Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Algier s j n a to daily a vol. I no. 71, thursday july 22, 1943 j. Let. Army daily newspaper for troops in Algi tors urea Axis Parley details Stacil a Trevea i. Mussolini tal <?<3 to Hitler  Rome burned you ii cot tile Bird next Christmas Day one franc Nna washing k it no a i i it a it i vers i i will dinner next the lilies my Sun new year it of tile War food i a a a ii ivc i ii Vuu. Day ii a it limn i can  announce railed on i f a a i i Here Ackey Vii lit tile Gnu Are it ii i of i it not Many in a v est. Euro la lest Ine it in let and b in o it was known Quot let in a nor Lorrn monday to  tors a ii Duce was ails car Vesterdal it Ween or and til a Spolini drily tha nut of Fri the Mil ten in 111 i in i Init it in August my shift rent Ivr be is. Ilk it Ore till i of duct Ion j not plan keys off tile Dom late summer until quatre men it ate met >1 fir key a it i elfin a in unit i lie veil i to Ker a i in i rile i t a a i 8 ? a a Ciu c Sun in f in Mon then a Ila apply me it to in to it pro i t sir get in n re bombers control half Sicily Mainland i it. S 1 in two 11all in a try on militia it mat thereon away the Allied in capital. From Ponte Dural  of the i a1 a German correspondent de 11bing tin Mer in ventured to i y that a morn the subjects Dis fussed was the Mediterranean ii nation this was a Safe Bot As fun As la Duce was concerned it win also a Safe bet that Der fuehrer mentioned Tho lied army s offensive around Orel in this Blest dictators Tete a Tete. Axis propaganda tried to make but he meeting As an Quot i marcs be reply to the Anglo american tempts to shift military Opora-1011.-1 Aga inst Only to the fat Olivica Field a time was when Europe trembled at an Axis leaders get together. Hut recent Hitler Musso lit ii meetings Haven t scared anyone in this particular meeting it seemed More Likely that la Duce was calling frantically for help than that the two were hatching up some new scheme in fact. The Herman correspondent admitted that the position of the Axis Quot was focussed in a sober and Mattor of fart spirit devoid of any  the Axis press and radio failed to Prophesy a future great attack to the enemies of totalitarianism. Asti lev once did after the partners came together. In fact the Axis had very Little to say on the matter at All. Tile damage to Rome was invited by italian radio and press in ideals fur All non essential civilians to leave the City. The commander of the italian by 11 t my warned the people of the province of Rome and Tuscany about Steps to be taken in the a vent of an Allied Landing. The singing of Church Bells will be the Tignal for thoroughfares to be dosed to civilian traffic the press rid Berlin and Rome still devoted Bine and space to hysterical out of con it to Ned on Page 31 Russ troops Pound Ore columns threaten to enclose nazis London july 21 the russian Are around Orel con inned to draw tighter yesterday with Only 55 Miles separating the Northern pud Southern Annie approaching the German held City reports from Moscow said last night. Together with the troops approaching from the East these two columns Are threatening to encircle the City in which the germans have an estimated 250.000 men and great quantities of materials. A More immediate danger to the nazis however was the russian drive North of Orel toward the  railway the lifeline upon which the German Garrison do a hands for supplies and reinforcements the soviet capital reported of the Railroad can be Cut Orel will i left end in la to its own resources to Stern the advancing russians. The nazis Are still making a desperate Effort to turn the red army s offensive by repeated counter attacks the russian communique said today in every Case the germans have been repulsed Only confirmed on poop 3> Naaf Flat hits Airfield near Naples i v s  i orc \1 pm Ltd ars Anet stripes Stan writer Allied Forck Hea Kuharik its july 21 i he intensity of Allied air lighting Over Sicily a somewhat subdued yesterday a. American and British lamber swung the weight Al then att irk to Hie italian Mainland for the third time in the last four Days Allied bom to is visible the Aird Romes outside Naples Aud dropped their bombs on hangar runways and dispersed aircraft on the night of Only 19-20 a Large Force of Rae and Roaf Welling tons bombed the Airfield of Aqui-1 no. North of Naples and left a1 i least 30 fires burning. Three of the wellingtons alter making their bomb run. Returned to shoot up enemy aircraft on the Field tile attack was carried out with Little opposition from either night fighters or ground Bat tories. At about the same time another wave of Roaf wellingtons raided the Ca Dichino Airfield near Naples. Canadian Crews Over the target saw the fires of Aquino and sex it red increased anti aircraft lire my Searchlight concentrations during the course of the Day six enemy fighters were shot Down six Allied planes failed to return to their bases Perr a d t 3 in a of Deputy air chief Washington. July 21 Brit Chen Eli win s. Perrin 33. The thud youngest Gen i ii in the to s i tim to up it oin cd i be Pill \ air staff of the Artilles to succeed a j Gen j Hanley Orit was  by tin War de it in Hanley last month tied is comm aiding Gen British trying to Pierce nazi line a Catania d to my a i air fort Thomas noun re pal i in it a. As i Era i of the Southeast air Force i taming Ltd enter at Maxwell Field Ala Gen Perrin was commanding Gene a1 of Mcclellan Field of Sacramento �?Ta1. Air service command Bise. Prior to Ltd his new assignment previous to that he went to Cairo Egypt As military air observer in the Middle East. Strong line at Catania nazis in slopes a Cen. Eisenhower another blow again f the Axl air forces was struck yesterday w Hen r-20 m Sanders escort a by p-38 lightnings hit it to Vaion Fia Ai drome in Southern Italy. The continued on Pape 4> ground forces smash Calt Anisse Ila yanks bomb Jap Island was i Noto july 21 a army i dictators Iii t he i inst american attack on Japan territory proper once Hie Tokyo raid monday morning bombed the Jap naval h vat paran Vishnu in the Kuril Blands and struck at shipping in adjacent Waters the Navy announced today. The communique said a numb a of fires were observed after the bombing while several near hits were reported on enemy ship pin the communique failed to Nieft i enemy opposition nor did of state whether american planes were lost in the operation. Also cloaked in of to Lal secrecy was tile starting Point of the America forma Hon the Kuril lying i Ai a not oui l,2oo Miles Northwest of Tokyo Ancl ill it and Are wit ii i to Ranee of medium Andi counter attacked heavy bombers based in the Alou then they  wilted a our Art Tatis Tiller practically blasted them pal unus Hiru is the northernmost Linos from their position if the 700-mile Long Kuril Chain but  was Well , looked on As important fro Nijen a to i r tin americans marched into town standing up. Hearing that several Panzer units were entrenched in town u. S Bon timing planes paid a business Call that wreaked great Jun a. In Atmo. Cont inned on Page 4> by James a. Huh Hari stars and strikes staff writer Calta Niss kit a Sicily. July is delayed a until 01 h today flits City of 40,000 served As Headquarters for germans fighting in Sicily. At that hour an american division moved into town behind a tremendous air and artillery attack. And the German High command departed for parts unknown As usual however thee did not neglect to leave several thousand italian prisoners this lamest Conquest of steadily advancing Allied troops carpet the americans almost to the censer of Sicily Well ahead of schedule an hour earlier another yank Divi so on Kil eked offs read Dan about ten Miles to the West of Okalani Setfa even the remodeler Hermann goofing division Hasni to been Able to withstand the solid Wallops dealt out by the night lighting kids from the suites. Some american experts figured they might meet one of their stiffest fights in this sector rho enemy was dug in along the Sal Quot River anti the opposition included at least one Battah it a of germans of italians once the. Without Success an Switi Ai air and naval standpoint if lies lust South of the tip of Rusu i s Kamchatka Peninsula anti is 7gd mile from attn and Miles from am Lilitka both in the \ leu in us. By Jack Barnet i movie tone Neu its Carnet Man a North african invasion port july in delayed with Long Toms snapping like a Bunch of firecrackers at the fleeing enemy. Americans stormed into Caltanissetta and racked the italian line in Central Sicily i saw them stage this smashing i combined Mcaulry and artillery Success last saturday along a Rocky Dusty Road strewn with the crumpled bodies of the to j italian trucks and motorcycles dotted the route ahead some burning others abandoned intact by a Panicky enemy division which broke under the unstoppable american attack. It w is the kind of car the italians could t lace to Lese americans May he Clear across Sicily almost Belore you know it you drive behind this Ever advancing Trout arid you re bothered continually by hundreds of Indian soldiers streaming Down from Hillside villages and Vineyard where they have been hiding it a and waving Arm Iran tally in surrender. At Road Jim ions they tonal thousand All trying to to Friendly asking f ramen an ration and cigarettes. You get the impress it a the whole italian army has thrown up its hand. Italians want to live they Tell you they done to want to die for either Germany or Mussolini. The Day be a the Amor ans swung into Cal i a russet to i went i Over to Agrigento which our continued on Page 4 Allied Force Headquarters july 21 German forces blocking the British 8th army just South of Catania have a strategically powerful line of defense. Gen Dwight d Eisenhower Allied con Miami Ier in chief told newspapermen at a press Conle Repee Here this afternoon. Quot due to the nature of the terrain and the location of enemy forces the task facing the by ii j army including Canadian forces is one of bitter lighting with generally slow advances a a Gen Eisenhower stated. At tin Sam time Gen. Eisen Hower als revealed that tiler has been evidence that the enemy has i been sending some reinforcements i into Northern Sicily from the ital Kin Mainland. Tile Allied Leader explained that j for the Axis every position is a Good one in the Catania Are a who the nearly impassable slopes i of it. Etna on their right and a strongly protected narrow strip on j their left the curing will be Iii a position to put up a stubborn fight the general predicted. On the of Turnr hand Gen. Eisenhower pointed out the 7th army is making a More or i., rapid Advance through weaker resistance thus overrun a Nim substantial portions of the Island and is confining the enemy to progressively smaller areas a Knox warns nation of overconfidence by sift. I Oku Dorsey 1 sons n a stripes stat inter Allied Forck if a Pau a to has july 21 joint american und Canadian drives yesterday brought about the rapture of knit. A a to Sicily a Inland to ins pollution system it was announced Here Tod in. The 7th army Ender it Gen. George s Patton or. Attacked the town from the West while a Callaghan column struck from the Southeast. The main Teneni Quot resistance was provided by German ele melds As italians surrendered in droves. The lightning Advance rut Oft a Large body of German and italian troops fighting a rear guard action. It was disclosed a re that for All practical pm poses the allies have now t Ikon in of of the Island and that advances Are being made nil along the 7th army front. Nows from the Cistern front again reported the British forces locked in a great struggle wit ii German troops just. Outside the Southern Edge of Catania. German corpses littered the Battlefield As the Axis paid a heavy Price for its defense of the important coastal City. Allied military sources reported that two enemy divisions Are slowly but steadily withdrawing from the Western part of the Island toward the Northeast they Are apparently without transportation. The report Sud italians made prisoners by the allies assert edly have charged that. Som a German elements Are falling Hack toward the no. Theist with the View of making a getaway into Italy in making their withdrawals the italian said Tho germans have taken much of the Tran Portal Ion available locally. Other i abates captured have accused their government of failing to simply them with sufficient arms ammunition or transportation for the successful defense of Sicily against the overwhelming Siuw i orig a of the allies. I was announced today that Gums from French Morocco a lighting with the american 7th army and have Partei ated in the recent advances. Famed for their Talent in guerrilla warfare the got mis Are particularly suited to operations in mountainous Sicily. Details of the capture of Ris Earl Airfield in the South of Sicily reached Allied Force Headquarters today after fighting their Way through the mountains to the 3.000-feet-High plateau on which the Airfield is situated the allies continued on f age 4 washing can july 21 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox today warned the nation of the a tigers of Over optimism As a t e sit of what a termed Quot outpost accesses in the Mediterranean. Knox said at a pre conference that Well informed military men admit that Quot we have not a 1 of 1 to dig into the enemy a main fortresses a if called tor in maintenance of naval prod ii it a at or above flu schedule that schedule he said Wall give the u s double the number of ships by the end of Fri. Year As it. Had it the Etui of 1942 the Navy chief said the a boat men a a. Ill never be licked la Pion i iou i Down. French will train at american fiend Tuscaloosa. Ahi. July 21 fre Tieh aviation cadets lean Aud unmanned from recent ground it Xvi e in Nonh Africa Are re a living primary Hight training at he old army air Force s flying entitling detachment it was announced Here. Tile f icily us of the old will soon be entirely converted to tie training of French flyers the announcement stated. Iii first contingent to reach tile country was composed of More than too members of the French air corps whose duties were similar to hum it american ground Crews