Show AXIS AXES ADVANCES IN CAUCASUS By HENRY C. C CASSIDY MOSCOW Nov 3 WP A RI-A A conglomerate conglomerate conglomerate con con- force of German and Rumanian mountain infantry armored troops and sailors edged forward Tuesday in a narrow sector sec see tor southeast of but the thee e enemy emy was reported on the defensive deren- deren sive in other parts of that flaming Caucasus battlefront The main nazi thrust which has forced a red army withdrawal from itself apparently was aimed at some 60 miles away on the military road leading to the Georgian pass through the Caucasian mountains The army newspaper Red Star said the Germans weakened by enormous losses at Stalingrad were unable to mount a general offensive in the Caucasus and were throwing their full available strength into the comparatively local advance below Instead of carrying on their previously favored nonstop offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive tactics the newspaper said the Germans now are taking a breathing spell after each assault in order to bring up reinforce reinforce- ments The Caucasus front amounts to only one-fifth one of the whole Russian front Red Star pointed out adding that even there the Germans have been powerless recently to retain the initiative in all sectors with the result that while attacking on some positions the Germans have been forced to take the defensive on others Dispatches from the Caucasus said the Germans had transferred 1 additional troops to the Caucasus for the push The attacking attacking attacking attack attack- ing force there was said now to number two tank divisions two Rumanian Alpine divisions divisions- and 1500 land-fighting land nazi sailors The gloomy picture of developments developments develop develop- ments in the southernmost of the combat theaters was relieved however by announcement of fresh soviet gains in the week 10 old battle of Stalingrad Nazi fortifications and blockhouses blockhouses block block- houses louses were declared destroyed on the southern outskirts of Stalingrad Stalingrad Stalin Stalin- grad |