Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Vol. I no. 84, tuesday Augustio 1943 j. S. Army daily newspaper for troops in Algiers area one franc soviet might artillery peeked shifts Force train pee cd to to Bryansk russians Advance to Cut railways around Kharkov London. Aug 9�?Tho mounting in Ower if Tho russian offensive was throwing its full weight against Tho outer defences of Bryansk today As red army troops swept tar West of captured Orel. Ute late Moscow communique announced several important Railroad Cen a i it were among the More than Iso localities occupied yesterday by soviet forces on their drive toward Bryansk now tilt key it Point of the German defense line on the Central sector. Tile town of Lebedyk. 19 Miles West of Orel was one of the centers seized. In the South the developing red drive seemed to be directed first at gaining control of the railway system entering on Kharkov. Rat i let than on re conquering the great steel City itself. For All practical purposes. Kharkov has been isolated from the North by a flanking russian army and its value As a link in the transportation system to Kiev has already been sharply diminished. The new russian strategy Aims at completely cutting the network of rail lines which connect Kharkov to every part of the Ukraine. The taking of to Gloukhov on the Kharkov Sumi Kiev railway completed the russian grip on the three main railways radiating North Southwest and Northwest i Allied Force Headquarters. Aug. 9�?an american artillery unit in the Northern is j Chian sector yesterday played uhf Elk a boo with an italian armoured train trying to move out of a Tunnel it was revealed Here today a the train stuck its nose out cautiously from one end of the Tunnel tile yanks rained shells Down on the hapless italians. The Engineer promptly advanced Backworth. Into the darkened Tunnel a couple of seconds later the train isl ged out of the opposite end. Again the artillery boys sent their calling cards and the car plunged Back inside this continued Forve me time with the yanks enjoying the game immensely. Unfortunately the unit had to move on without getting the train Winch staved in its Hole allies gain in triple drive Naaf batters Randazzo heavy attacks a keep out Sweden disrupt Axis i warns Quisling transportation Little flak Over Italy Industrial cities badly defended from Kharkov. The communique reported that 48 German tanks among them 16 of the vaunted Tiger Type were captured in perfect condition in the Kharkov sector while 77 tanks were destroyed or damaged on All fronts. Anti aircraft fire and Aerial combat accounted tor 125 Luftwaffe planes. In their recent offensive the russians have acquired a sureness of touch both in attack and defense. According to a British correspondent Alexander Werth of the London times. He said the russians have shown a great Mastery in Swift Mobile warfare that has often succeeded in unnerving the germans completely. London. Aug. 9�?Crews of Raf Lancaster who attacked the heart of Industrial Italy the Northern cities of Milan. Genoa and Turin saturday night found that the germans had done nothing to strengthen the anti aircraft defences the air ministry announced today. There was Little flak few night fighters and the searchlights seemed to be handled by inexperienced Crews the flyers said. From these three raids As Well As the attack by mosquitoes on Germany s Rhineland and intruder patrols Over Northern France Only two bombers Are missing. When the Squadron of Lancaster arrived Over Northern Italy visibility was excellent. First reports indicated that the two attacks on All three cities were Well concentrated. Milan. Genoa and Turin Between them turn out about two thirds of Italy a total Industrial production. Turin is the Home of the great Fiat factory. Milan a War industries include the Breda armament works and motor and aircraft factories. Enemy made i costly stand before Troina by to sgt. A stars and Milton Lehman stripes staff writer by soft. George Hakim Start Ana stripes staff writer Allied Force Headquarters aug 9 a while Allied ground forces in the Central sector of the sicilian front were converging on the key communication t enter of Randazzo planes of the Northwest african air forces have subjected the town to some of the Evet cat battering of the Campaign it was revealed her today. I wave alter wave of bombers and lighter bombers shuttled Over j Randazzo and the neighbouring i lines of communication attacking enemy concentrations and hampering the movement of men and materials Iii their Hasty Retreat to the sea. Tile attack on communications in Southern Italy also continued unabated throughout the Day. Us aah b-26 marauders escorted by p-38 lightnings attacked highways and Railroad Bridges in the Angiola River Region yesterday. The bombers made their attack without any interference from interceptor aircraft and anti aircraft resistance was slight. American lightnings followed the bombers Over this same sector and struck crippling blows at enemy rail transport. They strafed one train heading South along the coast and attacked a Supply train going North near Amantea on the West coast 75 Miles North of Reggio. The locomotive exploded when High explosive shells punctured t the boiler. The lightnings also i strafed and set fire to a Small Barge off Cap Vaticano about 35 Miles North of Messina. At Marina de Catanzaro on the instep of the italian Boot Usa of b-25 Mitchells bombed an important Bridge leading out of this rail Junction. Explosions obscured the target and results could not be observed by returning Crews. On the night of aug. 7-8. Intruder aircraft operated Over Southern Italy and last night Raf and Craf wellingtons bombed enemy troops on the beaches near Messina and shipping off the North sicilian coast. The also dropped their Mainland Points of and Palmi. Saaf spitfires North coast and destroyed seven enemy fighter bombers near Agata. During the Day shipping Between Milazzo and Messina was attacked and two Seigiel ferries were destroyed. London Vikung Quisling the norwegian traitor and the other politicians who have been grouped in a class under his name would receive no Welcome reception As retirees Iii Sweden according to a swedish commentator quoted by bbl. 7th army push in North takes san Fratello if Quisling comes Here the swedish press would consider him As an offender against norwegian Law and regarded purely a criminal. Rather than a political refugee a the commentator added. Production lag studied Mcnutt to Check aircraft output Washington. Aug. 9 a the White House disclosed today that Paul w. Mcnutt chairman of the War manpower commission has been assigned the Job of checking the lag in u. S. War plane production. Presidential Secretary Stephen t. Early said the War mobilization Board had discussed the matter at its last meeting and that president Roosevelt had told Mcnutt to a a try to work out some to  meantime Donald h. Nelson War production Board chairman said that air plane construction for july had set a new record but is still under the goal. Total output was 7.373 military planes representing a gain of four percent both Iii numbers and in weight t heavy bombers made the Best showing with an increased output of 13 percent. By pvt. Paul s. Green stars and stripes staff writer Allied Force Headquarters. Aug. 9�?Axis forces lighting a desperate rear guard action fell Back yesterday along the entire sicilian front As the allies gained new ground at each Forward Point of their three pronged drive. The victories erased All German resistance from me entire Southern half of the i. Etna sector. And dislodged enemy to roots from their strongholds in tile North. The american 7th army swept Forward in a double Advance As units along the Northern coast captured strategic san Fratello and nearby Santa Agata while yanks in the Central sector pushed Forward to take Cesaro six Miles Northeast of Troina. Along the Eastern slopes of of. Etna the British 8th army fought its Way into Aci Reale on the coast eight Miles North of Catania. The most spectacular achievement of the Duy was provided by a daring yank Force which swooped Down from the sea on tile Northern coastal Road and Cut off German reinforcements speeding West to Aid their comrades. The troops landed unopposed on the Shore not far East of Santa Agata yesterday presumably As Dawn was breaking. The Man Euver was attempted because the enemy had completely demolished the coastal Road leading from Santa Agata to Capo do Orlando and ground operations were extremely difficult. The Landing party descending on them out of nowhere caused consternation in the ranks of the troops speeding along in motor transports probably belonging to the 29th motorized division. Some 300 prisoners were taken by the yanks while continued on Page it night bombers loads on the san Giovanni patrolled the problem it Catania was hungry people by James a. Burchard stars and stripes staff writer Catania Sicily aug. 6 de j available Mill was played it s pretty Tough the following dispatches from the stars and stripes staff writer were received yesterday. One tells How Troina looked while being hammered by american artillery and fighter bombers the second Story describes Troma As sgt. Lett Man saw the Tain when he entered in the the american forces Cerami. Sicily aug. 5 delayed a Union namely tor Troina. Tile town Caps the highest Ridge in this sector has a network of Lour roads running Down from it in the four directions of the Compass and is one of the two Best defensive let positions Between Cerami and the Eastern coast of the Island. Unfortunately for Troina the Gentian High staff ordered the regiments committed there to fight to die last Man. For five Days now these regiments have held their Superb tost ions looking Down the Throat of an american infantry unit and one combat team. The German defense of Troina has developed into the most stubborn staged by the Axis Iii Sicily. Yesterday afternoon every american artillery piece that could reach the town opened up on it and. Between the barrages formations of a-36 fighter bombers dropped tons of bombs in a massive attempt to break shake or soften the German position. Continued in Page 4/ i with american forces in Sicily. Aug. 7 it delayed a Troina. Defended for six Days by the most stubborn defense the Axis has staged in Sicily fell this Momma when the first american infantry troop arrived in town at 0830 Leurs there was no resistance to Stop them. The last germans Abic or willing to leave troika had de parted one halt hour before and the beginning of the exodus from this last ditch this Ilion had begun at 0200 hours capping one of the a St defensible ridges on the Way to Messina and making tire juncture of tour roads which form our route of at tack and the Axis route of withdrawal in Sicily. Troina a. The most critical Point on the map for the besieged German last week for these reasons the germans set up the Tough defend e from which their artillery Arni mortal fir smashed continually at tin american infantry struggling up to Troina from the Barren Low but ground around the town. The Ger continued on Page in bahamian labor rebutting stops West Palm Beach. Flu recruit got bahamian labourers for work on United states farms to relieve the manpower shortage has been hailed it was disclosed by Paul Vander Schutow. Area director of the War food administration labor Supply division. The labor Supply in the Bahamas a been exhausted and the islands Oft the coast of Florida Are beginning to feel the shortage be said. This Spring and summer 4.600 men arid women were brought in from the Bahama islands mostly by plane and Given work on farms along tile Atlantic Seaboard As far hoi f h As new York. Two million across Commerce. Texas the army now has 2.000,000 men overseas and the Navy will be twice As Strong at the end of this year As it was at the close of 1942. Sam Rayburn. Shaker of the House of representatives said in a speech tic in. When you capture a City at considerable Cost and then have to Wade through another Hail of hellfire to feed the civilians but that a exactly what happened Here. No sooner had the British 8th army moved into Catania to Climax a lengthy arid bitter struggle i than they were greeted by thousands of hungry citizens clamouring for nourishment. For 20 Days As the result of continuous artillery duels no food had entered the i City. The cry of a a panel was shouted from every doorway even while trembling stunned men and women slowly emerged from smoking wreckage to cheer the conquerors. That was yesterday morning. On the heels of the infantry the civil affairs officers period for business in the House of the Casa Del fas Cio. This building formerly served As fascist Headquarters and Mussolini himself once rated from a second Story Balcony to a packed Square below. Food obviously was the great immediate problem so a foraging they went. By Midnight they had secured one truckload of Grain. It Wasny to much but it was a starter. The situated in no Many a land smack Between tile j British and German front lines i where artillery shells practically formed a roof. They did t think twice about it. I the truck was needed to bring up More Grain so they decided to deliver the first Load to the Mill. They did just that. Shells fell All around them some close enough to Send whistling chunks of Metal past the truck but the Grain was dumped by the Mill As per schedule. And this afternoon 50 additional tons of Grain were bought and four truck loads deposited where it could be turned into bread. Quot we got somewhat jittery at times a said an argot official and i think some of the frontline mommies were convinced we were crazy. But the Way those people cheered to see the Grain made me feel it was Worth it. As soon As we push ahead another mile or two the Mill will Start. And things will move faster with the Grain already there. Bread will be distributed through Normal  All in All the civil affairs officers had quite a time of it. They opened proceedings by next Job was to locate a Mill. They hoisting British and american flags were successful but not parties in front of tile sex fascist head tally elated to discover tile one continued on Page Ujj