Oakland Tribune
OAKLAND CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1942
Fourth U.S. Carrier Lost In South Pacific;
Yanks Sink Cruiser, Damage 4 Jap Ships
M'Arthur Fliers Renew Raids;
Most of American Crew Saved
Unnamed Planeship Sent to Bottom
After Fatal Damage in Enemy Attack off Santa Crux Isles, North of Solomons
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-(AP)-Sinking of another US.
aircraft carrier-the fourth-in the furious air and sea battle
for control of the South Pacific, was announced by the Navy
tonight leaving only three American carriers known be
still in action,
The latest victim of two Japanese aerial attacks was not
identified by the Navy. She went down near the Santa Cruz
Islands, a tiny spot in the Pacific
about 250 miles northeast
of Guadalcanal in the same
battle which cost the U.S. fleet
the destroyer Porter last Sunday
night.
Mikado's Vessels Attacked at Buin; Bases
At Rbaul, Lae, Salamava(Ilegible) Dilli Raided;
Allies Advance Further in New Guinea Drive
GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS Nov L
(Sunday)-(AP)_Allied bombers striking for the third
successive day at Japanese shipping in the Solomon
and New Britain sank a heavy cruiser, severely damaged a
light cruiser and scored direct hits on at least three merchant
vessels, a communique said today Jnercnani
Most of the damage in the the latest raids was done at Buin,
n the Solomons, but 21 tons of explosives were dropped on
harbor of Rabaul, New Britian where the results
could not be fully observed because of low clouds
The Allies did not lose a plane in either raid.
Blitz Raid
Hits Britain
Fifty Bombers Attack
Canterbury; London
Has Night Alert
By GLADWIN HILL
LONDON, Oct. 31.—AP]—Fifty
German bombers smashed with
bombs and machine guns at Southeastern
England today in the biggest
Nazi attack since the 1940 battle of
Britain. concentrating their assault
on shopper-crowded streets at Canterbury,
where Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt was a visitor only yesterday.
8TH ARMY
DRIVES ON
IN EGYPT
By STEPHEN BARBER
CAIRO, Oct. 31.— (AP)— The British
Eighth Army methodically whittled
down German strength today in the
Western Egyptian desert, consoli-
dated its newly won positions and
repulsed counter - attacks w h i 1 e
maintaining air supremacy with the
help of American planes.
(The German radio said the Brit-
ish resumed the attack early today
wheeling up reinforcements, especially
artillery and tanks. The assertions
by D.N.B. came only 12 hours
after the Nazis had claimed that the
offensive had collapsed.)
Going to Let the Other Fellow
Do Your Fighting? Navy Asks
"Day and night, on the Atlantic,
on the Pacific, these boys are fighting
for you. Blasting Nazi planes.
smashing Jap ships that threaten
our home, your family, your freedom,
your country.
Are you going to stand by and
let them do your fighting for you'
Not you! You aren't that kind.
You're going to do something about it
This is the statement made by
Uncle Sam's Navy In an appeal to
men of 17 to 3O.
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