Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Vol. I no. 74 thursday 12,1943 u. S. Army newspaper one1 franc Roosevelt Churchill in i world awaits conference predict in Porta it results Randazzo under fire from yank British forces Allied Force Headquarters an Quot no combined Ameri pm put British forces were locked i yesterday in a fierce struggle with i Axis troops West of Randazzo last important enemy communications Center where the germans Are entrenched behind powerful defences. The fall of Randazzo Northeast of it. Etna would pave the Way for concerted drive into the narrow Messina neck of Sicily but the allies were resigned to a grim Yard by Yard Advance before the Island is finally taken. On the East coast of 1ft. Etna the 8th army moved seven Miles North of Aci Reale on the Way to occupying Guardia a. Few Miles Inland. A the Advance along the East. Dopes of the Mountain brought. The British to a Point where they cos Ltd Toek aerate the sea to the Northeast for a Sot her Eye View j of the italian Mainland. This is the first time during the entire War that Allied ground troops occupied 1 Teyf Tocy which gave them a glimpse i a a of a Pajor hit to country. In the is Szofi secs Rstom of the eth am fifa armies bed plunged into a the Forward defense of Randazzo Strong defences they were meeting extremely Strong resistance North and Northwest of Bronte with the Allied air Arm taking 0a hand by plastering Randazzo steadily. For the past few Days the Gennana have been feverishly preparing for heavy fighting in this area. The nazis were employing their usual bag of tricks demolishing the Countryside and leaving Booby traps to delay the  every step. Capture of Randazzo would usher in the final stage of the Campaign. A fed troops could then Rush North along the Road to Capo a Ariando. Threatening Axis forces holding out Between the Volcano and the deep Blue sea. Other units could sweep around North of it. Etna to Cut off enemy troops harassing the British who Are fighting their Way up the East coast. American 7th army units along the Northern coast have consolidated their position after the successful sea raid from Terrenova. Their forces were swinging into action at the month of the Rosmarino River three Miles from Oft Page 4 americans approach lest Jap Rose on new Georgia Washington. Aug. 11�?amen-can troops on new Georgia Island today were within two Miles of Bak Oku Harbor last remaining Jap toehold on the Island Allied pay Tele Headquarters announced. One of two columns advancing through swamps North of the captured Munda Airfield had reached Tairoku River while the other had i pushed along the Western fringe i of the swamps in the face of stiff i Jap resistance. After monday s raid on Sala Amaua in new Guinea Allied bomb i Era Gate it another heavy Pound-1 ing yesterday. Another and ap-1 patently a new target for Allied 1 bombs was one of the islands Ini the Jap held Brichu group lying northwards of new Britain. I shipping Messino Strofs continually hit by All Piones by sgt. George Dorset stars and stripes staff writer Allied Force Headquarters. Aug. 11�?heavy strafing and Low level bombing attacks on enemy troops transportation and communications behind the dwindling Axis line in Sicily and up along the adjacent italian Peninsula constituted the chief activities of the Northwest african air forces yesterday. Fighters and fighter bombers continued to harass shipping in Sicily s coastal Waters especially in the Straits of Messina. The enemy has taken to hiding Light Craft in the Small coves along the Straits making bombing increasingly difficult. South african Kitty Hawks mad u. S. War Hawks however found and aside four Stead boats. Bomb carrying american lightnings swept Over Palmi Locri and Saoi Braae on Tite lower Dart of the italian Peninsula and met no enemy aircraft. They hot  and trucks near Marina i Raro and Cape  a a a i made movements of troops and v 1 trial difficult. Ranging Over rib behind the Axis fines in Sicily i fighter bombers attacked trucks blocked roads with bomb hits and strafed gun positions around ran-1 Razso. Novara. Floresta and Lin-1 Gua Glossa. Flak dwindles Cardazzo was the main target i of the tactical air Force which i raided the town repeatedly until i enemy flak which started out i Strong dwindled away to nothing. Raf Bostons and a it i mores i dropped bombs on Barcellona i causing a particularly violent ex-1 Losion which was Felt at 6 000 feet. I during widespread attacks on i icon Truea on huge 4 i when Britain Causi London a turkeys Best known editor and Deputy Hussein Valchin. Said in an article in the newspaper Quot Valan v that the Day Turkey is called upon to fulfil its obligations to Britain under their treaty and enter the War Turkey will do so. Valchin pointed out that Turkey promised to enter the War at Britain s Side when certain conditions i in the Mediterranean. Complete army Navy staffs present strategy includes Pacific Washington aug. 11�?the attention of the world was focused on Montreal today As Winston Churchill and Franklin d. Roosevelt prepared to Confer in that historic Canadian City. Every one of the five previous meetings Between the president of the United s ates and the prime minister of great Britain has been followed by announcements of shatter org importance and All indications pointed to decision is that might equal the Atlantic charter and the Casablanca demand for Axis unconditional sur red army crosses Donees in South London aug. 11�?kharkov today Lay in a Horseshoe salient open Only on the Southwest As powerful russian pincers continued to press the edges closer together the latest Moscow reports said. While the soviet ground forces rolled a Over All German attempts to stave off the tide of defeat the red air Force n night pounding escape routes great steel City a up its Day and of the narrowing a Ling from the of the Ukraine. All railway stations and the lines that could carry Nasi soldiers to safer Points in tile rear were under constant attack by the Ascurr ate russian Bombei a the offensive strategy Libb bbb that of the Orel Campaign eight armies tightened a the City from three sides while i the air Force Pound a me Supply lines and corridor continually. Around Kharkov one red army has already penetrated within 10 Miles of the City and several other columns Are Only Miles away on the wide front unofficial sources said. A v a the capture of Khot nets. 40 Miles East of Bryansk featured the a nyx a fighting on the Central sector. And the russian troops pressed Forward. To Karchev a few Miles farther West. Khot nets was Weli defended observers reported but continued or Page 4 Persem a swimming is Tough in Messina straits9 by a sgt Ralph a. Martin stars and stripes staff writer with american troops in Sicily. Aug. 8 delayed a leaving behind them a Long line of mines to slow up the Allied pts in. German troops today retreated on All fronts crowding All their  equipment deep behind their Orlando line. Their Orlando Itne pushes South from Capo do Orlando behind the sole remaining North South Road on the american flank. General consensus is that the Jerries have been hit too hard and often in the past week to attempt any really Strong stand on the Orlando stretch. But the germans Are expected to keep up a steady Strong punching of counter attacks and stubborn rearguard actions to cover up their Long walk to the teaches. And if the fighter planes continue their Day Long strafing and dive bombing of the nazi bumper to hamper convoys it would seem that most Heinie a would prefer walking coding prior to the taking of Cesaro today the air corps boys Quot ame in on a plastering Job that left a litter of to vehicles looking lonely and useless just outside the town. The same Story has been duplicated on All three sectors of the Allied front. In the extreme North along the Bench Road the Surprise commando raid at Sarta Agata pinching the German troops painfully in the rear has shoved up the american troops within five Miles of Orlando South of that there a still a bulge sticking out Westward but it is growing smaller fast. If the germans done to get out of there in a hurry they will be sewed up into a neat tight pocket. Southward Bronte is now in our hands with the troops punching their first Hole in the it. Etna outskirts by reaching up Mai etto. Northwest of Maletto is the converging crossroad Back of the town of Randazzo regularly blasted every forty minutes today by the Raf this constant smashing of the key town has closed the traffic of incoming supplies and outgoing troops in a very effective piece of Aerial Road blocking the Only italian troops still doing any fighting Are some Peytie boys under colonel Koko several Miles North of Catania. According continued an Page 4 Render As a third sect Ortof United nations world policy. Or. Churchill strips outside of Britain have always been the forerunner of major military developments even when they were not accompanied by talks with the president. He visited North Africa and talked with Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower Early in june hardly five weeks before Allied troops landed in itchy. Only a few hours after or. Churchill and his party arrived in Quebec tuesday he began a Serias of conferences with prime minister Mackenzie King of Canada. The magnitude of the forthcoming meeting with the president was indicated by a High official in Quebec who declared Quot in this conference we Are planning toted defeat of tiie Axis Powers. As a result of this conference Success in Europe May come soon Yosner than Anotle realizes. But the japanese Are not left out of our offensive  recognition of the French committee of National liberation also was among the questions to be discussed renter s diplomatic correspondent wrote. Confirms Assumption in his press conference tuesday president Roosevelt said it could be assumed that he would meet the prime minister. The official announcement of the future session was made shortly thereafter in Quebec. The president confirmed the Assumption that the combined military chiefs of staff would meet but did not reveal the Date or place. Tuesday night the chief executive conferred in the White House with Gen. George c. Marshall army chief of staff adm. Ernest j. King. Commander in chief of u. S. Naval forces and Gen. H. H. Arnold commanding general of the army air forces. Earlier in the Day the chief executive had consulted with Secretary of state Cordell Hull and Secretary of War Henry l Stimson. Meanwhile Quebec went wild Over its distinguished visitors who included mrs. Churchill making her first wartime overseas trip Mary Churchill the prime minister s daughter Gen. Sir Allan Brooke. Adm. Of the Fleet. Sir Dudley Pound and air chief marshal sir Charles Portal also in Canada were lord Louis mount Batten the chief of combined operations Quot commandos Quot Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay. Chief staff officer to or. Churchill in his capacity As minister of defense and lord lethers minister of War transport. No russians present the conference Between the government dignitaries probably will by an Anglo american one. President Roosevelt said since russian representatives probably could not attend he added that this did no to mean that he and or. Churchill  be very glad to see them. The exuberant or Churchill whose Mother was an american last came to Washington in May when he was a guest at the White House. His other meeting this year with the president was in Casablanca in january when the the entire combined military chiefs of staff gathered in the French Morocco City for their historic ten Day session. Liberator duels with nazi sub round one loss almost fatal Efi item s note the Joh of it. Cot Jack Roberta Anu Hob mar Ine command is trim the Convoy lines to Soffy open. In doing so. The command hag a Yei Liberator bomber to so Psi and dista of the largest packs of Tea raiders Ever thrown a vital Convoy feta that this work Tea be both Dan Crona and spectacular is Mem in this Story of a Liberator s Duel with one German a boat in the briefir3, 1st it. Jordan m. Pennoyer of Minneapolis and his Crew were Given their course Over an area reported to be infested with enemy submarines. This sounded Good to the whole Crew which had been hoping for action Foi a Long time. Only the Bright glaring Waters of the sea greeted them during the first six hours of the sweep then just before noon. Sgt. Clinton e. Holland of Dallas reported that there Wafe something a few Miles to the left. It. Pennoyer whipped the ship around until he had  at his Back and headed in the direction indicated. As the Liberator Drew nearer the Crew made out a surfaced a boat dead ahead it. Pennoyer increased his Speed roared Down to 1,500 feet then went into a Steep dive at 250 Miles a hour. The. Subs Crew jumped to the guns and sent up a Blaze continued on Page 4 ref hits historic nazi Nuremberg raid very heavy London aug. 11�?royal air Force bombers switched the offensive last night to Southern Germany. Their target was Nuremberg and the attack was officially described As Quot very  with no details of the assault immediately available. Nuremberg Lias been called the shrine of the nazi party. It was there in peacetime that Hitler staged most of his spectacular rallies. More important Nuremberg in wartime is a vital Center of industries. Turning out tanks diesel engines armoured cars and other armaments needed so badly by the germans in Russia and elsewhere. In the last big scale Raf attack about five months ago. The vast Man Plant and the Siemen s electrical works were among targets listed As Quot badly