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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-21
Social and Personal
q MINNEAPOLIS [

Entertained At Stag: NJ Hogarh Talmadge B.
Carey hosts to Of Monday August
home 3704 Fifth SOUTH guests
Dr. Ferdinand Wichita Kans Barnet
Sr Of Chicago ILL., Guests Messrs w. Washington
Shepherd VIM Cratic Tea Burt Leo Bohanon
Cawfor Clarence Wigngton, VIM Walker T. Stevens
Moss Cas Noble D. C. Dowdy Martin Brown Webster sova R. A.
Skinner Arthur White and Alfred Barnet of Minneapolis brother
the honored guests
hospital Monday August IT, for tonectOmy She is convaes
ing at home.
Mr. and Mrs. John n Sanders and their small daughter Of Excel
sior Springs left their this visiting n
Sanders 30O9 Garfield and his brother George Paul Mr.
Sanders principal Of Lincoln High School Excelsior Springs
Fannie group
five made her monthly visit Shkope August 49,
present at the State Rfomaoy for Women there Mrs.
Gladys Lderg the principal speaker Mrs. Lewis will attend the
wedding Of her grandson Mr. Robert Singer Jr Miles, Mh
Saturday August p.
Grandmother 81 HOnOd Mrs Robert Pierre 1924 Fourth
SOUTH dinner August Is honor of her gandmothe 81st
birthday Those Mrs Miller Mr. Mrs.
William Miller Mrs. Fannie Robert
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Both mother and baby are doing
nicely. Father is somewhere in
England.
Fishing Good: Bob Wynn, Felix
Fogg, Orville Drake and Peter
Wall report that they are catching
the limit of crappies and large gun
fish at Long Lake this week.
Mr.. Chester Johnson, Jr, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester johnson, ST.,
enlisted in the U. S. Navy and left
on Thursday, August 20, for train
ing at Great Lakes Naval Training
Station.
Mr.. Fred w. Lewis, SIG 18th ave-
nue. south, who went to Kansas
City last week to bury his father,
Mr.. Willie Lewis, who was 81 years
old, has returned to the city.
Master Hobart Mitchell, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Mitchell, 1912
Elliot avenue, who has been vaca-
tioning in Detroit for the past two
weeks, spent last week in Pomeroy,
Ohio, the home of his father. Mrs.
Mitchell will join her son in De-
troit some time the last week of the
month.
Mrs. Charles Burley was taken
to Northwestern hospital on Tues
day evening for an appendectomy.
Mrs. Ruby Burton of Dallas,
Texas, sister of Mrs. Charles
Palms, 1851 Bryant avenue north,
is in the city visiting on her two
weeks vacation. Mrs. Burton is
the proprietor of a beauty salon at
her home.
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Samuel A. Reeds
Off for Virginia

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A. Reed,
both well known in st. Paul for
their activity in youth groups and
the civic life of the community, left
Thursday for Petersburg, Va.
Mr.. Reed, Master Sergeant in the
United States Army, is stationed
at Camp Lee at Petersburg. Mrs.
Reed, the former Beatrice Shuck,
was given a one year leave of alb
sence from her position as hbrar-
ian at Tillotson college, Austin,
Texas, so that she could spend
some time with her husband in Vir-
ginia. They were married last
Wednesday, August II, in St. Paul.
Pvt. First Class and Mrs. Rich
ard W. Sessions are the proud par
ents of a baby girl, born August
10, at Fairview hospital, with DR..
C. Mckinney attending physician.
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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Jackson, 81
w. Jessamine street, celebrated
their Golden Wedding Anniversary
on Monday, August 10. A surprise
party was given in their honor at
the parsonage Of st. James A.M.E.
Church by the Senior Missionary
Society, Senior Choir and Sunday
School of st. James AM.E.
Church.
The dining room table was ap-
propriately decorated with golden
streamers and a beautiful bouquet
Of flowers with an attractively
decorated heart-shaped cake grac-
ing the center of the table.
Mr.. Jackson re-enacted his pro-
posal to Mrs. Jackson and after
being formally accepted, the cere-
mony was read by Rev. B. N.
Moore. Rev. Joseph Jackson gave
the bride away. Bridesmaids were
Mesdames Cudellus Jackson, Doro-
thy Compson, and Bessie Powell,
with Mr.. John Waters as the best
man.
Following the ceremony, Mrs. B.
N. Moore, soprano, sang "Be-
cause" accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. Nelson Balenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson were pre-
sented with a gold colored chenille
bedspread.
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"d1CSE NOlIlSJ Jr., hODerC GafQner,
and Raymond Cannon. Arthur
Register, treasurer of Tillotson Col
lege, Austin, Texas, was a visiting
guest and brought greetings to the
gathering from Iota Chapter. Other
greetings were read from Pvt. Nor
man Light Of Fit. Leonard Wood,
Missouri, and T. ]. Porter of Chi
cago. The other guests included
Malalieu Voolfolk of Alpha Up
silon Lambda Chapter, Alabama,
Albert F. Harris, Beta Pi Chapter,
Tennessee, Victor Galloway, Will
liam Cassius, S. Vincent Owens,
DR.. Earl S. Weber, John M. Pat
ton, with John R. Lawrence pre-
siding. Books called "My Record
in the Service" were presented the
inductees by the Chapter. Refresh
ments were served. At the close,
the Alpha Hymn was sung.
The men of the Junior Sterling
Club entertained with a Smoker on
Saturday, August Is, at the Ster-
ling Club for all the inductees who
reported on August 10.
Mrs. Leila Mundell, 7O3 St. An
thony Ave., is teaching a class in
First Aid at the home of Mrs. Ed
gar A. Collins of East River Road.
Miss ROsamOnd Collier, 900 Gaul-
tier street, is in California visiting
friends.
Mrs. Freda Harris, 695 Carroll
Ave-, received a letter last week
from her son, Bill, who is serving
with the armed forces in Ireland.
The Sterling Club entertained
with RumBoogie Party, Thurs
day, August 20.
The Two O'clock Bridge Club
met Saturday, August 10, at the
home of Mrs. Norman H. Howell,
95S St. Anthony Ave. First club
prize was won by Mrs. M. Leo Bo-
harmon, second by Mrs. George o.
Berry, Jr., and the third by Mrs.
Leroy Lazenberry. The next meet
ing will be Saturday, September 5,
at the home of Mrs. Cornelius H.
Mobiley, 734 St. Anthony Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don BOnaparte and
daughter of Chicago are, in the city
visiting Mr.. Bonaparte's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Chapman, TOT
st. Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Alfonso Wilson and son,
Cunnigan, of Omaha, Neb., were
the breakfast guests of Mrs. Clar-
ence W. Wigington, 679 st. An
thony Ave-, on Monday, August IT.
Mrs. Wilson and her son left Tues
day, August 10, by motor for home.
Mrs. Wilson has been visiting in
the city for the past month and
was the house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sydney Williams, 857 St. An
thony Ave.
Miss Geraldine MiddlecOff, 541
W. Central Ave-, spent a week
visiting relatives and friends in
Kansas City, Appleton, and Gin
ton, Missouri. Miss Middlecoff is
employed as a machine operator in
a defense plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Logan, 1926
St. Anthony Ave-, are spending a
two weeks vacation in Chicago, Ill.
Miss Annabelle Jones, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Jones, 994
Iglehart Ave-, celebrated her eight
zenith birthday on Friday, August
ID, with a Dancing Party given by
her parents at the Sterling Club,
Dale and Rondo. The honoree was
very charmingly gowned in Grim
son and white taffeta print with
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Social and Personal
o ST. PAUL o
BY ESTYR BRADLEY
ss5 st. Anthony Avenue-Dale ss2S


Mu Chapter Alpha Phi fraternity entertained two members
VINO nave oeen mducted into the Army Nathaniel Walter Coins
and Robert Gardner Monday August IT. The honored guests and
the chapter members gathered at the home of Lawrence
S 1gehart avenue for Alpha Smoker brief program
several rounds OF cards Speakers included
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

BATAVIA. JAVA, Feb. 90. UP
Strong Japanese Landing forces
invaded the picture quo Island OF
Bali today as American flying for
tresscS and Dutch land forces
struck back with battCring blows.
Eight Japanese WarShlpS ana
transports were sunk or DAMAGED
with heavy loss to the invaders Of
the world-famous island-smb2l d
of south sea peace and ccAtent-
mcnt
-Four japanese planes were shot
down by The American flying Tor
tresses and HbCrator bombcm oil
Bali during tho action. which be
gan Yesterday, while an ciiiclal
tabulation showed that a total oil
10 enemy craft had been shot down
over Socrabaia naval base i. TWO
days.
MILE FROM JAVA
The little Island of Bah lie only
n mile east of the main addict DaSc
of Java. It's capture would cnclrclc
Java en- three sides. The Japan
csc already have invaded Sumatfa,
west of Java. and direct assault
on this main island IS considered
imminent.
Communiqucs of the United Ma
tions supreme headquarters ol
Java and of the Dutch high COM
mand credited tho bomb hits oh
enemy waryhipa and tlr1lSForla 10
allied planes but it was 'mdcf"IG2o
that American aircraft mchidiliE
tho first dive bomb"rs used in the
East indies. scored most OF INC
blows.
The hits on enemy ships p3S-
sibly including some repeat at
tack5l iAcludcd
Three cruisers
Three transports.
Two dcsUoyCr&, on" f which Was
blown apart and sank.
tAn Ais broadcast from Rome
quoting Tokyo dispatches. said that
japanese planes had bombed tho
Dutch bases of Fdkfak in New
Gulnca, the Islands OF Florca and
the Island, Of DObu. Aru and Tim
or. JaFaAcao iCrccS invaded Timor
and were reported breaking tic re-
SiStancc CT Australian troops there,
Tokyo claimcdD
SITUATION SERIOUS
Inc Dutch communication said:
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Churchill Cabinet
Change Fails 10
Reduce Criticism

LONDON. Feb. 20. up Prime
Minister Winston Churchill's critics
were unappcastd today by what
they called halfway cabinet
shakc-up and political quarters pre-
CictCd that further changes would
be made soon. probably extending
to cabinet members holding war
portfolios and possibly chiefs Of the
fighting services.
Preparing 10 sacc commons next
week for a full-drcss two day wa
debate, probably in secret session.
Churchill reduced his war cabinet
from nine to seven members, in
stead of to five as had been de
mandcd.
HFaVERBROOK SHIFTED
He had named Lord BcavcrbrOOk.
vino for a lcW weeks had held the
cow post Of production minister, a
q special envoy 10 the United State
10 work IN problems arising from
poolug Un4rd Nations resources
and TO attend TO such other special
duties as may be entrusted TO hIm
from time to time by the war Cabl-
net
BCayCrbrOok declined to retain
his post in the war cabinet on the
ground Of i'll health. Sir Kingsley
Wood, chancellor Of tho cXChCqICr,
and Arthur GrccnHoOd, minister
without portlono. also were drop
rcd from the inner council but rc-
tanned their portfolios as members
Of the cabinet at large,
CRIPPS GETS POST
ST Stafford CripDS, party-lCs,
/ labor leader who recently returned
home after serving successfully as
ambassador to Russia, was added
to tho War cabinet as Lord Privy
seal and leader Of the house of COM
mons. Oliver Lgttlcton, a protcgc
Of Churchill who is regarded as one
OF the coming men, retained his
post as minister of state in the war
cabinet. to exercise general super
vision Cf productions
Thus the brief attempt to mann
tain a production ear, holding ap-
proXimatcly the powers Of Donald
Nelson in the United States, was
given up.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Bv L. p. ATKINSON

CALCUTTA. Feb %. up, Em..
COON reports indicated today that
heavy attack by American 3aIr
British air squadrons have brought
the japanese advance into Burma
alcng the Bilin Rive FRONT To q
temporary StanGG'ill.
Tao Rmgean rail rp.nrd Djal
cur trc,r5 held t..ml" @grgtle
hc2rtulcd Ivy the an uW+"t e.
tended" b. the Amni"m ;"l"n,"rr
air group and thc Row. civ 'oiro
pilots.
The Anelo .Amcric IN lnTs al
tackled japanese positions, .tnrc
dcpOt& and tIaus3art columns il
the Bilm area and b'3etcd @' Jaa-
anc5c fclces crc.sin@ !hc NNCr il
ru6DC. boats.
1t was admitted thai the Juoaa-
csc heavily 5omb.rdcd Nanda.aE.
where government bUidWss SUI
lcycd hc"yv dama2" aud q l".ee
number f ci"i1isn c@HF!ti"a "ar'
C"NSCt.
Hcwcyer. Japanc." ayr ar'"I's
U-as on a arcatN rc,urud .,s...
possibly because Ct J@p"uc>n Io..-
cs IL combat With American and
British fighter craft.
The battle Wsl5 approaching a H.
max The japanese hyI cl5s5.a I
the Bin river and were h#mma.-
ing at the Imperial ueat flank in
an effort TO cnycloD 2id SMASH tire
entire line.
A ccmmuniquc broadcast b. die
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Burmo Lines FIoId Firm:
New Supply Rood Planned

lcaI "a fr as supplies for China.
Chmekfag officials said yesterday
tna' the CHINESE were arranging
to have materials transported to
China from mdi"- Generals 5imo
Cul#Ng <2I-Shck Gl his conversa-
tIrua Wit Iudlan lei dcrS was re-
ported H. have solved the trans
l"llutiou problem satisfactorily" e"
F.U2C3a5 5ea appr 0chcS arc be-
m- mined it Nas laid and the
BUM CAPITA !. btlnG abandon
I'd rs al .mp ia ion center for
military auPohe5 10" the Chinese.
Burma ROtD OUT
g Il action you'd mean aband-
onMcnt Of the Drcgcrt chief route
of supply to China
Materials from tic UAitcd States
and Britain save Oecn moving tC
Caurgkine ~ vail from Rangoon
t. Nandala. and LaghIo and b.
truc!; from Iashio to Running
CNir2
1r:cc aItfrr ltc routes have been
,u@.o@cd ore through Russia a
sccGld across mdia by air and the
third cuttlng north Of tho Burma
road from ASSEM-, India, which
connects with rail and water lines
An As AN road unofficial reports
said. has been under construction
since 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
American PIoneS S
BIost invaders

I'm connection with the rnem'
action directed against BAH NiiH
pCintS ca Bali have bstr DESTROYED
and strong action IS Icing takca
against landings which th" nom.
is carrying out.
Tho situation appeared tp b.
serious for the Dutch defenders.
dcspitc the first divc-b9mbing at
tacks of American planes in the
East Indies The dive b"mbcra hit
q Japanese transport and crul@Cr
with heavy casualties to the enemy.
American around troops in Java
arc ComDaratiyolY lcW lhr"r ~"
also .0mC other forcign tIpou.. IA
cludlr. Australians. here to aid
in defense of the i-ldnd.
NO ALLIED LOSS
American libcsator bomber" and
a fleet Of plrsuit planes supported
flying fOrtrcsScs in the attack on
japanese invasion fleet eff tho
southeastern coast Of Bali.
The Americans did not los" a
single plane.
One flyine fortress dlcppcd ci@ht
eco pound bombs around one OF
the enemy dceroycrs and the
crews said it rose up from the
water and came down "a pieces
Three lbcrator planes shot down
two Ct the iour planes which the
enemy lest. These two were part
Ct formation of nine which at
tackled the librrators.
The dlyc bombors' Int Ga the Jap
ancSc transport va made with n
l1C- pound bomb. Their hit on the
cruiser was at the WarSnE'S stern.
We'll informed -emccs admitted
that the japanese had WrI foot
hold in Bali only 10 mil". from
S5crab9ja. the great naval ANA air
force bas" Ct the Netherlands East
indies.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

Baa..a t.,iu asil coeateraltacla
frlm IL" Imperial middle sector
eea#s a#...u" tl.r cacmE IL bdP bu'
fir .u.h:m" is co9'ioq=1a liGirc-
80. -" riIi R0aD
A. a.r ,.lu;. At lcl,t. lha Jtp-
ane#p R.2" h",~"o lie toNn of
Haa Ill }hc railroad town Of
H.#.I...a. only - miles "cs' of
= PU.0H..- -N"uIala5 raiisOa'l
.s..s.. Il tar B"lma rod
= .ui.I.l Hapkesmsn III CiaM@-
EIH. ed ~. Er.acec :efG.n t.
as,ap uH. .r. battle ol Buuu2
j. -. I'd l."r " aHtad operations
l. f.h.4c 1hc jlo. SIZE IN tie &C.
ie.se Hr. IN tlo ae.sa
as..=2t from nof thcla Burma,
=. C.u " ".rc paradHe detected
IHa .s,.'a toward CHiaaaaai,
I.#a.4% "o mi'es I'm Ire bod
O.. .:}r aa d5r1s II va
a.asas rr g." tal,a. IN" 10
aaa, ,aM st.. Hiim front bat tie
ba4s5s ii. o. 'ur"m Bnrma NJ reg
H. - Il Hi"n cost - beth sides
IB17eiE" MA IFD
spdica 'i"NS were fG1t traffic ON
HE B"3Hc2H-Mand3laE railroad
US arr.o2' Ahs standstill at
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

HOLLYWOOD. F5b. 20. IN th
Metro gym Dan Daley. j lay on
q rubbing table aid relaxed hap
PLY under the strenuous prodding,
cf a trainer He Wore a fragment
Of bath towel, q smile. anG "A slight
l. purple splOCh under his ri1ht
eve. Bill Lundigan had given him
the mouse during their morning
sDarri g for picture called sun
day Punch
They've been fighlias fer da.a i'm
Metros reproduction Of Macn0n
Square Garden I; takes a lO' Of
fist-slinging to get 10 minute Of
prize fight film, but the long, blond
Mr.. Daily likes it. At least he would
rather sock Mr. Lundigan than
La"a Turner, which is what he had
to do in "Zie2field Girl or hunc
GWynnC, whom he hit In Wash
ington Melodrama o. Donna
Reed, whom he slugged in Get
away"
I win tho fight. but lose the
girl this time he said "Whlrh
n axes the picture. d draw for Bill
and me. He ba:o me all oy"r the
ring for about - rounds III til I
finally unlimbcr this terrific rght
I'm supposed to have Hes fast
with lotta flashy footWork. and
I'm sort Of cautious crou"hCr "
That's funny" lntc"rmtCd.
You're really a dancer
DALEY snorted Why don't "Ou
remind the studio I'm dancer.
I've been in more the: 20 pictures.
and I haven't danced yet They've
put me in musicals full Of dane
ing, and I'm the romantic lead
who sits around with his feet in
bis pocket. Or else I'm a mca
lug who socks people, but I don't
even get to kick EN-
He certainly doesn't look like q
mean lug. or a dancer ci,ho". Fol
that matter he doesn't even look
like an actor-a fact which seems
all in his favor. especially now
tnat the studios are casting leading
men for virility and natural .cS,
instead Of mere good looks
But Dan Daley was a hOoto|-
in vaudeville, night clubs and fin
ally musical comedy. Between ca.
gagements, his educated legs car
ried him through the notes G
caddylrg and waiting on tables
Cnce he sold shoes in a big depart
nicnt store az .JeW York; aAothe
tine he shuffied off to Georgia t
career in d textile plant As 500.
as he accumulated a little jinelinl
money, he hot footed it fcr Broad
way
He appeared for a year i. Babe
IN Arms" was featured dance.
N Stars in Your Eyes, and be.
came the juvenile lead in q roac
production of Il Married an An
gel" In all his experience, tHo02n
DALEY had only enc cacOul 'cr wit
the drama: hc was accepted a
al actor for a Federal ThCatCl
SHOW which already had been il
rehcarsals ID months And he qui
before it opened.
In the audience when L M
ricd an Angel" opened here was
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
HoIlywood's
Fdncies
By Paul Harrison

the d~s-r me Billy Grady Metro
'oD taier5 ratker Grady went
ba ks.age. aquin5>d at the blue
cyad .m.9in2 ho-lor and offered
Ian r05s in Mortal Storm That
Idut soGnd like musicale but Dai-
I,n peaeli=ed a few routines and
..CUea u i1r - test a. the studio
Hr Tas pa1 IN d Storm Trooper
'nItom aad soon was working IT
'ac picture - "a fanatic young
Na2I
Tho tsaM#r and technical advis-
o.. for ases. lieat movies is an ex-
4 IN, named Johnny Indrsan2o.
who al=o sometimes takes the role
of q fighter who gets moved down
hy lho hero Mostly. though. as
ho is fond OF explaining he teaches
.D.e actors 70 fight and the fight
r.. 70 act"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Brazil Announces
End Steamer Sunk

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 90, up
The foreign office announced to-
daY that the 4O53-to Brazilian
steamer Olinda had been sunk
Tie Oluda was the second Bra
2ilIrn vessel lost IN three days.
Tie l lloyd Bras,l"iro passenger
stramrr Buarquc was sunk off Viz
ginia Sunday by a submarine When
two torpcdOcS were sent into her
huh without warning
The Olnda was sunk by she'll
fire en- Feb. IS and its crew Of 46
was saved the foreign office said.
The announcement came from the
Brazilian consul at Norfolk, Va,
but the foreign office did not
specify where the sinking occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
.;8 PER CENT BOOST
NOTFH IN RENTS

WASHINGTON, FEB. ~ Uup.
Inc residential rent level ro.n
per cent at PaSo G}oblcS, Caiit h
tween September, 1G40, and Jala.a
l942, the works PROJECT, adnM
tratlGn reported lGdaE
This represented an mcl"u q
$500 in the monthly roMt biN a
by PaSo Roblcs tenants, lhc rca3
said
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20

vices that no enemy planes appear
cd.
Government communiqucS Sald
at least "a persons we're killed and
"a wounded yesterday in the first
two Japanese raids. which we're the
first on the Australian continent.
PLANFS IN FORCE
There were about II japanese
bombing planes in the first raid, IN
addition to cscortin@ fighters, ana
q uncscortcd bomber5 in the sec
ond one, it was announced. Two
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Ry DRYDON TANES

SYDNEY. AuStralia, Feb. 20. up
-Shriekine air raid alarm sirens
sent Australian fighter planes into
the air and gun crews to battle
stations in the Darwin defense zone
toda%, ready to rcpcl the third Jap
anese air raid ON the northern war
base within "a hours.
The government here, after an
nouncing that there had been Il
raid this morning and japanese
planes had machine 8unned the
area. said on the basis OF later adj
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Big Narcotic Raid
Nets Four Arrests

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Loo. -
up Fcderal narcotics agents hex
four persons and moro thW $1ao
900 worth Of heroin today after ;
raid described as one Of the bia4e.
N recent years.
Thos" arrested Wnrc Carl Cur.
mu5a, 80. operator CT a co"':'H
lounge; Chal!ca Taibi, 81, c%-caH
Wet; Fllipo Pcrnicc. 80. @M& !.
wife, Hclllrda Pcrnlc". 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-20
Reds Smash Thru
End German Lines
About Leningrad

LONDON, Feb. 20 tUPl lie
Russians have broken German re-
sistancc on the -cningrad front,
crashed through first and SecCad
defense lines and are now adVanc-
ing considerable distances, a re-
Eort radio2d from that city said to-
day.
The Gcrn,ans rcportcdly were
fahting linrccly in bitter cold,
throwing heavy rCinlolccmcnts.
II vas announccd news of 'ncW
rttcrics on all sectors could be
c"9cctcd bv Monday oath anniTcr-
~ Il the Red Amy. It vas not
i ~ "'haI the Russians would an
/ ,4ass: H." captur2 of R2hcV. NoY-
..oiod. Orcl or one or all, but
lan a#eoul ON the cnunnchCd
caemT Il the rnnglad front ap-
peaeeG TO be tine biggest battle III
progrrg, today.
FORTS DESTROYED
Radio Lcningr2d broadcast lhat
Gcu. TcduliSky was Spcar-hcading
lis assault columns with tanks
which were destroying pill boxes
end blOCkhOuSCS to open Il way for
Eafantry ON skis and slcdgcS
l inc German we're said 70 be
resisting 10 the drath Sometimes
a. 30 or lCO men were packed into
ouc blOrkhougc The Russians had
to kill them before taking il, it
Was said.
The c3mmurQu2 last night said
j "Om 'JruCS conducted "GHccSSful
battles and occupied . number of
Inhabited localities. The enemy
launchcd cour'cr attacks which
we're rCpulScd by our forces with
heavy losses"
NAZI ADHESION
The Cclmans admitted rcW Rus
sian units had been landed at
i Kcrch to attack German position:
north OF Fcdosiya in the Crmca
London observers sPcculatcd Tic
! RUSSIANS had been saving news Of
victories to announce them all to-
gCther Monday. The announcement
vas expected TO give some indi-
cation of the salient which tho
Rcd army has pushed into Gcrmal
lines from the Valdai hills bctWcon
Moscow and Lcnip"rad
The capture of Krcsty 65 miles
! orthWcSt Of Smolcnsk and the
farthcst advance to the west claim
td yet, wa announced yesterday
A report from Kuihyshcv estimated
the Russians had rccapturcd 4,80O
towns and 80 cities in December
/ and January.