The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-02
Third Day of Fresh Ger man Drive Finds Carn-
 age Still On ABOVE CITY RUSSIANS < ADVANCING STEADILY Street Fight in StaIingrad Rages From House to
 House Everywhere
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff COrrespondentDt

United Press Staff COrresp0ndentg
 Moscow, October 2.-(UPl . Great forces of German infantry and tanks made a new gain in northwestern Stalingrad today and the Russian redoubled their eff forts to stop them, lest they drive to the heart of the city. Front-line dispatches to the army organ Red Star, report ing the new slight" German ad- vance said Na1 achievements were being rushed up from all directions and thrown into the all-out drive. apparently the climatic effort to take Stalingrad.
 It was the third day of the new German drive, the 39th day of the bloody battle of Stalingrad.
 The deepest enemy penetration in northwest Stalingrad was into a workers settlement, but Red Star said pressure was already tre- mendous and increasing against ans other inhabited point"
 The Russians resisted desperately using bottles of benzine, machine guns, anti-tank guns and rifles and heavy artillery, to stop the Nad tanks, but at one point they were pushed back.
 Another German advance had been reported last midnight. The enemy attacked an industrial sec- tion of northwest Stalingrad by land and air six successive times. Five attacks were repulsed, but they gained 300 yards with the sixth.
 The Red arlny's counter -offen- Sive drove slowly and steadily down above Stalingrad. Dispatches reported that the Russians had oc- cupied several more strategic heights and rayines, and were widening a wedge in the enemy's left flank along the Don river.
 This wedge, it was revealed, was driven into the Germans positions in the Kletskaya area, between SO and 75 miles northwest of Stalin- grad.
 New Russian counter attacks. delivered in force against the Ger- mans right flank below StaIin- grad, recaptured another village yesterday. Previous front line dis patches had reported that Ruman- ian forces had been driven from three villages in that area.
 Maxi Losses Heavy
 German losses were huge, and Soviet figures on them at best were fractional. The noon communiQua reported the destruction of 10 tanks and 800 more Germans.
 Street fighting rages unabated in side Stalingrad. and in some Secs tionS the Russians were managing to force the Germans back, clear ing them from one house after aIl- other, destroying their strong points.
 The government organ Izvestis described one ferocius battle in one narrow point, which was blasted by 5000 artillery shells ana q large number of mines in one aay.
 After the bambardment the Ger mans attacked with 70 tanks They were beaten off. The Germans re- sumed the assault with more tanks and a regiment (3,O00 men) of motorized infantry. The Russians had to withdraw, but regrouped. counter attacked and restored the position.
 A battle ragged four days over small German-occupied area that contained 12 wooden houses and three stone houses. It was on the edge of a ravine, astride 8 street leading to the center of Stalingrad
 Roofs, balconies and '...indow ssll, bristled with light field guns. naifis
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