Milford chronicle., 1943-07-09

IVA
Several K9 training stations are
maintained by various branches Of
our fighting services.
You may not have dog to send to
war but you can send your money.
Buy War Bonds.
U. S. Treasury DEPARTMENT
The Nazis badly battered war
machine has at last opened a
summer offensive in Russia, and
in less than 4S hours has lost al
most a thousand tanks. including
a number of their huge Tiger"
type. The Russians also claim to
have killed upwards of $4,000 first
line shock troops, or practically
division. Hundreds of Nazi planes
also have been shot down by the
Russian fighter planes, and the
Soviet land batteries. So far the
Nazis have little to show for their
expected lunge forward; they did
in some places dent the Orel line,
but the Russians. putting on a
series of stiff counter-attacks. re-
gained most of their previously
lost positions. This drive. which
many military experts believe is
the long g-expected, all-out attempt
to knock Russia out of the war,
ends approximately 100 days of
small-scale action on the Russian
front.
/s/S/
Another front flared into violent
action in the past week--the South
Pacific. There the Americans under
the direct command of General
Douglass Macarthur. have COM
menced an action that has as its
ultimate end the seizure of the
islands. which serve as stepping
stones to Japan proper. Powerful
U. S. units have landed on num-
ber of islands and are methodically
mopping up the Japs.
In the Kula Gulf. north of New
Georgia Island. in the central Sol
onions, big naval battle has been
fought. and the "Nips" have lost
an estimated ten ships; the Amer
leans lost two vessels in this en-
gagement, which was a slugging
match fought at pOint-blank range.
One boat was designated as crui-
ser, the other a destroyer. Munda.
the great Jap air-base, is being
shelled by the same powerful mo-
bile guns that routed the Axis
forces in North Africa, and its fall
is just a matter of days.
/o/o/
In the Mediterranean. a daring
force of commandos raided the NaZi
of Crete, smashed shore
installations. blew up precious oil
and ammunition dumps, and re-
turned safely to their ships, before
the Germans could figure out what
was coming off. How wonderful it
is for the allied forces to be able
to take the initiative and strike
the Huns" wherever and when
ever they desire!
/S/e/
The following poem was written
by Mrs. J. A. Wilker. to spur the
of phonograph records
for our fighting men. Read it
and then look through
your house from cellar to garnet
and get out the old records.
MORE RECORDS FOR MORE
FIGHTING MEN
Draft all your old records and
send them to war
Clean out your attic, your cellar,
your stairs; l.
They'll do more work for the boys
over there.
Think of them waiting for some
thing to do,
ike dancing or listening to a tune
or two.
80 hurry up and gather in the ones
you will recall
four boy was fond of only last fall.
,Ou remember how he liked to lis
ten to his favorite tune
Veil, get them together and get
them right soon;
We have to get them some music
and it's time right now to
start.
10 get out all the records, both the
old and the new,
md give them to the boys who are
doing so much for you;
let out your old records, we need
plenty more
let them to work for the boys in
the war. II
oldiers, sailors, Marines and Coast
Guard, too, '
re asking for records from me {
and from you. '
le must get them to Iceland, Alas
ka, and the Solomon Isles,
o get out your records if you have '
them on file; q
ark nights are long and lonely,
too, {
D brighten their morale with a {
record or two.
hey cannot have a radio out on il
the open sea, O
ut a record in a juke-box or .
phonOgraph will be
ich an inspiration as they listen d
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