CURRENT EVENTS MARCH 9, 1942; Java Falls to Japanese

The Sandusky

REGISTER STAR -NEWS
SANDUSKY, OHIO, MONDAY. MARCH 9, 1942
BANDOENG FALLS, TOKYO CLAIMS
Japs Place New Commander of Army In Philippines

Headquarters For United Nations In Java Captured;

New Australian Drive Seen

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese invaders overrunning the final Dutch citadel of Java have captured the war

capital of Bandoeng and their imperial headquarters declared today they had forced the

unconditional surrender of 93,000 Dutch and 5,000 United States, British and Australian

troops.

The Dutch stoutly denied there had been any general surrender, but in Adelaide, Australia,

Lieutenant Governor-General Hubertus J. Van Mook told of the fall of Bandoeng.

"But our people are battling on with the resources they have left," he added.

The official Tokyo announcement said the defending troops capitulated near Bandoeng

and near the naval base of Soerabaja at 3 p. m. (Presumably Tokyo time, or 2 a.m E. W. T.)

Act Bolsters Allied Belief Homma Took Own Life In Manila Hotel

BY EVERETT R. HOLLES

WASHINGTON, March 9 (UP)—Japan's most famous

general of this war has been sent to the Philippines for the

evident purpose of leading a new attempt to knock out General

Douglas MacArthur's American and Filipino forces.

The War Department announced today that the new

Japanese commander, General Tomoyuki Yamashita, conqueror

of Singapore, has succeeded General Masaharu

Homma, who is reported to have committed suicide because

of his failure to defeat Mac Arthur.