Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1942, Page 6

Heavy Air Raids Believed Prelude To Invasion By J. P. BOUWER, Btaft Correspondent of Aneta, Official Dutch News Agency. BATAVIA, Feb. 7 (Aneta to A. P.) —The lightning events of the last week have brought the Jap- ansse closer to Java, and the at- tempted invasion of this island bastion of the Southwest Pacific is expected to begin soon. Alr raids on Soerabaja and other Java towns during the last dew days, followed by extensive Japanese aerial reconnaissance, are interpreted here as preliminary to an all-out on- slaught. At the end of nine weeks of the Pacific war, the pattern of the Jap- anese drive into the South Seas can be summarized as a two-headed hydra, radiating seven tentacles, which have pushed ahead with vary- ing success. Some of these arms have been delayed, but none has been decisively cut off. ‘There is no doubt that the Japa- nese are out to surround Java, rich in resources, densely populated and strategically situated at the gateway between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Major Drives Southward. ‘The two heads of the hydralike Japanese drive consists, first, of Indo- China, Hainan and Formosa, and second, of Japan itself. The ten- tacles, from west to east, have de- veloped as follows: 1. The push from Indo-China in the direction of the Indian Ocean by way of Burma, seeking primarily to sut off China’s lifeline, the Burma road, and also to control the sealanes of the Indian Ocean. 2. The drive from Indo-China through Malaya to Singapore. This arm apparently will seek later to extend over Eastern Sumatra to the Bunda Straits, from where it would be in a position to strike at Java. 3. A move, probably also from Indo-China, which thrust to British ! North Borneo and Sarawak, then south into Dutch Borneo and now apparently has occupied Pontianak. 4. A drive which probably came from Japan proper by way of the Philippines and first seized the island of Tarakan off the east coast of Borneo, then grasped Balik Papan, where it was halted by the vigorous Allied onslaught against the invasion fleet in Macassah Straits. Sixth Arm Embryonic. The way the military situation has developed during the last week makes it seem that this tentacle will attempt to continue on to Java. It is believed here, however, that losses suffered by this fleet will dis- suade the Tokio war leaders from any further attempt to reach Java with one huge convoy as long as the air bases on Java remain in com- mission, 5. A push, probably also from Japan via the Philippines, which first conquered the Minahassa re- gion in Northern Celebes and then drove in to the Kendari region in Boutheast Celebes. Although the occupation has not yet been con- solidated, the Japanese apparently are already using Kendari as a base. 6. The sixth arm of the Japanese drive, still embryonic, may never de- velop completely. This is a possible attack on the Halmahera group of islands, which so far has seen only occasional air raids. A branch of the sixth tentacle reaches outside Netherlands Indies territory toward Australian New Guinea, from where it serves as an- other menace to Allied communica- tions with Australia. Grounds for Serious Concern. 7. The last arm, and the longest, is provided by the Japanese Navy. ‘This week’s flights of fighters, ap- parently carrier-based, over FEast Java indicate that this tentacle already has come into position to play its part in the attack on Java. While the Japanese are still far from completing the encirclement WQOODWARD DOWN STAIRS STORE Special Mr. Jack Manning is Coming to Discuss Your Foot Problems Monday, February 9, ihrough Saturday, 14th Through him you learn South China THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, Seven-Pronged Jap Thrust Drives Nearer Java Sea HOW JAPS PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE INVASION OF JAVA—Arrows down coasts of Borneo show approximate area under Japanese control and indicate strategy that might lead to attempt to invade Java, site of the Allies’ Southwest Pacific command. Airline miles between major points are shown. —A. P. Wirephoto. of Java, there are still grounds for serious concern. As long as Singapore stands, the western tentacle is not likely to stretch across Sumatra to Java. The easternmost arm, directed toward New Guinea, also is not considered an immediate menace. But all the other arms, including the naval one, represent an imme- diate threat to Java. They can be delayed by resistance such as the Dutch offered at Tara- kan and Balik Papan, and perhaps they can be held up long enough so that the tide will be turned by the reinforcements which President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill have said are on the way. Debris Pierced 30 Feet In Rescue of 3 Miners By the Associated Press. OROVILLE, Cali L ¥ miners trapped by a rock and mud slide for 15 hours were rescued un- hurt yesterday from the Morris Ravine Drift gold mine. Rescue workers drove pipes through 30 feet of debris to give the trapped men air and then dug them out. gimDaytime Pep depends E on comfortable sleep E You can't expect to feel up to par the next morning if you have “tossed and turned” wit night on Mattress and Springs that were not of your type. Inner-spring Mattresses and Box Springs are two things for which you should eome to a specialty shop like ours. You'll be waited on here with more interest than just in making a sale. We sell comfort—de- livered in the type of Inner- spring Mattress and Box Springs which YOU should have. ' Credit cowvemiently arrawged. LJINGERS 925 G St. N.W. NAtional 4711 Estab. 1865 & LOTHROP Shoe Representative, your individual footwear First-Aid Class Announced A weekly first aid class for Com- merce Department employes will begin Monday at 7:30 pm. in the Commerce Auditorium. The class, which will be three hours long, is sponsored by Commerce Depart- ment Local 23 of the United Federal Workers of America and its Wom- en’s Auxiliary. Another class will start next Prid: Loveless Slayers Go To Trial in Leesburg; Enter Guilty Pleas . Coroner First Witness; 15 Called by State; Brief Hearing Expected By CARTER BRQOKE JONES, Star Staff Correspondent. LEESBURG, Va., Feb. 7—This was the day of reckoning for the 16-year-old slayers of Ward Love- less, Washington attorney. The youths, Herbert Bucke Porter, of Brentwood, Md., and Paul Ber- nard Hoback, of Bluefield, W. Va., went to trial before Judgk J. R. H. Alexander in Circuit Court with pleas of guilty to the indictment charging them with the murder of Mr. Loveless during the robbery of his country home a few miles away the night of November 23. The case was heard without a Jury and the only issue was the pen- alty. Under Virginia law, they could be sentenced from 20 years imprisonment to the electric chair. No Signs of Nervousness. The boys were brought into a crowded courtroom at 10 am. They were neatly dressed, Porter in a blue suit and Hoback in blue trousers and brown coat. Neither was out- wardly nervous. ‘Their chief counsel, State Senator Aubrey Weaver, of Front Royal, planned to present some evidence. Commonwealth Attorney Charles F. Harrison had summoned 15 wit- nesses, but it was doubtful whether he would present more than a few of them. Officials predicted the hearing would be brief. Shortly before the trial began, Porter'’s mother walked inside the railing and, when he stood up to greet her, threw her arms around him and kissed him. The mother Store opens at 9:30 A.M.—you can shop early in the day or until 6:15 if you desire WOODWARD & LOTHROP 10th, 11th, F and G Streets Silver and Gold for a Wee Valentine precious metals *“made to measure” for your most precious Valentine . . . your baby Brush and Comb Sets of Sterling Silver, “just like Mother’s,” for baby girls _$4.95 to $6.60 And there are Sterling Silver Military Brush Sets for very young gentlemen, too $5.50 to $9.90 Christening Cups of Sterling Silver, softly wasgled with gold inside Spoons and Forks of Sterling Silver to encourage ‘’good table manners.” Spoons, $2; Forks___$2.25 Tasx included ow all above items Smvez Roou, Fmst FLOOR. Tiny shown) (Tax included.) Fors Jrwriry, Fmer FLoow. T 10K Gold Rings for tiny fingers ;nos Stationery Reminds Your FEBRUARY 17, 1942. then withdrew and sat, several rows back, beside the boy's father. Mr, Lovelace's daughter, Mrs. Al- bert Carr, seemed on the verge of tears as she waited for the hearing to begin. Hoback’s Parents at Trial. Hoback’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hoback, were seated some dis- tance behind him. The first witness was Dr. J. A. Gibson, Loudoun County coroner, who gave formal proof of Mr. Love- lace’s death from four gunshot wounds. Describing the evidence of the struggle that preceded his death, Dr. Gibson said he found the down- stairs of the house on the morning of November 24 in wild disorder. “It was one of the worst tornup places I ever saw,” the coroner said. “And there was blood all over the downstairs rocms.” Small-Business Slight Denied by Morgenthdu BY the Associated Precs. Becretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau last night defled charges by the Senate Small-Business Com- mittee that the Treasury Procure- ment Division preferred to deal with large rather than small business. He said “all possible co-operation” was given to minor manufacturers and cited as an example a recent purchase of $900,000 worth of desks which was split up among 16 con- cerns. w U. S.-Brifish Chiefs 0f Staff Combine Here To Govern War Action Powerful Command Post Of 8 Also Will Direct Arms Assembly Lines By the Associated Press. An eight-man combined chiefs- of-staff board was established- in this, the United Nations war capi- tal today to direct all American- British joint action by land, sea and air and all factory assembly lines. American members are: Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations; Gen. George C. Mar- shall, Army Chief of Staff; Admiral E. J. King, commander in chief of the United States Fleet, and Lt. Gen. H. H. Amold, chief of the Army Air Corps. The British members are: Field Marshal Sir John Dill, former chief of the Imperial General Staff; Ad- miral Sir Charles Little; L. Gen. | Sir Colville Wemyss and Air Mar- shal A. T. Harris. Announced by War Department. In its announcement of the move late yesterday the War Department said the new board “amounts to a combined command post for the conduct of all joint operations of “|the two governments in the war.* Besides directing military opera- tions it will have jurisdiction over production and distribution of war supplies. It will work in collabora- tion with representatives of the other United Nations. Although similar in many respects to the Inter-Allled High Command of the last war, the new agency ap- parently has more actual power. On broad questions of strategy it will make joint recommendations to the heads of the American and British governments. It is empow- ered to act immediately on matters relating to current operations. Hopkins Heads Second Group, Formation of a new munitions as- signment beard was also announced. Headed by Harry Hopkins, it will decide where weapon:s will be most usefu! to carry out United Nations ' strategy. Other members are land, air and sea officers of the two gov- ernments. Meanwhile, President Roosevelt was to discuss today developments of the war in the Southwest Pacific area with three ranking officials of the Netherlands Government. WANTED 1940 PONTIAC WILL PAY HIGH PRICE FLOOD PONTIAC 4221 Conn. Ave. W Oldest Pontiac Dealer in D. C. 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