Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Vail. 1 in. 1 1 Muddy december 13, 1943 of franc doily newspaper for u. S. Armed forces ruts Aito Ece of snug As a Bug intense fighting reported North of Kriwoi Rog London dec. 12�?the red army today began the sixth month of its great offensive by punching ahead in the Dnieper Bend toward Kirovograd while repulsing fierce German counterattacks on the Kiev bulge. The soviets began their first summer offensive hat july 12 after Cruz Hing a Nasi attempt to break through the kursk salient now left far behind to the East. For five months the russians have pushed Forward steadily along most of the Long East front liberating the donets driving the enemy from his caucasian foothold capturing Kharkov so rpm or Kiev. Gomel and penetrating deep into White Russia and the Western Ukraine. After penetrating the Weir Mac tits a tight defences and sensing Znamenak Friday the red army plunged farther into the Dnieper Bend to. Capture Kharkova a Rah. Way Junction ten Miles weal of a a a a a. Is Orutta Allied South Pacific dust rial City of Kirovograd about Headquarters. Dec. 12�?purge Miles past Kharkova which suing the fleeing japanese North is toe Torget for three soviet East of Faun ware0 the new As the weather began to Clear Guinea Huon Peninsula aussie in the. Bend there were reports tank and. Infantry columns Over the eighth establishes new Bridgehead across Moro a t a 1 a 13 Hiles from Pescara b-24 s bomb rail Yards at Sofia bulgarian capital nazi counter finist above son Pietro crushed by Yonks Mountain caves like this one offered Welcome havens for mod stained troops of the St army daring heavy Rains on the italian front lost week. Pit Cunto l. Soufl mar to Kyd a relaxes in his private Billet after spending 58 Days in the front Unes. A u. Amp army photograph pub aussie seize Jap bestial of Biz Juo unwind Wirpi a Juliu i Cuchi of intensified fighting North of Kriwoi Rog one of the few railway junctions of any importance still held by the nazis. Even this City has lost most of its in Porri raft since the reds have severed the trunk lines connecting Kriwoi Rog with Supply joints. With ground transportation lost correspondents reported the germans afe using air transport to weekend seized the Strong Point of Bazulto about a mile and a half beyond Ware. Supporting heavy bombers escorted by fighters dropped 42 tons of bombs on the japanese Barge and Supply base at bomb aria starting Many fires. Farther up the Supply their forces left in the coast Light naval Craft on night a Eastern. Part of the Dnieper Bend lust As they did their last Garrison at Stalingrad before it was recaptured by the soviets. Fighting which resembled that at Stalingrad in intensity was still the Rule Over the weekend on the Kiev sector where the soviets claimed to have stalled the German counteroffensive at Matin about one third of the Way from Korostek to Kiev. The Matin engagement indicates that the Wehrum Chat has won Back about -30 mites since recapturing Korostek 11 Cunys ago but is still 55 Miles from Kiev. Observers returning from the front where Field marshal Erich tool destroyed ten enemy barges near Reise and Hardenberg Points. Japaneses casualties at War of were termed Quot heavy Quot in a Allied communique. It was said that the Victory strengthened the Allied Yeti of Piones Fly mercy Mission valued Force Headquarters. Dee. Us Fujiu Pitou and planes spew hug under direct of the nor West african re Der a my a in a  thai i Yugoslavia 14 today. A number of Sasia Marchut ii transports escorted by aah pjs a dropped tons of supplies for the Garrison and one plane landed Quot and evacuated eight a sanded italian soldiers two of whom were Blind. The Crew of a plane destroyed on the ground in an earlier Supply mls Slon were also taken aboard. No enemy fighters were encountered and the operation was completed successfully. 138 6umn fighters hum Over Emten London dec. It american heavy bombers in a raid on Emden Allied Force head Quad. Tees dec. 12 a the fierce see Allied Force head Quad saw Battle or i Toto North of ters dec. 12-before weather Mugnano pass continued Over the conditions limited weekend air act Quot weekend and on the Adriatic coast Vity Over the italian Battlefront 8th army forces were revealed to b-24 liberators of the lathe Aid Havi  Iivo a g Yew of Bridge Force on Friday bombed the rail h d a mss Moro Mower in Way Yards at Sofia the capital of Acroy a moff v Bulgaria to the City third raid a a a a a Quot a Ltd Sanyu within a month. Cro which commands Mugnano the bombers were attacked by 40 lass on the North heavy artillery enemy fighters eleven of which action was reported from both were shot Down. All the liberators sides. Returned safely. Bomb hits were a German counterattack above seen in the East and West sections of the Yards. Aah rp-40 War Hawk and South african Kitty Hawks destroyed 53 san Pietro yesterday morning was broken up by american heavy guns which. A amp a. Been steadily shelling grip on the strategically important yesterday shot Down 138 German Vitiaz Straits Between new Britain fighters probably destroyed 20 and new Guinea. \ More and damaged 12 others. Us in the Solomons the allies Nave 8th air Force Headquarters  a new Airfield it a the bounced last night. West coast of Bouga invite Lisand targets in Emden including the it was disclosed yesterday. The new naval and submarine base repair Ai drome is within 250 Miles of a shops Nord Sperke shipbuilding Baul the chief nip base in new Yard and communications in stalls Britain. ,. Lions were bombed Quot with Good re heavy bombers taking from sult8.f�?T american losses were 17 base and Kalamakis primarily fighter Field. 40 anti nationals arrested by French von Manns Tein has been trying he newly built Field have already bombers and three fighters for a major Victory nearly a slugged Lap targets in a wide area month said that the germans around the Solomons. A a Quot Are suffering losses which they 2 ts.t3k  attains Winter Peak of Wor Effort Midwest angry Book Waii Jop former Washington dec. 12�?midwestern congressmen were up in arms today Over a Book written by a member of the War relocation authority which tells the Jap wards of the Wra that they ought to teach the Farmers something about fanning. The Washington times Herald revealed that such a Book had been written and that its author was Everett Dakan of the Columbus Ohio office of the Wra besides putting up a heavy antiaircraft barrage the germans sent up a Strong intercepting Force of single engined fighters and twin engined rocket firing planet time after time they a Ltd to. To run a a if amp Ett the big bombers but the escorting fighters broke up and scattered the attacking formations the go ermans tried new tactics sending fighter planes in four or five abreast but. The pilots seemed inexperienced and lacked eagerness returning u. A. Airmen reported. Reached her maximum War Effort prime minister John Curtin asserted yesterday. About half the male population Are engaged in War work or. Curtin said and almost two out of every mree men Between 18 and 40 have unlisted in the fighting  a production cover the Complete Ada if alls vol Palm Range of military aircraft and a wins plod Fig More Chan score of australian built Corvette Are in service be added. The munitions department is handling a orders for a thousand on liquor Stock hew York. Dec. 1�?thirsty new yorkers wont get a Chance to bid on the 60,000 Dollar Liq Tutor Stock Small auxiliary vessels and Small acquired when the government took it asserts that Midwest Farmers Craft for the australian and Amerl Over Grace line ships for War Parade unsanitary and says in refer can navies the prime minister de poses due to the opa Rule regard ring to the japs Quot we need you dared log ceiling prices people to change our ideas. You or. Curtin warned that Quot to re planners of the auction realize have a lesson to teach Ohio and Gard Japan As a sideshow to be that the bidding would Start at the Michigan Farmers in sanitation it disposed of easily after the euro ceiling Price so they say it looks is a contribution you can make to Pean War is not Only Idle but Dan like the bar stocks of former Linen our Way of living a serous  will remain in the bottle. Enemy vehicles and damaged 125 in the town and the area to the East strafing attacks Friday on uhe ital of it. Italian troops reported for Ian coastal highways just ahead of the first time As fighting with the 1 of a i allies in Italy were forced to with  40 Miles Northwest to. _ Rone was bombed by aah a-38 e a j7 invaders which set afire a 10.000 by the Hermann Oderin division ton vessel in the Harbor and dam West of of Lignano nine Miles aged storage tanks warehouses and North of Mugnano the enemy made rail targets. A "17 Strong a attempt to Recap p-40�?Ts operating in support of the Ture strategic Mountain positions 5th army attacked san Vittore but the attack As beaten off. And Cassino Battlefront Points on rain and mud slowed Down a the Road to Rome. Other planes of a on on the 5th Amy front a Wei the tactical air Force attacked Sev Lihz a eral enemy positions in the Rome a so a a run Ciao Vav and medium bombers enemy opposition a second Bridges area. Heavy Ana medium of More head was Forred the Moro were grounded yesterday by bad Over thursday night and the weather. Town of san Leonardo was Cap thirty percent of the 173 German tured. There was no indication aircraft on three Fields near Athens where the second River crossing was Greece were destroyed by Naaf made and so far As was known raids december 6 and 7, it was an from reports the two positions bounced today. The Aird Romes above the River were not joined were Tatoli transport and bomber ? the germans counterattacked repeatedly and in strength yesterday backing up their blows with Armor. All these efforts were repulsed and the enemy lost heavily today a Allied communique said. Allied air forces and artillery accounted for a Large number of the casualties. One British battalion was reported to have buried 38# enemy dead. Algiers a forty persons have the capture of san Leonardo one been arrested by French author from the Adriatic coast and cities in the past week for a anti just above the Moro River pit National activity Quot it wet an British troops within 13 Miles of bounced Here sunday by the Pescara important coastal digit French commissariat for the in Way and rail Center torpor. All were members of col the enemy stepped up ins air Acia Bora zionist organizations it was Yover the 5th army front yes Quot stated. Ter Day sending 130 planes Over the were Gen. Henri Francois retired por cd Che germans t4ri also retired who directed the same enemy plane was shot Down organization in Morocco m. Joseph Aiphonso departmental chief of Lwft French admirals the corsican Guitia m. Domini 1 to arc own a Umi tuis que Pau former mayor of Ajaccio a a data Rolaura Corsica and col. Jaques mondiello Luc feel i o Lve tire former president of the corsican two French rear admirals Oom legion of combatants. Manding naval forces which acted the announcement by the com against the allies in the Early part missa Riat stated that similar Meas 0f the american Campaign have i res were expected to be taken been ordered placed on the retired against other persons a a whose pres ust by the French committee of ence at Liberty is considered to con National liberation it was an St tut a threat to the Security of bounced wednesday night the nation in time of  officers Are rear  Francois Michelier chief of the blocks ill curfew naval forces which fought against Dick jul Wunch the valued Landing  lifted in Hawaii 1 a year no and adm Rob it 111 Godefroy commander of the in Honolulu. Dec. 12�?blackout mobilized Fleet which for three an4 curfew restrictions for to years refused to join the allies reads in Hawaii were lifted yester while at Anchor at Alexandria Day by it. Gen. Robert Richardson Egypt. A re a military governor of Hawaii. Neither will be permitted to live tire order which was issued a few in any important French non in Days after the Allied conference of military use nor May they visit Cairo said that Korea will be lib such towns with pfc special a rated and Given her Independence Hority the announcement said