Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace                              Bbl reports troops in cites outskirts London Reuters correspondent with fhe american troops on the Road to Paris reports that they have occupied Orleans and that patrols Are approaching Paris from bbl reported that the americans Are on the outskirts of Dreux has fallen and dub declares that the Spear Heads Are driving on Paris Between Chartres and literally in the Large part of the German seventh army is squeezed by the canadians now holding Falaise on the North and by americans Well past Argenta from what German troops and equip ment can Are squeezing through the Ever narrowing bottleneck be tween the last reported to to about eight the German High command doing far More talking what is going on in Brittany than yesterday it indicated that patrons thin army had captured or encircled germans and that in an explosive offensive had entered 40 Miles from slide if virtually has imposed a news blackout on just what patrons tanks Are doing Oast of the mans on Ger Man admissions but denying noun Malo colonel holds out up in the the first army Lias crashed West Wall of the on the Falaise driving from Vic and taking and West of the British in Ivind army has entered blonde sur Byrns sir it on both Sinai tearing Loose the North Wall of the taking see Paris on Page 2 it see Here were Rouin in dough the average army if saves More Money than a single civilian who Accord ing to figures by fac seventh service army authorities pointed out dial a private has 8420 left annually after paying essential of or a total More than that of a civilian Bachelor who has to taxes and living expenses and buy the same Meide tals a Soldier gets comparison for a married Man in the army is less but it was figured that pay and allotments provide a standard1 of living equal to that of a Home front family making up of american armoured columns an3 reported knifing their Way to the former French capital after capturing Chartres and european forces May see service in Chi Isfan Ben commander army ground for said in an address that much of to army now in Europe May return Home via fhe canal and we shall turn much of our fighting and All of our strength and hatred against our enemies in the he assert we will wreck them comple Tely and permanently in a Mili tar following the capture of the Bormes Peninsula and the islands of Levant and port Allied forces have taken 6 Miles from army solons try to unscramble political Melet and Navy leaders met with senators Robert Taft and Theodore Green last week to Iron out the situation which resulted from the controversial political provisions of the Soldier vote both the army and Navy have encountered difficulty in interpreting the strict official control on political mate rial distributed to the armed after talking to the military the senators agreed to an amendment relaxing the airtight taboo and is now draft ing an amendment which will soften the political provisions 01 the Soldier vote a Quick Pas Sage is see army chiefs on Page 8 Osing Toul advanced Allied Mediterranean although resistance in Southern France waa Light it was heavier than first at some Points our troops have penetrated ten Miles German news Agency reported that Allied troops have established themselves in Allied troops yesterday had smashed into Southern prance As deep is eight driven to within six of Toulon and liberated probably five  of capturing tropes in the Center of the widening seventh army veterans and French troops appear to have forged a 72mile beachhead Between Cannes and Toulon and although Allied Headquarters reveals nothing that might be help Ful to the Algiers reports persist that Cannes has on the other has been reporting that Allied forces had attacked 120 mile front from Toulon to san Flem and presaging a general withdrawal by announcing that Harbor installations at can nes and Tropez had been blown reds smash nazi counterattacks rive on Warsaw As the Battle for East Prussia Berlin reports that the russians have opened major at tacks on the Eastern Frontier ant admitted that Gorman forces have fallen Back before the furious artillery for Ces have inched within shelling distance of Warsaw by penetrating to six and a half Miles from Warsaw Svi burb cast of the soviet troops have battled their Way into the streets of Center of fierce German resistance1 since August and tin russian forces swear beyond Sando Lerz from the Static Vistula it appears that the nazis week Long counterattacks South of War saw have Crl driving across Esthonia in slice through the German Baltic has pushed within 14 Miles of a vital rail throughout the week powerful German armies massed at War saw and East Prussia Flung numerous counterattacks in Fana tical Effort to delay resumption of tin throwing huge masses of in Fantry and tank reserves into the East prussian the Nyu Zis arc trying of establish a stable Battle line Between Miriam pol and a Sein Iai in Central Lithuania to thwart the on protect the Frontier of East Prussia and drive through soviet Linos to re establish land communications with entrapped armies in the the russians have been hammering at the approaches to Warsaw for Days against wave after wave of is Panzer units and1 Grenadier exact positions outside City Are Al though earlier in the see Warsaw on Page 8 army show opens tonight Irving berlins Allgai Musi this 7s the with the original new York As the ads Back Home would say opens a two week run tonight at the Royal opera there will be two performances including Sun at Foj and the run ends August and there will be no perform ances on the reserved seats at Spe Cial the nazis say their Blaskowitz admits the loss of All three Devers forces kept up Force of their initial pier cing Inland quickly to keep the fleeing nazis from establishing any defense of a hag of prisoners taken wed Harry representing the combined reports thut no germans Predo mainly captured in that Long ago push against the czechs and announced that the objective of the opera Tion is a Junction with the Allied forces in the a move which would free All southwestern France and Cut off Germany with land Contact with Spain and reported that a competent military source said that some Allied invasion elements already were Well South Ern France and that they had reached critical Road promotion for Leader Reton us Gorgu has been promoted to the permanent rank of major general the regular the confirmed his nomination last week after disclosure that Patton is leading the Ameri can third army which made a lightning drive through the Breton and drove northward through mans to in Iran the German seventh Senate acted upon the unanimous recommendation of Mili tary committee which had held up patrons nomination since last cute Tobor because of the Soldier slapping incident during the sicilian Albert chair Man of the Fol news men that Patton had been disciplined the 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