| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS savage russ counterattack in N north orth offsets nazi pressure in volga area Us S upsets jap strategy in pacific chinese register important victories EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in those they are those of western newspaper unions news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper I 1 L released by western newspaper union GUREV 1 yoca not OSTO C 1 IN KE 0 pr ALA 1 J TUA S 11 C 1 I A 11 A A C fit 11 LAC N r sa 11 S A 11 1 KU th T U R K E e 1 R A N sto 0 map alap shows how hillers Hit lers 1942 conquest of russia nears the climax as his armies move into position in a pincer movement closing on stalin i grad A million nazi soldiers assaulted that vital city on the volga r river iver closing in from two directions by skirting the caucasian mountains hillers Hit lers army can push on to the caspian sea for a junction with the japanese NEW GUINEA INVASION costly to japs despite heavy allied air action which cost th benemy one transport six landing barges and probably a cruiser japanese shock troops made another landing in milne bay on the island of new guinea miles east of port moresby and less than miles from the australian mainland however our ground forces anticipated this movement and are in contact with the enemy a spokesman from general macarthurs Mac Arthurs headquarters in australia said united nations medium bombers and fighters heavily bombed and strafed jap barges which were heading toward shore and jap troops which already had landed the aerial attack was carried out despite adverse weather conditions the said spokesmen acknowledged that the japanese had put into action the airdrome at buna miles northwest from milne bay on the north coast of new guinea they established a beachhead at buna in july then pushed south to hokoda within 60 miles of port moresby solomon thrust the violent sea air battle in the S solomon islands saw the united states win the opening round land based american dive bombers torpedo planes and fighters were credited with forcing a battered jap fleet I 1 to 0 withdraw from guadalcanal Guadal canal island in the southeast solomons less than a thousand miles from australia across the coral sea in the original united states offensive in the solomons the american marine corps vanguard obtained beachheads on the island overcoming enemy resistance an and seizing an air field planes bombs torpedoes ground crews and gasoline were brought in to repel a major invasion while a stated that results in the struggle for the strategic islands are encouraging it warned that a large scale sea battle still was in progress and that the outcome could not yet be determined ter mined but one official expressed the opinion that we are winning the second round of the battle of the solomons ACTION IN EGYPT transport blasted striking at marshal erwin rom mels preparations for a new offensive sive in egypt royal koyal air force fighters killed or disabled hundreds of enemy troops in a raid on transport columns west of el Al amein new zealand troops saw fast action when they routed an italian division on the same line and united states bombers blasted axis shipping in suda bay crete and the corinth canal in greece tension on the egyptian front has mounted steadily german tank movements were observed near the hattara depression and italian forces were attempting to concentrate their positions WAR RISK improving situation indication that the convoy system for atlantic shipping was showing improvement was reflected in a 5 per cent reduction of cargo war risk rates charged on certain voyages marine underwriters revealed that this was the first important reduction war risk rates in many months trends had been increasingly upward since the submarine activity of the enemy had been intensified off our atlantic coast most important effect of the reduction would be in the trade between the united states and brazil and argentina where the previous rate has been cut from 25 to 20 per cent RED OFFENSIVE for stalin stalingrad Stal ingrad rad relief even while clerks and factory hands joined red troops in the defense of stalingrad Stal ingrad dussias Rus sias central front armies began a counterattack in the german held area northwest of moscow killing enemy troops in the first 15 days of a drive that pushed back a nazi salient 25 to 30 miles As soviet troops battled for footholds within the streets of the germans were reported to have thrown fresh reserves into the battle but were compelled to retreat with heavy losses as russian troops thrust westward the russians claimed the capture of communities despite the offensive action which was intended to relieve pressure on stalingrad Stal ingrad the situation in that industrial du city was conceded to be critical however the russians de da scribed ascribed it as no worse CHINA counterattack counter attack in the provinces of Che kiang and the chinese were fighting a determined counteroffensive to dislodge the japs from important bases whence the united nations might launch air raids on japan this offensive was meeting with considerable success as the chinese troops pushed toward chushen Chu sien site of the biggest airfield in china and drove hard on lishua and Sung yang both vital points in addition the chinese forces had recaptured c over a hundred mile strip of th the e che kiang railway at on one e time the japs had controlled this railroad in its entirety biggest questions quentio ns in the minds of military experts was where the japs were sending their troops now being diverted from this chinese front some sources were inclined to believe that they had gone to the south pacific for the battle of the solomons rions and new guinea while unofficial reports told of mass movements of troops toward the russian back door chinese leaders were on the lookout for a strategic retreat by the japs which might have as i its Is purpose the setting etting of a large scale sc a le trap CEILINGS for hogs cattle As the ile office of price administration worked out its plans for price ceilings on hogs and cattle J K X galbraith deputy administrator told a delegation of large stock producers in washington that revisions of this system would eliminate inequalities between different regions and different classes of buyers meanwhile concurrence with the OPA plan was being considered by the department of agriculture ceilings were worked out in conjunction with representative groups of producers and OPA before submission to secretary of agriculture claude beef producers were assured by OPA that this agency would take no steps to discourage normal feeding and marketing of livestock while feeders must exercise normal caution and avoid paying high prices for their feeders said deputy OPA administrator galbraith the working out of ceilings will be undertaken in close consultation with producers and with a full and complete recognition of the market relationships involved he said further that feeders who buy carefully may look forward to the coming year with confidence DUKE OF KENT dies in action the first casualty in En glands royal family since the start of the war occurred in northern scotland when a giant sunderland flying boat crashed bringing death to the duke of rent kent youngest brother of king george VI with him died all but one of the crew a tail gunner who was thrown clear of the wreck the duke duk e fifth I 1 in succession to the throne throne was 39 years old on active military duty he was the youngest of the four sons of queen mary and the late king george V married to princess marina of greece in 1934 his three children were prince edward 6 princess alexandra 5 and prince george who was born last july 4 prince george also bears the name of franklin for president roosevelt his godfather BRAZIL good neighbors speak just a week after brazils declaration of war against germany and italy the uruguayan government i i announced that the two south american nations would operate cooperate co in a 41 common defense against possible aggression thus uruguay forged ahead of her south american neighbors in a show of solidarity with brazil the coun arys national defense ministry had been authorized to adopt in agree pi JA I 1 W Z J TT maj gen Arman dox kromposky head of the brazilian air force pictured at his desk in rio de janeiro brazil has a modern air force composed largely of planes manufactured in the united states ment with military authorities of brazil all measures designed for better efficiency in the common defense against possible aggressions meanwhile foreign minister caracciolo parra perez of venezuela expressed his nations sincere sympathy and solidarity with brazil and announced that venezuela automatically will treat brazil as a nonbelligerent under a decree affecting any american nation that goes to war against the axis BRIEFS ADVANCE VANCE seven months in advance of schedule the ton battleship tle ship iowa greatest warship ever built slid down the ways of the new york navy yard RETURNS after a summers visit to the united states and canada queen wilhelmina of the netherlands was back in london typewriters an OPA order was issued forbidding after september 15 the rental lease or loan of typewriters manufactured since january 1 1935 and bans th the e sale of typewriters manufactured since january 1 1915 |
