| Show weekly news analysis allies meet bitter resistance in final phase of battle for sicily EDITORS NOTE HOTE when opinions opia ioas ar a expressed in these h c columns I 1 Ds they are r those of western weste es ap pp U union dion sews news analysts and nd not cot necessarily of el this newspaper sew SICILY yanks test more than three divisions of adolt adolf hillers Hit lers crack german troops took up positions around san stetano stefano in northern sicily to await the assault of gen george S pattons Pat tons charging american seventh army the san stefano region loomed as the axis northern anchor for their shrunken lines in the mountainous corner comer of the island where they found themselves pocketed much like the tunisian terrain great difficulties confronted pattons Pat tons yankees who were faced with a tedious crawl up rocky slopes in the face of stiff machine gun and mortar fire to the west of the axis defenses stood the canadians encountering the same obstacles as the americans to the south gen bernard british eighth army poised for action against strong german forces which had held them up in the plains after a slashing tank attack thus the final phase of the battle of sicily opened five points for italy successful as a diplomat once before when he pulled adm jean dar bar lans ians french north africa over to the allied cause gen dwight ike eisenhower Elsen hower addressed himself to another soldier this time italian premier pietro badoglio baroglio Ba doglio in a bid tor for italis withdrawal from the war commending the italian people and italis royal house for removing mussolini general else Elsen eisenhower hower stressed five points in his address to the newly constituted government said general eisenhower Elsen hower I 1 only the germans in italy are blocking peace 2 cessation of hostilities is possible immediately under honor able terms 3 discontinuance of assistance by the It italians allans to german armed forces is a prerequisite of peace 4 A pledge that italian war prisoners will be returned if allied prisoners in italian hands also are returned 5 it if hostilities cease the liberties and traditions of italy will be restored RUSSIA peak offensive peak of summer fighting in russia centered around orel here the reds exerted the greatest pressure against stubborn german forces ringed from the north south and east with their principal railway supply line running westward to io seriously threatened according to russian accounts the germans used large forces of reserves to counterattack advancing red units from the south and east admitting they were outnumbered the germans were said to have fallen back slowly under the trip ham mer blows of russian armored columns the germans told another story they said their attack at belgorod in the first stage of the summer fighting broke up red concentrations at the southern end of the mile front and compelled the russians to concentrate on orel here the nazis said they were pursuing a policy of defensive fighting to exhaust the reds strength heavy fighting was reported south of leningrad by both sides SHIPS 1496 delivered in the first six months of 1943 pacific coast shipyards turned out vessels of approximately tons atlantic coast shipyards completed of over tons and gulf coast yards produced of tons grand total ships of tons TV T V aa 1 I ak heres the way the allies work in setting up a base atter after landing on hostile shore As the first allied wave struck sicily men waist deep in water pass supplies ashore from a lighter while men in foreground prepare roads for tanks and other vehicles since pearl harbor american shipyards have turned out 1496 vessels more than existed in the entire U S merchant marine before the war this production has given the country a greater commercial fleet than britain and a larger one than japan germany and italy combined once looming as the great bottleneck in allied war plans americas industrialists overcame the shipping hurdle with a mass production technique which also has given the U S supremacy in aircraft construction not only have war materials been flowing overseas in great numbers but the improved situation has increased use of shipping for civilian supply submarine losses which were heavy at the start of the war have since been cut speedy new destroyer escorts and special aircraft carriers operating in convoys have succeeded in reducing the efficiency of nazi U boat wolf packs PACIFIC rip jap barges although japans merchant marine ranked no 3 among the worlds fleets before pearl harbor her maritime position has since slipped in view ot of her losses and limited shipbuilding facilities As a consequence the wily nips have devised a new system for supplying their embattled south pacific island forces strongholds strong holds are now being supplied through small swift coastal barges in which the enemy sail at night and in which they hide by day in the many coves along the shores lines well aware of the japa japanese nese system american airmen have concentrated cent rated much of their bombing against these craft barges attempting to stock enemy troops at be league red munda on new georgia island have had rough going at the hands of U S aviators and a concentration cent ration of the craft at rein bay new britain was the target for a heavy allied assault with the allies threatening their seaborne sea borne supplies and bombarding them from the sky with deadly torpedo and dive bombers jap troops true to their tradition of fighting to the death clung desperately to the last perimeter of their defenses at munda GAS sees more afore for east completion of the big inch pipeline to the east which will supplement the railroads transport of oil to that section ot of the country will result in a reduction of the A and possibly the B vil aai C gas ration cards in the central states petroleum administrator harold L I 1 ickes indicated at present A card holders in the east only receive 1 gallons per coupon while the same coupon draws 4 gallons in the central states ickes indicated that central states allotments may be cut down as much as two gallons gas rationing in the central states has been primarily enforced for the preservation of rubber ickes said because oil was relatively plentiful in these states as a result of insufficient transportation facilities to haul it to the east rations were more liberal now that facilities are available for increasing the haul however ickes felt that the supply should be equalized as much as possible throughout the country DOCTORS face draft out of the nations doctors already are in uniform and out of the dentists are in the services however the army has requested a substantial addition to these numbers and to meet the need the war manpower commission has planned to draft doctors and dentists between 38 and 45 years of age under the plan the army would waive its prohibition against HURRICANE A hurricane that struck houston galveston and surrounding texas communities on july 27 left 13 dead and at least a hundred injured damage is estimated at ten million dollars FOOTBALL soldiers who are studying in colleges under army supervision per vision may possibly be allowed to play football as the pres president dent has told representative samuel weiss that the matter will be reconsidered 0 0 SOUTH AFRICA gen Christ christiaan laan smuts prime minister of the union of south africa has won an overwhelming wh elming victory at the polls every member of his cabinet has been reelected re elected general smuts is given considerable credit for swinging the union toward active participation on the awed allied side 0 THIRST three soldiers recently died of thirst in the desert near yuma calif when they became separated from their unit while on a training march according to camp officers at camp young 0 0 CONCERTS free outdoor concerts similar to those presented in grant park chicago will be given in smaller cities announces james C petrillo Pc trillo president of the american federation of musicians he says that the union plans to send their symphony orchestras on tour 0 0 0 WINE wine making in middle western states has been restricted by an order of the war food administration which forbids the use of 25 fruits and berries and one melon the drafting ot of doctors and dentists over 37 faced with induction induct lon as privates the men will rather rathe r s seek e ek commissions which their professions ordinarily are granted when entering the service heretofore local and state committees have recommended induction of doctors and dentists on the basis of their importance to the community or availability of MEAT more afore for civilians action by the war food administration assured civilians of increased meat supplies whereas packers formerly were required to set aside 45 per cent of production for the government cut the figure 5 per cent moreover a temporary slash was made in the governments purchase of pork products the action in beet beef was attributed to the heavy run of grass fed cattle expected from the southwestern and western ranges while the cut in pork purchases was made at a time when bog marketing declines HENRY FORD would have to run if I 1 felt any better id have to run with those words sprightly patriarchic henry ford recently celebrated his hia birthday once again in active command of the great ford works for the first time in a quarter century as a result of the death of his son edsel the elder henry has supervision over his plants production of motor equipment and bombers for the army declaring that the general welfare of the community should be the guiding moral principle ford said that business and industry must build the physical basis of the good society there must be more and more industry ford asserted it is essential to political and economic freedom highlights in the weeks news new ADOPTIONS higher incomes among childless couples has increased the demand for or babies who may be available for adoption reports the director of the cradle famous orphanage in evanston 0 0 0 END OF WAR bettors bettorf are placing considerable sums at even money in london that the war in europe will end before the close of the year says a report 0 0 COFFEE coffee rationing has been ended and consumers may buy all they need the war food administration has announced explaining that safer shipping conditions in in the caribbean sea has increased the supply parliament two tw 0 members of britaina Brit ains august parliament came to blows outside the house recently one MP accused the other of flying to the united states to avoid the air blitz of 1940 he replied that he was trying to arrange to send british children to america 0 0 electricity generator output has reached a new peak at kilowatt hours according to the edison electric institute report activity of war plants particularly in aluminum and magnesium production Is the chief cause 0 of f the continued rise AIRLINER twenty persons were killed when an american airlines plane en route from louisville to nashville crashed and burned near Tram trammel melKy ky about 20 miles southeast of bowling green only two survived the crash help to servicemen declaring that americas servicemen and women must not be de mobilized into an environment of nation and unemployment ta 1 place on a bread line or selling ay ap ples pies president roosevelt elt outlined a six point program for postwar post war recovery the program was the highlight ot of a speech in which the president declared ouster was the first crack in the axis and the in initial step in italis democratic reconstitution the presidents six point program for demobilization includes 1 mustering out pay large enough to cover the period before employment is obtained 2 unemployment insurance 3 opportunity for education or trade training at U S expense 4 credit tor for unemployment compensation old age pensions and survivors insurance tor for the period they were in service 5 adequate hospitalization medical care and rehabilitation disabled servicemen 6 pensions for disabled in armed forces at least 20 bills have been introduced at the present congress covering substantially the same pro posed program outlined by the president in his broadcast MIDWEST looking for trouble august 16 farmers small manufacturers rs and merchants from five midwestern states will meet with 25 senators and congressmen in in the radisson hotel at minneapolis minn to present the problems besetting them in a wartime america ica in calling the conference representative august andres robert bobert en ot of minnesota dela follette blared one of the primary purposes of the congressional recess was to permit members to secure firsthand first hand information from their constituents on the prosecution of the war and the effect of the present federal policies upon business and agricultural economy of our country regional in character the conference will not be confined to a single district but will give the legislators an idea of the situation confronting a variety of interests senators robert la follette from wisconsin and guy M gillette from iowa have endorsed the parley which besides being open to their states also will take in minnesota and north and south dakota WHEAT for feed in an effort to bolster the nations dwindling feed supply the commodity credit corporation went into the grain markets the started mald th ball rolling by bidding for one mil lion bushels in chicago and revealing it planned to buy all wheat available at minneapolis at the loan rate the agency hoped to secure million bushels from canada it necessary the divulged effort also might be made to import wheat from australia shortages of corn and limited supplies of oats and barley particularly throughout the east have increased the demand for wheat for feed the government has been selling the grain at a rate of three million bushels a day and the july I 1 stock of million bushels has rapidly dwindled to around million As the government went into the market it was revealed the office of price administration planned a 01 soft wheat ceiling of a bushel bushe hard wheat ceilings were re reported porteL to be dependent upon congressional approval of a flour subsidy released by western newspaper union |
