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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-05
Escapee Caught.
Proves DeSerter

Police Chief Ronne Voyles announced Friday that df
ferent alrane omens in handling Ell Centre chain gangs
will be made Monday after prisoner escaped Thursday
and found to be Army deserter.
John McCasn, q, who gave alias, j. d. Wilson,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-05
FLYNN Fate Put
In Jury's Hands
Judge Cautions Veniremen Consent No
Excuse But Calls for Cer+ain+yof
Gui+ Before Guilty Verdict Voted

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 5. (UP)-The statutory rape case
Of Enrol Flynn went to the jury today at 10 (PWT)
Judge Leslie E. Still cautioned the nine women and
three the jury to remember that is mt-
eating circumstance when it involves age girls such
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-05
House Votes Out
Silver Purchases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. (UP)-The house today tenta
lively voted to stop treasury silver purchases after Rep
Emanue Ceer, d.. N V protested that their continuance
would benefit "ony GOOO0 miners and pot-belled mine
owners. The vote amendment to the 81 2O2 =
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-05
Bombs Give Axis
Beating at Home
As Russ Advance
Soviet Armies Prepare TO Storm Point
Only Ten Miles from Rostov as Hitler
Armv in Caucasus Faces Worst Peril
Bv UNITED PRESS

In Europe and in Africa the Axis took beating in the
air Friday and indications that the nonstop Allied
offensive would be continued and intensified
Royal air force planes returned to France Friday after
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-05
WEATHER

Maximum Thursday 70, minimum
Friday o; am. Friday a., humid
ity Il; noon Friday IS, humidity 28;
pm. Thursday 81, humidity "A.
BANk DEBTS
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-05-14
Csl. delegace ma konferenci O
svetovych zasobovacich pro-
blemech.

Londyn (ONA): = Ceskoslo-
venska vlada oznamila jmeno-
van1 dvou odbornfkG, kterf bu-
dou csl. delegaty ma mezinaro-
dn1 konferenci O svetovem "a
sobovan1, ktera sc sejde pT1st1
mes1c We Spojenych Statech.
Jsou to: DR.. Viktor Hyka, BY
valy csl. zastupce, u Spolecnosti
narodd a nynf 1rednfk csl. "a
hranicnfho ministerstva, a DR..
Sahanek, odbornfk csl. minister
stva pro hospodaTskou rekon-
strukci.
Ceskoslovensky ministr fl
nanci DR.. l.. Feierabend, ktery
je nyni We Spojenych Statech
&C nebude oficialne delegation
ma konferenci, Dude k DISPOSE
ci csl. delegaci, jezto je zna-
mym zemedelskym odborn1-
KEN, a krone toho byl v csl.
Ia republiky ministrem
zem6delstvi.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-05-14
.jest6 smutnejsi.

prichazely jeste smutnejs1. O
tom, jak hrozne byl We veznici
mucen, jak trpf. Kdykoli jsme
Sc sesli, vzpom1nali jsme ma ne
no a z kazde z techto vzpom1-
mex rostla nova nenavist v1ci
jeho mucitelGm. Vzpominali
jsme ma jeho utrpenf a rady
stfel a pun, kter6 jsme posilali
prot germansk6 zpupnosti, po-
sllali jsme jeho jm6nem, jm6-
mem Vladim1ra Cerneho. Ones,
Poole oficialni zpravy, dotrpel
Vladimir Cerny. Jeho umuce-
ne telo bylo popraveno dine 7.
dubna 1913.
Jak um1ral, kdo vi? Ale snad
slysel odkudsi z dalky rozvfFe-
ne motory a videl duchu fady
ceskoslovenskych chapel, KITE
ri jeho zasluhou drtf nemecka
mesta a sestrelujf S obzoru ha-
kovite kr1ze. Byli a jsou to je-
no chlapci, ceskoslovensky le-
tecky kadr, ktery on vychoval
v duchu statement a vlastenec-
KEN, jeho hosi, kteTf tax jake
on vedeli, kde je jejich mfsto
dnes a Ultra.
Stkpt. Vladimir Cerny, sta
tecny vojak a letec = padl. Ne
slovy, ale ciny uct1me jeho pa
matku.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-05-14
Csl. delnici prchaji do ruskych
IiniI.

Londyn (ONA): = z Kuj-
byseva dochazf zprava, re S pc
mocl ruskych partyzanG poda-
fllo Sc do ruskych linii pfejft
skupin6 ceskoslovenskych del
nikG, ktef1 byli nasilfm zaraze-
nj do tax zvan6 Todtovy praco-
WI organizace, coz jsou zvla-
Stnl pracovn1 nemeck6 oddly,
ktere stav1 ma fronte a "a nj
opevnen1 a jine valecne d1lezi-
te projekty.
Vsichni Cechoslovaci prohla-
sill, re bylo s mimi zachazeno
hGfe neil S otroky. Mluvfce O
situaci donna prohlasili vsichni
svorne: "Kazdy je pTipraven
ma konecne vydctovani. S Mem
ci."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-05-14
Dalsi oklesteni Jugoslavie osou

Curych (ONA) - Jugosla-
vie stoj1 pred novym okleste-
MIN = osa chysta Sc utvoriti
spolecne hranice mezi Albani1
a Bulharskem, jejichz hlavn1m
1celem je oddelenf jugoslavcG
cd Teckeho lidu.
Nemci jiz naTidili jmenovanf
demarkacn1 komise. Bulhar-
skou delegaci vede major Mi
sew, italskou plukovnfk Basti-
no, ktery je zaroven alban-
skym zastupcem.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-05-14
Odchod z "protektoratu"
kazan H. HimmIerem.

Heinrich Himmler, nacelnfk
Gestapa, vydal rozkaz, kterym
Sc znemoznuje opustiti "pro-
tektorat" Cechy a Morava vsem
osobam, ktere nemaj1 zvlastnf-
no povolen1.
Berl1nsky rozhlas, ktery roz-
hlasoval narfzenf, dodal, re to-
tez naf1zenf plat1 pro distrikt
Belystok a pro T1sske komisari-
atty v Ostland a Ukraine.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-05-14

Francouzi must nynf mfti
zvlastnf povolenf, chtejf-li jeti
4 Francie ma ostrov Korsiku,
jak hlasil britsky rozhlas. Je
pry to osisticke bezpecnostni O.
patient prot spojenecke inva-
81. N6meck6 patroly STREET n.y.
nj bedlive take francouzsko-
italske hranice.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-05-14

|
Ii no.
Pot kTaplavym halsem lined
spustil. Nezplval, ale becel.
"Mily Napoleon, cos udelal,
re isl svou armii
do Moskvy hnal,
tam ii il kozaci rozehnali,
cd Moskvy az k Treznu
zpatky hnali. --"
Kdyz sc pax Pot "a vseobec-
neho smichu a veself pisen
svou koncil, kde sc wal, tn Sc
wal, zastupem detf obklopen a
ma dlouhou svou pfstalu hviz-
dale prichazel Honza Bakov-
skej. Nekde Sc O slavenf glai-
chy dovedel.
"Kde je .hospodar?" volal
potion.
eco mu cheese" ptal Sc no
palir.
"Nesu mu pTedne povoleni
Ike stavbe," honosil Sc Honza,
ga "a dfuhe da mmu hned ia
Ike povolenf k cement a pozvu
Sc ma jeho svatbu," povfdal.
"Pojd Sc napit!" zvali no
zednfci.
ga budu pit s vami nejake
chvalkovske patoky," osapl Sc
ma ne Honza. "To je mne mi
lejsf podmaslf. AZ pc svatbe s
hercockou budu pit jenom sa-
ma VIVA, rosolky a poncmasu."
PAX odesel hledat hospodaTe.
Zednfci glajchu oslavujfcf
bezstarostne Sc veselili, zplva-
Ii, vypravovali 81, v%zpomfnali a
Ease zpivali, az Sc dostal do
proudu starry Drtina, ktery ma
jednou jail Sc predzpevovati je-
dnu jeste hodne staroceskou.
Posoupl 81 cepici S berankem
"a prave ucho, vstal 81 ma to a
zacal a ostatnl mu Timed vese-
lie prizvukovali. Jeho p1sen u
mel kazdy.
Zach neni tn, neni,
co by mne teSilo,
ach nen1 tn, nenf,
CO mne test.
Co mne t~eS1valo,
S vodou uplynulo,
ach nnn1 FIJI non1
co mne test. -"
Kdyz rozveselnf a rozjarenf
strejcove dopeli, slunecko chy-
stale Sc jiz "a hory. Schylova-
10 Sc Ike Zvicfnu a proto zedn1-
ci cd glajchy zacali Sc rozcha-
yet. Jeden Ia druhym zvolna
trousili sc pryc. Najedeny, ma
pity, poveseleny. Zbyli jenom
nekteri, jimz Sc nezdalo, re by
bylo dost slusne, ably v sudech
pivo a v nadobach omasta zby-
ly. Jedi a pill, pill a jedi da-
lie. Bylo jim to srdecne prano.
Mlady hospodaT a matka jeho
pfisli je k tomu pob1zet. Vzdyt
Tide ii stavej1 staven1, v nemz
|jejich rod ma Ease pc staletf
stastne lit a prebyvat a dobre
Sc NIT. Proto byli radi, kdyz
videli, jak move jejich stavenf,
|stavejfci lid Sc v%esel1, jak mu
chutna, nebot to pro novy sta
tex do budoucnosti znamenalo
lstesti.
Posledni zednik, starry gra-
natyr Sisvor, cd glajchy odcha-
Eel jiz "a tiny. Ma cestu mu
swiftly hvezdicky, nohy Sc mu
pletly a on misto zpevu pobru-
koval 81: General Svarcenberk
povfda, re on granatyri ma Stu
rem da --"
"To jsou pokroky," hovoTili
vsude, kdyz v R1kove najednou
zacaly Sc plosiny strech Ducha-
|cova statku cervenat a kdyz
brzy k MIN zabelely Sc omftnu-
te a bflene stfty a steny noveho
Istavenf.
Pal1r Lefnar, kdyz Sc stavba
blizila Ike konci, nosil poTad je-
nom nedeln1 kabat. Byl We
slavnostn1 nalade, jak no zdar
|jejl tesil.
"A to je to nejlepsf, re nova
stavenf budou nit cervenou a
bflou barvu," vykladal. "To
jsou barry Ceskeho kralovstvi,
ktere cele pfestavene v bar
vach tech vytrva az do soudne-
no dne," pochvaloval 81 a pro-
rokoval horlivy ctenaT Prazske
no hospodarskeho kalendare.
Josef Duchac uprfmne Sc te-
sill, jak stavba rychle a bez ne
hody pokracovala, neb o senach
koncem mesfce cervna z1sta-
va1i liz " nOvem nr1hvtku~ do
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Amateur Woodcutters
In 700 Towns Assist
With Pulp Campaign
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The old
fashioned 'he-man' job of wood
cutting is rapidly becoming a ma
tional wartime sport.
Instead OF swinging golf clubs on
week ends or engaging in simpler
outdoor sports, doctors, lawyers.
merchants and professional men in
more than TOO American towns have
taken to netting axes and telling
trees to overcome threatened
2,500 900 cord pulpwood shortage.
Their targets are the scrubby and
inferior trees that have been left
from previous cuttings in the South
ern. Northeastern, Appalachian
and Great Lakes sections.
Campaigns Organized.
Recognized as vital material OF
war, these trees are processed into
pulpwood used in making paper
boxes to transport the materials Of
war to the front lines.
A survey just completed by the
Newspaper Pulpwood Committee OF
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association shows that newspaper
editors have organized United States
victory pulpwood campaigns in more
than TOO communities and enlist
ments are growing daily.
While the farmers who have been
asked to spend an extra three days
cutting trees on their wooded acres
each year are the backbone of the
campaign, representatives of every
element Of community life have
cheerfully taken up the task as q
patriotic contribution.
At Chillicothe, Ohio. the Junior
Chamber Of Commerce journeyed
out to neighboring woodland to
cut pulpwood one day.
Goal Is Passed.
Residents Of Jackson County, w.
Va, set goal OF one cord of pulp
wood for each Of the loo men from
the county now in the armed forces,
and the campaign has already pro-
duced $500 cords, or four times the
original goal.
In International Falls, MINI, a
pulpwood stockpile has been estab-
lished at USO headquarters and
farmers deliver two logs on each
visit to the city.
In many towns pulpwood produc-
ton is the only war industry, ac-
cording to Walter M. Dear, chair
man of the national committee.
And they are responding like
every other red-blooued American
community" Mr.. Dear said. They re
giving it all they've got"
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Bad Feeling Flares
As Turkish Paper
Replies 10 Reds
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Sept. 15.-Bad feeling
between Russia and Turkey engen-
dered by the latter's persistent neu-
trality policy fiared anew yesterday
when the Turkish newspaper Aksam
answered an attack in the Russian
Magazine War and the Working
Glasses declaring that the Turkish
stand favored Germany.
The Soviet publication said that II
Turkey would enter the war the
inevitable catastrophe for Germany
would be accelerated"
1T is easy to say that Turkeys
neutrality is to the advantage of
Germany" Aksam retorted, "and to
want to push Turkey into the war,
but difncult to perceive who would
be favored If we left our neutrality
and even more where and how Tur-
key would enter the war and against
whom she would direct her inva-
sion. Soviet Russia had to enter
the war in self-defense. Turkeys
loyal policy during the hard war
has been a most solid wall Of security
for Russia"
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Hull House Directed
By Mon for First Time
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Hull House
Chicago's historical social settle
ment which was headed by the late
Jane Adams for more than 35
years, was in charge OF a male head
resident today for the first time.
Russell w. Ballard, former super
intendent OF the Illinois State Train
ing School for Boys and former East
Chicago, Ind, educator, took over his
new duties at the settlement.
THE settlement is an old estab-
lished institution with q definite
program which I intend to continue" )"
Mr.. Ballard said.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31
Food Official
Heard In Chi

CHICAGO, III M. Clifford
Townsend, special representative of
the War Food Administration, was
the principal speaker at Pilgrim
Baptist Church, Chicago, on July 4
in connection with the launching of
a goodwill movement designed to
offset racial misunderstanding and
conflict.
Mr.. Townsend pointed out that
Negro Americans in the armed
services, in war plants, and on the
farm are making large contribu-
ton toward the winning of the war
and the establishment of the Four
Freedoms. In referring to farmers,
he said: "One out Of every nine
farms in the United States is oper-
ated by a Negro. And forty-nine
out of every fifty Negro farms are
located in the South. Here is how
important Negro farmers are to the
South and to the entire nation.
Negroes operate one-fourth of all
farms in the South and supply half
of the farm labor.
Negro farmers alone, if they
meet their goals, will produce
enough eggs this year to serve II
million soldiers ant sailors and fly
ers an egg for breakfast every
morning from now until next No
vember. They will produce enough
milk to meet the milk requirements
of IL million fighters for the next
six months"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31
HazeIhurSt News

The Sunday School Convention
was held at New Salem Baptist
Church on %, "a, IS of July Rev.
A. r. Wilson, the pastor, reports
a successful meeting.
Rev. James Black is still on the
sick list. His many friends wish
for him a speedy recovery
Mrs. Willie Belle Griffin spent
Sunday N Jackson, while there
she visited her friend at Whitfield.
She enjoyed the trip.
The Spring Ridge Baptist
church enjoyed a glorious revival
with different churches assisting
Rev. r. E Flowers is the pastor.
His assistant was Rev Hopkins,
from Jackson, Miss, Spiritual was
nine members. Contribution $73.47
It was a successful meeting.
Mr.. Lee Will Hall who has
made his home in Detroit, Michi-
gan for the past months is ex-
pected home to visit his family
relatives and friends Mr.. Hall is
widely known throughout the
state He is a graduate of Lanier
High School. A student of Jack
son College. Mr. Hall is in es-
sentiaI defense work and will not
teach in the state next year.
Death came to Ben Hooks, a
native of HazelhurSt, Thursday in
InrYNs{o1 To
noted singer and had before enter
ing the hospital made his home in
Crystal Springs, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31
BY PERCY GREENE

PARRISH STFEET SATURDAY
NIGHT. Just as 1 was getting
ready to make my regular Satur-
day night rounds, and indulge a
good bait of Fish and Beer I ran
into a couple of the more prom
inent young BAPTIST Layrnen
Just getting back> in town from
UP at Greenwood where the l943
Session of the State Baptist Con-
vention, Incorporated, had been
holding forth IN it's 1943 state
convention. Reminding me that
had said something in this column
about the doings of the last years
convention. the young brothers adj
mitted that what they had read
last year in up and Down Far
ish Street" about the Dcings of
the Convention had caused them
to attend this year. by way Of
sort of appraisal Of what I sid
about the convention last year.
One of the young laymen started
right off by telling me tuat long
about the last day, which was
Friday Brother Jemison the Ma
tional President, invited to cone
down to make a speech about
time he got to the middle of what
he couldn't find head nor tail Of
told the bothers and sisters that
he was going to speak much longer
so all the little dogs could catch
the trains and what. not TO get
out of the way so that the big
dogs could get together, Saturday
Then one of them brought up the
money they'd done collected which
amounted tc about S33G00.C0 And
as soon as the money came up.
up comes the nance of Brother
Tom Huddleston Up at Yazoo City
who the brothers said they paid
something like $1500000 on that
debt he got against Natchez Col
lege. Then they said there was
FIFTY TWO MEMBERS of the
board and that Saturday, when
they got together and paid their
expenses of BOARDING and
bother Jemjson and all of the
other bis national officers got
their stipend for speaking and
visiting the convention, they judg-
ed that when the money got down
to Mackrey College it would be
and thirty cents SO tc. speak one
slightly more than three dollars
brother had already told me here
the other week that out at their
church the folks had got up some
$225 for hatcher College but they
liked to got in fight when some
body said, Including the Preach
er who Probably don't get cut in
at the conventiom they should
send S25 to the convention and
keep the rest for their own church.
What looks like is going on is
that the young preachers are be-
ing trained in the OLD SYSTEM
and the young laymen amt and
if something isn't done they are
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31

Street Monday right.
Mrs. Minnie Pearl Strahorn. of
MERIDIAN. Miss, is spending the
week in the city as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Davis, on
West Pearl Street.
Mrs Edna Brown Woods, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Carrie Brown on West Deerpark
Street for the past several weeks,
left the city for Omaha, Neb.,
where she win Join her husband
before returning to her home in
Los Angeles, Cal
Pfc. Odell Palmer returned To
his station with the U. S. Marine
Corps. New River. N. c., after a
delightful visit with his wife and
relatives here last week.
Mrs. Willie Sampson left the
city Thursday for Washington. d.
c., where she will visit her daugh-
ter VINO is a Washington Govern
ment worker.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31

Mrs Callie Kelly of Gary In
diana spent few days in the city
visiting in the home Of her aunt,
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Scott, on West
Pearl Street.
Mrs. Annie Mae Brooks of va !,
zoo City, Miss, visited her hus-
band, Mr.. b. F. Brooks here last
week. While here she spent a few
delightful hours with friends in
the city.
Mrs. Ernestiue Cypress enter
tanned a group of friends with
Bridge in honor of her sister, Mrs.
Hattie Robinson Of Chicago. at
her beautiful home On West Pearl
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31
'ygTvE1I

THEY MET IN BERLIN. that
romance that eliminates in the
marriage Of Miss Claire Collins
and Mr.. Martin Harvey next
Sunday up at Central Church. be-
gan over there when the two met
while attending a World Con-
ference on Christian Education In
1899. Incidently, Mr.. Harvey Is
still engaged in the field OF
Christian Education and is every
where recognized for his outstand-
ing accomplishments.
Old Mussolini done quit. All
you got to do now is keep on
buying War BONDS and Stamps
ond first thing you know all Hit
Ter will be done up and throwed
lit, and after that it won't be
long before that other outfit quits,
and then the boys will come
marching home.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31
UP and DOWN Parish Street

going to quit The church and
quit giving Natchez College and
everything else One of the young
laymen told me just before we
left, Brother Green, it's something
wrong, with all The money WEI
Baptists collect every year. and
been collecting, and folks just get
ting tired of giving felix's money
That don't handle it honestly and
right. You take that Natchez busi-
ness, it looks like to me the more
money We pay this year the big.
ger the debts be next year 49,.
As they left ME I though Tor
long tine Of how it might be pos
sible for me tc do something or
say something e warn the leading
BaD-iGt preachers and laymen Of
the dengers that lie ahead in the
growing oistruSt of people every
where in the OLD SYSTEM OF
DOING CHURCH BUSINESS
DR.. G. B. Christian, and his
brother, Mr.. Pete Christian. well
Known and popular Laurel, Miss,
businessman, owner of one of that
cltys leading undertaking estab-
lishments has just got back in
town after a short vacation in
the big Windy City. AS they got
in town another of the Ole Ave-
nue. popular professional, DR.. E. w.
Johnson, was leaving for two
weeks vacation that will take him
to the big Windy City, and Hot
Springs, Arkansas, where he is
looking forward to chat with
his old friend, ]. N. Martin, for
mer Jackson Insurance man now
doing business in the Arkansas
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-07-31
Sunday School In
District AME
Convention Here

The Jackson District Sunday
School, League. and Missionary
Convention, ard Young Peoples
Conference met in three day
session. July %, 80, 30, at Hairs
Tabernacle here with a large az
tendance of young people Minis
tiers ana lay leaders from through
cut the district.
Among the prominent speakers
On the session program were Rev.
j. j. Morant, presiding elder
Greenville District: Rev r. c
Darden, presiding elder, Sunflov'-
er District; Rev r. A. Scott, Pre-
siding Elder, Port Gibson District.
and DR.. i. H. I. ThibedeaUx,
President of Campbell College
Evening star., 1943-09-09
BY the Associated Press,


MANCHESTER, Mass, Sept. g.
In letter to President Roosevelt
Robert T. S. Lowell, jr., who de-
scribed himself as a member of a
family who mad served in "all our
wars since the Declaration of Inde-
pendence," yesterday expressed re-
gret that he could not accept the OPP
portunity to join the armed services
Mr.. Lowell, cousin of the late A.
Lawrence Lowell, president
tus of Harvard University, and of
the late Amy Lowell, the poetess,
had been ordered to report as a
selective service inductee at New
York today.
I very much regret" Mr.. Lowell
said in his letter to the President.
that l must refuse the opportunity
you offer me in your communication
of August 6, 1943, for service in the
armed forces. 3 9 You will under
stand how painful such a decision
is for an American whose family
traditions, like your own, have al
ways found their fulfillment in
maintaining. through responsible
participation in both civil and mill
tary services, our country's freedom
and honor
In declaration of personal re-
Sponsibility' that Mr.. Lowell said
he had filed with the United States
district attorney of New York, he
expressed opposition to demands for
unconditional surrender and recent
United Nations bombing activities.
Evening star., 1943-09-09

| stormed into Borzna, 100 miles from
klev. key Nazi strong point on the
center of the Dnieper defense wall.
| More than 200 towns were taken
In the Soviet drive from Kharkov
north to Smolensk yesterday. the
Moscow midnight communioue re-
ported.
On the Bryansk front Red Army
troops outflanked German forces
holding Nvlya, 80 miles north of
Bryansk, and stormed into the town
to kill ], 200 of the enemy and cap
ture rs guns, the bulletin said.
West and southwest of Kharkoy
another 1000 Germans fell before
the Soviet bayonets and 80 enemy
tanks were wrecked.
In the drive for Borzna. which lies
northwest of Bakhmach. 1000 more
Nazi soldiers were reported killed
before the enemy lines cracked
Stores of military equipment were
captured in this salient.
224-Gun Salute Fired.
Capture of Stalino and the Donets
Basin, announced in Moscow by the
thunder of 224-gun salute. re-
turned to Russia her richest indus
trial region. Widespread destruc-
tion was assumed to have been in
fiicted on the basin during the two
years of Nazi occupation, the bit
ter summer campaign and the Ger
man retreat, but restoration of their
badly-needed coal deposits was well
coined by the Russians.
The Donets Basin victory also
brought fresh fame to two of
Premier Stains most brilliant mill
tary commanders-Gen Geodor Toll
bukhin, commanding the southern
army, and Gen. Rodion Y. Malinov-
sky, in charge of the southwestern
army. 1t was Gen. Tolbukhin who
captured Taganrog, key port on the
Sea OF Azov. which really started the
cleanup of the Donets Basin.
Taganrog was the southern anchor
OF the Mus River line and had
been a main German base since