Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1943, Oran, Oran                               A m a Oran daily wednesday september 1, 1943 vol. 1 to. 88 one franc daily newspaper for u. S. Armed forces soviets pursue i russians pour through Gap in nazi Stalin line London aug. 31�?the blackest month of the War ended today for the germans As nazi troops in South Russia retreated before the Swift Pursuit of soviet forces past Tagan Rog it was announced in Moscow tonight. Squadrons of russian cavalry with Stormo Vlk dive bombers roaring ahead were sweeping the Countryside beyond Tagan  up Smitm w maos fleeing from a the City. Hie germans tried to evacuate some of their troops across the sea of Azov the almost land locked northeastern tip of the Black sea but the russian air Force completely smashed the escape attempt it was reported by red Star the russian army newspaper. Advance russian units sped rapidly from Tagan Rog which was captured late sunday night toward Mari cd next port on the sea of Azov and were less than 40 Miles from their goal last night. The unsuccessful but  de sense waged by the germans for Tagan Rog Cost them at least 15,000 dead in six Days of fighting the soviet army said. Tagan Rog fell after soviet tanks and Cossack cavalry crashed through the German defences on the Tagan Rog Stalin railway and advanced nearly 50 Miles in six Days. The Victory at the Azov port has Tom a gaping Hole through the German lines in the donets Basin and huge russian forces Are pouring through in an enveloping movement at Stalin about 05 Miles Northwest of Tagan Rog. Soviet troops were within 26 Miles of the chief City on the donets Basin today mos now said and three spearheads were progressing from the City of Tsuin in the North Oroshi Novgrad in the Northwest and Tagan Rog in the Southeast. Pushing Forward West and South of Kharkov under a heavy cover of bombers and artillery russian troops have Consoli dated their positions in the Ukraine and Are menacing the railway Junction of Krasn Grad from the North and East. Krasn Grad is 45 Miles Southwest of Kharkov and is an important link on the railway of poltava. Now endangered by soviet units and farther East to Kiev. Fuh accounts reaching Moscow revealed that the germans made a desperate attempt to hold the a Wii town of Lyu Botin 20 Miles West of Kharkov which the russians captured sunday. The russians held their ground through a series of Strong counterattacks Moscow said and then struck with a crushing artillery barrage before the infantry outflanked the germans and swept into Lyubon a monstrous falsehoods. A a _ Hull lashes writer on russian policy Washington aug. 31�? Fabiny Oit at columnist Drew Pearson author of Washington merry go round Secretary of state Cordell Hull at a press conference today described As Quot monstrous falsehoods the writers charges that the state department was unfriendly toward Pearson had declared that Hull and other High officials of the state department opposed the soviet Union and Quot wish Russia to be bled  i do not ordinarily take notice of attacks made on either the state department or myself Quot Hull said. When these attacks however concern relations with Allied governments i must take notice of them. Far East joint confab Jorged newspaper Calls for cooperation full Cale Pacific offensive pending  and. 31 a vice adm. John 8. Mccain the Navy air chief indicated that Large scale offensive operations were pending in the Pacific in a statement issued on the thirtieth anniversary of naval aviation. Admiral Mccain said Quot huge task Force spearheaded by Carrier based aircraft Are posing for new pile Driver blows against the enemy. Quot the Navy has always sought to bring All its weapons to Bear against an enemy simultaneously believing that such coordinated attack is the most effective he said. Chunking aug. 31�?a joint military conference Between the chinese High command Gen. Douglas Macarthur supreme Allied commander in the South Pacific it. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell. Allied commander in India Burma and China and lord Louis a Mountbatten supreme Allied commander in Southeast Asia was proposed today by the Catholic newspaper. Yih Pao. Such a meeting would ensure the doses operational coordination among Allied forces in the far East and Pacific areas the paper added. Turning to the a War against Yapan proper the paper suggested that the allies should increase their air transportation facilities to China and that the Raf should cooperate with the 14th United states or Force in bombing japanese Industrial and military tar gets on the Home islands. Yih Pao also asked that the British Send As Many warships As possible from the Atlantic to the Pacific and with the cooperation of the United states Fleet inflict a final defeat on. The japanese Navy. Mountbatten s appointment to head Allied forces against the japanese from bases in India and Ceylon was welcomed by the paper As bringing Allied Victory nearer. Fortress breached Lisbon a few months ago a German propaganda window in Lisbon showed a diagram of hit h Quot fortress Europa surrounded by r Wall of steel the same diagram now appears in a neighbouring British window the Wall breached at Sicily. Danes fiercely second front when we a Lare ready a a Uridill 8 the bags 307 nazi planes sets record London  31�?the United states Quot eighth air Force set a new world s record when its fortresses and thunderbolts destroyed 307 German fighter aircraft on Avgust 17 during raids on Regensburg and also on Schweinfurt. Of the total number 140 were destroyed Over re Gensburg. This engagement is called the greatest Daylight Aerial feat in history Quot the previous bag for the Saaf was 87 Axis planes destroyed in raids on Wilhelm shaven and june 11. Germans attempt to take cashes King held prisoner 8tockholm, aug. 31�?desper-ate resistance was put up by danish Royal guards when German troops attempted to occupy Amali Borg and Rosenborg castles danish refugees declared on their arrival in Sweden last night. Danes closed the Gates and opened machine gun fire and used hand grenades against the nazis. Several Hundred germans were killed or wounded Majth course of the resistance which ceased Only on the urgent personal order of King Christian they said. It was confirmed by the Berlin radio meantime that the danish Premier Eric Scavenius and his government had resigned. The German martial Law proclamation was promulgated after the Scavenius government at the firm insistence of King Christian rejected a nazi ultimatum demanding a National state of emergency and the turning Over of danish strikers and saboteurs to nazi military courts. King Christian is held a prisoner of the nazis the German radio London aug. 31�?no Conier confirmed last night adding that mation has yet come from official Atoe rest of toe Royal family is interned at am Linborg. Small danish vessels Are continuing to slip Over the closely guarded narrow Waters to the swedish coast and More than 500 Danes had already arrived by last night. The that some civilians hid evacuated gave Rise to belief that at least some Cabinet men had escaped and might be Able of set up a danish government in exile. The German decree proclaiming an emergency in Denmark Marks the Complete bankruptcy of the German new order in the Eoj try hints at possible third front in Quebec speech proposed talks prelude to big three confab of a pending conference Between americas a British and russian representatives but the Lac that foreign Secretary Anthony Eden retiring russian ambassador Ivan Mai sky and United fact states ambassador John win ont been Are meeting in this capital was considered significant. One diplomatic writer said flatly that this meeting was a prelude to one to be held later Between Franklin d. Roosevelt. Winston Churchill and Quebec August 31�?British and american forces will Cross the English Channel to engage the nazi invaders in Europe Only when the Allied military chief feel certain that such an engagement has every Chance to be successful prime minister Winston Churchill of Groat Britain told the a world tonight in an International a radio broadcast. No invasion of the continent will be made because of poll Tica de mands or suggestions for a Quot second front the British statesman said on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the German War against Poland. Quot at present we Are engaged against an enemy with the maximum forces possible a Churchill said. A second front would be desirable he said and it is Only natural that the russians should urge an Anglo american Landing in Europe. When we think of the heroic resistance the soviet people have made against Hitler Britain and american cannot feel Hurt by anything the russians say about our part in the War against toe Axis the prime Mil Ester emphasized. Churchill Blutt by explained that the presence of a russian Delegate to the conference he held with president Roosevelt in Quebec would not have been a suitable. The Anglo american discussions dealt with the Mediterranean Campaign and even More with the vigorous prosecution of the War against Japan with whom the soviet Union is still at peace he declared. A three fold meeting with mar Joseph Stalin.,Mai sky is in it Ndon to close Shal Josef Stalin is still the fond his business before taking up new est Hope of the two Allied leaders duties As vice commissar of for he added. It is not our fault that where it was Given the fairest trial. Eign affairs and is scheduled to a meeting has not been held. By nazi standards. Denmark has from the outset been treated Len t Onomura on pm a i. Drought serious As loses Rise Atlantic Seaboard South hard hit hold several meetings with Eden and w Nant Here this week. The details of Date and place of any meeting Between the leaders of the three great Allied nations must of course remain in the realm of pure speculation but it is Felt Here that the european War is rising to the critical phase where such a conference is imperative. Stalin s role As Active russian commander in chief which keeps him directly and intimately concerned Witolf the red army is a i recited Here As Oto of the fore Sci difficulties facing the arrangements for a conference. However the military and political problems that a ill face the european allies As the Crescendo of the War on the continent increases Are of such importance that they Deli spite of the Many duties which occupy the president and myself we would have been willing to drop everything to travel vast distances again to bring about such a meeting a Churchill said. Stalin is actually command my the russian forces however and cannot leave the Battleground without causing amp possible serious effect for Russia and the other United nations the prime minister pointed out. Quot judging from reports of the last few Days Stalin is not wasting time Quot he said saluting soviet victories at Orel. Kharkov and Tagan Rog. After discussing the possibility of a second front Churchill declared that he would rather Zee toe Western democracies imitate a Good Washington aug 11 a see Yere drought along the Atlantic Boxer and come in swinging with Seaboard and in the Southwest already has damaged crops to the extent of 50,300,000 Dollar with Little Relief in sight the United states weather Bureau reported. The men at the Summit of Allied hands add a third front to strategy one commentator Declar second describing the North african de today. Wag Tot pm so mrss its a a a a Spatea a excellent Dank we movement that Cost toe Ger to Utt issus ,s2.t5h2d��sf Stow me mans. Half million or taboo and tinted in Many of the principal Troug. Secretary Stephen Early praising the troops which captured agricultural states the Bureau said Quebec  Sicily in 38 Days Churchill said Quot very Little rate had fallen this president talked with chinese that Italy is now paying a terrible summer anywhere except in the foreign minister t. V. Soong who Price for permitting herself to sub Northern Ohio Valley the North continued on pass a a Mit to German domination. T _ the germans have been forced to withdraw troops from other count Ciano family p1 of Europe to How 7 Doro the italian people while Nail flee Rome. Nazis sav a or Unlue have Bacn pulled from 016 jul russian front to be steadily de Central Mississippi Valley and in the Northern states from the great Taf comi net to the Rockies conditions in Virginia arid Maryland were described As near the critical stage and the Bureau said crops have suffered seriously in an London aug. 31�?count Ciano stroked by planes of the United area from Southern Vursey and Mussolini s son in Law his wife and states great Britain and Canada. Pennsylvania South to the three children have fled from Rome Quot we have now established a Carolinas. O1�?T and Arkans for an unknown destination bbl Strong initiative and potential in As a a re the he Western states hit reported quoting a German Broad the Mediterranean and the Atlan a lest to the six weeks drought cast nothing has been Heam of tic which the enemy cannot Meas Aad most late crops were destroyed Ciano since 13 Duce s fall ure Quot prime minister Churchill or seriously damaged. 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