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Show rrrrrrrrj. - -H FORWARD MARCH By II. S. Sims, Jr. " , REELING NAZIS SEEK TO REFORM IN RUMANIA WAR IN PACIFIC APPROACHES NEW STAGE The progress of the Russians in the Ukraine and Rumania in the last few weeks demonstrates the ' remarkable ability of the Red Army to maintain steady pressure upon the enemy despite the necessity neces-sity of creating new supply routes for the mass of manpower that has swept the Germans out of southern Russia. The events of the next few weeks in Rumania will reveal to what extent the German army nab been battered in its long retreat. More than the words of official communiques the failure of the Nazis to establish relatively stable lines in Rumania, between the Black Sea and the Capathians will pelled them to retreat precipitously precipitous-ly from territory that was designed for an elastic defense. Germans Have Other Dangers ... The position of the Russian armies ar-mies in Poland, only 500 miles from Berlin, threatens not only the safety of the Silesian coal areas but, if a pressure drive gets under way, will have serious repercussions repercus-sions upon the extreme northern front. The general situation for Germany has become more difficult as a result of the Russian advances advanc-es and the Nazi general staff has a harder job on its hands than it expected. proclaim the condition of the Hit- lerite forces. Wast Retreat Out of Hand ... I Already there are more than hints that the Germans lost control con-trol of their retreat in March and that their armies were badly mauld. There are reports that divisions di-visions in Germany and western Europe have been sent to the Eastern Eas-tern front at a time when Hitler needs every available man to resist re-sist the coming cross-channel invasion. in-vasion. The quick evacuation of Odessa, which surprised many observers, indicates that the situation was hopeless and that the Nazi high command pulled most of its troops out of the trap, getting them into Rumania where they will be used to defend Bucharest and the Plosti oil fields. The Nazis did not hang onto Odessa because they could not afford to lose the manpower involved. German plans into disorder. Despite De-spite the failure of the Russians to bag any considerable portion of the Nazi armies they have com- |