SDI QlLQOIIPAIY .::_.I!IJ1RSDAY._Jyp~_15, 194, L.,_ GOOD IV!IIIG, EVERYBODY: lar •••••tioaa have been co ■ ing fast thi r---..J The fidatin1 tor Cherbour1 grows ■ore inten•~ •• • ., •. , . - , , . . . . iil,a,._.All~~~-&11.aM..11f)-~N-1~t...Ai9-jle.Jttdu;1--Jd.Jar loweYer, tonight even that is eclipsed b7 the news p ~ fro ■ th/\o•k•.Aaide of the world, that official report of Aaerican super-boabers, bigger than an7 eyer uaed before, s - triking at the heart of Japan. The boabin ••'Ye all been waiting for. And on th~heela of that caae word fro ■ Ad ■ iral liaitz at Pearl Barbor, of an actual landing, in force, on the island of Saipan in the Marianas, not far from Guam, and, less than fifteen hundred miles from Tok70. The deepest into Japanese territory that Himitz' forces have struck to date. LEAD - 2 ---- First, that ra,d on the Yilado, at ~ome: The first b~lletin from the War Department was curt, merely announcing that B-29's, our new Super-Fortress of the Army Air Forces, had bombed t e heart of Japan today. The first time those great air dreadnaug ts have been used a ainst the enemy. The 1-ar Department gave out no details; nothing about what part of Japan the big boabers selected for dropping their iaaense load of high explosive. Bor fro ■ what fields they had taken off. But''*~ high officers of the Aray intiaated that they bad started from secret base somewhere in China, Burma, or India. LEAD 2-A ---- So we do not know whether t ey bombed Tokyo, l••k•J Osaka, Yokahama, or any other of t~e big w~r industry cities of the Mikado's empire. But Congrss- aan Starnes of Alabama said on the floor of the Rouse tbat one of the targets was Tokyo. He told it as a reason why the House should pass the new forty-nine billion dollar appropriation for the ~rmy. It was passed unanimously. But Tokyo gives us some details about targets, whether they are accurate or not. T~e Jap radio ann late today that the super-fortresses had bombea nort ern Kyushu--southeast of Tokyo. Nips mention ------·-- specifically certain industrial areas. Their claim i that our new air dreadnaugbts inflicted only slight damage and •tat of no importance at all. In fact, they claimed that most of the super-fortresses bombs fell into the sea, ,nd they profess to have informati that the American planes were based on China, and that their own interceptors - . ~ bad shot down six of our plaaes including . two of the B-Twenty-lines. The island of Iyuabu is at the southeastern end of the aain Japanese archipelago. R, ls= qwik ~ ' . ~~·~ "the ■ ain island of Honshu on which are Tokyo, Tokohaaa and ■oat of the other large Jap cities. Iyusbu ia •• separated fro ■ Honshu by.._ Shiaonoseki Strait. It was on the island of Iyusbu that the great Mongol Eaperor Iublai Iban atte ■ pted to land troops and conquer Japan centuries ago • . ...:.- ------- The Tokyo radio reported that t,c. l&,a··".,., places which the super-fortresses attacked•• 1911~• A was Tawata, the site of the great Iaperial steel work• The Jape adait that the bombings start e d two or three tires but claimed that they were put out iaaediately. The reasons for the secrecy about details are obvious. After Doolittle's historic raid on Japan, on April Eighteenth, lineteen Forty-two, the7°111,1w , v , e ~ r- ~ executed every American airman they captured. So, it may be some time berore we get the full stor, of this latest raid on the heart of Japan. ~IAD - l fact that these great B-29• are now actually in ac Ceneral Marshall, the Chief of Staff, tells us thef attacked fro ■ diatant bases. And · he adds that this t1 onlJ the beginning ot a new type of ottensiwe against the Axis. These new 1iant planes constitute a new diYision of our ■ ilitary eatabli•h•••f;, me called the Twentieth Air Force. The 20th will take over all operations by these auper-tortreases, these leviathans of the stratosphere. In the words of the lar Depart ■ent, they are described as co ■prising an aerial battlefleet •1l■ able to participate in combined operations or strike wherever the need is greatest. In other words, an air force whose activities will range over the entire globe. And under the direction of General Hap Ainold himself. 1f oeneral Marshall intimated that it may not be long before these super-fortresses will be hammering Germany too. Because of their tremendous power and range, the IIAR - 4 lilb Coaaand will be able to use the ■ for operations rl1ht ••ound the world. It baa been no secret ttiat these huge planes war• b1la1 built, though little has been said or written about thea. In co•ia riaon, the B-24 Liberator• au 1'-1'1 flJi•I Fortresses are ■er welterweights. The B-29 11 ae1cribed as a ■ id-wing, tour-engine, all ■ etal ■oaoplane; half again as large as the Flying Fort or Liberator, and with twice tta grosa _ • _ • _ i ~ g ~ b _ t _ . ___ ~ - - - For speed it is in a class with the fa test of our fighters and pursuit planes, more than three hundred miles an hour. It is nearly a hundred feet long, with a wings an of about a hundred and for-ty-one feet. The B-29s carry a much larger bo ■b load, with a longer range than any other bo ■ber in the world, and can bli ■b to greater heights - well over thirty thousand feet. Their equipment, as we might expect, is the last word in scientific and engineering ingenuity. The super-fortress is .armed with fifty calibre machine guns and a twenty illimeter cannon, with multiple gun insta~lations and power turrets. It is operated entirely by electricity, except for the hydraulic brakes. Taere are other novel features of armament which are still a military secret. A late dispatch from Seattle ~eports that these great B-Twenty-lines are rolling off aaae ■bly lines in a factory at Seattle, lu1lliaat•D and at four other huge factories, one of the ■ at ltt■ktl■ Wichita, Ianaat; aao~ at Daaha, lebraaka; aaother at Marietta, Georgia. ~They are being produced on a schedule tbat ■ akes any previous progra■ look trifling. Today's raid on Japan •a• the first occasion when the use of these n e w ~ of the air WH reported. The latest atori fro• . f,-shington relates that•• a single super-fortress was tried out 01 er ' Bur■ a seYeral we&ks ago. Twelve Jap · Zeros tried to bring her down, and the Tokyo radio cla:laed that they la■ had succeeded. Actually, that single B-Twenty- line shot down two Japs and damaged or destroJed several others. The incident was not reported at the time I ■ because the air command did not want to let any information leak out. }} the B-Tw, tr-Nine from a &~~-J,ll~ - 2 distance looks quite like a B-Seventeen, it was better to leave the Japs in doubt. Aa for the occupation of the Mariana•, saipan, on which laerican infantr7aen aade good their landings, ia about eleTen hundred ailes west of laiwetok ia the Marahalla, the aoet westerly point at which liait& bad atruck until last week. Tbe attack on Saipan, which wa1 accoapliabe in great force, began Saturday and the attack fontinued throug~ Tuesday. Evidently, the ~ landing~ lbnrlJ a success. M(_ ~M Ca s ua 1 t i ea ••••••-11• .. •111•1:1ws:a:t•~. ws:1dt:::iaSl■s=lll='1"•• :t:l■n•g•:4:IMe"'•ia a oder ate~ ..._ ~ r \ ,. Areinforcements are still being p~t ashore Jnder cover of the heavy guns o! the fleet and powerful air ' protection. The Japs are offering strong opposition, tt...r - ' ~ bu~ll&N»~ continues to land aiw- troops • .._,, To softenAthe Japa)-. before the landing, the task force bombarded not only Saipan but four adjacent islands, at,ll1rattleships, · cruisers and destroyers of the fleet 1 as well as aircraft based on c a r r i e r s , ~ ~ The important feature of this latest operation is that it will enable our high command to cut the main . Japanese lines of communication by air and sea between Japan and the islands~ the central Pacific. It will also enable a pincers movement on the Philippines, by the forces of General MacArthur and those now to be t!£1[1£...F0LL.Q!_J&il _ 3 coa■anded by Vice-Admiral HewtonJSaipan is one of the key points in the Japanese systea of defenses in the Pacific. a ■ a g nificent . barb o~ Mr_.... practically land-locked1 becauae the entrance ia narrow and easily p rotected. There are several airdroaes, and a key radio station. Although everything seeas to have gone :;b..._7 /\. •r;.t• e p e N ~ so far, we ■ uat not expect the fonquest of Saipan to be easy. In fact, one reporter ••1• • t i t will be the hardest thus far in the Pacific warj ~ likely to combine the wo rs t features of both Tarawa and Gua d alcanal. After landing, our "4A~ w~p~ will have to fight over rolling hills and through ridges aid ravines thick with jungle. They have been training for this operation for months. The Japs claim to have sunk forty Allied landing craft and preten d that the attem p t a t l a n ding f!~l[l£_[Q~~Q!_~t~~ - 4 was a failure. That much we know to be false. for h the next xentence Tokyo admits that heavy fighting is now raging on the island. Hugh, before we talk about France and the Invasion will you give us your evening St~ndard of California Bulletin. ll!l§!QI! the The latest news froa/Cherbourg Peninsula i1 favorable. The gist of the •1 evening bulletin troa aupre■ e headquarters in London is told in the words, •further steady progress•. But the Allied foot aoldiers have forged ahead west of Carentan, and they have also advanced between the Vire and ~1 • Rivera. The Allied High Co ■■ and annou ces .!t ' trrvz U1 on the r,.ench beache~Z /\ secure and Montgomery' 1 ar■ iea are now in the b-,.. ~ -~u~p~•~t~•~g~e~·:_ _ _ _ _ _ _,,_ As Secretary Sti ■ aon reported, the Ger■ 1 n 1 . have launched not one, but ■ any ar■ ored attacks of the ut ■oat violence. The ■■ z•• worat of these were carried out in the sector between*• Caumont and Tilly. According to the most recent account, both Tilly and Cauaont, which the Ger■ ana had recaptured, are again in British hands after ceaseless ding-dong fighting. When the Allied third time, they found them patrols entered the ■ ~ , ghost Affd t":-&:••· for the Another scene of fighting d&sperate beyond ll!AllQI_- 2 description was around Caen. There the Germans are still strongly e ntrenched, although the British and Canadians are pushing in fro ■ three sides and have adTanced a little. One reporter says the battle there e1t a aslt • t J,{ baa turned t he countryside into an are9;,..a/'t/:::J':..s t h e ) ■ountains of the ■oon. ~ Bo ■■ el has thrown another ar■ ored division into \he I n , ~ the eastern sector, and there are now aore than seven hundred Bazi tanks engaged at that end of the peninsula. Bulletins fro ■ Geraany i dicate that the Nazis are growing worried. It reports that the battle is now oving to a climax. Rommel, say the Nazis, is trying to restrict the fighting to a line beyond the range of the heavy naval g uns. Berlin also reported A l lied lrHta~ p aratroopers had landed near Brest inAhnk• and that they were w i p ed out. Swedish newspapers report the Ger ■ ana are expecting new landings by the •llies all over the ■ ap. For instance, they are talking abo~t possible attacks oa the lorth Sea coast of Geraany, near Bremen, Oldenburg or Eaden. Diapatchea from Switzerland indicate tbat . Ger■ an Field Marshal Von Bundatedt is waiting on tenter hooks not knowing where Eisenhower'• next blow will fall. lazi Propaganda Minister Goebaela tella the Ger■ ans they aust face the future with teeth clenched. l_~_ §_ Q _ - 3 t s rn en . of lon l e . e ' A ni eri can tro o r P · i in ree mi PS of r i 0 C er u r g . 1 i e . e"'vy r ·11er i '? 1 ~ 1 r ilro w , ich is t e lifeli ne of e er n 1n C erbour. The b~ttle 66r Monte ourg is n ot set l e yet, bu~ continues in see- w f shion, first the Allies sweepin the G ermans out, an ten he G ermans coming back. But the Americans have ca ured nuineville, too it ~ t the oint of the bayonet. That place is on the •x e s t co qs t oft e Cherbourg peninsula. An d li r is a n I crisis 1n the re l tions between General DeGau le on th e on@ h an a n d the British and Amer·c a ns on h o er. DeGaulle a nnounce d today in London that he ha d established s eve r a l administrators in the con . uered portions of Normandy. He had previousll declar d that the plan of General Eisenhower fo r the administration of liber a ted French territory was ~ obviously uns a tis actory to his g overnment.ADeGaulle has appointed an official whom he describeJ as A Commissioner of the Republic of Normandy to take over civil a~ministration in the to~ns,set free by the invasion. IT L Y ----- Since t e fall of Rome, e news from Italy told of high s p ee d mo vement. Tonigh , t . e Bri is , trench, an Americans of Alex n er's armie tan eighty mi les from Florence [ oth t e F ift and - Eaighth Armies ve c tured literally scores of I li towns an villa es. They r ve u e ~ e one e ry sector and are still us hi n g al on g a line two . un ,.. re miles wide. The ~ermans resitin g ut onlv wit delay·ng action. A c binet cri is in urk y.' ~ /} ~ r,,, U..S ~ r su t of I\ the a s sa e of Ge m& n war p s thr o u h the Dardanelles: to intc n a ional law. io military traffic ~s suppose to pas through the Straits. The British protested. n the outcome was th a t the blame was placed upon the Turkish Forei n Minist r, who . d ~ P . res1 ne • I\ rime Minister krtte-e-~ announced that he himself had taken over the Turkish Foreign Office. R USSIA ------- On the u I ia n f r o nt, th e Re d a rm y in t he n o rth h w idene d its b r c h in t h e Fi nni s h in e a c ro s s the Kare l ian I s thmus. T h ey no w h a e a ap alt m o r e than --- forty-six miles wide. Govorov' ' Leningrad arm y has broken throu g h not only the fir t l ine of defens s, but a s ec ond in e a n is n o w within thirty-two miles of Viipuri, the g a t e w a y to Fin a n d . ~ey broke threYga