The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1945 Page: 3 of 12
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Captured evidence reveals
that the Japs knew the story
six months before most
Americans knew it existed
THE ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1945
In far-away Burma, early in 1944-
long before the B-29 became front-
page news at home—long before our
own forces in China and in India were
notified to expect this great super-
bomber—came news of its existence—
uncomfortably accurate technical de-
scription-positive facts as to pro-
posed bases ... from the JAPS. It was
all in an official bulletin of the Japa-
nese Army found among the papers
captured in a Jap stronghold in Burma.
This was not information obtained
by the enemy through air reconnais-
sance or the capture of prisoners or
official documents in combat—it was a
leak of supersecret information right
out of this country, transmitted di-
rectly to the High Command in Tokyo.
What did Tokyo do with this infor-
mation? What action did they take?
What did it mean to our Chinese allies
and our own troops? It is significant
that shortly after they obtained this
information the Japs mounted a new
offensive in China and set out to cap-
ture the specially constructed air fields
built by hand by the Chinese people
for the heavy B-29s. Months of labo-
rious, back-breaking labor of thou-
sands of Chinese workers were sacri-
ficed by demolition in a heart-break-
ing few hours in the retreat before the
onslaught of the attacking Japanese.
Stores of precious gasoline—parts—
and other scarce hard-to-get stores
flown at great risk over the famous
“Hump” were put to the torch. A ter-
rific set-back—an almost unendurable
discouragement.
We must keep our secrets. The best
way is to keep quiet.
Don’t Talk
l °r Write about;
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3 Militan ■ .
***** ,"'0rnUW«» M,
AS WE CLOSE IN FOR THE KNOCKOUT-
Keep THE JAPS IN THE DANK!
CITY OF MERCEDES
EWING MOTOR CO.
HOLLON MOTOR QO.
CENTRAL CHEVROLET CO.
MODEL DRY CLEANERS
KERN GROCERY AND MARKET
CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEBENZAHL’S
H. M. Reynolds
Jeweler and Optometrist, Mercedes
QUEEN CITY PHARMACY
STOTLER’S MORTUARY
PRACTICAL DRAWING CO.
RIO FOODS CO.
MERCEDES EQUIPMENT CO.
HIDALGO BANK & TRUST CO.
HAYNES SALES CO.
WATERS CAFE
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Waters
N. P. BARTON & SONS
THE VOGUE
MERCEDES DRUG STORE
GLOVERS RED & WHITE STORE
BORDERLAND HARDWARE CO.
McDonald & o’hair agency
302 South Texas, Phone 20, Mercedes
THE GREEN HAT CAFETERIA
Mr. and Mrs. AI Strittmatter
SPROLES
O. J. SCHAEFFER
3rd and Ohio, Mercedes
GRAF PACKING CO.
LOGAN & PAXTON
VALLEY BOOT SHOP, Z. Rios
RIPPERT’S HOME DECORATORS
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Tilton, S. E. The Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1945, newspaper, August 10, 1945; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1073435/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.