The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1942-11-14
A WEEK OF THE WAR;
AMERICAN FORCES MAKE
LANDING IN AFRICA

| A powerful American force co.
tipped with adequate weapons of
modern warfare and under Amer
lean command, is today lending on
the Mediterranean and Atlantic CO.
asts of the French Colony in At
RIGA. This action provides an eff
fective second front assistance to
our heroic allies in Russia.
The U. S. Force split into three
parts and struck at Algiers, near
Oran on the Mediterranean Coast
of Algeria, and on the Atlantic
Coast North and South of Casa
blanca. The War Department sta
ted that theoffensive was advan-
cling rapidly everywhere along 1,
900 miles of coast agains light
french resistance. Algiers capitu-
lated within "a hours. The Vichy
Government broke off diplomatic
relations but secretary of state
Hull said the past two years was
simply to pave the way for the
military drive into Western Medi-
I terranean.
The landing of the American
forces is being assisted by the Bri-
fish Navy and Air forces and it
will, in the immediate future, be
reinforced by a considerable nu-
mber of divisions of the British
army, The president stated. It's
combined allied force in conpun-
ction with the British campaign
in Egypt is designed to prevent
an occupation by the Axis armies
of any part of Northern or Wes-
tern Africa and to deny the aggre-
sor nations starting point from
which to launch an attack against
the Atlantic coast Of the Ameri-
cans.
Maj Brereton's headquarters III
Cairo reported November. 7, that
American filters shot down As en-
envy planes against loss of 6
of their own in the Middle East
October 1, to November 5. In ad-
dition, the announcement said, the
U. S. filters have seriously damaged
an uncalculable number of tons of
enemy shipping and knocked out
a number of tanks and other mo-
tor vehicles.
The French Government and the
French people have been informed
of the purpose of this expedition
and have been assured that the
Allies seek no territory and have
no intention of interfering with
the friendly French authorities in
Africa. This expedition will deve-
lop into major effort by the
Allied nations and there is ev-
cry expectation that it will be
successful in repelling the planned
German and Italian Invasion of At
RIGA and prove the first historic
stop to the liberation and restor-
alton of France.
The president told the french
people by radio and by leaflets
that American forces were going
into their empire as friends, to re-
pulse the cruel invaders who wo-
uld remove forever your rights to
religious freedom and your rights
co live your own lives in peace
and security. We assure you that
once the menace of Germany and
Italy is removed from you, we
Do not obstruct this great purpose
shall quit your territory at once.
1t Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
commander of the Americon For
ces in the european theatre is CO.
mmander in chief of the Allied in
vasion force Gen. Eisenhower, in
a broadcast to freedmen of North
Africa, promised not to attack the
French themselves, upon certain
conditions. These conditions were
specific and he repeated them man
ny times in his broadcast.
The Navy announced that at
least 5,188 japanese, by actual
count, have been killed in three
months of land fighting in the
Solomon Islands. Navy Secretary
Knox said $50 Japanese airchaft
were destroyed there in October
alone. A Navy comminique late
November reported the probable
sinking of another Jap cruiser and
destroyer in the Solomons and said
the advance of American troops
Eastward on Guadalcanal was can
tinuing
Labor Secretary Perkins repor-
ted that between now and Deem
Der 1, 1943 industry will need 4,
100000 additional workers, and of
this number 100000 will be wo-
men. The Office of Defense Tran
sportation said $4,000, women will
get jobs in the additionally male
transportation industry, in the CO.
ming months. Agriculture Sec. Wi
ckard said that success of the