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Randall of Augusta,' 3a., and three other unidentified Vlarines were chasing 15 Japan:se when they came into a clearng and found themselves surrounded by 350 of the enemy. | The Japanese brandished guns,, >words and grenades, and seemed n an ugly mood, Thompson smiled, bowed and ion-smoker, he had no cigarettes, lonsmoker, he had no cigarettes, jut another Marine quickly landed him some which he exended toward the Japanese. Several reached for the smokes uid dropped their weapons. The enemy officers, however, :ontinued to glower. All were accompanied by women. One officer killed his woman :ompanion with a sword, saluted he Marines, handed the sword ind a wrist watch to Thompson, itepped back 10 yards and blew, lis own head off with a grenade, j Other Japanese followed his; ead, and slaughter of the women j md suicides began occurring at! he rate-of one a minute. Thompson, still badly outnum>ered by an armed enemy, kept in smiling and telling the Japan;se to have some cigarettes, neanwhile reporting via walkie alkie radio to headquarters of he First Battalion, 29th Regineflt, Sixth Marine Division. He and the patrol stood there j 'or two hours, watching the! micides and offering cigarettes to myone who would surrender. Just as the four packages of Jgarcttes ran out, Marine rein orcements arrived and tiic rcnainder of the enemy surrenderid. Thci) 550 civilians poured rom a near-by cave and also surrendered. Thompson, formerly a Eoston iporting goods salesman, is the ion of Mrs. Edith Thompson, of Dorchester, Mass. His wife lives it High Park, N. J. NEW BRAZIL HIGHWAY GOIANA, State of Goyaz?A.P. -Engineers and construction :angs are pushing a highway | outh from the town of Anapolis o Niquelandia, a large nickeliroducting area, in this hintermd state of Brazil. 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