING INTO HANDS OF New April 17.-(/P) sappers burned and blasted 6,000 west Burma oil fields today while a gallant battalion of the king's own Yorkshire light Infantry fought yet another superb delaying action against the Japanese until the wells Then the vastly outnumbered Yorkshiremen withdrew and rejoined the main British imperial forces after inflicting severe A communique placed the positions of indicating the fighting men were even now amid the ruined Magwe Is the southern gateway to the field centering around 20 miles Wells Helped Supply Destruction of the wells cut off an important source of oil for Burma's oil production In 1941 was 7,700,000 compared with United States production of GERMAN TARGETS BLASTED BY iO BRITISH PLANES Daylight Raids Extend From French Coast to Bavaria and Are Heaviest Yet Made by R. A. F. FIGHTER AND BOMBER FAIL TO GET BACK Industrial Including Opposition Is on page 7) April 18.-(Saturday) Royal air force hammered enemy territory during the In small-scale the German air force bombed a few places in southern England early today and the government said caused was not but there were some including a small number of persons One German aircraft was destroyed during the night over April 17.-C5>)-Adding weight and distance to its massive daylight the R. A. F. hurled 600 planes against German targets today in raids extending from the continental coast to in southern The assaults were by far the heaviest of the war by British topping yesterday's 400-plane which had been the biggest to Emphasizing the scope of the aerial Offensive was a daylight attack upon which involved a round trip of at least 1,-000 miles right over the heart of Industrial Site of Plane a few miles northwest of is the site of a plane but an informed source said this establishment was not the target oic today's This center was the target of night raids twice in 1940, but had not been mentioned In British air communiques since British air superiority over western Europe was stressed by the air ministry announcement only two out of the hundreds of planes fighter and one It described the opposition as Heavy Bombers Heavy bombers were used against Augsburg today and an Informed source said this undoubtedly meant possibly fortress planes or giant British Augsburg is one of the oldest cities of Bavaria and before the on page 7) Heres Air View of Bombed Tokyo RAIDERS INFLICT CASUALTIES IN A DAYLIGHT ATTACK Japanese Radio Says Schook and Hospitals Were but No Damage Caused to Military Establishments - Fails to Craft - Washington Without Information on Tokyo Japanese April 18.- Tokyo region was raided by enemy planes this a Japanese official announcement said The raiders camte from several Three planes were declared to have been shot down in the the first of war on Japan's imperial is confirmed that three enemy aircraft were shot down when hostile planes attacked the region this afternoon for the first time since the war said a issued by imperial enemy planes approached from several San April 17.-(AP)-The Tokyo radio announced tonight that attacked the CBS listening station The Tokyo broadcast appeared over Tokyo for the first in the current inflicting damage on schools and The raid occurred shortly past noon on Saturday planes failed to cause any damage on military although casualties in the schools and hospitals were as yet inhuman attack on these cultural establishments and on residential districts is causing widespread indignation among the Number of Bombs Are Dropped CBS said the first announcement of the bombing was ki an English language The announcement was repeated a few minutes later in a Japanese language which injected a new angle enemy planes did not attempt to hit military The Japanese language broadcast after noon on the eighteenth the first enemy planes appeared over the city of A number of bombs were enemy planes did not attempt to hit military and only inflicted damage on grammar hospitals and cultural planes were repulsed by a heavy barrage from our defense previous training ot Jhe Tokyo populace for air raid defense was put into immediate I wish to reveal that our losses were exceedingly Traffic Immediately Cleared was immediately cleared and every person took their appointed stations as all eyes scanned the clear blue enemy failed to make their appearance over the heart of the city and they batted releasing a few bombs on the outskirts of the interceptor planes immediately took The hostile planes were seen winging at high but were made easy prey for the Japanese pursuit the bombs dropped struck several while other reports indicated that a and a hospital were authorities disclosed that none of the military establishments were made targets of the official reports of the raid emanating from the eastern army headquarters revealed that nine enemy had been shot damages have been later confirmed as though mounting indignation over the Indiscriminate ing is being felt among the April 18.-(Saturday)-(AP)-^The war and navy departments had no confirmation immediately today on tlie Japanese announcement of bombing of There was no indication of when a communique might be on page 7), 353800
