Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                U. S. Army daily newspaper for troops in Algiers area one fran full surrender Only resistance stiffening in Sicily German troops take new place in defense line Reich Industrial targets pounded Choice of psf Churchill tells Italy Ai Jed Forck o Headquarters july 27 a a stiffening of Axis defences on Sicily was indicated to it Day in the meager re of the fighting taking place Tith northeastern part of the Island the stronger resistance was attributed to the further use it German troops in this sector. Ii was. Believed that the German the motorized division has taken kist ions along the Northern Griot of the front that the 15th Panzer division is fighting in Centre positions and that the her until Ope ring division plus Para flute troops arc defending the line list South of Catania. Each 01 Friese divisions is a a a ghost unit a ice destroyed by the allies now in formed with new personnel. The presence of the nazis in very Section of the front indicate that heavier fighting May be a a nested by the Allied forces riving to Corrm Lete their Conquest or Sicily by driving the last of the ans troops into the sea or across Messina Straits onto the ital do Mainland. The american 7th Runy. Driving along the North e is. Particularly could expect stiffer resistance than that encountered in recent operations which were concerned with knocking out largely apathetic italian Faits today s communique univ said Quot of Jeramon by the 7th army Are proceeding according to  but Luthor Stative military spokesmen Here expressed the belief that the London. July 27�?Allied aircraft yesterday continued the heavy bombing assault on Industrial targets in Germany anti occupied territory including Hamburg for the fourth time in 36 hours a joint British american communique said today. Daylight raids were tarried out by both the american and British bomber commands Twenty the rec Allied bombers and three fighters an missing while Over a German lighters were destroyed. Rests with nazis named full Tex of speech japs admit Tough going Tokyo production blowup indicated London july 27�?folhveinq if the text of British prune Munster of in s ton 7h n to h til $ statement to parliament inlay in the dramatic events in Italy Quot the House will have heard with Satis action of die downfall of one of the principal criminals in tin Deso lating w a. The end of m a so Lints Long and severe reign Over the italian people undoubtedly Marks the close of an epoch in the Hie of Italy. The Keystone of the fascist Arch has crumbled and All this period even More Iii americans Are meeting with stronger opposition. Canadian forces on the Central front have Modo Quot further limited Progress Quot in the face of heavy fighting the communique seated. Canadians and americans in the general District Southwest of it Etna successfully repulsed an Axis continued on Page 4 Orel escape path closing russians tighten grip around City London. July 27�?the German is cask corridor West of Orel us lowly but steadily being narrowed Moscow reek med last night. Rus Nan troops closing in on the strategic cite from the North South Sud East captured 70 More towns id villages the soviet communique announced. Hgt to inst fighting yesterday occurred South of or where the red army captured two stations in the railway from kursk Well As a town 15 Miles from Orel the germans fought hard to hold i be railway town launching five fierce counterattacks in an Effort to regain the District. In the Belgorod sector. Moscow said Only that soviet troops have again improved their positions in the face of rebated counterattacks. Action was reported in the donets Basin by Tran Ocean news Agency in Berlin but the russian communique mentioned Only a a intense patrol work in that sector., Washington. July 27�?radio Tokyo today admitted that counterattacks by British and americans had caused Quot a situation of unprecedented Gravity both inside and outside Japan Quot coupling the warning with a plea for greater Effort on the production front. Admission that All was not Well confirmed recent reports that japanese Industry was not keeping Pace with heavy losses on the Pacific War front. The broadcast1 concluded with an Appeal to the nation that it was engaged in a Quot sacred War which must not be endangered by production lags. Almost As soon As the Tokyo radio went off the air. The Navy department issued a communique telling of a sunday attack on Wake Island. Nine Zero fighters attempting to Stop the Wake formation were shot Down. Bombing it the Island was announced As effective despite heavy opposition. One american plane is missing. Meantime Allied communiques from the far East gave ample proof that the japanese were having a Tough time of it on All Battle fronts. Allied Pacific Headquarters reported that american ground forces had pressed Forward another Quarter of a mile toward beleaguered Munda while Aerial forces pounded gun positions still held by the japs on tile new Georgia Island base. The chunking communique today reported that japanese attacks in Eastern Kuan Tsung province have been repulsed. New Delhi added that. American and British aircraft based in India continued to harass the japanese in Burma yesterday. Japanese defenders of the Aleutian Island of Kiska have been allowed Little rest the Navy reporting ten further bombing and strafing attacks last saturday. Without attempting to Prophesy. In does not seem unlikely that the entire fascist edifice will fail to the ground in ruins if it has not already so far. Quot the totalitarian system of a single party armed with a secret police engrossing to itself practically All offices even the humblest in the government and with magistrates and courts under control of an executive with its whole network of Domestic spies and neighbourly informants such a system. When applied Over a Long period of time leads the Broad masses without any influence on their country a destinies and with out any Independent figures apart from the official classes. That. Think is a defense for the people of Italy one defense although there can be no really valid defense for any people which allows its Freedom and inherent rights to pass out of its own hands. Quot now. External Shock of War has broken the Sjonell which in its in held All those masses for so Long in fact. For More than 20 years. And held them lot in physical and moral subjection Quot we May. Therefore reasonably expect that very great changes will take place in Italy what their form will be. Or How they will infringe upon the forces of German occupation and control ii is too Early to forecast. Quot the guilt and Folly of Mussolini has Cost the italian people dearly. It looked so Sale and easy to fall upon a much smaller state of Greece but however events have taken a different course by Many hazardous turns of Fortune and by Long marches of destiny. We British and United states armies. Having occupied the italian african Empire the North half of Africa and the great bulk of Sicily now stand at the to ortals of i the italian Mainland with Powers of sea and air and very Large amphibious forces equipped with eve pry modern weapon and device Quot what is it. Or. Speaker these masterful forces bring to Italy sir they bring if the italian peo pm decide Relief from War. Free Dom from servitude and after an Allied foe by to sgt. Hilary la. Lyons stars and stripes staff w t in prime minister Winston Churchill in an eagerly awaited speech before the House of commons yesterday called upon italians to accept a a wholesale surrender in their own Best interest and made it Clear the allies would not bargain with marshal Pietro Bado Lio the new italian Premier. Apparently selected As the official United nations i spokesman on the italian crisis or. Churchill declared that piecemeal surrender would Benefit Only the germans. The germans the prime minister asserted interval a respectable peace in anew and rescued euro when i Quot naturally desire that Italy Phi it i la pop Chou of a Naolah tat i shall become a Battle Learned of these scenes enacted in the streets of the Fine cite of Palermo on the entry of the us armies and reviewed tile mass of detailed information that has been furnished i cannot doubt that the main wish of the italian people is to be rid of their German taskmasters. To be spared further and continued on Page ii Luftwaffe takes severe beating near Messina Allied Force head Quad us a of Mitchells and during the ters july 27�?Germany s Stag Day of july 26 by another forma Sering Luftwaffe suffered another tion of invaders one of which severe setback sunday when a scored a direct hit on a merchant formation of rap spitfires on an i vessel in the Harbor offensive sweep Over the Straits of i torpedo Carr Yim beaut Fiers of Messina shot Down 21 Ju-.i2 coastal air Force yesterday destroyed a 2500 ton enemy Mer Shaw turns 87, but Don t remind him London july 27 George Bernard Shaw the grand old Man of British letters is 87 years old today. And in a typical Jhavian vein. He cautioned his admirers Quot please do not remind me of my birthday. Consult an actuary before wishing me Many Happy  unlike past years. Shaw did not use his anniversary As a Chance to do liver a caustic lecture reminding the w orld of its degeneracy. Perhaps the passing of years was causing Shaw to think about the goal lie had set for Mankind. Quot you should live so that when you die god is in your  the world at least is Iii shawls d by. Transports and eight fighter escorts headed for Sicily this was the second defeat of this kind inflicted upon the nazis within the past ten Days. On july 18. A Usa of Force of p-38 Lig Tunu destroyed an entire Fleet of Ju-52 s near the Island of use Lea while our heavy bombers remained inactive for tile second successive Day. Usa of b-26 mar i Anders escorted by p-38 lightnings. Continued the All out attack pm Italy s transportation system by Eluting railway facilities in t Fie Southern italian town of Marina cd Paola. A Large number of bombs hit among the tracks and several dropped on buildings and workshops nearby. The number of enemy aircraft destroyed during operations reported sunday and monday was 40. Three Allied planes failed to return to their bases. P-40  carried their attack to Sardinia during the Day where they engaged a number of enemy fighters and destroyed five. On july 25 Usa of a-36 invaders. Raided the in it it of Milazzo in Northern Sicily and scored hits on docks and warehouses. The invader raid was followed on the night of july 25-26 by rap Bostons and it continued on Page 3i ancient Temple houses Axis arms Allied Force Headquarters july 27�?inside an ancient greek Temple tunnelled out of sicilian Rock. Allied forces who captured caste Vetrano Airport in i Western Sicily found thousands of bombs abandoned by the Axis air forces it was revealed Here  Arsenal was the Only build ing on the Airfield untouched by a lied bombs. Italian prisoners captured on the Field said that a when the Luftwaffe quit they left orders for the dump to be blown up by time bombs. Italians left be Hind to defend it ignored the or in the various caves of Thea tem Ole at caste Vetrano were huge 2.h00 Pound bombs thousands of Abo Pounders and Many smaller bombs As Well As anti aircraft shells rocket shells and amen no Hon of All kinds from machine pin bullets to 88 shells. Ground in order to keep the War away from the Reich Quot As Long As  in a speech bristling with contempt for fascism but filled with expressions of sympathy for the italian masses the prime minister made repeated appeals to Italy to get a rid of their German taskmasters Quot and emphasized Itiat Germany not Italy was the allies principal foe Italy a Reward tor breaking with Germany lie noted would be Quot Relief from War. Freedom from servitude and. A Resio Citable a Scace in a new and rescued  on the subject of the Sadoglio government Bhe prime minister advised Camion London lie said had received no overtures from the new government about which he added he knew Little or nothing he a threw out the suggestion that Sadoglio Cabinet might be Only one of a series of changes to i come in italian politics. The heart of the speech the first full dress Allied comment on italian developments was the homely advice to Quot let the italians Stew in their own juice for a  but or. Churchill made it Clear that it unconditional surrender was not forthcoming the allies would proceed against Italy in full Force. Orders to that effect he stressed had already been Given Allied commanders. With the lid of censorship clamped Down tightly on Seething Italy Only the escaping steam of Rumor gave hint of developments within the harassed country. Many of the rumours emanating from such Rumor Breeding places As Neutral Switzerland and Sweden had to do with the whereabouts of Benito Mussolini. One report had him under armed guard captured while seeking to flee Germany. Another report was that he had recently deposited 50.500 Swiss francs in Davos intending to take Refuge in Switzerland from which prior to the world War. He had been expelled As a trouble maker. But these were Only rumours. For the moment the sex dictator had continued on Page 3