Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1943, Oran, Oran                               -4 Quot a a a it of. A tfx la crts a of Tomm fat a la Cpd dec 4j bks of 0 daily por. Govt. Source vol. 1 no. 151 Moo Joy. Noylor 29,1943 a a v. A a a a a a a a \ it a Quot a a a .v1. A a. -. One franc. Dolly newspaper far u. S. Armed farces 1 pm it i. J v it. N soviet forces a. Swarm across Beresina River London nov., 28�?with Gomel in the tag soviet troops today Are Railroad padre Toni the Railroad Junction of 80 Northeast of Gomel on the Une to a ind. On the vary Fields where Napoleon lost hit hot Groat tattle in the French army s Retreat from Moscow the russians yesterday crossed the be Regina River and began their approach on Ohio Botn from the West that is from the Roar. Hie fall of Gomel was Anamos or marshal Joseph Stalin we Ero Erea Moscow to Oess Oraie the Viktory with 98 salves from 991 guns an  of its importance As the in intr try the Norman land Hue Quot in White Rumia. Germans had held Good once August i Zoh Tobin the meeting a race of the1 Gomel Minsk line and the Lent Grad Odessa trunk now assumes us Wiwat Fojtl of inc  Iovu Datton of the nazi defense before the Poush pm Rte lying on the the grim pm islam Raf taws Flistia soffit is third raid to five nights japs flee last toehold along Huon Peninsula Allred South Pacific Headquarters nov. 3t�?australian forces Over the weekend captured Satt Estberg. Last japanese toehold on the Hook Peninsula Northwest of Fin Chafen on new Guinea. The nip ponese Mountain base fell to a Savage tank and infantry assault which Cost the enemy. It men and of equip see to including As skies lift Over bad front a Wnm Verease against a frontal assault but the soviets apparently will not depend wholly upon that Type of attack. By crossing the Beresina River a tributary of the Dnieper which splits off to the Northwest above re chit a the red army has hurdles the last necessary River Barrier and now has about 25 Miles of Marshland and open country to cover before it can begin its actual pounding of Shlobin from the rear. South of rec hits the russians continued their steady plodding through the Privet marshes loan Morin. Penetrating deep into the marshes in a flanking Man Euver the reds captured Yolk 15 Miles a from Mozir on a Good Highway but Are still held Back from the City by difficult terrain. Soviet men and us pistes pouring through. Kiev appear to have halted the German counterattack on the Kiev Zhitomi a a of observers reported this morally the ads have tattered in vain at the soviet lines for two weeks without breaking through. A fierce Battle was continuing it was said and the russian position while less critical than at this time a week ago. Is still not past the danger Point. At least eight Germah tank divisions including the Adolph Hitler 08 formation Are said to be in the Une now. With almost As Many others just to the rear. The soviet communique St Kiriat announced new gains in the Dnieper Bend Southwest of Kremenchug where the germans were reported to be abandoning much heavy material and Small arms. London nov. 90�?Berlin is Calm today like a sleepwalker is Calm swedish eyewitnesses said after Raf heavy bombers plastered the capital Friday night for the third time in five nights. It was the fifth straight night air its tarn4 the British blow of Berlin and an earlier attack on Stuttgart far to the South were the final phase of an Anglo american a one two that stretched nazi air defences to the limit Friday. American heavy bombers the largest number of them Ever sent Over Germany in Daylight roared Over the great port of Bremen Friday afternoon in the face of a great swarm of nazi fighter planes. Bomber gunners and their escorts of lightnings and thunderbolts knocked 56 Luftwaffe interceptors from the skies but the 8th air Force also fuffered heavy losses when 29 bombers failed to return. Soon after the americans bit into the available German air defense the Raf struck at Stuttgart knocking out important military targets As Well As pulling the Luftwaffe off guard for the Berlin raid which began less than an hour omm Mim i Page 41 Field guns surviving japanese fled along a Jungle Trail to the North. Pursuing australian units pushed North along the Yoest Cut the Bong Warec Trail and captured Pino Hill. The Allied communique paid tribute to the Gallant Satterberg attack which was Amde under difficult Gondi tiros in mountainous Jungle. The aussies had to Hack their Way through undergrowth up the Mountain sides and bring up their supplies through a Maze of worship strength doubled in year Washington not. M to u. S. Navy has doubled its earn l Tat aut Fleet Siree first of the year and new has a total of sit ships of War. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knez said last night. Secretary Knez said delivery of the aircraft Carrier Wasp to the Navy on november n made a total of 418 combatant vessels delivered Dace Jan. L till when the Overall total was 418. Since then however i worships have lost so the actual total is 811. Ridges and  my item heavy Allied bombers played a soft failed tax. Of tel township had been bombed and shelled Almos out of exist amp nce. Allied planes y a a cerday Sank a japanese Cruiser off the Nepp Tinea coast and fired another with two direct hits. In the Solomons As Allied destroyers shelled japanese gun positions at Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville Island american forces enlarged their Bridgehead about half a mile after severe fighting. Total japanese losses in the latest american Advance Are probably the heaviest yet suffered by the enemy in the Bougainville fighting a correspondent reported. The japs Are still bringing in reinforcements from the other Side of the Island it was reported. Meanwhile a United press correspondent on Tarawa atoll in the newly won Cubert group in the Central Pacific reported that or. Marines won Tarawa at the still est Price in human use per Square Yard in the history of the Marine corps. Neuf crafts off Long Range missions to Pond Italy lines 5th captures am North of Montaquila Allied Force Headquarters nov. 28�?greatly improved weather conditions stepped up activity All along the italian Battle line Over the week end As troops on the 5th army right advanced two Miles to positions on the High ground West of Montaquila. The Advance yesterday at Man Taquela put the american totes i Possession of High country commanding a pass leading into the German right Center near la pm Conara. Farther Down the ill army front considerable artillery. Mortar and machine gun fire was reported from both sides. Aided by Clearing weather which permitted full scale air support the 8th army improved and slightly enlarged its Sangro River beachhead on the Adriatic. An Allied communique reported increased activity in the area yesterday with Allied Force head Quad i a Callery a Cotton on bout Hay. Am the Rcd a brought Quot Fortai Aly it being so the yanks shut tip on foreign duty slavs italians with sailors London. Nov. 28 a yugoslav a Partidos med. By italian units of the a it a Ria division have wiped out a Bubri Rian column at Krem a. 12 Miles West of Udine in Western Serbia to was reported Here today. \ one Hundred bulgarian troops Ware hued and 70 in urd it was said it Long with considerable Booty including machine run mine throw mag. Rifles end 14g horses. The Dir Irion he Taen Fie titter Wanh the Fetrow since the ached army me Job of Tell. In Eastern Serbia. Yugoslav units Are reported to have it occupied an Iron mine at my fan about id Miles from the Hungar by a sgt. Walter Bernstein tonic staff correspondent with the St army the staff Section of the battalion up sat before the fireplace talking of Home. Outside on the Mountain the rest of the battalion shivered in the cok night rain. The a co had set up his Headquarters in. The Quot mayors House and the staff Section new sat 4n the Kitchen absorbing the dry fireplace heat. The outfit had been away from the states for eight months now five of which had been spent fighting. They were ured 1 and wanted to go Home. A Quot eight months Quot the battalion sergeant major was saying. Quot Eigle wonderful months i could Nave stayed in Bod. The sergeant major waa of coir Providence r. A and. Had Taen wounded in his first action. Quot did you read what Siose senators said a the s-2 asked. They said they would make it a Law to Send men Home after one  Quot fat Chance the sergeant major said. Quot Well they re senators Quot the s-2 said. Quot a senator is a my Man. A senatorial word Means  a Quot i would like to go heme after oae year t would like to go Home right  the s-2 said. There was silence for a few minutes. While they watched the fire. Quot a bed with sheets the sergeant major said. He sighed softly. There was a Knock on the dear and the mayor s. 12-year-old son went to answer it. A British Soldier stood dripping in the doorway rain cascading off his fat shallow helmet Quot is this battalion Headquarters Quot he asked politely. His voice was very English with a Trace of a Burr. He stepped into the Kitchen and stood there hesitantly. Quot in a from the British patrol he said. Quot we were Here an hour ago. I got separated from the rest of the chaps going Down the Mountain and thought it would be better to return before i ran into the Jerry  Quot sure Quot the 8-2 said. Quot Well give you a couple of blankets and you can sleep Lere  Quot thank you very much Quot the Tommy sail the operations Serg of a tactical air Force bombers and a fighter bombers gave the British Force a tremendous boost lines supplying the German Battle yesterday by firing a total of 500 areas from the North of Italy sorties against enemy positions fortresses and liberators bombed fringing the beachhead. The Contrail communications at Grosseto Munique paid tribute to the a and Recco on the West Side of the Curacy of the bombing Peninsula and hit at least eight at Archi 14 Miles Inland from other Points on the Eastern rail the Adriatic and Only a mile from system. The Sangro the enemy opened up in the excellent flying weather a heavy artillery attack on British which found tactical air Force forces threatening an important planes giving ail out support at the Highway. On the 8th army left Sangro River beachhead. Fortresses flank British artillery went into hit the rail Yards at Rimini two action against German detach Days in succession. Ments across the 3aiwro in the Rimini on the upper Adriatic Center of the enemy Une. Coast is the Junction Point of two Northwest of Castiglone in the rail lines from the North which join Only area where the 8th army Fema to make a single route town the not closed into the Sangro the in East coast. On the Rimini raid yes Emy began wrecking two vat plates ter my the ports encountered a with fire and demolitions unusually Large number of enemy the same Type of destruction waa fighters and us a 25 minute run believed to be taking place in pm Ning  gunners and p lures just across the River in this 38 escort pilots shot Down seven area. There too it was thought liberators flew in at Tow level Likely the enemy might be proper to four Eastern rail Bridges to retire. A a. At fal Conara Fano Sessano and enemy positions on the gun Al Senigallia. Photographs showed a Saeta above the of Argillano River probable hit on the Bridge at pal in Italy s West coast were Tau Conara. And Crew members be Jjo tuesday night by the Leved they others. British destroyers mendly. Nubian the key town of Cassie we on the main rail and Highway Floe leading northward from the 5t i army front was bombed by b-26 marauders and ilex. By do fire. Thank you Quot the town my Asid. He took off his. Helmet and 884 hit Rifle against the Wall he sat Down trying to occupy As a ittle room As possible he leaned mrs everything happens when or duty Calls with the 5th army in Italy when at my goes to town anything can happen. Cpl. William Sunnell who comes from a Connecticut town was sent into a front line Village a it direct traffic when he arrived re found the place deserted except a a few dead germans. Shells crashed Down uncomfortably Clise. Duty was duty so the Lam and order Man kept commuting Between his assigned intersection and the nearly ditch. He did t worry about traffic because there was none. Half an hour later a column of americans came into town Quot what the hell Are. You doing Here Quot veiled the commander. To Here to direct traffic a Quot answered the my. Quot the own Token by us yesterday Quot Quot sure it was. But last Nyht attic germans took it tack again and we a just coming to to retake m now Willkie urges return to a mses a policies 1 Dallas Texas nov j8�?describing the Domestic policies of Woodrow Wilson As sound in Dell l. Willkie yesterday aued tor a return to the policies and program of til first world War president. In the major address of his five Day swing through Texis. Or wii1-Kle said Wilson a policies would the a Good basis for a return of a society of individually free men. 1e-Pendert for their Freedom and their economic Wett be tug Neiter upon an All powerful government nor on the Over lordship of any group Quot previously or. Willkie omd reporters that the main objective of his political tour of the Vith was to bring it into the Reub Tyraa party. He said he Felt is Petty could win Nej year s effect pm without the South but that die gop needed the Reglas if a i were to be a truly a Virmal party