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Show owIN -- , - - . - , - , Pate' 2THE DESERETNEWS Salt Lajte Cify, - jeterprefiqg The War News ' .. - , - ,,,,, ------ , time -- , .10stOCK - ERMANY 114DeWitt Mackenzie Associated Press We can't know the extent of damage which the German offensive has done the Allies until General Eisenhower launches and puts Nazi Marshal von Rundstedt's his major counter-attac- k flashing steel to the full test. That great sind perhaps deci- would be calculated-t- o- ease the situation on the western front sive battle isn't likely. to be immeasurably. one One of the best pieces, of long deferred, though cautiously with, estimates current news. from the west these days when news from the is that Von Itundstedt apparat least tem- 'front often is delayed 48 hours ently has shifted, porarily, the weight of t h e As now things censorship. by drive which he was look, we May expect to see toward the fortified directing Belgian a titanic engagement shortly of Liege; He seems to which- will flame throughout city be more aiming tothe south.. much- of the some 2500 siluare , German commander has miles which the Germans have beoktrying to turn the allied northern wing; forcing them out The prospects remain broad- -, of Aachen and so relieving the IT what they Lwer. the-dpressure on Dueren gateway Von Rundstedt flung his at- into the Cologne plain.- - He also f p fogtack through a undoubtedly-h- as hada covetous against the thinly held Ameron Liege, which-A- s one of lean front-,alon- g the Argonne.- - eye our main supply andcommu, He knew then- - that his nicationi Once Liege gamble, into 'which he was in his centers. hands he might even was pouring all his resources, have hopes of reaching Antwerp-anwould bring him one of two Capturing this port, which sucwould he thingseither is .absolutely vital to allied opceed In delaying final allied erations.. victory over Hitlerdom However, Von Rundstedt ap'finely, or he 'would receive a parently has found too great a knockout blow. in the British and CanaThose alternatives still are be- threat dian armies are- holding , fore him.. There is, however, in theJmorth as guard for the - - this difference: his 'position is allied left wing, back of 'which much stronger. today, because , .T Tills of the damage he has- - inflicted lie .Liege and Antwerp. should eis our position to- - the American fighting and because he has sueceeded in uniting his two nal spearheads, thereby giving his salient. much greater staq, ity. General Eisenhower hasn't yet lost his opportunity of adWITH THE IL S. SEVENTH ministe:ing a knockout ..to his opponent. Still, Von Rundstedt, ARMY IN HOTTVILLER by clever generalship, has ma- (INS)This is a ghost village neuvered himself into such a ,po- which today stands as a testisition that when he has to lace monial to Nazi ruthlessness. In the summer of 1940, the the full strength of the allied counter-blo- w he may be.. able to Nazis decreed death to, the pros, pull back into his old ,position perous and cohtended Vosges In the Siegfried defenses a n d district of eastern France. Some thus avoid having his forces say they meant to destroy the cut off and annihilated. This, French influence in newly-annexAlsace of course, would Mean he had and Lorraine. succeeded in protracting the warl Others say the Germans needso that his masters could fish ed a maneuver ground near hoiiie and decided upon. this - for Itpeace. would also meanand we region. shouldn't overlook this Whatever the reason, the ef,that the Germans had sec ur e d . fect was unique in this Bettor of action in where every village is cramgreater freedom meeting the Russian drive in med with war-tor- n citizens. the east. We may be sure that Hottviller, prior to the Gerthe German high 'command' man's arrival, boasted sturdy bad this aspect of the situahomes, hotels, shops, ,taverns tion- well in mind In' launcive, and a beautiful church. But the ing- the attack against' the Nazis came with an order to western- - allies. get out of town in 12 hours They 'not only are facing the and never return: menace of the huge and SueNew, as one moves through vcessful Red offensivet hroug h the streets, he sees weeds growHungary toward Austria, b u t ing through the cobblestones, ' they've been expecting the Mus and sagging shutters swinging covites to launch a fresh drive against broken windows. But against the Vistula front toward almost every building is intact, t the German frontier. The Via-- at .least externally. Street signs , . tula threat is one which the Ger.- remain and posters still -- are. mans wouldn't want to meet there. ' with their Rhenish front 'thatThere is a feeling that the entered by the allied drive which tire population left town on a Eisenhower originally planned visit and just had not bothered and which now has been dis- to return. The beautiful church seems waiting for Sunday mass, rupted. The western allies naturally the altar intact and onlythe are watching anxiously for the dust of years gathering. ' The ancient. churchyard - , is development of the Russ Ian drive against the 'Vistula. That filled with weeds but there is one grave fresh and well-kep- t. It is for German soldiers who DESERET LILTWS ' died in battle there on Dec. 1. On the cemetery walls, a GerAnambra tot rho kumi bureau si man soldier has hacked a home" Circulation fl l&ntoetta of out postoffice at ball Lake sick poem of home and fam' Cft7 II second elms matter according to ily, dated February 1942. Aot of Concrete'. March & 1870; Inside, the houses are wrecks. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ono Week- are ripped up and furniFloors Out inonthi-itraiIn advancoV $ 1.40 ture has been burned to keep one year (raid In advance 810.110 But warm. The above rates apply to Utah. Idaho. German soldiers jlevada and Wyonting. Athere is no evidence that the All other states St month. The Associated Prose la ezeinsivety 'Nazis slept there. It is a warm entitled to the too of publication of all legend that they always returnnowt dietatches credited to or not other. ed to their hill and forest camps vise credited In this toner: aloe the because "the town has ghosts." local sows published hereto. BERLIN,1,- i - .... ommuli , , .s. ikolti ' ; ' - '' LEIPZIG j sEstA u L--- - --- Pt A G , . .",:' ':::. UE ' , ... ECHO . N i . - I SUDAP lirilP 11V pea-sou- ' tame ' TRIESTE , 104110 :111w ma-shi- ne -- -- - - artL. -- , . , -- ,.,,r) ,i,, ' ''' chi, R , At, 7 , PAR1S--(AP)--T- 4 ............. 11)AsorM . B-2- Crippre Aircraft Plants, Shipyards -- By Vern Haug land BOMBER TWENTY - FIRST COMMAND, (AP) Saipan Aerican Superfortresses, turn- ed oose on Japan Nov. 24, drop- ped 3,000000 pOunds of bombs the !first 30 days, completely knocking out the enemy's largbomber plant, est twin-engicrippling ,a second aircraft factory, damaging Tokyo's crowded waterfront Jand blasting Nagoya's shipyards and power plant. has proved "The itself a Magnificent weapon . of war," said Brig. Gen. Haywood Hansell-Jr- ., in summarizing the results today, The accomplishments, authenticated by reconnaissance photographs, are but a foretasteofwhat can be done to Japan after the lessons of the ,Pearly experimantal,stages" have been learn, ed, the 2Ist's commander pointed ne -- ' Out. "Japan Is his statement concluded, '"and while . the cause of this critical ailment is easily 'diagnosed, there is no cure for it that the Japanese can devise untit-the war with Japawis ended." Two were lost during the first month over the tar- industrial areas letsvital ' often defended by Intense ft fire and on occasions by swarms of enemy fighter planesand an Undisclosed number-o- f other giant bombers went down at sea as operational casualties of the 3000-miround trip flight from Saipan. More than half the crews have been rescued, the possibility of . additional.. rescues prompting the withholding of the exact figures. "These operational losses have w," bleeding-internallyno- B-2- anti-aircra- le .beenheavy" and they "have been fewer than expected," 'General Hansell said. Some of the results:, "I can believe I caw say flatly thatthe Hatsodoki plant (Nagoya's producer of twin engine bombers and fighter planes), largest of its kind in Japan, is at this time out of business, at least 40 per cent of its buildings destroyed or gutted by fire. , "The Kokuki (aircraft) plant (at Nagoya) has also suffered extensive damage with resultant interruption-- of production.". of "H ea v y concentrations were registered also hits" bomb on Nagoya's steam power plant and shipyards. At Tokyo, efforts to deal a crippling blow at the Musashino aircraft factoryit was the initial target Nov. 24-- were thwarted--bobscuring weather, but a few buildings were destroyed and "a good deal of damage" was dealt the alternative target of the industrial waterfront. General Hansel' said: "T h raids (Japans third largest city and center of her aircraft production) were more along the lines of what we intend to do again and again to enemy war plants in our pinpoint strategic bombardment of Japan from our bases in the Marianas." "I would say, in summing up in the 30 days since we first bombed Tokyo," the general conservatively commented, "that these .first accomplishments have been encouraging,tbut that they are far from of ,perfection. "And when they fail to put bombs right on the primary hree 6 I , . - take - 041. Siff Oa Of Al te e A IIII I : PO' I Fur Coats - PERMANENT-JO- B Sizes-- 12 SERVICE .- ' , El ri . ..., r. - F., 1:1,. 0,1 - ..''..: ...'s .,;:::'4 a .,...;',P v.....' ' ; ri'd like to be of service for, to you all through the year ahead, and we can 'promise ihe best in our power! Looking back over the .difficulties of the oast year, we must any you have. been won. derfully cpoperative, end--we have appreciated it! 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'- - STAR'S ENTIRE STOCK OF targets, they do not consider that they have done a good job even though their bthnbs h I t ards r SHOP.7 STAR STYLE -- e oya job V-2- e COMPLY WITH SELECTIVE SERVICE ADVICE .' -- , , . , t in no sense ck pick-a-ba- 1 Raids Harass Japs 9s , Hospital.Hit , - -- , ..... ,, :- RUSSIA EXPECTED TO STRIKEAS American forces lock in huge battles with the Nazis on the western front, Soviet sources in Washington say That the Red Armies strung along the eastern front 'will soon open a huge offensive. Informed spokesmen say that the projected drives will disclose newly aligned Soviet forces. Siime, 350 divisions and a vast amount of armored equipment is believed to be ready. The offensive has been de. layed, it was stated, by the fact that the Polish plain freezes later than the Russian steppes. The ground is now hard enough,. and the Nazis may soon find themselves fighting in grand-scal- e battles on two fronts., (See Interpreting the Wars News column for today.) (International.) Ghost Town Left By Nazis :- 'ROMANIA ..,4DANUBE . ' 4 .. ' A 7 0 4 7 Ats&,,A 0.,.. ., EIEL,2,5AG;Ez rim VZ 010111111 , ed 4 SLAVIA akesolooloo,,,v7 ITLAKONARktio - , ''''' 11,,,loilll'tVr'S4,,) ' , .. . 410","' ' YUGO k m, " , , 4' , , and-shove- J.wthat . 7 HUNGAR , "opt ay ' - 4 ,1e, .,Et; '.,,,, ,:.?... I 2,,,,, Ar ..,, AUSTRIA ' ,' ' ::;.. VIENNA ' , ....mb ti , ' Th,-41- I It SLOVAKIA - , f ; No, '''' . ' .C. ,: . ' :': , - 1 ' KIELCE --l- 1:,:::,...1., dazed horror on their faces were filing. ately to close the door, 'Lt. Despite momentary deafness Hamilton dashed : f4rward. - from the explosion which also filled his hand with splinters, Keeping the door open with the stock of his rifie,,,he pull- - Hamilton supervised the searched the fuse of another pole ing of the pillbox and the cap- it into the ture of 28 Germans still alive. charge Nine dead. lay inside the pillbox. The Germans promptly threw it out again. Realizbox and others around it. t Lt. Hamilton's hand is heal- - ing there still were several seconds before it would exing nicely and everyone in the plode. Hamilton picked up division is stotthnow the 12 pounds of TNT and "rookie" platoon. Oldtirners are held the pole inside with his, gl'ad to be servingi under .bint - ' ' band. and nobody calls him "that nevi 'A terrific blast shook the pill- - shavetail." Lt. Hamilton is an Pfc., oldtimer now. box,Kushing-to-the-do- or. Donald Barnhart, Potsdam. N. Y., found Lt Hamilton sitting Says kips Prepaii oil the ground his'pistol trained on the door through which Ger- To Fight For Railway mans with hands upraised and CHUNGKING (AP)P. -, Chang, Chinese cabinet spokesV-- 1 Robots Reach Inan, said today the Japanese apparently are preparing for a'. Info Manchester drive to close the gap in the-. LONDON--(AP)Ber- lin said Canton-Hanko- w railway, a sectoday -that Manchester had been tor of which still remains in struck- by V-- 1 bombs, indicating Chinese hands south of Heng- -, either that Germarr yang. making daring planes were Chang also declared he had sweeps toward northern Engreceived information that the land, or that an improved type Japanese are strengthening their of V-- 1 had a lopger range. defenses on the China -- coast (Censorship has not permitted north and south of Shanghai atBritish correspondents to comagainst a feared American ment.) tack. He said the commander of the Describing the V-- 1 bombing of the textile city as an !Important Japanese garrison in Shanghai factor" in the military situation, had warned that if the Japanese a broadcast declared:. are forced to withdraw from the "The Allies see now there is no city they will leave nothing of defense against V-- 1 or ." value there. ti-- As the '- 4 POLAND, ,..1'' ......... ' -- taNm"11". 7voett failed ) explode. faultyit Jerrie s tried desper- was finally surrounded the pillbox' By Hal Boyle ,WITH AMERICAN TROOPS after a flaming fight. , The -men heaved Demolition a GERMANY IN (AP) old men in the platoon shook satchel, charge of TNT at an their heads when they learned aperture In the pillbox obsertheir assignmentto take Ger- - vation room. It fell short by No. 411. heartbreaking inches, shower5wlici before, veteran combat ing the sprawled Americans with mud. troops had tried to crack this shavefail Twice they Slowly. the green key fortification. and a few riflemen worked had failed. around to the leaf!, While the 4:It'3 a tough enough job but with that young shavetail others covered hint, Hamilton and a platoon full of rookies. stepped quickly to the door of '" The told timers shook the - observation room and shov. their-'headed a fragmentation , grenade ; again. "That young shavetall," "Lt. through a small hatch. It burst Jr..,Lynbrook, with a muffledeiplosionandt03eph Anthe veterans here was silence inside. N. Y., in' the outfit doubte4 his judg- - other pack charge Was placed ment But he also kfiewlis job. in the embrasure to be' surecno He briefed his men in a wood one was left' alive. There still remained the low-o- ff near Aachen and they jumped an hour before total dark- - er part of the pilbox, its chamber undamaged by the two exness under cover of a barrage.. Over rough terrain, swept by plosions: Pvt. Elmer- - F. Foust, mortar and Machinegqn Williamsport, Pa., ran to open. enemy fire,- Hamilton worke4 his indn the back escape door and thrust toward the nillbox as Nazis in another charge inside. The fuse adjoining pillboxes- - sniped at London Yule White them. One quad, led by Staff Sgt LONZON(AP)It can now Homer D. Brown of Ipaya, Ill., be revealed without violating censorship that Britain had a Paris-lombi- d; white Christmascaused by a heavy frost which covered the ground. The temperature remained below freezing all day persons and the cold snap was accomwere killed and 13 others injurpanied by a heavy fog which ed' last night bt bombs which forced cancellation of fo(4ball fell on the Paris area near-t- he matches and other outdoor, world famous landmarks.ItAval the French capital's first air, raid since Aug. 27, immediately after the city's liberation. The casualties were the occupants of a house in (13 words censored.) Some damage was caused to buildings (11 words censored) where two bombs fell. bombers were not officially identified, but the fact that only a few appeared over the city virtually precluded any possibility that the bombs might-havbeen dropped by accident from allied aircraft. A servicemen's 'club , was , wrecked by a direct hit which caused some ,casualties. French air raid defense auth&ities said a hospital was hit. Night fight1 ers took to the air immediately in pursuit of the bombers. - SrS, ,325 tMq$ ' ' - 'N , '' 4 ' .. , '- l 'Ne w Shavetair Dgmonstrates HbKnows His Stuff 11' i . P 4 ' - -- - 7 4 ' . PRUSSIA .4, - . , Yank Counterattack To Test Nazis le... kOtataG, - Tv er, ' ,. ,,ic.,-.7rAst.,. ,A,,,,,,,,,,--7-- Big Battle' Yet To - ., Dec,etrnber 27, 1941 ttahWednesp, - - , .' :L ,,, ,3 - --- , Ir:::1),; v t , I - ::. - S EA ILM Mal STYLE SHOP - 242 SO. MAIN - |