STAND IN PHILIPPINES
NEARING FINISH?
WASHINGTON, February 17
Since the fall of Singapore concern has been growing about the fate of General Mac Arthur's forces in the Philippines. It is assumed that the Japanese will turn from Malaya and make a final effort to overwhelm the isolated United States forces in the Batan Peninsula, the continued re-
sistance of which immobilises large
Japanese units. It is believed the /Japanese are using a full army of more than 250,000 mcii;'" against which General Mac Arthur has a small and diminishing army of highly-seasoned men which has not been reinforced or supplied since
the war began.
Observers here cannot recall another instance of modern warfare in which a-v single battle was waged for so lOng against such constantly growing odds and at such a distance from the supporting forces.
No casualty figures have been published, but it is believed that the losses Of General Mac Arthur's troops are considerable.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1942, Page 5
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