Sitka Sentinel
SITKA. ALASKA TERRITORY Wednesday, February 3, 1»43
DENY JAP REPORTS
ENEMY ATTACKS IN ALEUTIANS
Where Have We Heard
This Statement Before
by Associated Press
Premier Tojo was quoted by the Tokyo radio as declaring
“Japan will fight to the end to crush America, so long as America
persists in obstructing Japan's war aims. But Japan has absolutely no
territorial ambitions in the Unit-
ed States or in South American."
The Premier spoke at a meeting- of the"budget committee of the
lower house of the Diet.
Japs Do No Damage In
Sunday-Monday Raids
WASHIINGTON — The Navy Department reported that Jap
planes had attacked American positions in the Western Aleutians
on Sunday and Monday but caused no damage.
. . This was the first attack reported on the U. S. bases there
since June, although on January 28th. two Jap planes bombed American
ships operating to the westward of our positions, which
were not specifically identified. The raids were reported in a
communique which disclosed heavy air activity over the weekend
in the South Pacific.
One attack against the Jap held Shortland area of the north
western Solomons was made by a flight of Flying Fortresses.
Twenty enemy Zero fighters intercepted the American planes
and three Fortresses were missing and a fourth badly damaged.
Two American dive bombers were also reported missing, having failed
to return from a raid on the Jap air base at Munda in the cen-
iral Solomons.
Report Big Battle
Underway For
Solomons Area
WASHINGTON — The American and Japanese sea and air
forces were locked in a major new struggle for the control of
the Solomon Islands, the Navy Department revealed in a commun-
ique, which said that a number of surface and air actions had
occurred during the lust several days.
Pitched Battle Not Yet
Begun For Solomon Is.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox described
the sea battle now in progress off the Solomons as a "process of
feeling out by both sides." but said that no really pitched battle
had as yet begun. He said nobody knows yet what
the immediate future Holds but any assumption in the Navy com
munique of yesterday afternoon that a major battle was underway
was incorrect.
Nips Plan Landing
In Continental US
TOKYO—(from Radio Tokyo)
— A Japanese army spokesman outlined the plans of the Japanese
Imperial forces for the future. The Nipponese intend to complete
the capture of China, occupy India, Australia and
Huwaii.
Landing operations on
North American continent will also be attempted, the spokesman
said.
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