Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Vot. I no. Too wednesday september i 1943 daily  for . Armed Force in hairier. Are. One franc enemy Huris Wchurchill looks Forward a a a a to meeting with Stalin at bombers rail busters find fighter swarms on italian run bulletin routers last flight or Portal to to i or 54i.ofw ton italian luxury liner mite i Savoia which was Heij used As a transport was sunk recently at Bagnara in  Italy 15 Miles Northeast of Reg to by two ii. S. Fighter bombers. The War department announced the sinking yest Day in Washington. Washington. A six i Ashing oui at columnist grew Pear son. Author of Washington merry of Rounel. Secretary of state cot i tie 11 Hull at a press conference to i Day described As monstrous false j it oods Quot the writers charges tim tie state department was unfriendly toward Russia Pearson had declared that Hull and other High officials of the state department oppose the s vie. Union and wish Russia to be wed White a Quot i do not ordinarily take notice of attack made on either the state department or  Hull said Quot Vav Lim these attacks however. Concern relations with Allied governments i must take nit in of t hem a nazi West remnants chased from Tagan Rog aloud Force head Quad i Krs. Aug 31 a Pierce enemy i fighter  met marauders aim escorting p-38 lightnings yesterday when they attacked the j Railroad Yards at Aversa. North of Naples one of the most bitter dogfights of the summer began wih a 70 to 75 enemy fighters the largest group to Rise Over any italian target in recent weeks aggressively attacked the Usa of b-26s and lightnings during the Bomi run. German act ires Sweden Reich s answer termed absurd swarms of fighter planes followed the bombers too Miles out from tile Cut a ast and engaged the my aircraft particularly in two Waves. Tile first wave flew Back to its base and the second wave of me 109 s took up the attack equated with belly tanks to enable the planes to Fly a greater distance from land. In spite of tile rough reception received the bombers broke through and damaged the Railroad targets severely ref Kirts said. Tile enemy paid heavily Foi the stiff opposition he threw against the Naaf raiders. Bombers shot continued on Page 41 Stalin talks Are hinted Mai sky Eden meet regarded prelude Stockholm. Aug 31�?ired by rebated German violations of her neutrality and aware of the new purge on her danish neighbors Veden was incensed today by the insolent German reply to its governments note protesting against the sinking of two swedish fishing boats last week. The swedish radio in a Broad escort Cash termed a a completely absurd the German claims that the two fishing vessels forfeited neutrality by entering a a International  the sinking took place in the Skagerak Waters Between Denmark and Sweden where swedish fishing boats have been of crating Lieut interference from German Pat of vessels a l this year although patrol vessels Haze often been close the broadcast stated. Germany explained that the Vesse s stepped outside their neutrality rights and declared that nazi warships would be ordered to a a Deal accordingly a with future violators. This protest followed by a Day the handing of the swedish note to Germany demanding to know what measures Germany would take to prevent reoccurrence of such attacks. An investigation of the sinking conducted by the swedish police i Force cleared the Crews of the fishing crafts of any blame and the swedish hag was ordered i flown Ai half Mast monday in memory of the 24 swedish Fisher i men lost in the sinking. London aug. 31 the blackest month of the War ended today for tin germans As nazi troops in South Russia retreats before the i a Swift Pursuit of soviet forces past Tagan Rog it wan announced in Moscow tonight. For in second nigh Runn no Victory guns boomed out in the soviet capital in salvos that were clearly heard Over the radio Bete. To a special order of tile Day. Marshal j Moseph Stalin announced Liat. Besuden has in recaptured Tagan Rog. The red army had broken through Strong German defences and had entered the Northern Ukraine in a move which Mitten tin entire Southern nazi line moreover the red Ai my in it be through today the outer Lort Ifica a Amiin Southeast of Smolensk in an action which May envelop this bag tion of the German line on the Central front it has been Index i. A tremendous week for the red army. Squadrons of russian cavalry with Stor Novik dive bombers roaring Alread were sweeping the Countryside beyond Tagan Rog rounding up band it of germans fleeing from Mie City. Tile germans tried to evacuate some of their troops across Hie sea of Azov the almost land locked northeastern tip of i the Black sea but the russian air Force completely smashed the Oscai attempt it was reported by i red s a. Tile russian army news i it a per. Advance russian units sped rap j idly from Tagan Rog which was captured late sunday night toward Mariupol next port on tile sea of Azov and were less than 40 Miles away from their goal last night. The unsuccessful but fierce defense waged by the germans for Tagan Rog Cost them at least 15,000 dead in six Days of fighting the soviet communique said. Tagan Rog fell after soviet tanks and Cossack cavalry crashed through the German defences on the Tagan Rog Stalin railway and advanced nearly 50 Miles in six Davs. The Victory at the Azov port has torn a huge Hole through the Ger it continued on Page 4> allies to invade Channel coast statesman says 307 nazi planes downed in one Day Lon i Ion the 8th Usa of us a my worlds record on its twin raids Over regents our a n d Schweiz tut it in Germany on aug 17 by shooting Down j07 nazi i ii liners Complete official report showed termed tile  a r Ai engagement in Iii  the raid Bruke the previous record of planes destroyed-87 by 8th air Force planes River Wilhelim shaven and curl Haven on june la. Danes fire on germans Royal family held As nazi prisoners London. Aug. 31�?no Continua scion has yet come from official sources of a pending conference be j tween am bean. British and run i Sian representatives but the act that foreign Secretary ant Hon v Eden refining russian ambassador j Ivan Mai sky and unified states ambassador John Wuant a meeting in this capital was con sidled significant. One diplomatic writer said flatly that re s meeting was a prelude to one to be hell1 later Lief Ween Franklin d. Roo e j velt Winst n Churchill and to it Eph Stalin. Democracy restores free press in Sicily by 8ft. Stanley melt of y special to the stars and stripes Mai sky is in London to close his business before taking up new duties As the soviet vice commissar of foreign affairs and is sctt Edued to hold several meetings with Eden and Winant Here tills week pile details of Date and pm Ace of any meeting Between the Lead is of the three great Allied nations must. Of course remain in Hie realm of pure speculation but it is Tell that the european War is rising to the critical phase where such a conference is imperative. Stalin s role As Active russian commander in chief which keeps him directly and intimately concerned with the red army is a Prelat of Here to be one of the Foremost difficulties facing the arrangements for a conference. However. The military and political continued on Page 4 on the Street Corners in Palermo i newsboys in Al democracy Lor 60 i Cente Simi sicilians eager or news of any kind. Buy the Sicilia Liberal Ana read the first openly anti fascist paper published in Italy in 22 years under fascism the italian press contained As much truth As hair restorer advertisements and was written with the scrupulous sense of responsibility of an Anonymous letter. Reporters and editors found that the Home of an honest Jour a m in Italy was Apt to be a prison. By the time the armies of democracy landed in Sicily most italians had forgotten what a free press was like yet a free press had to be established if Sicily was to be won for Allied ideals. As soon As the shooting died Down the army looked around to see what could be done Palermo had been knocked around a bit. And the local newspapers had stopped publishing. Plants and presses were damaged or hidden for safety. Printers were still hiding in the Hills and Only a Good Swami could have located Nome of the Linotti get operators. Distribution systems no longer existed. Tile psychological warfare Branch Given the Job of organize-1 lion located the owners of tile two former a it Ai it ers. Girolamo Ardizzone of Gior Nale i Sicilia and Sebastiano to verde of la Ora. Through their connection a Plant was improvised in a bombed building and personnel lured out of the shelters. Or. Salvatore Spinello a reporter sentenced More than once by the fascists for indiscreet utterances. Was asked to take charge of the editorial end tile financial rights and response by Dies were assigned to the sicilian owners and the name Sicilia liberals free Sicily was selected. At that Point the real difficulties began. Neither readers nor writers knew in what Way exactly a free press was supposed to behave. Ari american editorial supervisor James Minifie. Once of me new York Hera d Tribune and an editorial assistant. It. Livingston continued on Page 4j Stockholm. Aug. 31 desist ate resistance was offered by danish Royal guards when German troops attempted to occupy Amali Enborg and Rosenborg castles danish refugees declared on their arrival in Sweden last night. Danes closed the Gates of the castles and it it tried machine gun fire and used hand grenades against the nazis. Several Hundred germans were killed or wounded in tin course of Hie resistance which ceased Only on urgent personal order of King Christian they said. King Christian is held prisoner of the nazis us German radio confirmed last night adding that the rest of the Royal family is interned at Amali Enborg. It was confirmed by the Berlin radio meanwhile that danish Premier Erie Scavenius and his government had resigned. The German martial Law proclamation was promulgated after the Scavenius government at the firm lists a Nee of King Christian rejected a nazi up it a turn demanding a National state of emergency and the turning Over of danish strikers and saboteurs to nazi military courts. Small danish vessels Are continuing to slip Over the closely guarded narrow Waters to the swedish Oast and More than 500 Danes continued on Page it Jap aircraft ships bombed Allied South Pacific Headquarters. Aug. 31�?eighteen enemy ships and barges were sunk or damaged and 14 enemy aircraft were shot Down in South Western Pacific operations yesterday Hie official communique reported today the Jap planes were destroyed when 30 zeros attempted to intercept a flight of Liberator bombers that had taken off from Munda and Guadalcanal Fields to bomb the Kalihi Ai drome on Bougainville Island the last enemy base in the Solomons. The enemy ship losses were the result of Allied air raids in new Ireland. New Britain the Solomons and new Guinea. All Allied planes returned safely the communique said. Quebec. Aug 31�?prime minister Winston Churchill in an International radio broadcast from the Citadel Here tonight said lie looked Forward to the Day when Allied armies would Cross the English Channel and invade Europe but at the same time he warned that no invasion of the continent would be made because of political demand. I or Churchill said he would like to see not Only a second but also a third front opened in euro in. Taking a Ligure of a Iee Cli from prize fighting he said lie would like to see tile allies imitate a Glt mid Boxer and Conte in swinging Aith both hands. Tile prime minister had much to say about soviet Russia and Joseph Stalin and went on at length to explain Why no russian representative had yet Partick it at de in the various Roosevelt Churchill conferences. Quot there is nothing More real than the wishes of president Roosevelt and myself than to have a threefold meeting we h marshal Stal a the prune minister said. A a if mat has not taken place it is Cert Ami v not because we have not tried our Best or have nit been willing to Lay aside every impediment and undertake fur. Her immense journeys for that purpose. It is because marshal Stalin in direct command of the victorious russian armies cannot at the present tune leave the Battlefront a pm which he is conducting operations of vital consequence not Only to Russia which was the object of ferocious German attack but also to the common foe of All tile United nations. To judge by the late news from tile russian battled n. Marshal Stalin is certainly not wasting his time. The entire British Empire Send Hun our Salute on this Brilliant summer Campaign and on the victories of Orel. Kharkov and Tagan Rog by which so much russian soil has been redeemed and so Many hundreds of thousands of its invaders wiped out. A the president and i will persevere in Oil efforts to reach marshal Stalin and in the meantime it seems most necessary and urgent that a conference of the British continued on Page 3 peace cry hits Sofia London aug. 31-peace strikes Are reported sweeping Bulgaria today As the bulgarian Jie Ople used the mysterious death of King Bori As an Opportunity to press demands Lur the cutting of German ties. Streets leading to tile Royal Palace in Sofia where six year old Simeon is enthroned Are barricaded. The bulgarian army and youth movement was ordered meantime to take an Atli of allegiance to the new Monarch. The former bulgarian minister to Britain. Or. Nicola most Niloff in a London radio broadcast last night warned bulgarians that their Only Way to escape catastrophe is to revolt and end their Alliance with Germany. Significantly. Swedish  told of unrest in Hungary with spontaneous gatherings sounding for peace. The hungarian Liberal Leader or Rassey declared before the Budapest town Council on saturday. There is a limit to the sacrifices which Hungary can make Aud that limit has Boca  a