Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1944, Cairo, Egypt To Orth of the fifth and redoubt Daft Germana paused capital Sunda morning news had reached these port 40 Bathe right1 flank of the City i the army had pursuing ele fleeing to the Pescara roads North tit rough the despite the pros aft cons of the spare Rome was spared Ana a stoical argument said with the City rather than president Roosevelt gave the opposite View of a controversy that will through the Ager no due to them if Rome was the devastation which they wreaked on Naples and the other italian the Allied generals mane Vered so skilfully that the nazis could Only have stayed Long enough to damage idling their and those armies of Kesselring were what Alexander wanted More than the psychological value of tote City he kept the fifth army pursuing the the eighth army marching through the mountains on the right so two German elements would not be Able to yank doughboy were described correspondents As being sur prised that the germans offered resistance even within Rome itself As Well As within the j this up to the very the form of mortar fire and German Armor As the the Fig filing on sunday was in a Dusty next King Victor carried out his pledge to give up his Royal authority with the liberation of Rome air ice signed Over his Powers to his Crown Prince As lieutenant general of the although he will be with out Victor pm Ami Al re Mains head of the House of Savoy and King of Humbert accepted Bado Lios resignation As prune then reap opted him to form a new Allied leaders in stay took the liberation of the exalis capital to Point out that it had been taken by the most mixed Arr is yet sent into action by the United new South african As Well As English and american troops took in the no Stop Oyei Iri Rome for conquering allies yanks write air history new shuttle tactics russian rarely equalled to even heroin is rampant this week with the invasion of France and the memo Rable last Boi nobers carrying Crews and escorted toy american and russian fighters roared Over the Eastern front and landed at new american bases in the soviet comp the f St shuttle Mission an official state ment termed the making of his yank airmen reached russian bases after the first leg of the shuttle bombing of six vital rail targets rear of the Jerry lines on the Eastern soviet and american ground Crews immediately set about conditioning planes for the second leg of their Jour the return Mission on their was news of the arrival of american fortresses spread like w id fire throughout dwarfing All other on invasion american of the car ried out their initial attack from russian bases by blasting key German air bae in in a massive formation which met Little six Jerries were downed with the loss of two of the Mustang months of secrecy when the of tresses roared Over German lines into thus was climaxed months of secret co operation by russians and americans in building huge air bases on russian conceived by actuated at the Teheran the strategy of shuttle bomb no is greeted hilariously by russians As evidence of the effectiveness of russians and americans As a fight ing said John Deane who Heads the Eastern command of strategic air forces somewhere in the no historic holds significant implications for Ger Many 1 Axis satellites Are Dow brought into frontline warfare with every railway and an4 sir fiem operating for the German machine within easy of Allied bombers 2 the Luftwaffe now faces a three Way assault from the South and East opening of russian bases menus the allies can now Dron tons of bombs within 24 hours on Germany and satellites whereas the former practical level of Allied tonnage has been a pos sible a kans plastered this week italia based bombers continued to Hammer targets in Southeastern shifting main attacks from Roesti and by the latter part of last raiders were swooping across Hungary and heavies of the Saaf stated of Raivo Rhc of nok and Middle East raiders ripped Crete port meanwhile on the russian a around there have been no important changes although the attacks in the mos cow reports that the red army has killed germans within eight Days and on the ninth Day of the heavy engagement drove the germans from two Herbt to thee is no indication As to when the Ped army will open its summer i communique 5 continued from Page 1 dog fights fill s y our bombers encountered no enemy fighter hut our fighters reported the shoot ing Down of c4 enemy aircraft in combat and the destruction of More than a score on the after bombing sail and Road objectives in the immediate Ernie of medium and list flying As Low As feet just behind the enemy strafed gun emplacements and staff cars and Allied fighter bombers and fighters were also ext Remoy Active flying armed reconnaissance Over the assault covering naval operations and caring out Low level attacks on bidder is North of care Tan and in the Cher Houer coastal aircraft attached naval enemy units in the Bay of Biscay without panting in the victorious fifth army Convoy pushes ahead after the retreating enemy Over one of the 11 Remann budget spanning tha River radio photo by Battle Ercely for Island Airfield Lokmer on Bias has been captured by american two american columns Are and slowly on Lokmer air drome along the coast and dominating Ridge on Biak Island in the Schoutens off new follow ing the occupation of Ovvie and Wendi islands in the same several Savage japanese counter attacks have been smashed and enemy dead litter the area Over looking the australian forces have landed on Karkar North of new More than 600 Southeast of the Schouten like those of the Ameri cans near was on Bougainville in the Northern Allied units earned out leapfrog operation of their behind enemy lines at the Mouth of the Tekishi River the Southern part of Empress Augusta the Man Euver took the Allied forces seven Miles Southeast of the Sorokina River which they had crossed in some timely you foil the heres a word of warning to military personnel who use taxis and harrys at night in the Cairo the Provost mar Halls office suggests 1 take Down the number of the before you get and let the Driver see that youre dog 2 if you re alone dont get in a taxi in which the Driver has an Assis Tant in front with 3 dont carry your Wallet in your hip pocket unless the pocket has a Fiat that buttons 4 cont carry your Wallet in your breast shirt pocket unless 5 keep some change or bits Handy to pay your dont dig out your Wallet and Flash your by of you leave or something in a report the incident to the local police station or and then phone the Provost marshalls office at giving the number of the the time and location you got out of and a description of the article these suggestions dont mean that Cairo taxis have become really dangerous or unsafe to but tips to help local dips they do indicate that its better to be Safe than some taxi Drivers have become pretty lax about turning in lost and if they know you have taken their number they will be More Likely to observe one of the regulations under which they Are namely returning lest properly to the nearest Ponce there have also been a few cases of Lone passengers threatened or assaulted by the Driver and at there have also been cases where two operating jump on the running boards of a Harry at night and frisk the Lone Passen Ger of whatever May be in his breast i Here real gently who can pick a pocket in a split second and be off in opposite directions before the passenger can make a la ill of these of work Best when the passenger has had a few too these practices Are least Likely to work or be at tempted when the passenger is Alert and observes the precautions mentioned spirit of 76 Kansas City after arriving in Kansas City with the sole Pur pose of getting a defence Job in a War a young1 in heart was raging mad when was told that hed failed to pass the physical examination work in the Pratt Whitney engine i fought in the civil War and the Spanish american War and there is no reason Why i work in this he he is 100 years and the Channel and at least two boats were last night heavy bombers in strength continued their attacks on ail Road centres at Versailles arid mass pal Ais eau and on the outskirts of and concentrations of enemy troops and transports some 12 Miles South of the assault antitank guns motor transport and considerable surm lies were delivered to our ground troops by very Strong air transport and glider japs swept out of Indian base in the face of vicious the Allied Garrison in Kohima has launched a Strong assault which has cleared the enemy from the s key base on the Burma India the assault has forced the japs Back into the East and North of the the Jap drive in the Hunan pro Vince of China whose objective is key stronghold on the Hankow Canton a i Road has been checked by chinese forces supported by the 14th fighting is still raging inside the town of Jap bastion in Northern with the Al lied forces carving out new Joan wins Freedom los 26yearold won a Force from actor Brian last charging him with extreme buy More War Bonds go will demonstrate footwork at Mora Walter in civilian Days dance editor of the new York will give a lec the Ameri can expression Al dance tuesday night at 9 in music for whose War dances As an american Indian were seen in last Winters Rose Marie at the Cairo opera and whose furlough cries were recently heard in the Leba non properly a communications other music for All highlights for the week include a sunday night concert by the Middle East Light symphony on monday a recording of Mendelssohn tle3i on thursday the second in a series of Schubert recitals by Dora and Gerhard All these events at 9 Calif guard and army troops assisted in fight ing the two Mil Ion Dollar fire that practically wiped out the Redwood last
