The & S. NORTH CAROLINA RADIO ©... NEWS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1942 Published by the Supply Office Coulp THis BE MAPPENING IN OUR BARBER SHor Now --(THERE'S BEEN REPORTS, ) THE NEW GUINEA AREA Qur Air And Ground Forces Fighting Japs in New Guinea UNDATED: On the ss uthern Pacific front, General lac Arthur's ground and air forces are fighting Japanese at several points in New Guinea, The Tokio forces apparently are seeking to ‘begin an offensive on the island to oust the allies and also to relieve some of the allied pressure in the Solomon area, General MacArthur's communique today report- ed that the most extensive ‘operations are underway in the Milne Bay area of New Guinea. During the night, a Japanese transport, accompanied by eight destroyers, slipped into the bay and poss- ibly landed some forces, : Visibility was poor, but allied airmen blasted at the enemy fleet and may have got one destroyer, Mac Arthur's airmen also were continuing their effective assistance to the allied forces in the Solomons area, Planes based “some- where" in the 30uthwest- Pacific blasted the Japanese airdrome ait Buka, in the Solomons. Considerable damage was caused by the attack, United States marines’ now are in control of six of the Solomons. The Navy department, in a review of the campaign to date, said we had suffered severe losses, but they were not so severe as first anticipated, nor were they out of proportion to the gains made, Three more Japanese destroyers have been blasted by land-based American planes in the Solomons, One of the dest~— royers was sunk, while the other two were damaged badly and may have gone to the bottom, —1- The Solomons WASHINGTON: American Forces were reported in a Navy War Bulletin tonight to be "Well established" on six Solomon Islands after all Japanese efforts to re-capture American bositions by land, sea and air had been repulsed, Summarizing the first days of American landing operations, the communique reported that at least 71 Japanese Dlanes had been shot down, several war and merchant ships damaged and many Jap Two American destroyers suffered bom ’ which began on August ‘th, but such action had been previously announc- ed. There was little new information in the summary, but it told step by step the details of the American successes in the Solomons, Accompanying the announcement was a graphic story of Marines under ritten by a combat corresdvondent, The American approach to the Operational area was accomplished during bad weather on the night of August 6th the weather cleared, and American transvorts and their warshio drotectors broceeding unopnosed to assigned positions under the strong protection of carrier—based vdlanes and bombardments from American warshivs, The attack was a complete surprise to the Pedy , and 18 Jao planes and a small schooner were caught in Tulegi harbdo-« and sunk, Marines gained beachheads and captured most of fulagi, all of Guvutu and occupied positions on Halavo by nightfall of the firs day, The First Javanese counter-attack developed when 25 keavy bom ers attacked the marines and the surface forces in the harbor, No hits were scored and warship anti-aircraft fire brought down two bombers and damaged two others, Later, ten Jap dive bombers attacked American ship and a bomb hit was scored on a destroyer, Two planes were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire, These early operations cost the Japs heavily in men ana Planes as well as the loss of all vita Positions in the Guadalcanal-lulagi area, Another American destroyer wes damaged in the operation, but American losses in men snd planes were moderate. Fierce battles developed the following devs, but the Marinés, the Navy and Army aircraft completely overwhelmed the Jap- Snese, and they have been forced from the area, The possibility that the Japs might return for 9 third phase of the battle was considered 300d, but up until this moment the Japanese have appeared only once Since their heavy shivs were driven from the Solomon area, Ameriean batrol planes and dive bombers sunk or damaged three of four Jap Jestroyers which attemdted to run supplies to isolated Jap vatrols on Senta Isabel Island, about 25 miles northwest of the Tulagi area, Marines sre now on six islands efter csvturing them in threé days of fighting, These are Guadalcanal, Tulogi, Gavutu, Tanembogo, Makambo and Florida, A few isolated Jap patrols sare being mopped up in Slmost 911 of these areas, , an YASHINGTON: The Japanese tried again to attack our positions He in the Guadalcanal area, according to 9 Navy Communique, but were driven off with severe losses, the war bulletin veported two attempts by the enemy to bomb Marine-held positions of the Islands, but lost “three bombers and four Zero fighters in the att- empts with no losses for our forces, Only minor damage was cause by the two raids, The first attempt was made by the enemy volanes and "as followed several hours later by » flight of eighteen bombers, The raids took place August 28th, Polish People Are Continuing Their Resistance, DETROIT: Polish Ambassador Jan Ciechanowski marked the third anniversary of Germany's invasion of Poland today with a declaration that his countrymen are maintaining unfalter-— ing resistance, The Polish Ambassador said in a radio address broad- Cast from Detroit that Peoples of his conquered nation are continuing the fight in Polana, —