The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-10-01
DIARY or THE WAR

DlAN vi HE WAR
F3IDAY-Russian relief assaults
gave Stalingrad a rising hope of sur
vival as full month of direct attack
ended Willkie reported Russians
seemed cool and dissatisfied over lack
Of second allied front At Stalingrad
Reds were holding in streets and were
counter-attacking in northwest Of city,
L. S. Navy reported loss of destroyer
Jarvis and auxiliary transport during
Solomons operations. Fresh patrol
sIirmishes were reported in New
Guinea and Allied planes bombed Jap
bases at Buna and Kokoda. Raj bat
tered Nazi U-boat works at Flcns-
burg
SATURDAY-Battlo in Stalingrad
streets was rising to new pitch of fury
and northwest of the town the Reds
were gaining some ground in counter
offensive. Britain announced that the
German ain strength had been cX-
hausted in the big convoy battle. an
nouncing that 40 German planes and
six U-boats were knocked out. Allies
lost a destroyer and mine-swaeper and
four planes laps declared one of their
subs was in Atlantic. Raj bombers
cut short a Quisling speech at Oslo,
Norway French declared Allies were
blocking Dakar Navy announced
series Of army bomber attacks on Jap
ships and shore installations in Sol
onion islands.
SUNDAY - British forces which
marched into Madagascar's capital
sent a column eastward to meet an
other British force moving from there.
In Egypt Allied heavy and medium
bombers attacked Tobruk Reds had
penetrated main German positions
north of Stalingrad but Nazis claimed
all attacks repulsed. Russians saw
chance to drive enemy out of city.
WilIkie asked for earliest possible
second front. U. s. Navy launched the
new Lexington year ahead of schcd-
ule
MONDAY-Russian counter-attacks
drove Germans from several streets Of
Stalingrad and the offensive to the
north was a growing menace to Nazi
left flank. Germans insisted that
fighting was in center of city. Fresh
German assaults in Terek valley in
Caucasus were thrown back Reds
claimed gains on two other sectors.
Germany declared Russian casualties
in war thus far were IA million Mac
Arthur's bombers sank a Jap ship in
Rabaul, New Britain, and another off
New Guinea. Willkie reached China in
diplomatic tour U. S. planes hit at
Balkan capitals. U. S. planes again
bomb Japs in China, resuming offense
after lapse Of nearly a month.
TUESDAY-Germans with 10000
troops inside Stalingrad gained
ground in some sections and lost it in
others and the bloody contest con-
tinued with both sides acknowledging
heavy losses Reds declared they held
initiative in some areas. Canadian and
u. S. planes raided a Jap base on
Kiska in Aleutians wrecking one shin.
strafing two subs, destroying 7
enemy planes and killing $50 or more.
Allied flyers in China extended oper-
ations on Jap bases. Nazis claimed to
have sunk three transports and de-
stroyer but there was no confiIma-
ton. L. S. Solomons flyers bagged az
Jap planes in four days without loss
to themselves.
WEDNESDAY-Red army beat off
all Nazi blows on Stalingrad and
enemy suffered heavy losses. Reds
continued to hammer at Nazi flank
above the city and the Volga fleet was
still using its guns on Axis troops
above city. Allied troops in a counter
thrust against Japs in New Guinea
recapturcd a ridge and continued to
advance. Churchill condemned specu-
lation on second front, British offici-
ally denied Nazi claim that U-boats
bagged 3 U, s. troop ships President
Camacho of Mexico placed that coun-
try on a full war footing. Arms out
II in, A11fr OF s.I,o,,rpI -,
crease but was under the goal for the
month.
THURSDAY - Germans were re
ported gaining slightly in Stalingrad
area but Red army smashed Ruman
ian division in Caucasus. Allies OF
New Guinea recaptured Nauro from
Japs in swift drive advancing some