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ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS
Air Strength In
Alaska
"The Age" Special Correspondent
in the United States and A.A.P.
NEW YORK, June 21.
The. New York "Herald-Tribune's"
correspondent at Washington says
military observers believe that the
Japanese are making little progress in
the Aleutian Islands, although it is
believed possible they may have occu-
pied at. least one island in addition to
Attu and Kiska. The correspondent
adds:— "If this be true the Japanese
would seem to have received rein
forcements."
Major-Gencral Olds' told the
Pacific North- West Aviation Planning
Council at 'Spokane, Washington
State, that soon there would be great
quantities of planes and equipment
In Alaska. "
"The United Slates is adding to
its air strength in Alaska," he added,
"and is ready to meet anything the
Japanese can throw at Alaska, and
they know it." ..
A navy spokesman at Seattle as
serted that, the "Japanese . . invaders
in the; Aleutian Islands ; are getting
smacked whenever '.((here .is . a rift In
the' fog' banks;'" 'ik'er predicted that
some of the" greatest stories of , trie
war, and : some of the . finest contri
butions , to naval tradition, would
emerge from the. strange struggle of
give and take In the Aleutians.
"The ' , so-called mystery of the
Aleutian battle,", the spokesman
added, "is merely the mystery of
weather, fog and snow, coupled with
the desire ; to keep the Japanese In
the dark." ' 1 — :
The U.S. Senate Naval Committee
has advanced a proposal to make
every unit of the United States Fleet,
from destroyers to battleships into
.carriers for fighting planes. Senator
Gillette, expressing satisfaction at
the Navy's decision to concentrate on
the construction of aircraft carriers,
said, "I am hopeful, that Immediate
attention will be given to supple
menting our carrier strength, by com
bining, units for offence and defence
as air complements, for all war ships
large enough to accommodate
them."
More Ships Lost
The destruction of eleven more
Allied merchant ships by submarine
has been disclosed by the Navy and
by reports from the Caribbean area.
The latest Axis victims, comprise four
United States ships, two Dutch, a
Norwegian, a Canadian, a Dominican,
a Panamanian and a Nicaraguan,
bringing the total of ships sunk off the
eastern 'Atlantic seaboard and adja
cent waters to 288 since America en
tered the war.
The Navy department has Issued
a statement, declaring that investi
gation of the sinking of a merchant
ship off Virginia and damage to an
other has definitely convinced the
Navy that these casualties were caused
by enemy mines. Undoubtedly the
mines were laid by a submarine under
cover of darkness.
The Maritime Commission an
nounces that the arming of Ameri
can merchant ships will be com
pleted within a few months. It says
the vessels are being equipped with
the most modern types of weapons
for fighting off submarine and air at
tacks.
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