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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNEi, Tue.d.y, Not. 21,1944. 5 Smash Jap Counter-Attack War Flyer Wed (Story on page 1.) PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 133 South State St, Clark at Washinstoa PREDICTS FIGHT FOR ORMOC PASS WILL TAKE DAYS U. S. Wins Air and Sea Control on Leyte.

BY ARTHUR VEYSEY. rTitrt Trlfcan rrrfl Srrir WITH THE U. S. 6TH ARMY ON' LEYTE ISLAND, P. I- Nov.

20. A the Philippines campaign enters its socond month, the United States 6th army and Japanese troops, continuously soaked and muddy from tropical monsoon rains, are in the midst of a costly ficht to the finish on Ormoc pass. Scores of larce ships daily brinR ICELAND BASE VITAL IN WINTER FLYING ROUTES BY FRANK CIPRIANI. CMrara Trlbana Prtaa MEEKS FIELD, Iceland. Nov.

20. Winter flying between the United States and Europe across the difficult North Atlantic is an accomplished fact. Today, in almost all kinds of weather, planes get thru, and weather in this area is often violent and unpredictable. At this base of the North Atlantic division of the mighty army air transport command, fleets of cargo, passenger, and tactical planes are almost a daily sight. Huge B-17s, resembling silvery birds afar, descend in orderly procession, sometimes on "a beam and a prayer." and not too long afterward are off again to near-by Europe and the combat zones.

It was planned that way. So, also, has winter flying been planned. Officially, winter has not yet arrived, but the calendar doesn't count in this part of the world. The ground of Iceland and of Greenland, another A. T.

C. base to the west, is covered with ice. Snow has fallen. Winds already have become severe. Hazard Are Fewer.

The victory of the A. T. C. over the elements it not total, of course; tho winds mav not halt American CAJUGAKA BAY CAIGARA I 320 DIVISION U-rV' I -MAKES VM''-i WS REDUCING L- ATTACKS BY INRLTRAT1NG jap positions cBBLAN JaPS BATfN' HOLDS UNDER HEAVY V-Vf U'uVk sCsL' I ENEMY ATTACKS A il llft A- JjJQ 'rrTT TERRITORY v. hr-i vmalitbog aliueraVvJ EOHOLjN ORMOC BAY American supplies and troops to the; eastern coast of Leyte, while the Japanese can resupply the west: coast only by barges and other; small ships, which slip into Ormoc bay by night.

The fght for Orrroc pass will; surely last many days, possibly: weeks. Despite Jap casualties in the frst month of more than enemy combat troops in the Ormoc area are still estimated at about 25,000. This is about equal to the rarrison on the island when we; ITKIBUNE Photo. I Maj. Collis and Bettie Hoover after getting their marriage license yesterday.

Maj. Edward M. Collis, 27, who has flown on 62 missions over the Himalajan hump in the China-Burma-India theater, and Miss Bettie Hoover, 21, of (Ireens Fol k. Ind were married Inst night in the Riverside Presbyterian church. Maj.

Oil-lis, whose home is at 140 Lawton yPt Riverside, received the distinguished flyers, low ceilings often will with ultra-modern radionics, some' flying cross, the air medal, eoldier's known to the public and others cov- i medal, and bronze star. ered by military secrecy, even ceil ing hazards have lost much of their admit they're in 1 rouble," Col. peril. This much can be said: Flying todav. even in imDerfect weather, i a said.

They'll wander sm ff WmMMm I AAx r4; News of the Leyte Island campaign in the Philippines. landed a month ago. Win Sea, Air Control. In this first month we have won the fight 'or the sea und the fight for the air. Early Jap convoys reached Ormoc with only slight loss.

But the last attempt was a total failure all ships were sunk before they reached land. Then, in a bold move, the Japs attempted to send two battle fleets to fight into Leyte gulf and wipe out our forces. The troops prepared for the worst. When the news came, it have been better one fleet wiped out and the other turned brtrk, heavily damaged. The fight for the air reached its peak at the end of the first week.

Almost hourly our planes raided the Japs and their, planes attacked us. One nisnt ack-ack hardly ceased from before midnight until 8 a. m. It was the continued carrier and lo.ig range bomber attacks at Luzon, Cebu. Mindanao, and other island is safer over long distances than around once in a while, but if you it was only a few short years ago query what's the matter, they'll an-in perfect weather.

swer, Meeks field is a product of the! One bomber landed as the colonel A. T. C. It is vast and modern. Its spoke.

The crew members piled construction was begun by private out. grinning, some a little dirty contractors, but completed by 1 he I faced, but fresh looking. They were navy Seabees In conjunction, with questioned. Only two had ever be-the army. It is truly a crossroads fore seen the Atlantic, of aerial arteries.

"What did you do during vour All about it, of course, cries of long night ride?" one was asked, war. Buildings are dispersed, and "Nothing, just slept." was the renlv. YANK INVASION SPOILS FEAT BY GUERRILLA BAND Camera Qm BY MARYON ZYLSTRA miles away, at an interlocking base other buildings, those housing com munications, operations, and th "But we kidded each other a lot." Were they on schedule? "Nnw," replied another. W'e were due in many services forming part of tho nouiR 23 minutes It took up 11 whole picture, also are dispersed, houis 15. The Trune ill ytiy for rach interesting question submitted bi a vrmirv rtrtd usrri hu The.

Trihu nr. Headquarters Iiclow Ground. airports that have finally brought Today-s qucstion was submitted by lArt Krcitzer, 5127 Lafdn sf.J Story of the 'Boldest Strike on Samar! BY ARTHUR VEYSEY, IC'hlcirn Tribune Prrw SfrTice.l WITH THE GUERRILLAS ON SAMAR ISLAND. P. Nov.

20. American landings in the Philippines prevented the boldest strike planned by Samar's guerrillas. On the southwest corner of the island is a large iron mine. For the first two years of occupation the Japs tried to operate it. From the mine to the const is a four mile.

C'ntiie In on 3 Engines. Another crew had radioed ahead they were coming in on three engines; one had gone blooie. Were they sure they could make it? "On time," was the answer, and on time they were. Most of the crew mem-beis, pilots, navigators, bombardiers, engineers, radiomen are young, in their early twenties, fresh and tough, (lne more hop across water and the next step for them is the battle areas. The operation headquarters, for example, are below ground, a precaution against enemy bombers.

Here, under the competent direction of Lt. Col. Roger H. Krause of St. Louis, the B-17s and other combat ships, A.T.C.

cargo planes and passenger aircraft he latter often carrying important dignitaries land or take off for Europe and America. Combat crews do not always land at Meeks; a sulistant in! peicentage inc idL Liiat vcijf icw iidp jJiaucra got more than one chance to strike. First Fightingr Rapid. The early ground campaign went fast. The 1st cavalry division, assigned the job of cleaning the tis of the Island, securing IV-ob'an and its air strip, and in'r.

Samar Island, finished its job within the first week. To the south, the 7th and f(ith divi TIIE QUESTION. How did on make out the first time, you asked an employer for a WIIFKE ASKKI). State st. and Jackson hlvd.

THE ANSWF.KS. Daniel Schusterman, actor, fiOl Di pkwy. I was playing sum ore carrying railroad. It passes, fly nonstop to the United Kingdom sions got ashore with little trouble versey mer stock rev. over several bridges.

The guerrillas York. I went to the)Cpt lne bridges destroyed so that company manager Japs not the mine ldhr'mu and in time gave up the idea, thought I should have from an A.T.C. base at Gandu, Newfoundland or Goose bay, Labrador. For almost all, the European flight is their first distance flight over the ocean. Yet they make it, and their cockiness and accuracy sometimes amaze CoU Krause, a veteran air and leached an air field near San Pablo, a few miles inland, with comparatively little trouble except from the terrain this means swamps.

In the middle, two regiments of the 24th division caught hell on landing from artillery, mortars, and small arms. Reaching Palo, less thnn a mile from the beachhead. nam x.quipment lo uofHn, At the mine were several big a larger percentage of the profits as my salary. He asked me if I thought I was worth tractors, earth movers, cranes, andilines man. it.

Of course. I said, "Yes." He took R. .4. vi by the second day, we got the first, my word ami rnim-d my salary. Inkling of the Jap strategy.

Thej Klorlnn, tailor, S. Kim Filipinos there told us that two WOO(j av Jjcrwyn -A group of us "However, we handle them a little more closely than we do, for instance, ATC pilots who usually have flown years for commercial lines be-foie the war," the colonel said. What he meant was that combat crews sometimes will be grounded by weather that will not delay seasoned other heavy equipment sorely needed by the Japs. They put guards along the iiiilroad, repaired the bleaks, and brought the equipment to the docks. There they left it, and the Samar guerrillas dreamed of building an airport.

They laid plans to steal this machinery- For weeks they had been building large bamboo rafts. They hoped to float these up to the docks, drive away nearby Japs, and tote off those tons of heavy equipment. air line men. "The young kids Just will never wee ks earlier the Japs, apparent ly wt.Ilt to Kee tne boss preparing for an attack, withdrew aoout increases. I was most of the 5,000 troops which spokesman.

Our been in the Palo area. employer pounded on These, together with smaller and said, risons from Tarohlan and other east ynat makes you coast areas, had been congregated think you have a ri(iht in and near Ormoc. It became a to tak for every one? race for the control of the Leyte' 1T(, lnM Ik 11 Then the Americans landed. The valley valley The force which held the Later ne loid me i would get a raise' guerrillas heard of shipload after dominated the island. ,1,.

wn'i IshiDloadof Virginia I.ee Serritella. claims coming ashore. They forgot 1908 r.rnrf v.Mv em nlov-: abou 1 tne mine's stuff. I "tost innV-" criisrr-m-, fr nromisen mar i '4 rprPive iin in- aid- vv n't be bothered with crease after I had been working for six! Thrive on Good Fight months. It was past The main job of the guerrillas on the time for me to get Samar has been one of harassment, the raise but my check.

On other islands guerrillas from Ala was no larger. I re-; time to time have attacked garri Win I-yte Valley. The two regiments began the drive. The Japs tried their best to them, setting up blocks at bridges, towns, and open rice paddies affording a vide range of fire. The 1st cavalry was called on for an end run, coming into Carigara bay by barge up the San Juanico strait.

In two weeks the cavalry and the 24th met in Carigara. Leyte valley was ours. But there was no time to rest. The Japs got a slow start. They had intended to beat us to Carigara.

They hanged their plans to retake it. We caught the lead of their main forces at Ormoc pass. And the battle of attrition began. It has been going on for 10 davs now. The battle for Ormoc pass Is minded them that they sons in towns.

The Japs then sent i haa overlooked the fact that I gaftisons four or five times the served a raise. I got it. size of the original force and im- Koslyn SDonholz. junior executive. Psed harsh measures on civilians.

2511 S. Ridgeway av. The first time i So orders went out on Samar to lay off the garrisons and stick to patrols. The guerrillas, who thrive on a good fight, especially If they I asked for a raise I went to the wrong man. He was the department head and kept stalling me off have the upper hand, delight in way laying four or five Japs on patrol or a single Jap truck bouncing along among the heaviest fighting since because he wanted to a road with supplies.

Shoot and i.aiann. nere tne ending will be make his department rnl reversed. This it's the Japs! pay. Finally I went to fM-T run, that has been the battle plan tho cnnerintonHent me pian nas paia on, lOO. 11 Mv boss also came in and agreed it of about 200 JaP n(1 keP( was time for an increase.

tne rpst of npn1 bottled up in the towns where they could not bother WIDOWED SPAR SPONSORS NEW LST AT SENECA hsclote I was given more money the bulk of Ihe Filipinos. Capture Fleet Commander. for doing my job the boss told me I'd have Mildred Menkol, seaman 2d class In the SPARS, whose husband, For two or three The Filipinos delight in telling exploits of other guerrillas. A few-months ago guerrillas captured the commander of the combined Jap fleets when his plane crashed at fjJ weeks I worked hard ineoaore. a 4I trying to convince i tmmmHS coast guard I gunner's A him I was worthy of sea off Cebu Island.

The plane sank, was raise, v-v ji noui abK-1 Dut tne guerrillas recovered mate, lost in the "A- a second time the; of secret documents. The Japs and of boss increased my salary. I ve been.raised such a rommotion I i v. MIIKlIt A DISTINGUISHED sun from a DISTINGUISHED MAKER! $4750 when you ccie in ar.d lock at cr.e of the new Baskin you won't believe such a marvelous suit can be yours at such a modest price. the quality of the material is unmistakably fine! And you'll be even more surprised at the $47.50 ticket, once you've slipped ito the easy, gcod-looks of this remarkable garment.

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threatened such dire reprisals that Escanaba Stella Asinopulos, clerk, 5836 the guerrillas gave the commander in the North N. Mason av. My first job didn't back but kept his papers. I Atlantic last I pay very well. I was year, yester-1 working as a clerk day spon-iand received $16 a sored an week.

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11S0 E. estb whrrf hi falntd rntranrc by klrklnr down a d'r. ards of the Chicago Bridge and Iron company. Mrs. Menkol Is a daughter of Mr.

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