Brief machinegun firing was heard from several points downtown and along the waterfront as American planes soared low over the city toward the East.

Warning that a party of saboteurs had been landed on northern Oahu was given early Sunday afternoon by the army. The saboteurs were distinguished by red disks on their shoulders.

Hickam Field appealed for emergency water supply for domestic purposes early Sunday afternoon. T.H. Davies & Co. furnished a fleet of carrier trucks which a board of water supply crew filled and which were dispatched by the City-County major disaster council's headquarters to relieve Hickam residents.

Martial law throughout Hawaii was declared by Governor Poindexter shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday. All civilian governmental agencies are to function under the govern...(unreadable).

Governor Poindexter talked with President Roosevelt today at noon, describing the bombing and particularly praising the immediate measures spiritedly undertaken by the people of Hawaii in the emergency.

The governor would not disclose the message given him by the President during the telephone conversation.

The army, through a statement issued by Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short, commanding the Hawaiian Department, demanded the aid of every civilian in the Territory in the emergency.

All commands issued by military personnel are to be obeyed without question.

ENEMY AGENTS NABBED

Certain enemy agents have been apprehended and detained, General Short announced.

He warned all citizens to "watch their actions carefully." Any infraction of military rules will be "swiftly and harshly dealt with," he said.

Prisoners, when apprehended, will be turned over to the nearest military patrol.

General short ordered a complete blackout by nightfall. "Anyone violating the blackout order by showing a light will be summarily dealt with, " he warned.

All civilian traffic, except in direct emergency, is to cease at darkness.

"In this emergency, I assure you that the armed forces are dealing adequately with the situation, and that each and every one of you can best serve your country by giving wholehearted cooperation to military and civilian government," he said.

"Further instructions regarding civilians will be issued as needed."

PEARL HARBOR MAIN TARGET

It was generally known, however, that Pearl Harbor was the main objective of the surprise attack, and great gusts of black smoke were seen gushing from that vicinity. Apparently a number of fuel tanks were struck by the invaders.

Meantime, Washington officially announced the attack with sparse details, saying tersely: "The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor from the air and all naval and military activity on the island of Oahu, principal American base in the Hawaiian Islands."

The symbol of the Rising Sun, official insignia of the Japanese forces, was observed by a number of spectators.

The population was at first stunned, then resigned and energetic. Sirens screamed, rescue units banged furiously about town. There was no sign of general panic.

At least two downtown buildings were struck by bombs, and several bombs fell in the various civilian areas. Here again, military authorities refused to allow pulication (sic) of locations.

Intermittent flashes were seen off Oahu within an hour after the attack, leading observers to believe the Pearl Harbor naval units had found their objective, reportedly one or two airplane carriers.

Washington Place, home of Governor Poindexter, barely escaped two bombs early Sunday morning, when one landed in Beretania street at Richards, and the other bore its blistering way into a parked sedan.

The missiles found their marks about 50 yards from the governor's mansion.

The first bomb, of explosive type, disembowled an unidentified pedestrian who was walking past the Schumann Carriage Company on the makai side of Beretania street. Damage to the automobile agency included several broken plate glass windows.

The sedan bore the brunt of the other bomb, and incendiary-type, and immediately caught fire.

Patrolmen Byrne and Akana were first on the scene.

FIVE PLANES SHOT DOWN

It was officially reported that at least five Japanese plane s were shot from the skies, and reported without confirmation that two airplane carriers had been destroyed a short distance from Oahu.

The invaders swooped down without warning; attacking first Pearl Harbor and other military objectives. They were aided by perfect weather conditions: heavy bluish-white clouds hung over the entire Island. Dive bombers screamed down over the city in at least three attacks.

As nearly as could be ascertained, the first attack came at approximately 8 a.m., while most of the city slept. Smoke was immediately seen in the direction of Pearl Harbor.

The second and third attacks came after a lull of possibly 45 minutes or an hour between the first and second raids.

ATTACKERS FLY LOW

Some Japanese planes swung low over the city proper, but most could be located only by the drone of motors high above the city and obscured by clouds.

The navy immediately began evacuating women and children from the Pearl Harbor area.

It was officially learned that units of the U.S. Fleet steamed out of Pearl Harbor within a few minutes of the attack, evidently to hunt down the aircraft carrier from which the invading planes were launched.

The point of attack, it was believed, was "somewhere" off Barbers Point.

Within an hour after the first attack, or possibly sooner, gun flashes were observed by civilian watchers off Oahu, indicating that the U.S. Fleet had contacted the enemy and was engaged in destroying invading units. This report was partially substantiated some time later when it was unofficially reported that two enemy aircraft carriers had been destroyed.

CIVILIANS CALM

Residents, although startled and frightened, were calm. Hundreds hurried along streets, some still wearing pajamas and nightshirts, but to all appearances there was calm, with no indication of panic.

Redoubled guards were stationed along the waterfront, where no damage was reported. In that area, however, boat operators were being solicited to man Japanese sampans for rescue work.

(While this was not explained, it was believed that some planes were down immediately off Oahu, nationality undisclosed.)

It was reported by the United Press, relaying messages to the Mainland, that parachute troops had been sighted off Barbers Point.

In the sky over Pearl Harbor civilian observers saw rings of antiaircraft smoke.

It was not known what preparations were being made for assistance from the Mainland.