Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Vol. I no. 40, saturday september la 1943 for . Armed forces two francs allies Advance in Italy entire continent becomes Active Rumor factory Neutral reports say germans fighting former partners the explosion set off by the surrender of Italy not Only Shook the world but covered the continent of Europe with a heavy smoke pall of conflicting rumours and reports through which it was difficult to discern the truth. There were Many reports some apparently reliable some very dubious showing the staggering reaction which the capitulation of the Axis Junior partner has caused. S Eckholm Berne Madrid and Ankara were As usual the most Active of the Rumor factories and the report which their press and radios ground out most frequently had it that German and italian troops were engaged in bitter lighting in the hotbed of the Balkans and in Northern Italy. The swedish paper a Sven ska Dag bladet a declared that bloody Street attacks Between germans and italians had broken out in Verona Venice Milan and Turin. No stepping stones Gen. Eisenhower says Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower on j the eve of tile Allied landings in the Naples Region told a representative of the Allied press that there was no sense in attacking what he called such Quot stepping stones Quot As Sardinia Corsica and Crete in carrying the fight to the italian Mainland. The time had come Gen. Eisenhower said to Stop nibbling at islands and hit the germans where it would Hurt. The supreme commander said Quot i done to believe in fighting Battles to Chase someone out of somewhere. Our object is to trap and smash the  a fuehrer rages germans offer at fallen Italy defies world dramatic events in Italy clouded Hitler says Reich still holds grip on sex partner Only occasional flashes of Light yesterday illuminated what was happening in Italy As a whole at a time when the nation was undergoing one of the most extraordinary crises in its Long and blood stained history. Allied communiques told of events in Calabria Taranto and the Naples area but most of Italy was hidden from Clear View by a Cloud of Cen a worship and a welter of conflicting italian reinforcements the swedes reports. Saki wore on their Way fro., observers could safely say that pages in Italy a history have Florence to Bologna. According to the Berlin radio which was extremely reticent for nearly a Day after Italy a withdrawal from the Axis the germans have the situation in Italy especially in Northern Italy Well in hand. Radio Berlin after indignantly declaring that Sadoglio just before the surrender had slyly Fried to induce the germans to Lake up positions in which they would have been helpless against Allied landings went on to boast that the germans would defend indispensable parts of the country and were in a i it position to do so. In France and the Balkans a Fereen More dramatic than those which have been written since the capitulation of marshal Pietro a Doglio a government to the United nations. But they could not give any details of what was being written on those pages. Italy had surrendered and her government showed every intention of living up to armistice conditions. The rest of the Story could Only be pieced together out of scraps of news Meh might or might not be reliable. The Best source of news for that part of Italy which Allied troops have still to enter was perhaps Adolf Hitler spoke to the German people for Twenty minutes last night promising that what happened to Italy will not happen to the Reich. He stoutly defended his Quot great and True Many my Friend Mussolini placing the entire blame on Quot the planned sabotage Quot of the Quot cowardly and treacherous Quot italian people. Quot the breakdown of Italy was Long to be foreseen we were not caught unawares Quot the fuehrer declared. And yet a few minutes later he declared that Sadoglio had never informed Germany of Italy a intention to surrender and that Only a few hours before the announcement of surrender he had told the German charge do affairs that Italy would never  the majority of his speech was devoted to illustrating How time after time Germany had come to Italy a Rescue and would have again if they had it Een asked. He elided with the threat that Germany would repulse the invader but the italian people would thereafter be punished for their treacherous crime. Cording to Berlin the italians had radio Rome the controlled station Laid Down their arms and the Ger i of the Bado to government ramans had quietly assumed full re Dio Rome operated steadily though Spons ability for occupation. Sometimes weakly yesterday the a late report said that the ital-1 character of the news it broadcast Lan passenger liner Quot Conte verde j proved definitely that marshal a continued on Pape 8i continued from Page 2 storm signals face lawmakers return Naaf batters German lines by to sgt. John Willig stars and stripes staff writer Washington sept. Ion the nations legislators rested and full of views on what the Public wants after two months of backyard and Over the Fence talks with constituents. Already Are flocking into the capital for the convening of Congress on tuesday. A score of controversial issues await settlement. Some indication of the storm signals due to Fly in the months ahead May be seen in Hie fact that i most of the lawmakers used Hie recess for a personal canvass to sound out tile voters on leading problems and brought Back conflicting reports on what tile people want <2> the coming session will be dominated More and More by political considerations As the time for the 1944 Campaign approaches and <3> a great Many of the issues confronting the returning legislators will consist of the same stuff which kept the past session in an almost continual uproar. Tile surrender of Italy reverberated quickly in the Vanguard of returning congressmen. Conservative members hastened to temper tile enthusiasm of less cautious colleagues with the warning that Congress cannot afford to take tilings easy in handling legislation related to the War and that no sweeping conclusions should be drawn from the capitulation. The effect of the news on the fathers draft and tax problems received immediate consideration. Supporters of legislation to delay or prohibit the drafting of fathers which is scheduled to begin on a nation wide scale on oct. I and to place a statutory limitation on the size of the armed forces had a spokesman in rep. Andrew j. May tile Kentucky Democrat who Heads the House military affairs committee. Rep. May termed Italy a surrender Quot a big  the majority of congressmen Allied Force Headquarters sept. Ion the Northwest african air Force yesterday rounded out a week of Brilliant performances by battering German communication lines North from Naples enemy Supply dumps and airfields in the italian Battle zone and furnishing maximum support for Allied land forces. Vital targets were buried undo a terrific weight of bombs. Early in the week German Headquarters at frascati 25 Miles Southeast of Rome were demolished. Saaf b-17s, operating unescorted and unmolested against Capua and cancello 15 Miles North and Northeast respectively of Naples knocked out three Bridges on the three main railways and highways to Rome. The forts on their first Mission since Italy a capitulation also blasted an air plane factory in the cancello area and saw one explosion Send smoke 5,000 feet into the air. Medium bombers were Active South of Naples where b-25 Mitchells plastered Bridges communications and freight depots in and near Potenza Halfway Between Naples and Taranto and strafed a Long column of German motor vehicles. No enemy aircraft challenged the Mitchells and the Light and inaccurate flak they encountered came evidently from the Mobile units. Around Scanzano on the Gulf of Taranto b-23 marauders kept stiff resistance to fifth army Allied naval forces sailed into Italy a great Taranto base and Allied ground forces strength ened their hold in the Naples area and Calabria yesterday As climatic military and political events developed swiftly in the Wake of Italy a amazing unconditional surrender to the allies. Last minute developments in this most dynamic week in the history of world War la could be summarized As follows 1. Allied troops were now occupying at least three sectors of varying size of the italian Mainland and the Over All military situation in Italy could be termed at Allied Force Headquarters As a a satisfactory and a Well abreast of the time  2. Although news from inside Italy was scarce and probably unreliable what Little did leak out indicated that the italians were obeying the instructions of marshal Pietro Sadoglio not to resist the allies. Similarly there were Quot unconfirmed stories from virtually everywhere that the italians were also following Bado How a orders to resist attack from a a any other Quarter meaning the Quot germans. 3. The Balkans where italians have Long out numbered the nazis As occupying troops were in Zohe Val As a result of this parting of the Way to the two Axis partners. Large sections of you Oslavio Albania and Greece were under Utah a rather than German control. 4. The mounting fury of hitlers propaganda machine a nine two to every German radio called the traitor Sadoglio indicated More than anything else that the Naris had been at least temporarily stunned by this sudden incredible turn of events. New of Allied military Progress was still cant although encouraging. The american 5th army which landed South of a pies at 0400 hours Friday was at last recons still holding to its beachhead after fighting off at least five fierce German counterattacks made in the 12 hours after the initial landings. One of those landings it was revealed yesterday was made about 23 Miles South of Naples in the Gulf of Salerno after mines Laid off beaches had been cleared away by mine sweepers. Strong enemy resist once had been Quot Tweeter a Quot a the yanks were not disappointed. The British 8th army. Which crossed the Straits of Messina or sept. 3. Continued its Progress yesterday by moving up both coast of the italian toe for a gain o a erne 25 Miles. The 8th was stil however considerably More thai continued on Page 2 though said they Wonju we a up a he Rood Ork Wilh Star is of Complete Survey of the manpower bombs across the Center and a it it St situation and an Over All clarification of the military picture before attempting a downward revision of the numerical plans for the armed forces. It appeared probable also that the struggle Over tile draft would be coupled with proposals for a National compulsory service act which its sup continued on Page 8j end of the Airfield and the railway North of the town. Winding up operations Raf and Craf Wellington a last night pounded the freight Yards and West coast rail trunk lines at grossed about 80 Miles North of Rome and on the main line to Pisa. The target area was Given a thorough she lacking during a 45-minute attack