Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1943, Oran, Oran                               Yol. 1 no. 164 the Rio december 16, m>3 one franc Dolly newspaper for u. S. Armed ferret nazis it sift soviets Oit of admit nazi warned about Texas wild men tube Force head Quad tkk8, do 15�?piimtn 4abn Mentor a the Central part of urn 5th army front Salt a Gar a from Feua Quot unexpected tank infantry reserves Surprise reds London. Dec. 15�?hurting unexpected Reserve of tank and infantry into their attack on the Kiev bulge the germans last right shoved the soviets out of Ray omm 53 mile West of Kiev. The Advance was the nails first in four Days coming after the red army had made some slight gains in one of the largest Battles of the year. The soviets today Are massed on the East Bank of the River Tetrev which flows along Moat of the defense lines in this sector Seuth of i Faith. Gen. Nikolai Vatu in was thought to have built up extensive fortifications along the a fever and it was Oom dered unlikely that the russian troops would Retreat farther to the East. On other portions of the Kiev salient. Red army artillery pounding Back the tide of wehrmacht Armor succeeded in recovering some ground. Moscow reported. The situation in the entire sector West of Kiev was described in the soviet capital As Quot teme but not Dhah Amoa i advancing Over ground hardened recently under a driving. Icy wind soviet troops were reported to be cooperating in a Swift War of Man Euver near the outer approaches of Kirovograd in the Dnieper Bend. Tanas artillery and bombers were driving the germans Back to Kirovograd and infantry troops Are Only a few Miles from the important Industrial City. A wide arc of soviet Armor hat beep thrown around the Center and a full scale assault from the North East and South was expected to begin within a few Day. A powerful new spearhead appeared to be in the making around Smeu. 15 Miles wet of Cherkassky today. One spearhead pushing from captured Cherkassky joined another column which fought it Way North Alara Dnieper from trenae Nehus the combi Nee forces now Are driving on Smela. Which is a rail Junction. A German report this a Armig said that the Calm of the White Rumian front had been broken by soviet tank attacks around Nevei which made Quot local  soviet confirmation is lacking and the scope of these attacks is not yet known. An offensive around Nevei could be the beginning of love to1 clean up the Northern part of White Russia and eventually to bit the siege of Leningrad or could be a diversion for an attack on a it German lines around a Hloben and Rogacheva where the soviets were halted last week by violent snowstorms Italy cleans House of fascist leaders no pm est under an Aati fascist Law promulgated by prime minister Pietro Baoguo s government More than 3,000 senior officials and 4.000 minor office holders in liberated Italy Are expected to be Dos mldred within the next three months correspondents reported yesterday. Under Secretary for Industry prof est Carto orb to said the Aall to acts Law provides that All Public official who were members of the grand Council or fascist chamber or who were mayors or political secretaries in towns of Over 5.000 inhabitants or who held certain distinctions with the party must report ther selves for retirement from Public in 15 Days. I they Fli men and to watch out. Unit of the 36th infantry i of Idaa. Rump met largely of Texas National guardsmen were known to be operating Quot somewhere in Italy Quot Aldari Falls forts blast greek Baiei a biggest Aidon Balkans 4 a a f a f a. T 300 Plano mosh for left jobs for port Field in Harvard report four Way attack allies Duel crashing air new to a Smuts Jap hew Britain base Allied Force Headquarters dec. 15�?the greatest formation of heavy bomber and fighter escort Ever sent Over the Balkans bombed three Aird Romes and the port of Eliheu near Athens Greece yesterday. The targets were i Eusini. Kala Maki and tatol Aird Romes and the a ten Miles of the greek capital. Allied South Pacific More than 400 aah b-17 flying Headquarters dec. 15�?united fortresses. B-34 liberators and nations airmen monday delivered a lightnings took part in the a powerful blow against the Jap four Way attack. Twelve of the Enloe base of Gamata i the new enemy lighter planes which at Brit Ali South coast it was disclose tempted to intercept the bombers id today. Were shot Ddhon. Waves of my. Four motored us the by ube stoc group which Era tar and Mitchell Bomben swept sets Cfred Tarot Ltd my m Hying in Low Over the Harbor dropping 206th Mission and the group 348 tons of High explosives. The commander. Colonel k. K. Comp raid a exceeded in ferocity Only ton St Joseph mo., was on his by the record 350 ton october at 50th. The Liberator group is the tack on Rabaul new Britain. Same that made the historic Low an Allied communique said that level attack on Rumania s Plesti Quot heavy Quot damage was inflicted on oilfields August i. Known As the Jap installations. Hug fires and Quot it Serandos Quot the group has flown explosions were reported by Ptim. 2,853 sorties in is 15 months of two is Nineteen Nappi n fight is combat it in amp Udes a number of attempting interception were yugoslav Crews knocked into the sea. The raid on tatol yesterday Allied bomber fleets yesterday caused heavy damage to runways ranged Over widely separated Jap Harmars and nearby rail lines. Two Cambridge Maas dec. 15. A Harvard Al Cwm Fra Akua Delano St Sevelli listed Bis military duty As Quot Cea Unander Fai Clef of the United states army and Navy Quot in a Larch snare recently sent oat to imn Harvard University a the president a the a foreign service. President room Eveh filfred Oai quest Bonaire was printed in anese areas from the Solomons to new Guinea. Nig at patrol units shattered a 4.000 ton nip cargo vessel off Cape Maragus. New ire land in the bismark archipelago. American army and Navy bombers carried out strafing raids against the Village of Faan Moeai and Doe a in the Raki Island group and Kaimana and Babo in Netherlands new Guinea. Another bomber group fired Harbor installations at Koppang. On the Southwest coast of timor. Along the coast of new Guinea s Huon Peninsula australian tank Force pounded do6�?oi to the enemy s Supply base at Lakona. 12 North of Fin Chafen. Inland. Jung j unit Montini if q of the hangars were said to have been Quot completely covered by a Sheet of flame Quot following the attack. The heaviest blow by the fortresses fell on a Lamako Ai drome one of the principal German fighter plane bases in Southern Greece. The runway was reported knocked out and three hangars were hit. Eleusis the main enemy bomber base in Greece was also reported hard hit. Low Clouds prevented full observation of the attack results at Piraeus although it was believed that a number of Small vessels hit. The port is a principal Point to Nasi bases in undergraduate newspaper the crib Ulm the Tasae was the tiet since Crimson suspended publication last May. Nor ski users ply n offers it up to 820 dollars Washington dec. 15�?mus-tering-out pay up to 335 dollars is provided in a Bill entered in the House yesterday b. Rep. William Lemuce r., n.  who claimed he has the backing of at least 20 members. Payments under the Bill. Representative Lemke said would constitute Severance or discharge pay Only and would not include other suggest benefits. Juicier terms of the proposed legislation the 820 dollars maximum would go to All men and women discharged after nine months or More of service. One Hundred dollars would be paid  discharge and the rest in instalments equivalent to a private s monthly pay or 50 dollars a month. 200 taxis taken As allies join Mora Bridgehead Allied Force head oar ters. Dec. 15�?canadian and in Chan troops of the 8th army right flank yesterday joined their two Bridgehead shove the Moro River took move than 386 prisoner and captured the town of Ohmart the sing Briden tuned aim the canadians on the coast and the indians on their left a Sohd foothold five Miles Inland and a mile above the River. Of the prisoners taken 145 were from a captured by Canadian troop monday night in a Surprise raid on the town of Ber Arft one the coast and just Abov. T line. Included were a commander his adjutant other of Floers. All were battalion of the Mutti grenadiers division. The raiders ducked Back their own line after capturing a considerable amount of the battalion s arms and equipment Gaidar six Miles Southwest at Ortona was taken by Indian troops in a counterattack launched just after a German offensive. The .5-mile Batu front running Inland from the Adriatic now lies just South of the lateral Road Between Ortona and Orsogna. The left flank is held by the 2nd new zealand division. It was revealed today. It was expected i that further advances the sector will be straight ahead on the 15-mile Une since the be sealanders left flank is fighting along the lower Lopea of 8,006-foot Maiella Mountain on the 5th army front bras limited to patrol Kaatje in ported Northwest of Venafro and for Shorter periods of service. A it ii uni mortar the amount would be reduced with the Maxc Numa of 106 dollars plus three Maria to private s pay for Rester dear find push nip rearguard forces Back the Aegean sea. North of recently captured Ware. Hie largest number of German in the Rome River Valley. Aussie planes seen Over the italian Bat continued on Faye 4> cent med of pay �1 amino group recaps rear Harbor rates those with less than three months service. A members of the services regardless of Vank would Benet. Under representative Lemke a Bill. Two mustering out Bonus Bills already Are being considered by the Hare military affair committee and the Senate multary affairs of Manittee tic. Accepted another. Payments provided in these proposals include maximums rang no from 300 to 500 dollars. On the italian front the regimental ammunition Section was sitting around the fireplace in the stationmaster House a very Short distance behind the line of enemy Contact. It was the second anniversary of Pearl Harbor but it was forgotten until someone remembered that the eighth of december was pay Day that tomorrow was the eighth which would make today the seventh. Quot Pearl Harbor two years ago Quot noted sgt. John Culjat Council Bluffs Iowa who is familiarly known As 8teve. Tit seems like More than that Quot said Pic. Chester Kaler red Oak Louisiana Quot where were be on Pearl Harbor Day Quot Quot alerted for overseas embarkation replied pvt. Claude West sad. Sack of the a Nho Section Quot yep two Yean ago Quot said the 34th division Man. Quot and where were you Guys one Yea ago then Quot the fire kindled with the Wood of ammo crates crackled noisily before there came a reply and that was in the form of a question. Quot to were Hoff Long fold pass weren t wer spoke big lanky to i Quot pop Quot Doss Centerville. Sen. Pepper Floys educational plan Washington a the Floyd Ohio. Most of the Fellows silently nodded. Den there on february 14th of this year that the 31st Panser division had broken through. These same men and Many like them were thrown Back and Back and Back. Many were killed and captured. It was i major american defeat a the Only one of the Campaign. The fellow from red Oak Rem Bers paid especially Well for most month in addition to tuition and Western sector waa proved Quot weather reported in the Wecter of the 8th pariahs out Litt Falera Shir state London dec. 15 a partisan piss for the item detraction at Yugoslavia on a Federal Basle have been outlined Fot towing men of general to tools Constitution the free radio reported yesterday. National units to form the federation Are _ govern w Iii m they a poke a poke of the tune Serma. Croft a. Nil a of a a. Bonila. Pm with Amie Unity. Lor it Van Hene Covina. Moo Tenet to. 8anjak sen. Claude Pepper d. Fla at a hearing of the Senate education committee. Asap. Gen. Frederick m. Osborn. Yap resident troop Echt to Leveton nat4otts prevent Yugoslavia be ssh is. From become it a Aln an a Eoa for allow service men 50 dollars a and Macedonia it was said. The Federal plan in being adopted according to the yugoslav liberation Council Quot in order to Realise the sovereignty of All yugoslav a doubt  of his Hometown comrades lost in that single Day Quot we be come a Long Way since then Quot he noted quietly. Everyone agreed with him. The fire no longer crackled. Quot i wonder where Well be next other school fees. Senator Pepper the Machins Tione act onary  Quot Federal Yugoslavia will be constituted on Democrat to  said tins rum the Council added Quot National rights school. Quot id be ashamed for the Fleury h Bor it tay. Wondered. Pic. Etess. Kenneth pitch. Sandt Uky. Ohio sly Olfs Pic. Kenny a Renee Wayne Ohio. Wondered the a a it a aha irked men. I got 100 dollars at the in the would Force service men to adopt a Are guaranteed to National minor Low Standard of living while in cities. Meantime the germans reported a attempted Landing by the yugoslavs on the Island of Page. Off the Dalmatian Orait. Later the Budapest radio said German and croat troops had landed on the same Island and occupied the town of Page Patriot troops around Sarajevo a Bosnia fought desperately to a month going to Harvard Law school i  have done it in 56 dollars Quot he said. General a born told the commit _ tee that6dtoators believed 50 Dot Stem a German offensive which is Xun our Way Home via san fran snorted one of the Gara quoting the catch phrase of a general s speech to their Dirisio. Tars a month would be enough. He there were a few hollow laugh said service men with wives would these ammo men Are almost All be allowed an additional to Jaludi and Bosnia and to bolster the a sex line company a my pvt West month and tin they could Borti grip on Rau lines better Sara a Ofifi a. In Ifim nosh wive 1mmv m trying to carve a Diw profi Ratnow us 94716