Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                The Algiers Dail u. S. Army daily newspaper for troops in Algiers area fight rages in streets of Kharkov russians battling to Nab divisions trapped in City one franc London aug. 15�?the blazing fury of a russian thrust at Smo and be pending soviet blows at Kharkov Over the weekend sent t lie German legions reeling along a 450-mile front. The red army has already be Moil its Street by Street sweep through the suburbs of Kharkov and the Hill of the City is existed a Loviei warily. Storming toward the Ukraine s largest City columns frown tile Northeast and Southwest rave Nan owed the Escaje corridor to  than 20 Miles. While the nazis hordes streamed to the rear the russians fought to snap the a a be shut and capture the remaining divisions left to defend the a feel Center and key German base the Surprise russian offensive it  Demenski Halfway Between Smolensk and Bryansk indicated that the soviet High command Lias full Confidence in the ability of its troops to inflict not Cue but a series of major defeats an the wehrmacht before the end cd the summer. Soviet infantry and tanks supported by dive bombers Are reported pouring through the 25-Rule Gap torn in the German Barrier. Fierce nazi counterattacks have Ben repulsed and the russian Advance is progressing. Moscow reported. Further South pressure on Bryansk increased with the russians capture of Karchev announced late last night. Karchev was the last important outpost in the defense system protecting Bryansk 26 Miles to the West. A hint of the soviet Power was riven correspondents by maj. Gen. Kib Suekov representative of the supreme command in the Orel operations who described the artillery barrage that launched the final tremendous assault on that City. Artillery intensity was at least ten times greater at Orel then at the historic Battle for Verdun in the last War. As the soviet ring of steel closed its Circle around Orel there were 190 guns to every to Yards on the front or 3,040 guns per mile wrote Alexander Worth in the sunday times Gen. Devers sees Channel invasion London. Aug. 15�?As Allied forces drive toward Messina within sight of the italian Mainland it. Gen. Jacob l. Devers commander of the United states Fortes in the european theater fold graduates of the u. S army officers transport school in Lon Dor the it the Day is con ing when Hie Hies will Cross the narrow Waters of the English Channel and the North sea. Ami strike the enemy w i All the Force at our command Quot allies launch knockout blows against Messina i Axis sea flank Okay now wac open t o attack May Date officers by nary units rom wants to be open allies mum await official approach Premier Pietro Bado lloy a government told the world via radio saturday that it wants to establish Rome As ail open City to avoid further attacks on that chief italian Metropolis. But Washington and London said that no official communication had been received in either of the Allied capitals Over the weekend official Allied comment was limited to smiting out that an open City status cannot be achieved by the declaration of Only one of the  forces both sides must agree i first. Washington circles stated that no agreement can be reached until tile City s non military standing has been be Iii it gtd. It is believed that Rome will be subject to further attacks until the cessation of military movements Over the City a railway network main target of two air raids. All troops would have to be withdrawn from the City manufacture j of War supplies stopped and All ministries engaged in the prose coition of the War removed presumably. An Allied commission would have to be admitted to Rome to see that de Milit arising operations were carried out. An official statement issued in London said that the Quot unilateral declaration by the italian govern j Mentz would not affect Quot the full Liberty of action of the Allied comma  the italian news Agency came out with the report that Sadoglio had moved toward the establishment of Rome As an open City As continued on Page 4i by Sot. Jack of i me stars Ana stripes Stan writer with american forces in Northern Sicily. Aug. La a delayed their German foe hanging onto the Rocco and the allies Are Boring in tor the knockout blow it is no longer the Lucio toe slug est of last week. This speeding up of the Teni to is especially noticeable on the Northern  were the Seu flank leaves the Axis Yuliy exposed to amphibious envelopment especially so since the italian Navy has not seer. Lit to come out and Battle Loi its erstwhile partner. Twice within tile last five Days a picked unit from one Oivi Sion has slipped in under cover of darkness to drive a wedge deep in the enemy a territory there to hold i out until tile main american forces advancing frontally meets and relieves them. Both landings were virtually unopposed. The first Lime it was a Surprise but tie Jerries were certainly watching fori Mother yet they were not Able Toi Stop it from getting ashore. Still both operations were risky the inst got away with very Light losses although the second had to tight off a heavy counterattack., though losses May not be Light. Mii diary leaders pointed out that frontal assaults on the German Ridge defences also have taken their toll while flanking attacks Inland through the mountains have been slow a tremendous physical Strain on tile troops and difficult to Supply. Carrying the Hermann from his rear has also materially lessened the menace of mines for although the germans usually blow the Bridge and sow the Field rather far in Advance he has to leave a Gap through which his rearguard can pull Back. Recently the yanks have been so hot on his heels that continued on Page 4> wac members in tins theater May now Date officers that is the Baa has been listed off Ciary. The i ars and or ii Learned yesterday. There is one restriction though. Waco a cannot make dates with Oil leers for whom they work. Heretofore. Wac a were not supposed to make dates with officers. Tile Btu was lifted when the new wac company commander capt. Martha e. Rogers of new Albany miss., took Over replacing capt. Frances Marquis who is on an in a closed assignment. The new wac co is 27 and sing e. Capt. Rogers j who arrived with Lier comically in january was a government worker Iii Jackson miss., before joining up. Enemy troops Retreat rapidly across Straits u s. Planes raid Austria liberators smash Wiener Neustadt Sicily Batties taught discipline Cen. Smith by pvt. Paul s. Green stars and stripes staff writer Allied Force headquarter. Aug. 15 there was very Little failure involved in Allied of orations during the landings in Sicily it was revealed today at an interview Given by maj. Gen. Walter b. Smith chief of staff at Afaq. Who summed up the lessons Learned from the Campaign. Press correspondents were told that the Allied invasion troops were opposed by an Axis Force one to Laird greater than their own. It was also announced that Allied leaders were highly pleased by the performance of certain types of equipment including Quot ducks Quot and tanks. Gen. Smith enumerated five major lessons brought out by the Campaign a Battle discipline Surprise. Planning coordination and Security. These factors it was explained were nothing new in warfare but had to be relearned during every War. The importance of Battle discipline was particularly stressed and it was noted that Hie Best Flynn yacht going again Errol won t wed the Gal he says Hollywood. Aug. 15 a film Star Errol Flynn Only recently a quilted of charges of mis conducting himself with 17 year old Peggy Larue salted and Betty Hansen Tod a Hollywood correspondent by Telephone from Acapulco. Retype of discipline is achieved that he and 19-year old Nora through Ranger and commando lading ton Weir yachting together a t4. Oft the coast of Mexico i Cairo a Large Force of 9th Saaf Middle East bombers made a precedent shattering Daylight raid on Wiener Neustadt Messer Sohmitt aircraft production Center 30 Miles South of Vienna Friday it was announced Here Over the weekend. It was the first Allied attack on Austria and the four motored liberators involved made one of the longest operations of the War. The round trip covering 2.600 Miles. Returning pilots said that huge factories were left a shambles in this City which once boasted an output of 400 planes monthly. Air Force authorities stated that 350.-m pounds of explosives were dropped on the target area the significance of the raid in a lie whole strategy of the War was that both sides now know that the j Axis has no place left in Europe i that is Sale from air attack. With the enemy apparently Tak Jen by Surprise anti aircraft fire i was slight and Little fighter opposition was reported. Allied Force Headquarters aug Ira it won t be Long now Messina was 30 Road mites away to eager yanks who gained 14 a Miles yesterday As they shoved Back the dog tired Axis rearguard on the Northern coast. German forces retreated More rapidly As their troops inured across the Straits in a Deq iterate Effort to reach the Mainland before the curtain rang Down on the Sicily show. Remaining enemy units were fighting Only a delaying action Irving to hold off the onrushing allies As Long As they could to permit every in Syible Soldier to escape. Their path of Retreat was hammered incessantly on land from the sea and especially from the air. In the North the 7th army chalked in the Days biggest Progress by plunging Forward to capture Oliveri. Some 20 Miles East of Cai Orlando along the East coast the British hammered another Nail on the Axis coffin Corner by capturing Fiumefreddo. Four Miles above riposte. Which controls the Crossroads linking a Criazzo with the Road leading into Messina eighth army troops immediately pushed up the Road to occupy Piedimonte several Miles Inland. In this Way they Cut off enemy soldiers who intended to use that a h in their flight from Randazzo. There is a secondary Road leading from a Criazzo to Messina via Taormina six Miles at Ive Fiumefreddo. But it is  for a largess in Retreat. In the Central sector. Allied troops fanned out from captured a Criazzo to tile East and the Northeast hard on the heels of German forces falling bark into the Road less northeastern tip of the Island. The enemy was harassed from the sea by naval units operating around tile clock against roads ports and shipping. Aiding the 8th army on the East coast a British naval Force shelled the area below Taormina. On the North coast. American vessels bombarded Milazzo some 13 Miles past Oliveri. It continued on Page 4� Sicily edition started by stars end stripes training. It is that training which enables a Small group of men to act intelligently when they Are on their own fortunately Gen Smith indicated both american and off the coast of Mexico Flynn explained to the correspondent that the red haired miss Eddington was a Fine fishing companion but not the woman he intended to marry. In fact added. J ,. Lit 11 vice in Ilia i j. To i ill i no ecu l h  men lend them Pynn not seen a wornai1 selves admirably to such training. Up. Intended marrying the which proved its value in Tunisia handsome actor was angry at re and Sicily. Ports that he had already married soldiers May learn Battle disc his latest fishing partner and Compline by two ways the hard Way pained that he  have a and the easy Way it was explained Girlfriend anymore without getting american units in Tunisia Learned into the headlines. It the hard was by actual expert i mrs. Becky Eddington Mother of ence on the Battlefield. But the Flynn protege revealed that her a  Ria Norw i a hol int inn it Ifilio a a House where Flynn was tried on rape charges last fall so she Cou d of ence on me Battlefield. But the easy Way Battle training is de daughter had gotten a Job at a sizable because it is less costly Iii c1�ar counter in the court a i Rhora to Lori re a Sec to Ltd on loss of life. As an illustration of the easy Way Gen. Smith pointed to the men of one division who trained under actual Battle conditions and handled themselves like veterans in Sicily although it was their first engagement. As a result of this continued on Page 4 serve tile Star every Day and determine whether or not she loved him. A my daughter could never decide whether she loved or. Flynn or whether she just loved the g Amor that surrounded him said mrs. Eddington. Tile stars and Stripe has added another member to its publishing family. The newcomer is the v Chian edition published in Palermo which in t list appearance on thursday August 12. The Pali Era a initial efforts ill be confined to publishing a one Heet two Pace affair twice weekly. In establishing the part the staff ran it he Sam difficulties encountered in Algiers last de Cember. A a Asp int foun in Palermo did not a Asur up to american standards ther is no Zinc for pictures Are no regular news c Annels have yet Beer established the editorial and mechanical personnel was recruited from the staffs in Algiers Oran and Casablanca. A sgt. Irving Levin in. Of Stamford Conn r f the Mechan ical department and who practically put out the first North african edition of Stan and stripes single hand edly with capt. Robert Neville is in charge again at Thi Plant of the Gior Nale cd Sicilia j the Unsung heroes of the staff j the boys who Pound the Linotype machines and set the Heads includes sgt. De Rossman of Pleasantville n. Sgt. William Gigante. Of Brooklyn and a sgt. De Sevensky of Scranton. A. To sgt. Horace Brown of Quot Latta Sooga term., a sgt. Leonard Ein Mer of new York and sgt Frank Hall of Minneapolis handle the distribution of papers to the troops in the combat zone. Assisting capt. Neville on the editorial staff Are to sgt. Hilary h. Lyons of new York and sgt. Stanley Meltzoff of new York. The regular stars and str ies Field correspondents 2nd it. James a. Burkhardt sgt. Milton Lehman sgt. Jack Foisie and a sgt. Ralph g. Martin will also contribute their efforts to the daily. The sicilian daily actually the first army paper to be published on the european continent came of the press exactly four Day after tile staff arrived in Sicily