The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02
VeIiki Laki With All Ifl- habitants Taken; Elista Captured Yesterday INCREASING ATTACKS
 ON IN STALINGRAD Every German Counter At tack to Date Has Been
 Thrown Back
BY HARRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff Correspondent.

United Press Staff Correspondent.
 Moscow, January 2.-UP)
 - The Red Army made new gains on seven separate fronts during the night afttT one of it's most glorious days of the war. From the central front west of Moscow, where they captured the fortress city of Velikie Luki, killed every German in it except struggling prisoners and the wounded, to the Caucasus Noun tains HOO miles to the south, the Russians were on what had becoins their greatest offensive of the war
 Yesterday they captured Eiistas capital of the Kalnyk Republic lTu miles south of Stalingrad, the big gest German base on the south Stalingrad front, and 200 miles tu the south in the Nalchik area of the Caucasus alon gthe Terek river, they took Chikola and three other key towns.
 .,- War Supplies Assembled N
 During the night the Russians osl the central front continued theils drive in the Velikie Luki sector. re pelled some weak couflter-attacks and, the noon comnunique report ed, started to assemble the enor1la- ans o,,aaI,Y,h nf VITO :. CrNrile r.f all rrwfr they captured with that city. anchor of the German position in the Lat vian frontier area and junction of two railroads whose loss endanger- ed the entire German position on the front.
 South and southwest of Stalin- grad they captured several towns. villages and district agricultural centers, the noon communiQue re- ported. They completely broke Ger man resistance in some sectors. The enemy garrisons fled, leaving great stores of war equipment and sup plies. Three hundred Germans were killed in one village and 135 cap- tured, 400 were killed and 100 cap ttlred in another. The Russians in one village took eight field guns, IT machine guns and 28 trucks in ad- dition to other supplies, the noon communique said.
 Caucasus Drive Progresses
 In the Caucasus the Russians drove ahead, storming new towns and villages in the Nalchik region. They were taking prisoners and seizing spells everywhere. and pur- suing enemy troops relentlessly. Tn one sector yesterday. the midnight communique reported, the Russians crossed the Terek river. killed 600 Axis troops and destroyed four field guns and four trench mortars. while in another sector their ar- tillery silenced six heavy machine guns whose crews resisted and des- troyed l2 trucks.
 In Stalingrad city, where many 0f the Germans were reported living ilI cellars, sewers and water mains. subSisting on three ounces of bread and a hunk of horse meat a day, Russian shock troops in an untirink night attack, stormed several fortf- tASA lpuDcD anu dcSgtO9Cu oA oSFafN ate pill boxes and gun emplace ments. They found the bodies oi loo German dead in the captured positions, the noon communique re- ported.
 Many DugOuts Taken
 Speeding their offensive on tb' northwest stalingrad front. tht Russians during the night captured dozens" Of enemy dugouts and trenches against fierce resistans3 the noon communique said, apc threw back counter-attacks. kiilir about 800 Germans, desiroyili seven tanks and capturing fcgr tanks, 2i machine guns and otlisl
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