The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
WAR BULLETINS

1EENUkGW kVESSh SVss~AS&y HaIegh El OlebaIn, 70 miles west Of TOburk In Libya, British middle east headquarters said today.
 Halegh El OlobAm is 30 miles west of Ain El GaSala, where main axis forces have ben enclrcled by attack lng New Zealand troops.
 The COmmuMique said that Brit lsh troops operating southwest Of Ain El Gaxala, which is 60 miles west of TObruk, continued . steady advance yesterday in the face of resOlute opposition.
 Manila, Dec. l6.-(UP) -- Radio KhabaroVsk reported teddy that Red army leaders, meeting in Kui- byshev, have drafted plans for Oper. atIons tO drive the Germans out of Russia and beat the enemy on his own sOll,"
 The broadcast was heard by the United Press listening post here.
 The Russian station said the high command of the Soviet army had determined to utilize It's newly wen offensive positions" for drive to push the Germans back to the Rus. s0- German frontier.
 London, Dec. I6.-UPl - Radio Berlin and radio Paris went of the aiF suddenly at 1 ?. m. today e .. m. EST) for unknown reasons.
 The Berlin radio stopped trans. hitting after relating . news bWlle. tin, but without giving the usual high command cOEnInunlque.
 Though the London United Press listening post reported Berlin of the air at .. m. EST lt was heard broadCaStlng the high commands cOmmunlque at 7:30 R. m. by the United Press New York listening post.
 London, Dec. l0s-tUP)-Lady As. tor demanded In the House of Com. mons today that the government prevent sale of liquor to persons un- der IS working ln factories. A gov. ernment spokesman promised to consider the demand and he said consideration was being given to \ suggestion for separate "dry" cans teens for young factory workers
 Berlin, Dec, l0.-(UPJ-(GeFman official news agency broadcast re. corded by United Press) --GeFman submarines have sunk Q British cruiser off Alexandria, Egypt, it was asserted oiilJlally today.
 The submarines attacked f0rma. ton of cruisers, 1t said, and one cruiser, "badIy hit" broke In half after . tremendous exposlOn and Sank within . few minutes.
 Berlin, Dec. l0.-(BeFIln radio re. corded by UP In New York; -Ger. man planes attacked the British coast last night and ralded British positions at TObruk, Libya, and the railway line from Alexandria to MersR Matruh, Egypt, yesterday, the high command said today.
 It's cOmmunlque said German planes In Russia attacked Russian troops and motorized columns, de- Stroylng 70 vehicles.
 London, Dec. l6.-(UP)-EmperOr ilrohitO told the Japanese parlla- ment today that he was livery sorry Japan had been forced into war be- cause Britain and the United States had attempted to thwart his wish tC create new order in cast Asia, ac. cOrding to . Tokyo dispatch broad. cast by the Berlin radio.
 Canberra, Australia, Dec. 1G.-- (UP)-Australian aircraft bombed q Japanese supply shlr of about 4,O0t tons with visible results" near Greenwich Island, $50 miles north. east of New Guinea, an official com. muniQue said today.
 London, Dec. 16.-(UP)--BritlsE operations in Libya "now seem definitely turning towards q rgeat and decisive victory" L. S. Amery secretary of state for India, said to. day.