Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Saturday october 2, 1943 the stars and stripes weekly Chart of russian offensive yugoslav forces hold advantage in four province reports persist that italian soldiers help patriots  ams occupied antas june i pm r i area now help by ams limn retaken by Russia Voogd reported having met with his fascist Republican aides o Kazan Kalinin Fuik Moscow London a Stout 60-year-old Man tins week returned stealthily to Italy from an undisclosed hideout in Germany. He was Benito Mussolini a name whose mention once made the Public squares of italian cities ring with cheers. This week there was no indication that Mussolini s return brought cheers from Italy. So far As is known and news from Italy is scarce and difficult to appraiser Mussolini did not appear on the celebrated Balcony of Homes Palazzo Venezia from which he formerly made his most applauded and most Bellicose speeches. If he tarried at All in tile capital which exulted in his ignominious exit last july it was Only Long enough to meet with other members of his new Quot fascist Republican Quot government and declare Rome an open City a designation which the allies have not accepted. It was not slated where the new seat of government would russian summer offensive started Here. L july h3 London the military situation in the Balkans where the German occupying forces were caught off balance by the surrender of Italy was still confused this week. The Center of trouble for the germans remained Yugoslavia. Patriot forces lighting apparently under several different organizations had gained the upper hand in four mountainous provinces of the country. There were continuing a reports that italian forces in this t area had joined in some places will the yugoslav army of liberation to fight the germans but these reports could be put Down As unverified and unlikely Rumor. It was considered possible mat the italians might have turned Over some of their ammunition to the yugoslavs. The yugoslavs seemed to have been most successful in interrupting nazi communication routes running Down through pails of Serbia to Greece and Bulgaria. They also appeared to have seized a few Small ports on the Adriatic although none of these ports has Railroad or even Good Road connections with the Interior. The German hold however on Greece seemed not to be seriously threatened and in fact was apparently somewhat consolidated during the week. On the other hand the British have now gained control of four islands of the Dodo canese group in the Eastern Mediterranean. This was done with the help of greek forces it was announced. Of so a. Penza  Moo ill v michurinsk4 Saratov  a Umb Voronezh Pansic a kursk 111uni Tine of farthest Axis Pene trap Poland Kharkov m ii i. A a j11 j Lull i it Asfur h its w f 1rktava loft Tui la Kremenchug cd of in Jagt Kab h i i j a Dnepropetrovsk Stalin Stalingrad Astrakhan Tagan Rog Nikolas i mall  Jack Broz n y y a a Korjia mimic Idee Iff. A up  of Kiev near Queen Mary gives nazi subs the slip