Show New Russia Offensive May Bear Bearis Winter Results es is Says a ys s Analyst By LOUIS F. F KEE KEEMLE LE of the Press War far Desk News of the Russian offensive in the Vy area w. w west st of Mo Moscow y co is most heartening hea not for or what it has accomplished p so far but for the effect it may have on Adolf Hitler's Winter r str strategy t g- g y Russia as had been expected is taking advantage of Hitler's unbalanced d strength on the long front from Leningrad to the Cau Cau- casus The Th German waru war machine is t o he avy i in the s so south u th where re Hitler is making king a supreme effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort regardless of cost to reach th the e Volga t the he Caspian and Black seas and settle down for the win win- ter The Russian drive in the Moscow Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow region is n not t likely t affect the outcome of the struggle le for Stalingrad which will be a decided idea ed edby by the forces Marshal already has in in that area plus what reserves he may be holding east of f Ui the Ene V Volga tg Rus Russian Stand Strong The Russian stand in front of Stalingrad i me so strong that Marshal Marshal Marshal Mar Mar- von yon Bock will need every everyman everyman everyman man gun and tank he has to achieve his objective H He c can n hardly afford to spare anything to bolster the northern front There is s also ls the prospect ct that the Russians may st start rt an offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive at their anchor p point nt at the ilie n northern end of f the Don river line The German Gennan advance was stopped at Voi and because of the heavier Maier concentration cori t to the south the nazis may not be strong enough there to hot hold Against a determined Russian attack The Russians who are inclined td to fight first flat aim ami t tai talk lk afterward rt rw td have been curiously silent about the offensive I It is only now more than two weeks after 1 it started that they are giving I out any news about it And the I news is good The Russians have advanced front fron 24 to 30 miles along a front 70 miles niiles J long hg fr from o m through t to t 0 V azma ma They h have smashed l a hitt frith R hev which they were unable to take at the height of their big offensive last winter Warns of Over ism It would be unwise to be tod tad optimistic about the offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive on the preliminary nce- nce m ment of Russian su successes esses but the fact that the announcement was made mad indicates that the Russians expect to make further progress It is not unlikely that Prime Minister Minister Min Min- ister r Churchill was advis advised d of th tho the o offensive f winch which h was w was s just starting f g when he was in Moscow That may have had som something thing to do with h his s apparent satisfaction over Russia's W war r plans on orl his flis return r turn to London The news from Russia comb combined d with that from Egypt indicates that the furious tempo of war inthe in to inthe the eastern the theater ter is due to be stepped up in the immediate fut fu fu- t ture re Th The signs point t to an offensive in Egypt which t may y prove rove de de- ci ive It 4 s not yet c clear ear which 1 h side will start it but Marshal arshal E Erwin Elwin Rommel th German G rm r Commander Com Com- com commander m- m mander has been reinforced and may make his bid It Has been clear t r. r si since ce hi his fir first t offensive was Vas halted that he could not afford t to st stand nd in indefinitely firlit 1 in t the bottleneck 80 miles mile's fr from m mAl Al Alexandria x a. a u. u |