Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 4 the stars and stripes daily new order in Berlin changes hinted in nazi control the Story Troina a before continued from Page it after Toots so or starts ration Point diet talks which Adolf Hitler has just completed with his military and we tical chiefs have heightened the impression in both Allied and Neutral countries that vital changes Are impending in Germany there Are indications that the German High command already is assuming some of the functions of the civil authorities. This does not necessarily mean a dramatic coup such As ousted Mussolini according to observers in both Washington and London. What is regarded As More Likely is an evolution of virtual military dictatorship behind a nazi facade with the party shorn of most of i its Flowers. Under the Rule of the general it is thought that Germany would adopt a too percent defensive strategy until the moment is Ripe to discard Hiller and seek terms from the allies All evidence reaching Neutral capitals shows that the questions of How to strengthen the nazi regime and consolidate All measures for a defensive War were the main j subjects discussed at the conference at Hitler s Headquarters. It is reports that after tile conference. Joachim von Ribbentrop. Nazi foreign minister went directly to Verona to discuss withdrawal of German troops from Italy. While an atmosphere of expectation Hung Over Italy As the a Doglio regime completed its second week. Swiss newspapers said italian troops were expected to make a Complete evacuation of the province of Savoy in Southern France by next week with German troops replacing them. As the italian socialist party intensified its Call for a general strike to secure immediate peace joined yesterday by the italian party of action which in a manifesto declared it would not collaborate with Sadoglio Swiss reports said that extensive military preparations Are proceeding throughout the italian provinces of Lombardy and Venice notable sections of left Wing opposition. In these provinces the presence of German troops is conspicuous indicating that resistance is Likely to be organized there. Roosevelt sets Bond drive Date today the germans still held Troina or what is left of it and american infantry moving in was still meeting German mortar machine gun and artillery fire. I watched yesterday s blasting of Troina from an artillery observation Post at the Edge of Cera us overlooking the Barren Valley surrounded by Bleak ridges. The observation Post originally belonged to Cash John Lawless of Columbus Ohio who has been directing the fire of his Battery of 105 min. J howitzers during the last Lour Days and doing his Best to keep this excellent of As private As possible. But when tile show opened yester j Day everyone in town was out to see it and the Captain quickly gave up his efforts to main Ain a quiet respectable of. The ten minute barrage by the artillery which began the show at 1645 hours sent up n Wall or smoke beginning on the North Edge of town and moving to the South until it encircled the town s defences. Other artillery concentrated on it. Acuto. A German Anchor Point North of the town and Long Toms picked critical targets at longer Range but the Center of the stage was the one mile area around Troina which was completely blanketed. When the bail age lifted. We heard the Roar of motors behind us and. By the time the artillery smoke began to Clear the first a Llo begun his vertical dive on the town. The bombers came straight at the town peeling Oil one after another silhouetted by a White Cloud As they dived. The smoke that poured from Troina. Beginning at the North Edge and moving like a curtain to the South was Blacker and thicker than the artillery a smoke throughout the bombing there was not one round of flak Iii tile ski. By the time the last bomber lived and dropped its bombs on Troina. The others had already rejoined their formation and started Back to their base. I if the German soldiers brought their Heads up from their Foxholes when tin last a-36 turned away they were in for a Shock. The bombers were Over at 1600 hours. Five minutes alter they had gone the artillery Oji enc d up with another ten minute barrage As severe As the first and covering the same targets. At 1620 the artillery j Man defences were Good a they held off the Best of our infantry combat teams for six Days in which the defenders lived through some of the most accurate and concentrated artillery fire the americans have used in Sicily. Yesterday while our infantry a moving up the British to the East were driving on drano. Threatening to isolate the germans at Troina. I captured towns Iii Sicily look much the same when you enter them. The White Flag of surrender is waved enthusiastically from the balconies. The a sign is Given and another sign As Well the Index i fingers of both hands placed together signifying a common will to be at it each with you. And some a times the fascist Salute Given involuntarily the hand outstretched As a Welcome to America and the i end of War. And the townspeople Rush to the Edge of town to Welcome you into it. All this was True in Troina. One of the most severely pounded towns in Sicily. In the one hour or hell two Days ago. When a 36 dive bom Liers visited the town Between concentrated artillery barrages. And Iii the b-25 raid yester Day. Troina saw death enter its streets and nibble pile High beside in buildings. Troina was greatly involved in tile War. When the War was Over tor her today there was no bitterness Only Relief. The mayor or xxi Esta of Troina had departed the town Between the fall of Mussolini and the arrival of the americans. This also followed the pattern in conquered towns. What concerned the towns people most about the mayors departure was food the mayor left with All the ration coupons and after lie had gone the German soldiers in town had looted the people of what Little food they had the people of Troina were now waiting to see what the Allied military government would have in store for them. The Quot Vincere Quot a conquer a signs on Walls of their buildings had already had a question Mark scrawled on them in Black paint. New York. Aug. 9 a Toots shorts restaurant famous hangout for theatrical and sports celebrities and Happy Hunting ground for Broadway columnists is going to diet for the next few months. The Steak House yesterday took the count from opa authorities in Washington who suspended it from serving certain foods until it can make up an excess of 103.000 ration Points served during the second Quarter of this year. The opa action came in a decision reversing Harry b Chambers new York chief hearing commissioner. Who granted Toots shoe 12 months to pay up the ration Points. Washington ruled that Chambers had no discretion As he sought to exercise Quot in giving the restaurant the Opportunity to Quot amortized a its ration loins. Tuesday Augustio 1943 twin raids strike japs Allied Southwest Pacific Headquarters. Aug. 9�?tile hungry japanese Garrison at Villa Airfield on Kola Mangara Island just North of new Georgia Felt the might of Allied Airpower yesterday when heavily escorted forces of bombers made two severe raids on military installations. Tile attacks came Only a Day after a japanese Cruiser and two destroyers were destroyed when an Allied naval Force trapped them trying to carry food and reinforcements to the Island base. A third destroyer was listed in the official communique As probably sunk. Allies Cain soldiers offered writing prizes continued from Page if a Competition of Soldier written plays sponsored by the National theater conference of the United states has been announced by the special service Section. Nat Ousa prizes Range from two Loo Dollar Prises to ten do Dollar Prises winning authors will be recommended for postwar fellowships contributed by leading colleges and universities. The announcement said. The Competition is open t mid women in ail branches us armed service All from the North african of operations Are to be a a it the sgt Eri ii so Xvi a a Nat Ousa Apo >34 us and must be in the spec vice office Ivy sept of it men it of the entries theatre id fessed it firer army a1 her population up washings it a were 300.000 More a it the u. S during tie War than the year b \ to the Large numbers c abroad the census bounced Tod in l ast estimated it Pulati it a try was 133.949.529 is tiler pm living in first year of Tore despite f troops sent Bureau an december the of the Oun Washington a carrying the War into enemy territory will require from United skates citizens More Money than any nation has Ever asked from its people. President Roosevelt declared in an official proclamation setting sept. 9 As the opening Day of Hie third War loan drive. He called on every citizen to give All possible Aid not Only that the financial goal May be reached Blit a a to encourage and inspire those of our husbands fathers and sons who Are under a dozen fronts All Over the  Soldier essayists View better world was lifted and five minutes later a second formation of fighter bombers As so Rong As the first j came Over and once More the thick fire curtain fell upon Troina. After this formation left Hie smoking town the artillery returned and staged a heavy barrage that lasted 20 minutes. A the end of this show the infantry jumped off again once More moving toward the town a Little closer to it than at any time before. But they were still outside the town this morning and this afternoon they wire mane vering for a close in grip with tile defenders. The defences of Troina had been softened by the shells and bombs tint the defenders were showing no sign of a White Flag. Another air Art Millerv bombardment has been scheduled for this evening. This afternoon Troina was still German. Flashes from the front a a a a a a a a i i j a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a  the Rake times the weather Steps in to give the italians a bit of a breathing spell Nom incessant Naaf bombing usually makes tor a postman Holiday among the airmen. Typical Are the doings at a Martin marauder base of the strategic air Force. Bombardier. Take turns sharpening their egg dropping technique by Means of the bomb Trainer an ingenious Deuce that permits the Bombardier to dump his Load without leaving the ground. The gunners says is to Ernest h. Miller of Dallas. Texas usually spend their time on the tiring Range trying out new tricks that they done a or when in me-109 is diving in at them the rest of the germans turned Tail and fled East. Tile front now runs from acre ale in a straight line West to Santa Maria i Licodia. Up the it. Etna Road from drano to Iolite Northeast to Cesaro and North through san Fratello to Santa Agata from the strategic Point of View the most mix infant Victory a the capture of san Fratello off the Northern coast where the germans entrenched in indescribably rugged terrain have liven holding it of the american forces Possession of sin Fratello gives the americans a commanding a a sit Ion where their artillery can dominate a wide area. The Cap ure of the City made inevitable Hie fall of Santa Agata four Miles it it the Northwest on the coast. One italian unit observers have identified Iii this Region the Only italian troops fighting on the front lines one unit consisting of the 26tli division evidently the stubborn re Sis Anre of the germans has had some effect on the italians who ire re it sorted to be fighting As Well As the a Best of their soldiers during the tunisian Campaign. In the Center the 7th army capitalized on the British capture of Bronte two Days ago. That development made untenable the enemy position in Cesaro above the Tro Ina Randazzo Road a few Miles North of Bronte. The germans therefore abandoned Cesaro to the americans and fell Back toward Randazzo the next Allied target which continues to take heavy punishment from the air. The advances in the Center and the North wrested from enemy hands one of his few remaining leading from Cesaro to Agata. Troops of the 7th Are now in control of that roads Santa army Art a Quot Elm an supplies Hei Peb feed part of the civilian population in Palei Iii. Capt. Raymond Robowski. Of Minneapolis was leading a patrol when he ran into a riot near the Railroad station. It seemed the rioters were fighting Over Robowski took charge and doled out German my civilians collected m skit s umbrellas a Supply de got. Cant bread and flour shout shirts pans and even Washington results of an essay contest conducted among soldiers at Bolling Field army air base Here showed that the majority of contestants Are concerned with what the postwar world government will be like. More than 70 per cent of the contestants called for International coot ration to prevent new conflicts after the War is won. Tied for first place were Cpl. Joseph Eger and pvt. Albert f. Otto both of Pittsburgh. Argentine vessels enter new York Buenos Aires a because the declining danger from boats along the United states Atlantic coast ships of the Argentine Fleet will now put into new York for the past several months vessels from the Argentine entered the port of new Orleans Only. Theres a special Ward in a held Hospital Here filled with sicilian civilians who have been stepping on German land mines or tripping Over some cleverly concealed Booby next few years for the people in Sicily As Well As farming will be classified As a dangerous occupation traps. For the North Alrica. Gus swimming off retrieved a machine gun of up with a big Box of greek of u Cefalu dived into 12 feet of water and italian make. Then curiously they came ammunition. It was rather baffling. Marsala. Shelled from the Sfa Hie air. Took a bad she lacking. Debris in High. Even the famous winery was greatly City s capture. Pvt. Mike Solitario. Of West they let us pet almost to town and shelled us. We replied and in six hours they folded   echoed sgt. Harold Pagliuca. Of Summerville mass., Quot the artillery had to blow an opening for the  and heavily bombed from the City is piled 20 feet damaged. Describing the Springfield. Mass., said ill Abner by Al Capp Quot a shells Retreat a in Inual punishment from British naval units shelling them from the East coast and the 8th moving in from Catania pushed the retreating germans Back beyond Aci Reale eight Miles North. British Progress along the East coast is slowed by tile narrow Road on the coastal slopes of it. Etna which can be easily defended by relatively Small number of troops. Both the British and the nazis Are using Many tanks in the fierce fighting in this sector. Units of the 8th army mopping up scattered opposition Northwest of a Erno occupied Santa Maria i Licodia. Important because it lies astride the Catania drano Road. Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower a chief of staff maj. Gen. W b Smith has congratulated the French command on the part played by the Gums hard fighting native troops in the sicilian operations. He announced that it. Gen. George s. Patton. Jr., 7t.h army commander has commented on the a a splendid fighting qualities a of the Gums. Allied delegates meet in Dakar London aug. 9�?an important Allied economic conference do in session in Dakar. Bbl reported today presided Over by the French i commissioner for colonies conference delegates include representatives from great Britain. United states and the French government Iii Africa. The conference is expected to decide on the Best of the resources of French West Africa for Hie United nations War Effort