"In New Thrust In Aitape Area"
From The Sun, Saturday July 29, 1944

South-West Pacific Headquarters, Friday: American troops have repulsed another Japanese attack at the southern end of the Driniumor River line, near Aitape, in British New Guinea.

The Japanese attacked on Tuesday afternoon from near Afua about five miles inland from where General Adachi was reported to be reorganizing his forces following the failure of the frontal assault on the Driniumor line at the week-end.
Jap losses are not yet known. Active patrolling continues in the area stretching from the Torricelli foothills to the sea.
RAAF Beauforts and Beaufighters and American Boston's, Thunderbolts and Airacobras, continue closely to support the land forces.

On Wednesday they hit troop concentrations between the Driniumor and Harech rivers and went further east to start fires in Wewak supply areas. So far heavy bombers have not been used in the Aitape battle. Disposition of the Japanese troops and the terrain lend themselves to attack by medium bombers and strafing planes.
American Ventura's at dusk on Wednesday foiled what was possibly Japanese move to supply trapped enemy garrison at Kavieng or Rabaul. They located a five-ship convoy 160 miles south of Truk, heading south.

JAP. Convoy Hit

The biggest ship in the convoy a 1500-tons freighter, was probably sunk, three luggers were left burning fiercely and escaped to the north.
It was the most successful shipping attack in these waters for some months.
The biggest raid reported today was a 59-tons strike on Manokwari (Dutch New Guinea), in which Liberators, Boston's and RAAF Kittyhawks combined.
Large fuel fires were started, gun positions silenced and small coastal shipping destroyed or damaged. At Sorong, on the western tip of Dutch New Guinea, RAAF Kittyhawks sank a barge and damaged a small freighter and strafed installations.
Babo aerodrome, on MacCluer Gulf was hit with 40 tons of bombs.