GEN. MacARTHURS'S HEADQUARTERS, Australia--The Allies' first big New Guinea offensive has removed immediate threat of Japanses attack upon Port Moresby, last major base north of Australia, observers believed today, and only supply difficulties have slowed it down after 10 days of steady progress. Australian ground forces have reached the peak areas of the Owen Stanley Mountains near the gap leading across trails to the advanced Japanese base at Kokoda.
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