SUNDAY Journal Times BULLETIN
RACINE, WIS., SUNDAY, JANUARY 10,1943.
Jap Bases Bombed in New U.S. Raids
Enemy Targets Include Kiska And Rekata Bay
Two Zeros Bagged
As 12 Attack
Flying Fortresses
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—(AP) American bombers in a raid on a
Japanese base in Rekata bay in the Solomons started fire in shore
installations, the navy reported today in a communique which told
also of new air attacks on enemy bases at Bougainville and Kiska.
The text of the communique, No. 245:
"North Pacific:
"1. On Jan. 7, a force of Liberator heavy bombers (Consolidated
B-24) dropped bombs on enemy positions in Kiska. Results
were not observed.
No U S. Planes Lost.
"South Pacific: (All dates are east longitude).
"2. On Jan. 7:
"(A) During the morning a force of Flying Fortress heavy
bombers (Boeing B-17) bombed enemy areas on the island of Bougainville.
Twelve Japanese Zerofighters attacked the Fortresses.
Two Zeros were shot down. No. U. S. planes were lost.
(B) A force of Marauder medium bombers (Martin B-26) with
Airacobra (Bell P-39) escort attacked enemy installations at Rekata
bay on Santa Isabel island. Fires were started and two enemy
float-type planes were damaged. Two U. S. planes were shot down
by enemy anti-aircraft fire."
Northwest of Guadalcanal.
Rekata bay is about 135 miles northwest of Guadalcanal airfield.
The Japanese have been established there for some months, but the
attack reported today was the first our force? have made there in
some time.
I t was taken to indicate that the enemy has been strengthening
his forces there recently. Kiska is the frequently bombed
Jap base in the Aleutians.
U. S. Experts Expect Axis Troops
To Loose Gas Attacks If Trapped
By PETER EDSON
EDGEWOOD ARSENAL, Md.,
Jan. ,.9.—This is gas headquarters of the United States army. Putting
it more accurately, it is the pilot plant, testing ground and
training school center for the chemical warfare service — but
when you say that to the average civilian, he thinks only of gas, and
shudders.
But the chemical warfare service, under the command of Major
General William M. Porter, can make a case for itself that gas
warfare isn't such a terrible business at that.
But the chemical warfare service,
under the command of Major General William M. Porter, can
make a case for itself that gas warfare isn't such a terrible business
at that.
You can get testimony from distinguished scientists and statistics
from the veterans' bureau to support the theory that gas is less horrible
than other weapons of modern war. Dr. James B. Cohant,
president of Harvard and chairman of the national defense research
committee, is one who holds to this view. The m e r e f a ct
that the Germans had learned of the American development of
Lewisite, towards the end of the last war, is supposed to have
hastented the German decision to ask for an armistice. Veterans bureau
figures show that in the last war, less than 2 per cent of the gas
casualties died, and the veterans' hospitals today have practically
no gassed cases. Some consumptives were even cured by gas.
No Worse Than Bombs.
From a cicilian point of view, the mere idea of gas warfare is of
course horrendous. The mere
threat of a gas attack on defenseless women and children is a
psychological weapon of no mean importance. There's nothing about
war that can be made pleasant,
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