Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1943, Oran, Oran Vol. 1 no. 154 thursday december 2, 1945 one franc doily newspaper for 11. S. Armed forces Russia Fly peril entire Eastern nazi defense germans. Retreating Dnia per rend. Reds near moxie London dec. 1�?the German army in the Dnieper Bend Coday is v retreating toward the rail Center a of Znamenak with the soviets Only eight Miles Northeast of the City while the White russian strongholds of Shlobin. And moxie were in imminent danger of falling to he reds. Pushing Southwest from their Bridgehead across the Dnieper at Kremenchug the red army last night captured Yanov Only 14 Miles rom Znamens and continued this morning into Rol amp Haya eight Miles to the Northeast. The russian offensive in the Bend has developed into a Cam for Possession of the railroads which Are the Only Means of transportation in this season of heavy mud in the Ukraine. Roads Are Virtu Auy useless observers explained and toe nazis Are forced to rely on the railways to Supply their forces in the Southern parts of the Bend around Kriwoi Rog As Well As to Retreat from a he Dnieper. If the main trunk lines fall the wehrmacht will be forced to abandon huge stocks of material brought up to the Ukraine in the first two years of the. War. A a thrusting stiffly along the Privet River in White Russia another red army column is now Only ten Miles Southeast of Mozir. Advancing slowly on log roads they build As they move Forward the. Soviets Are encircling the Junction and will probably try to close a Trong pincers in the near future. A farther North the soviets Are racing along both sides of the Dnieper River to close the five mile Gap Between their a Dvo nce units and Shlobin. R another spearhead driving to. The Northwest from the Beresina River is out flanking Shlobin which is the Junction of the main a Airway hues from Leningrad to Odessa and Gomel to Minsk. This spearhead is driving toward Bob Ruish 90 Miles Northwest of Shlobin. The heavy dealt soviet tirces by the loss of Korostek yesterday has not aroused much vice a a rious enthusiasm from the germans. Russian armoured strength remains great in this Mea and requires the Loeb nacht to maintain its extremely a Large Force in me. Kiev bulge instead of reinforcing its retreating units in the Dnieper Bend and in a Faith Russ a. The Battle for torte Tell was costly for both sides and Berlin radio warned its listeners that German troops 1 were fighting under a tremendous Strain and advised against any tendency ter mining nazi treatment of prisoners improves new York German treatment of Allied War prisoners has improved a great Deal in the past two months. Sir William a Kerr by sir Brit h Diplomat said far re yesterday on his arrival by Flipper. Sir William who will become. Permanent president of the War organisation of the British red Cron with offices in Washington attributed the improved treatment of prisoners to a a an increasing awareness that defeat he added that he obtained his information from recently repatriated farts tanks spearhead British dig in for possible German Ott Fer at Solingen London dec. 1�?flying their 11th Mission of the month the highest number of any month the american heavy bombers yesterday hammered the German arms and aviation Center of Solingen near Dusseldorf in the Rhineland. The 8th Airov. Be this morning began the new month with another raid on an undisclosed City in Western Germany. The attack on Solingen was the second successive Daylight attack on the Reich by american flying fortresses. B-17 s plastered the Inland port of Bremen monday and were escorted Over the target by thunderbolts and lightnings of the 8th air Force. Additional cover was provided in the homeward trip by Raf Dominion and Allied spitfires and typhoons. One of the most highly industrialized cities in the Rhineland Solingen turns out aircraft components Metal castings machine tools and virtually every requirement for the bodies and engines of air planes. In addition to the 11 november attacks by flying forts and liberators Raf heavy bombers during the month carried out ten Large s Sale assaults on Germany. In three cases simultaneous attacks were made on two important Industrial centers More than 15.000 continued on of a a 4vital Soong r Bridge taken in Sharp clash Allied South Pacific Headquarters dec. 1�?swift moving australian Jungle fighters yesterday swept past the japanese new Guinea stronghold of Bonga Northeast of Sattelberg toward the Mouth of the Kalyan River. Tank spearheads encountered Light opposition before Bonga which lies at the coastal end of the Trail from Warlo but quickly forced the japanese to flee. Other aussie units stormed into Usika on the Warlo Trail. Another Force pressing Noritis of Sattelberg was threatening Warlo itself. The japanese command massed its troops to defend the vital Soong River suspension Bridge but the australians overcame them after a Savage clash. Heavy sea and air blows supported the Jungle troops. American Light naval units under cover of darkness bombarded the Harbor at Sio 60 Miles up the coast past Sattelberg. Allied bombers raided the dutch new Guinea base of. Mano Karl. Explosives were a dumped on the Ai drome shipping in the Harbor find on the town itself. Meanwhile the Tokyo propagandists put in a Busy Day. They released a Story telling of Aerial attacks on a United nations task Force off the Gilberts in the Central Pacific. Two Allied aircraft carriers and a third warship were sunk Tokio claimed. Another Large Cruiser was fired and heavily damaged they added. Six japanese planes were lost in the attacks the Enki ii propagandists admitted. Another japanese statement claimed the destruction of two american companies during new Landing operations at Bougainville Island in the Solomons. The americans were conveyed in five or six Large Landing vessels under cover of cruisers Ana. Destroyers the japanese reported. The report failed to mention How the Landing parties were a a wiped to choose War ballot Cohrin Mesion Washington dec. 1�?pro. Viding that the Green Lucas overseas vote Bill is passed. Members of the War ballot commission will be appointed by the president from lists of six names each submitted by the democratic and Republican parties the Senate voted yesterday in passing such an amendment by a 40-39 of Sangra Heights shakes whole taxi line the amendment was Defeated the previous Day by a tie vote but reconsideration was asked yesterday. A vote of the entire measure was expected today or liberators hit Frame for first time Allied Force Headquarters dec. 1�?British infantrymen who Shook the entire German win Lei defense line in Italy yesterday with the capture of the Heights above the Sangro River began digging Siax against a Allied Force Headquarters dec. 1�?the italian port City of flume at the North end of the Adriatic sea on the Italy Yugo Slavia Border was bombed yesterday. By b-24 liberators in the first raid on the rail and Industrial Center by planes of the Northwest african air forces. Heavy Clouds prevented the observation of results of the bombing. Aah b-26 marauders struck another blow at rail communications running northward from Rome with an attack on a Bridge at Albinia 80 Miles Northwest of the capital. Other marauders bombed roads near Foligno and Orvieto in Central Italy. Although the medium bombers flew Over numerous enemy air Fly lds no planes came up to Challenge them. Extending the direct attack by the tactical air Force on enemy frontline positions above he Saa Gro River Raf Bostons bombed an let strafed coastal positions Between Pescara and Nicola hampering the enemy a reinforcement efforts. Quot a 4 Mitchell mediums for Blok Worms carry 75mm Cannon 4-two states to buy liquor distiller is Seattle the fit amp Tes of Washington and Oregon Are preparing to buy jointly Twa distilleries so they can obtain 1,000,080 cases r of Bourbon whiskey. The liquor would be sold in state retail stores. The states Tju buy 4jie distilleries remove the stocks and sell the plants Back to a pre arranged purchaser. They will share the Cost and the Bourbon suspended. Sacramento Oal a Warden Clyde Shmuner of a Folsom prison was suspended while the California Hoard of prison directors invest gated Weeke Oattis May to y san Francisco by Doyd Saa Ansel use Temer and notorious Bandit. A Fly 9ft. George Bor amp by stars and strips staff writer a this read ingest army in history has Hod 1to troubles getting enough Hooks to peruse As anyone who has fingered Over the tattered collection of mysteries in a company Library knows. Bui the prospects for the future Are brighter,.according to 1st it. Warren l. Perry Tacoma wash., who is the Library officer of Tousa special services Section. Special services officers and men have done everything but sit Down and write books themselves in the Effort to get precious volumes to the soldiers of this theater it. Perry says. Sut it. Is. A global War and As anyone knows who has done much moving books Are heavy and take up it a lot of ships which must carry All the men arms food and clothing of War. So a lot of Guys with the minely jobs Haven to always had enough Reading material. What makes it. Perry hopeful for the future 4s a War department plan to Send into Tafla the tora mfr boo too books every month beginning january i. Under the plan there would be 90 different titles of general interest including. A a Man Jthn a the lieu tenant. Expects soon a separate shipment of 71,000 books some clothbound Book collections for hospitals and Semi permanent installations and a variety of reference. Book kits As to magazines the theater receives right now an average of 12 us weekly distributed automatically by mall it. Perry pointed out. A this 4s exclusive of private subscriptions yet it does no to any where near fill to hts demand tie added. A a periodicals included in the kits mailed direct to units Are american Magazine plying modern screen look popular mechanics. Inside detective Western stories Colliery a news time life Newsweek Omni Book readers digest Xhu Fanty journal a air Force and intelligence like the new yorker and cosmopolitan in Pony editions Are expected to be made to the list soon and the total volume of Magazine literature will be increased in the reasonably near future the Library officer believes. A since books Are still All too rare in North Africa it Perry adv Patof that Imit take Good care at Arhat a hey have. Boobs should to Proton fed be on the weather and cont mod to Pat 41 Washington Mitchell Medr cum bombers carrying 75 my cannons Are being used in the South Pacific a War department spokesman revealed today. Long familiar As. An artillery Field piece,.the 75mm Cannon has a barrel about three inches in diameter and hurls an Shell weighing More than 3 pounds. Details of the new. Bomber armament development were released after amp series of combat tests. In one of the tests pilots reported p japanese medium bomber exploded into fragments when it was hit by one of the shells in another Tost an enemy transport was probably completely shattered pilots said by a single s. Secret weapons better than no Xis Washington the s. Navy is using secret weapons comparable to the nazis radio controlled bomb or aces ustic torpedo rear Admiral w. H. P. Blandy chief of ordnance disclosed announcing at the same time that he would leave Bis Pool next month to assume a Pacific command. A we have one weapon a he said a that foreign scientist abetted Zoppe Attiq. Its been done and its been in use tor Many v possible nazi counter offensive. With his powerful left flank defences shattered except for isolated Points of resistance the enemy was deprived of the Only natural defensive positions in the entire Eastern area of the line. On the lower Side of the Sangro gains of from two to three Miles were registered yesterday from Archi southward to Castig one. In the Savage fighting which characterized the action above the River the enemy suffered very heavy losses today a Allied communique said. The Small enemy pockets still remaining on the Crest of the Ridge were being systematically rubbed out by mommies with one Eye cocked for the signs of a German counter move. There was no indication of a general enemy withdrawal from the area and a heavy counter attack was considered possible in View of the great importance of the left flank Anchor to the stability to the rest of his Une. The tactical air Force which has carried out its he Viest sustained attack of the War in support of the both army drive across the Sangro had another big Day yesterday sending Over the front 59 formations of Light and fighter bombers and fighters. The bombing was directed at gun positions and Strong Points As few As 500 Yards ahead of 8th army troops. Fifty enemy planes were seen Over the front and five were shot Down. By Allied fighters. The British destroyers full am and Loyal gave Supor Tirgg fire to the 8th army drive against the enemy stronghold on sunday it was revealed today. On the 5th army front the Allied line was advanced at several places and americans forced ahead about two Miles to take strategic Cally important High ground Northwest of Montaq Utla. Strong patrols probed deep into enemy territory and reported do Feii ses heavy wired and mined the communique 9ald. Allied Fqy Ces just below the Eastern Entrance to the vital Mignano pass were shelled by enemy artillery. 4 v a a 4 a a Sforza says italian trend toward Vichy Naples count Carlo Sforza former italian foreign minister and Leader of the Pree Italy movement yesterday termed King Vittorio Emmanuele and his a Elf True of corrupt generals the a petals of Italy a a Reuters correspondent reported. Sforza excepted prime minister Pietro Baoguo from his description but said that a what is going on in Italy now is an attempt to create a new a bomb injures two Chicago a dynamite bomb exploding in the crowded �,68 club on the South Side Cut and bruised two members of the floor show. Police hinted at a connection Between the night Ehab bombing and a current Grao jury investigation of the farming Racket w
