Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Vol. 1 no. 149 thursday november 25, 1943 one franc doily newspaper for u. S. Armed Force captured nazi Koonter blow other sectors. Stable foil of Gomel predicted London nor. 24�?powerful coordinated land air mows by Loe wehrmacht end the Luftwaffe yesterday forced the if i it Mere ground on the Southern flank of the bulge Between Kiev and hurting i tank read area Ami Henry or support against the soviet line on a wide sector extending off within 42 mites at the capital of the Ukraine the germans were making another Eurane Effort to drive a wedge into the red army a similar Effort lift week a Little ground but was by the run Dana before the neals could achieve their aim. Newt from ice now admitted that the run Dana were yielding at much As 30 mites deep at one Point under the la Vete German Prea Gire on this sector but emphasised that the reds were making the enemy pay heavily in men and equipment for every foot he gained. A on the other sectors of the Long Eastern front however the initiative remained with the soviets. Pushing Over stiff resistance one advancing army was about 12 Miles from Znamenak the important evil Junction at the bottleneck of the Dnieper Bend. About 42 Miles Southwest of Kremenchug Una Menka is the meeting Point for two rail lines to the lower part of the Bend. In the Southern Section of the Bend below Kriwoi Rog the Junction of Apostolov is also seriously threatened by the soviet forces storming Down from Dnepropetrovsk. In this area according to a German report the russians have an estimated 700,000 Troope. Although this figure appears Loo Large Ift Osokow has announced that a powerful soviet army is moving toward Kriwoi Rog and Apostolov and toward Nik Opol the manganese on the lower Arm of the thanksgiving Day a 9. A. A a t. Of the president s proclamation Oody Shelp to us has been great in this year of our March toward world wide Liberty. In brotherhood with the warriors of the other United nations our Gallant men have won victories freed our Homes from fear made tyranny tremble and Laid the foundation for Freedom of life in a world which will be free. Our forges hearths and Mills have wrought Well our weapons have not failed. Our Farmers our Victory gardeners and crop volunteers have gathered and stored a heavy Harvest in barns bins and cellars. Our total food induction for this year is the greatest in the annals of our country. Por All these things we Are devoutly thankful knowing also that so great mercies exact from us the greatest measure of Sacra Flor and service. A a Drable Allied drive gains Alferena now therefore. L Franklin o. Roosevelt president of the United states of America do hereby designate thursday november 22, 1243 As the Day for expressing our thanks to god for his blessings. November Luying been set aside As Quot Pood fights for Freedom Quot month it is fitting that thanksgiving Day be made a culmination Ai the Observance of that month by the High resolve on the part of All to produce and save food and to Quot share and play Square Quot with food. May we on thanksgiving Day and every Day express our gratitude and jealously devote ourselves and our duties As individuals and As a nation. May each of us dedicate his utmost efforts to speeding the Victory which will bring new opportunities for peace and brotherhood among mow the general s message every Soldier has reason to be thankful today for the successes that our forces and our allies have achieved during this past year. These successes have begun to make visible the doom of our enemies. They Cut Down the Miles that separate us from our Homes and loved ones because they hasten the Day of ultimate Victory. The soldiers of this great Mediterranean base Section have Good reason to be thankful that they have been Able to keep up a constant flow of weapons and supplies to our troops in this theater. # to while we Are giving thanks for the victories of the past let us also Pray that our factories mus and mines Back Home will turn out Ever increasing quantities of the materials of War so that our soldiers overseas May hit the enemy with every possible ounce of strength. Only through such a massing of strength will we be Able to achieve the Quick Victory we it desire. A Arthur r. Wilson Brig. Gene a u. S. Army Tim soviets have made new gains at Cherkassky on the Dnieper River North of Kremenchug but have rot announced the final capture of the City. The last stronghold of the German White rustan lines Southern appeared ready to fan into is today As russian on the Brink of cutting _ Fine from Gomel. Red army men now Are garrisoned f or 12 mites along the Only railway left open the line going Northwest to Minsk. It was Milf for if ii reported in Moscow that the route had already been severed. At any rate the Fine was certainly under heavy soviet gunfire which Means that Gomel is virtually Cut off. South and West of Gomel beyond Rechl Tsa the russians today were sweeping the remaining Ger a a upper Dnieper. V last Chance for bailing Xmas gifts there is still a last Chance Quot for servicemen who have been unable j mail Christmas packages or who desire to Matt additional packages. Packages is Mill be malted at Nee. Thoi i received by the fifth Tese poet office by november 22 lift. Have a Good Chance of no ted Home by  Flos for Jum Bank before Congress Washington nor. 24�?a preliminary draft of plans for a United nations Bank for reconstruction and development an institution intended to Aid in reconstruction of War damaged areas and to Mau Tain a High level of business activity after the War was presented to Congress yesterday by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau. Or. Morgenthau in his memorandum to Congress said the draft was intended Quot to stimulate thoughtful discussion in the Hope that it will Call Forth constructive criticism suggestions and alternative proposals for possible later submission to appropriate authorities and to the  the Bank the Secretary said would encourage and supplement Loans of private capital for reconstruction work. It would use funds subscribed by member nations under a formula based on National income and volume of foreign Trade. It would Quot guarantee participate in or make Loans Quot Only to member countries and through the governments. Of the member countries extended to political subdivisions Aid a strata berth mrs. Richthofen ousted from air command Allied Royce headquarter new. A ecu marshal is Haas Freiherr von Rieth sea Fht of the family of the famous Quot red Knight of Germany Quot of world War i and commander of the German italian air Force during the sicilian Comet his it was disclosed Hete today. Departure of Richthofen left Field marshal Albert Kes Scurini in Zuffi command of Nasi air unite in Italy. Allied observers pointed a at that this theater has proved a graveyard for the reputation of Luftwaffe chiefs. Richthofen a departure is Only one of a Long list. King right when he  abdicate Headquarters of the it at Ian government. Southern Italy a Quot King Vittorio Emmanuel acted constitutionally when he refused to abdicate Quot prime minister marshal Sadoglio was quoted yesterday in an article in the eighth army news. British Soldier journal. The King May abdicate constitutionally Only when his action is approved by both houses of pearlta men Advance slashes Sangro Road at two vital Points Allied Force Headquarters nov. 24�?in advances at from live to six Miles British sch army troops closed in to the South yesterday along a 17 mile front. The double drive against the Center of the German line swept into the towns of 8an Angelo Ai the extreme right of the 17 mile sector and Alferena at the extreme left. The advances Cut at two places the Road running along the Sangro and the capture of Alferena puts the 8th army on roads leading info three highways fanning out northward toward the enemy s rear. Alferena was captured with no opposition. The town had been completely destroyed by the germans before they pulled out and not a i Volian was in sight As the first British troops entered. Everywhere was Complete destruction caused by fire and High explosives. No details were Given on the occupation other than it was taken in a six mile Advance irom the South. With the exception of a 10 mile stretch Northwest of Castor i one the 8th army now holds positions on the South Hanks of the continued on Page 4 Berlin reeling after third mighty Reid by Raf Lancaster London nov. 24�?the Long powerful Arm of the rap bomber command lashed Berlin last night in the third mighty Quot raid. In the last five Days. Still reeling under the Tei Rifle record battering of monday night Berlin was hammered by a Shower of High explosives and incendiaries which were especially concentrated on the Western part of the capital. R guided to their target by huge fires still billowing after monday s raid the Lancaster were reported by the air ministry to have completed an Quot effective Quot Mission. While the raid observers said could not have been on the same Scales of the previous nights when 2,300 tons of bombs were dropped it was thought to equal the assault made thursday when 350 two ton blockbusters wreaked havoc on the works s most bombed capital. Among the important buildings destroyed in monday nights attack Neutral sources said were the German foreign office and the propaganda ministry As Well As the town houses of Joachim von. Ribbentrop Paul Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler. Two. Key Railroad stations were heavily damaged and Many Industrial installations were reported levelled. Telephone lines Between Berlin and Stockholm were dead again last a Light and Nad radio stations on the continent went off the air. One by one As the Raf Armada sailed toward Berlin. Tuesdays bomb Load brought the total weight of bombs dropped on Berlin this year to More than 10,-000, far More than that dropped by the Luftwaffe on London during the Battle of Britain in 1140 and 1241.infantry, marines whip Jops after four Day Battle  a. A Victory hailed As biggest in Pacific War Pearl Harbor nov. 24�?�?Tthe Gilbert islands Are now securely in our  thus Admiral Chester w.  commander of the u. S. Pacific Fleet today disclosed what was hailed As one of the biggest Aoa Stop Rienth o. Stiff Murtry yesterday captured Mekin atoll including air installations in by Tad Tari islet. On the Tarawa group the second Marine Are mopping up about 2.002 japanese troops Admiral nimits said. The nip ponese troops Are Sam to be hopelessly trapped beyond Hope of reinforcements. U. S. Forces on a third Atou a Emama have Quot the situation Well in hand Quot an official communique reported. The Tokio radio meanwhile broke its silence on the Central Pacific situation and said that the Allied operations threaten their mandated islands and a presages the will to fight the Battle of the  what was called the greatest naval striking Force Ever assembled in the Pacific continued to cover Landing operations As thousands of marines and soldiers swarmed ashore to press Quot mopping up  even As the big naval guns spoke blasting strips of territory still held by the japanese heavy u. S. Bombers plummeted enemy positions on Tarawa and swept North to heavily Pound nip ponese bases on male Lap and Jaquit islands in the Marshall group. Heavy. Bomber assaults were also made on Nauru Island Southwest of the Gilberts. Virtual Conquest of the Gilberts was accomplished in four Days after the initial landings last saturday. The landings were preceded by five Days of bomb a by army liberators which encountered Little opposition. Battleships of the u. S. Fleet also took port it the pre invasion assaults by bombarding objectives on the atolls. Quot the immediate future a Ftp be one of consolidation and preparation for further attacks Quot. Admiral nimits declared in revealing the continued on Pnno 49 Grady Reber get posts on Allie control committee Watt Hinton nov. 24 a or Henry f. Grady chairman of the United states technical advisory Mission to India in 1242, yesterday was named ranking american on the economic and administrative Section of the commission. A a re omission for Italy. Or. Grady will have the title of Deputy vice president. Samuel Reber will become a provisional member of the political Sec Lon of the commission also with the title of Deputy vice president. Or. Reber has been assistant to Robert d. Murphy civil administrator on the staff of Gen Dwight d. Eisenhower. Both appointments were made at the same time that or. Murphy was named u. S. Representative m the advisory Council for Italy and Edwin c. Wilson was made at a he same time that or. Murphy was made United states representative to the French committee of National liberation. Both or. Murphy and or. Wilson will have the rank of ambassador