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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union reports a major Milne Bay victory with Japanese forces routed. Soviet bombers intensify raids on German cities as Allied offensive targets air bases used by Chinese forces.
MacArthur’s headquarters report Japanese thrust at Milne Bay failed as American forces trapped and repelled the attack. Japanese losses were heavy and heavy equipment, including tanks, was captured or destroyed. U.S. Marines expanded positions on Guadalcanal and six Solomons, with mopping up operations underway.
Chinese forces retook Chuhsien and Juishui in eastern China, reversing Japanese gains from May and June. The victories cut deep into enemy positions, placing the towns within about 700 miles of Japan and prompting cautious optimism among Chinese officials about overextension rather than clear strategic supremacy.
The Moscow reports say Red bombers increased raids on German cities including Berlin Koenigsberg Danzig and Stettin with more targets as nights grow longer. Nazi claims of random bombing are countered by Soviet advances around Stalingrad and Zhukovs counteroffensive pushing Nazis back to a strategic water barrier.
President Roosevelt spoke on meatless days linking consumer rationing to war effort. He emphasized conserving shipping space by shifting U S meat to fighters and civilians abroad, reducing reliance on Argentine Australian and New Zealand beef and mutton. Ships would travel shorter routes from fewer distant ports.
Lieut. Gen. Brehon Somervell urged schools and colleges to become pre induction training centers for the armed services. He warned some colleges may need to devote all facilities to this purpose and warned of policy shifts as the war expands.
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