The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-21

and other wheeled vehicles laden with supplies, food, and aInmuni- ton.
 PuShes Forward
 The Fifth Army pushed north ward across the Volttir1io plain preparatory to Q frontal assault on the new German line, which runs from Mondragone, on the west coast 90 miles below Rome. to Ve- nafro, 27 miles northeast of Mon. dragone and I2 miles southwest Of Tsernia.
 German Marshal Albert Kessel. ring continued to use well.einplaced es.millimeter guns to cover the withdrawal of his forces behind the new defense line, which cuts across both of the twin roads and high- ways to. Rome. The steep banks of irrigation ditches and canals also served to slow the Fifth Army ad- vance.
 Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomerys Eighth Army drove another two miles northward from Vlnchiatlro in Central Italy to capture the mountains towns of Oratifa0 and Busso, both about 15 miles below IserniR.
 The fan of 1sernia would enable the Allies to rush down on the MoYl- dragone .Venafro Line from the rear and roll the Germans back toward Rome. Heavy fighting was report ed in the area below 1sernia yes- terday, but early front reports gave no indication of the opposition eH1- countered at Oratino and Russo.
 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's cotnmuniQue devoted only three sentences to the ground fighting: "Patrolling continues In the 8th Army sector. On the Fifth Army Front, further progres shas been made. In the costal area north of the river Volturno, canals and drainage ditcheS made movement difficult.
 Sappers Work Sappers and engineers were work. ing 24 hours Q day on the Fifth Army front to bridge the succession of streams and canals cutting across the Volturno plain. jeeps and 2h ton trucks moving supplies churned the flatlandS into quagmores.
 The northwest African Air Forces, in their most extensive attacks in recent weeks, shattered railroad lines and damaged airfields and motor transport in the enemy rear yester- day.
 American flying fortresseS and Marauders knocked out thre erail- way bridges on lines running south from Florence and Genoa to Rome, while Q second fortress formation showered Augmentation bombs on the Casale and Marcigliana airfieldS north of Rome.
 Many hits were seen on hangars, sheds and landing fields at the two airfields, the communique said.
 Mitchells also bombed the Ger. vetori airfield, starting six fires.
 American Liberators hitt he rail- way bridge at Urosseto, northwest of Rome on the line to Genoa, and also cut the railway south of bridge.
 Mitchell bomberS swept out across the Adriatic to attack the railway junction of Ms, l26 miles south of Belgrade in Jugoslavia, 100 miles farther north than any point In the Balkans in the Balkans previously raided by Mitchells. A roundhouse was set afire and tracks were torn up in the gwitchyardg.
 Fighters and fighter bomhers swarmed over the Italian battlefield in forceA, smashing gun positions, motor transport and shipping. A train and station were blown up north of Ancona.
 Night bombers raided shipping in Casino harbor @ tGaeta, 75 miles south of Rome, and airfields ct Furbara and Cervetori.
 Only about 10 German planes were encountered throughout Italy. Three Allied planes were lost.