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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941.
OF
GIVEN BYA.P JAN
Huge Fires Started at Cavlte
By Prolonged Assault of
Japanese Bombing Planes
By Russell BrinM
Manila, Dee. 11. W Jap
inn f o u r-m o t o r e d bombera
smashed at military objectivea
and shipping moored in the
harbor yesterday In a prolonged
assault on the Manila area that
started huge fires at Cavite
naval base and sent columns of
smoke spiraling up from Nlch
ols air depot.
American interceptor pianos
and Japanese d I v e-bombers
fought a brisk battle over Nictv
ols field and one plane was be
lieved to have been hit.
I watched the entire attack
from a beach house IVt miles
from Nichols. Hundreds of
other persons along the beach
front huddled against fences
and beneath trees during the
four separate afternoon attacks.
Flames Roar High
From where I stood, nine
miles directly across the bay
from Cavite, flames roaring
high In the air could be seen
at the end of the raid. Smoke
also rose from a smaller fire
at Cavite an hour after the as
sault. Another Cavite fire ap
parently was extinguished.
Black amok hovered over
Nichols field.
After first circling the city
in two formations of 27 planes
each the Japanese returned sea
ward, then split up for the as
saults. High in the clouds above
the bay at least six dive-bomb-en
peeled off from the main
units and roared swiftly toward
Tl Japanese Bombers Shown in Air
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These are big Japanese bo mbers on maneuvers somewhere in the Far East. It is believed
similar planes were among those which bombed Hawaiian islands without warning Sunday.
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Nichols. The bomb blasts shook
my house.
The attack stirred alive gi
gantic hornet's nest as Ameri
can interceptors which had
droned over the air base
throughout the morning went
into action. After their swoop
onto the field the bombers
climbed high and split up. In
dividual dog-fights developed,
with the Americans trying to
get onto the tall of the Japan
ese planes.
Fights In Sky Been
The fighting could be seen
through scattered clouds direct
ly over my head. Anti-aircraft
guns cracked throughout the
city and the machine-guns of
the combatant planes rattled
Incessantly.
The fight lasted at least 13
minutes. One plane emitted a
light stream of smoke from its
motors and disappeared inland.
Some witnesses reported that It
had glided toward Mc'.'nley
field, after which a high burst
of smoke was seen. Another
plane slanted seaward beyond
Cavite, straightened near the
water, then disappeared over
the horizon. The fight ended
when the fast bombers climbed
high and headed seaward with
the Americans following.
Meanwhile, smoke began
spiraling up from Nichols field.
This attack started about 12:40
and ended at 1 p, m.
Heavy gunfire ceased mom
entarily . then burst out again
at planes hidden In the clouds
off Cavite. As a second wave
of bombers came on the smoke
rings of anti-aircraft shells
puffed out far below them.
The planes dropped 40 Dombs
at columns of merchant vessels,
sending up high waterspouts.
Columns of dirt and smoke also
shot into the air from the di
rection of Cavite and flames
roared up, apparently from an
oil tank fire. Several bombs
fell into the water off Ctvite.
A third flight of nine bomb
ers attacked some 13 minutes
after the first assaults. Flying
in close V formation they ap
peared over Cavite, apparently
safe from anti-aircraft sheila
bursting below them
The attackers dropped a clus
ter of bombs, sending up two
new smoke plumes from Cavite,
swung toward the merchantmen
and dropped another salvo,
then bombed the Fort McKin
ley area and sped back out to
sea.
This attack was followed by
a fourth in which eight planes
in close formation dropped some
30 bombs on Cavite.
Hugo, Colo. (JP) What's In
a number? Alice Poen would
like to know. She was born on
the 11th day of the 11th month
of the 11th year at 11 o'clock
and is the 11th child.
INDEFENSEWORK
GLASS AT SCHOOL
Welding And Sheet Metal
Study Requires Additional
Instructor Waiting List.
War with Japan has increased
interest in the vocational de
fense courses being given here
in electric welding and aviation
sheet metal, E. H. Hedrlck, city
school superintendent, said to
day.
Because of this plans are be
ing made to employ another in
structor in welding around the
first of the year to absorb about
30 of the 100 men now waiting
their turn for Instruction, Mr.
Hedrick said. As a class of 30
will complete its study around
Christmas, 30 others will begin
the course around the first of
the year, thus reducing the wait
ing list by total of 60, he
added.
About 60 are waiting their
turn to take the aviation sheet
metal course, Mr. Hedrick said.
This course runs for 12 weeks
but aircraft manufacturing com
panies frequently employ the
students before the study is
completed and put them on the
payroll while they complete the
training in the factories, Mr.
Hedrick related.
The electric welding course
takes from 10 to 12 weeks. Ex
aminations, prescribed by the
American bureau of shipping,
ate given here.
Age limits for welding study
are 18 to 43, for aviation sheet
metal, 18 to 39. Applications for
enrollment may be made at the
school superintendent's office in
city hall or at the state employ
ment service, 43 North Fir
street
NAZIS LOOT FORESTS
OF OCCUPIED LANDS
Portland, Ore., Dec. 11. UP)
Germany is depleting her for
ests at the rate of 130 per cent
of growth, and Is looting forests
of occupied countries, Croydon
Wagner, Tacoma, told the West
ern Forestry and Conservation
convention here today.
Wagner, vice-president of the
National Lumber Manufactur
ers' association, predicted that
as a result Europe would be
come an Importer rather than
exporter of lumber.
DEAD MAN DISCOVERED
BY BLACKOUT WARDEN
Hillsboro, Ore.' Dec. 11. (JP)
Blackout Warden John Bremer
of the Mlddleton district near
Tigard forced open the door of
a house that displayed a hall
way light early today.
Inside he found Myron C.
Saltus, ST, sole occupant, dead
on the floor. Coroner F. J.
Sewell blamed death on heart
attack. . .
Tricycles
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Also Wagons, Scooters, Doll Buggies
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FATAL FOR THREE
Depoe Bay, Ore., Dec. 11. W)
A civilian defense guard was
fatally Injured by an automobile
on the Depoe Bay bridge yes
terday. The guard, Orville Garrison
of Taft, was pinned against the
bridge railing by an automobile
driven by Jerry Sittser, pub
lisher of tha Delake Newt
Guard. Sittser was seriously
injured.
Bremerton, Wash, Dec. 11.
(P) Two marines on blackout
patrol duty were killed early
today when the automobile in
which they were riding collided
headon with Washington Mo
tor Coach company bus at the
Junction of the Keyport-Poulsbo
highway. The marines were not
immediately identified.
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