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BY HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Jan. 7. - GUPD-Ger-
man armies south of the Don river
faced the threat of disaster today
way to the Caucasus. was brought
within range of attack by Red army
troops who had stormed and cap
TIRED Bolshayaorolovka. IS miles
to the north.
A Red army under Col. Gen. NJ F.
Vatutin, advancing from the Don,
thrust sharp 18-mile wedge south
ward TO take Balshayaorolovka
Vatutin was now but GO miles
north of the railroad junction of
Salsk, where the Stalingrad-Cau-
caSrS and Salsk-Rostov railroads
meet.
Vatutin was in position to strike
direct at Rostov or to move on
Salsk
TRAP FOR GERMANS
A Russian drive southwark would
threaten with enlightenment the en-
tire force retreating down the Stall
ingrad-Caucasus railroad.
Further, Vatutin's army formed
the southern claw of a pincers aim
ed at Rostov, the northern claw
being in the neighborhood of Mil
lerovo, 1875 miles north of Rostov.
Advancing in giant strides, the
Red army swept through German
held towns and villages on four
fighting fronts during a night of
relentless attacks by infantry, cav
airy, tanks and ski troops, the noon
communique reported
They had captured 90 towns and
villages on the Caucasus and Don
fronts alone yesterday
LOSSES MOUNT
The Germans were losing an av-
erage of more than 5000 men a day
in killed and prisoners alone, aside
from their wounded, and enormous
quantities Of war materials.
Dispatches reported that the Ger
mans had little hope of reinforce
ment because the Russians were
steadily increasing their threat to
main communication lines.
On the Caucasus front the Rus
slams were driving rapidly up the
railroad leading toward Rostov from
the rich eastern Oil fields and had
steadily advanced more than %
miles from ProkhladnenSki.
1T was indicated that the Rus
slams were attacking also 100 miles
west of ProhladnenSki and the same
distance east of the Maikop oil
fields in the Black Sea region. A
Berlin broadcast heard by the Lon
don newspaper, Star. said that
fighting had broken out in Tuapse-
NovoroSsisk area on the coast west
of the Maikop fields
BOOTY TAKEN
In the Caucasus, in ferocious
night attack, the Russians stormed
and captured a large inhabited
place, the noon communiqua said.
They killed 600 Germans. took zoo
prisoners and captured % tanks,
seven armored cars. 81 field guns,
"a machine guns. 80 trench mortars,
100 trucks and several supply and
food dumps.
On the middle Don front assault
troops ripDed into the German rear,
smashed reinforcementS still adj
vancing toward the lines, and cap
tla.cd u anti-tank guns, four field
guns and 48 trucks. They left 400
German dead on the field.
IN another middle Don sector the
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07

Sharp skirmishes also were going
Oh in the mountain passes of east
ern Tunisia, where the Axis was
trying to strengthen its weak COM
munications lines between Tunisia
and TripolitGnia.
PATROLS REACH COAST
United Press dispatches from the
front said Allied patrols frequently
slipped through Axis lines at night
and went al the way to the Tuni-
sian east coast
FL. ing Fortresses and fighters
heaped distinctions on these ten
uous communications lines day and
night. Allied North African head
quarters reported yesterday that
iOrtreSse5 had bombed the harbOr
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
Rostov Within
Range for Soviet

Russian storm troops broke through
desperate enemy resistance u take
several more inhabited places. the
noon communique said
HAND To HAND
South and southwest OF Stalin-
grad. where two fronts haze been
merged into one. Russian infantry
tore through the German defenses
and captured two inhabited places
in a Wild fight IN almost pitch
darkness with bayonets and hand
grenades. They killed 200 Germans
and took more than 100 prisoners.
In another south-southwest Stall
ingrad sector the Red army men
captured four field guns, 25 ma
chine guns. including five heavy
ones, and other important spoils
Besides the gains on these south
ern fronts. the Russians gained
ground in Stalingrad city and
northwest of it.
On the general front, i'm the area
west of Rzhev, Russian ski troop
went into action in q surprise night
attack on a German held fortified
village They broke into the VIII
lage, killed about 300 Germans and
took some prisoners. Their spoils
had not been counted when the
noon commCnique was issued
TRENCHES CAPTURED
Besides the important gains on
the four fronts mentioned, the Rus
SLAMS on the northwest Stalingrad
front captured 20 trenches and
took prisoners during the night.
In another sector northwest OF
Stalingrad the Russians killed zoe
Germans in cutting off attempted
sorties by isolated enemy groups
IN Stalingrad city small Red
army storm troop groups captured
a series of Germans dugouts in
the factory area.
A special communique issued last
night had put the toll of German
dead between January / and jan
uary S, at 10000 killed south and
southwest of Stalingrad. In these
five days, the special communique
said the Russians took G500 pris-
oners on this front, to bring their
total of prisoners since the great
Red army offensive started, No
Vember 10 to 144, $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
BY FRANK HEWLETT

copyright, 1912, by United Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
At THE BUNA GOVERNMENT
STATION IN NEW GUINEA, Jan.
3 -(Dclayed) = The YankS
went over the top at 1918 am. yes
ierday to take the government sta
ton area at Buna.
At 4:27 pm. they flashed this
message to headquarters: Station
sector entered
1t was entered at the bayonet
coint. There were no tanks in this
Eattlc.
The field guns, mortars and
planes gave the Japanese a final
coftening up before the zero hour,
and laid down a barrage as the
troops advanced But the infantry
won the battle by itself, which was
the biggest victory to date in the
Southwest Pacific.
A few hours later the troops were
sitting around under the coconut
trees. peeling coconuts with the
iayonets that took them into the
station area.
MOPPING UP
Today the Americans and AUS
tralians mopped up. They combed
Inc cocOnut groves all round the
sector for hours, picking off snip
erS III the trees and the machine
summers who had remained in their
vests. playing postum and pretend
ing they were dead. They do not
have to pretend a.y more.
The last machine gun nest was
cleaned out this afternoon.
! Now the burial squads are bury
ling the bodies CT our dead. The
men who died here will lie on the
battle field. A rifle marks each
grave.
The japanese dead are being
buried where they fell, some in
mass in their trenches. The earth
to bury them is being taken from
the slit trenches which the Ameri-
cans and Australians are digging
q few feet away as cover from ene-
my planes.
PLAIN AMERICANS
The troops who won the battle
are an inspiring cross-section OF
young America, National Guards
men and selectees. Most of theil
officers are reservists. One SER
geant. veteran of the Spanish
| civil war, was a Communist party
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Germans Win Back
Hilltop Position
N Infantry Push
By PHIL AUIT

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA. Jan. 7. CUPD-A
strong German counterattack has
Aiven British forces from the hill
Sp positions they won yesterday
Is miles west of Mateur in Tunisia.
1t was said today.
The British withdrawal was made
last night, it was said and the
Allied force went back to its origi-
nal position in the foothills.
The Germans now hold Djel Az
gag, a 1,200-toot hill north of the
Mateur road and another hill to
the north. The two positions had
been in British hands for about
"a hours.
GERMANS ATTACK
German iniantrymen made q day
light attack yesterday. Their adj
vance left some British troops in
such an exposed situation that a
withdrawal was ordered after dark.
IT was carried out successfully.
Fighter planes of both sides swept
over the battle ground. British Hur-
ricanes blasted the Axis gun posi-
tons.
During the day, the Raj destroy
eel three enemy planes. Two British
James were missing.
- American bomberS hammered at
the Kairouan camp, 80 miles south
west of Sousse yesterday for the
fourth consecutive day. The attacks
Ihavc been conferred against enemy
transport lines, troops and an air.
drome.
CAMP BOMBED
Two forces OF Douglas and Bos-
ton light bombers, escorted by P-38
and P-40 fighting planes, attacked
Il military camp south of Kairouan
with good results.
American medium bombers at
tackled railroad yard, scoring hits
on their target and on large build
ings on both sides. Not an American
plane was lost.
The concentrated nature of the
German counterattacl,s indicated
Chat they had determined to fight
the Allies inch by inch for battle
positions.
u The hill positions west of Mateu,
IRE, of great importance because
they control the southwest APP
proaches to Bizerte, the prize axis
held Mediterranean port in North
Africa.
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turns out his script"
INSPIRATION

Turns OUT MS SCRIPT.
INSPIRATION
Johnson, who has scripted and
produced such notable films as
The Grapes of Wrath" THE PIED
Piper Life Begins at Eight Thir-
ty' and is now serving similarly
in the filming of John Steinbeck's
famous novel, THE Moon Is Down.
believes that the artist doesn't SUI
fer under these conditions.
Thus is is that Johnson can be
found entering his office promptly
at 8 am. The shades are drawn
to give the proper amount of light
the pencils are sharpened and wait
ing in an orderly row, and type
writer is illumined by a non-glarC
lamp, and the pages of script al
ready written are neatly spread be
fore him.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-01-07
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE

LONDON, Jan. 7. UP)-Allied
capture OF dominating positions
southwest of Bi2erte, the best base
F in North Africa, was followed to-
day by a German intimation that
Adolf Hitler had ousted Col. Gen.
Walther Nehring, his commander in
/ Tunisia.
ochere were strong indications
tnat Hitler was again relying on
his Intuition" The Berlin cor
respondent of q Stockholm news
paper wrote that Col. Gen. Hans
Eeinrich Won Arnim. who took Neh-
OgS place, was one of Hitler's
tavorite tank commanders. The dis
patch said it was not clear whether
Nehring would remain in TuniSia.
c CONFIRMATION
Radio Berlin backhandedly an
nounced Arnim's promotion 1t said
German neWsreel of the Islamic
religious festival in Tunis had shown
Arnim participating, and he was
called for the first time CON-
mander-in chief in Tunisia" Radio
Berlin claimed Hitler had put him
in NehringS place on Jan. |. Nehr-
ing wasn't mentioned
The Allied North African COM
mand announced that British units
had driven the enemy from hlg.
ground along The road, Is miles
west of Mateur.
Djel Azzac, among other advan-
tageOuS points, was taken. Mateur
is Is miles southwest of Bizerte.
The British units, an Allied COM
L1AAnique said, we're mopping up iso-
red machine gun posts and hid
repulsed counter-attack.
STRONG IN AIR
0The growing strength Of the Allies
N the air was eXemplified by the
success. Fighter planes and Hurri-
cane bomberS supported advancing
ground forces, and blasted enemy
troops and vehicles. Spitfires shot
down three Fockc-Wulf 1905.
among Germany's best fighting
planes, over the battlefield, and
later destroyed an enemy bomber
and fourth fighter The Allies
lost one plane.
1t was the most successful thrust
and the biggest engagement of sew
eral weeks Of iocl:eying for position
preparatory to the final Allied drive
TO push the AXIS forces IL North
Africa into the sea.
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NO ACRORATECS

Johnsons pecking away is ac-
complished with little or no fan
fare. He doesn't give way TO out
burs.s of temperament, or wear
flowing ties and talk about his
stream of social consciousness
He has a pronounced aversion to
the acrobatic school of writing
AT one time it was quite the
vogue for writers to act out their
stories for a producer instead of
writing them. They would shout,
whisper, weep and moan, they
would leap into the air, turn cart
wheels and handspins. tear off their
shirts and wave their arms. john
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News Mon Tells
Of Bunu Bottle

OiScIIlHtu III ONO lew mCntnS
age.
l was here for the kill, to watch
the Americans clean up the Buna
situation after siX weeks of tough
fighting in which they and the Aus
tralians all but ended organized
japanese resistance in the Papuan
area of New Guinea.
! The japanese rifles and machine
guns were still cracking when
/ from the western side l crossed a
bridge into the station, the peace
time administrative center for
PapCa.
ANNIHILATION
I never have seen such destruc-
ton, and ! covered the Bataan and
| Corregidor campaigns in the
Philippines. I have not even seen
such destruction depicted in war
photographs.
Every building in the entire area
is in ruins. Some have collapsed,
others are still smouldering.
The area is mass of shell and
bomb craters, some Is feet across,
The coconut trees have been
| shredded, and the troops have only
to reach down to get the coconIts
which the guns knocked down for
| them
Such sheet-metal shacks as alone
remain standing are like sleeves,
shot through and through, and
ncne of these even has all four OF
its walls
REAL BATTLE
The red roofs of the government
station buildings had made attrac-
tive targets and the guns and
planes had made the most of them
The battle for this government
station, the peace-time administra-
tive center for Papuan New Guinea
really opened at 2 am. yesterday
Then about 20 Japanese, desper-
ate, tried to break through the
American lines. They chose a mar
row sand spit at the west side oil
the station which small force oil
Americans had been holding fol
four days.
The men in the forward outposts
let the Japanese slip past them
They swung around n machine gun
and, at the right moment, let the
japanese have it. Nearly every ON,
was killed
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-11-18

dents of Eglon, where they own prop
crty
Bland Lumber Company loaded two
cars Of cross ties at Rowlesburg,
Saturday.
Mrs. Annie Miller, of LenoX, has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. Gil
mour Fike and family, Of Eglon, the
past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Fike
went Saturday to Uniontown, where
Nh Fixes mother had been remaining
at the home Of another son, Paul, and
family She returned home with them
on Sunday.
Mrs Carrie Painter has closed her
home at Aurora for the winter, and
has gone to the home of her son and
daughter-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. Lorain
Painter, at Grafton.
Rev and Mrs Joe Miller, Betty Lou
and Earl Junior Fike, all of Broad
way, Va, spent the weekend at the
home of Mrs. Miller's parents, Rev
and Mrs. Ezra Flke, Eglon.
Miss Nettie Cole, who for a long
time was employed at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Hathaway, Oak
land, came Sunday to the home of her
sister Mrs. Wilmer Harsh, at Eglon.
Mrs. Betty Vought, who went in
the early spring to be with her hus-
band, Pvt. Hobert Vought, came Sat
urday to the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Edeburn, at Eglon.
Mrs. Virgil Helmick and three chill
dren left Thursday night by bus on a
return trip to Dayton, Ohio, after
few days visit with relatives in
Eglon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-11-18
DEER PARK

At a special meeting of the Home
makers Club held at the home of Mrs.
Edward Sollars Monday evening, the
following officers We're elected: Mrs.
Mabel Zimmerman, presidents; Mrs
Josephine Marley, vice-president; Mrs.
Myrtle Sollars, socretary-treasurer;
Mrs. Jennie Maybe, assistant; Mrs.
Lulu limbaugh. chairman Red Cross;
Mrs. Pearl Thrasher, reading chair
man; Mrs. Mary RolIman, music chair
man; Mrs. Anna Clatterbuck, peace
chairman; Mrs. Eva Madigan, clothing
chairman.
Miss Dolores Jean Uphold was the
leader at the meeting Of the Youth
Fellowship Sunday evening. The meet
ings Of this organization are held at
7:15 each Sunday evening.
A birthday card shower was ten
dered Mr.. and Mrs Mckinley Paugh
on Tuesday,
Pvt. George Kimmell visited his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wallace Kim
nell, recently. He has been stationed
at Savannah, Ga
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Rhodes have
announced the birth of daughter,
born on November IS.
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BITTINGER

Mr.. TOTO loses ego,
Mister Hitler gets a hunch
When the U. s. Navy
Lands a solar picks punch
Pronounced winter weather has pre-
vailed in this section fer the past week
or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Naylor GIotfeIty and
family, Of Somerfeld, Pa. spent last
Sunday with Mrs. GIotfelty's parents
in Bittinger.
The Women's Missionary Society
Of the local Lutheran church will pre-
sent a pageant, "Seedtime and Har-
vest" at the church on Sunday even
ing, November 81 This will be a
part Of their public Thank Offering
meeting, which is held annually at the
/ Thanksgiving season.
R. L. Emory motored to Oakland on
business last Monday afternoon.
Seaman Kenneth Buckle, USN., now
stationed at Sampson Field, New
York, spent the first days of this week
with his parents, Nh and Mrs. Oliver
c. Buckle, at their home in this vii
IIage.
Pvt. Thomas Bcachy, USA.. spent a
recent Through with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Beachy, in this COM
munity.
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Dividends Declared By
Cooperative Board

Dividends of 212 and 3 percent,
respectively, have been declared by
Southern States Cooperative's board
of directors on the organization 5
and percent preferred stock, payable
January l, 1914, the president of the
group has announced
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-11-18

With the high cost of all foods and
the scarcity in many items, l got to
wondering the other day if l and my
family would be eating three meals
per day throughout the coming Win
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-11-18

West Virgima's population is L.
748,851, a decrease of 1922 from
April, 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-20

THE SEA hides many mysteries-strange stories
of ships that have been abandoned by all hands IN
the best Of weather; tales of senseless feuds and
irightful mutinies, OF savage fighting and sudden
death; legends of disastrous voyages, of ancient
derelicts and phantom ships
All through her long and turbulent history, the
has guarded her secrets-and yet, from time to
time she persists in turning up additional clues that
give life TO those old mysteries and puzzle the
who try 10 solve them
On these pages The American Weekly is present
ing the last of series Of weird yarns and the evil
dence that has been gathered in effort explain
IT, Some OF the accounts published in this series
taken from sea-stained, age-rotted log books ;
some were collected from the musty records of
maritime courts; and some came from old sailors
living in remote harbors and haunted, perhaps, by
memories Of their evil adventures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-20
Cuh.s~ Ss~'es

only from externas The four men there were
not addicted TO emotions, and little Of what they
did feel and think in the privacy of the heart and
mind showed In their faces. even under strain.
Captain Hawkins Smith, staff commander
rigidy erect entered first He was the cmbod.-
ment Of stubbornne@s that had not quite been sub
dued even by the stern discipline Of the British
navy.
Behind him came the flag lieutenant, Lord GILL
ford. titled arstocrat who had long before adj
justed himself TO being a subordinate on board
ship.
He was followed by the Honorable Maurice
Bourke, captain of the Victoria. He was = 4
man, square shouldered and his brick-red face an,
steely-blue eyes looked as if he could stare down
the hysteria Of a hurricane.
They were impressive looking trio but Nd
miral Tryon was even taller than Captain Rourkc
and looked the GommaUdcr-in-Ghief- The lines of
his bulldog Jaws powerful chin and indomtablc
mouth were modulated by a short CrizZed beard.
He had straight blunt nose broad Chcckhcres
and a handsome prominent brow. Nothing In the
rugged physical cdifice Of the man could possibly
suggest haunted house.
But in the sea-gray eyes that looked out from
under heavy brows one caught a glimpse of an
other man. Those eyes could be warm with kind
ness, or turn cold as polar. ice. They gave the i'm
preston that no merely human weakness could
long survive in the man. But on rare occasions
they also suggested the pressure Of inner forces
over which the man was not the master
There was no hint Of this, however, at two
thirty on the fateful afternoon when he summoned
CAPTAINS Bourke and Smith and Flag Lieutenant
Lord Clifford to his cabin. Pointing TO pencil
sketch On his desk Admiral Tryon gave the order
for the mancuver that was destined to startle the
world.
Captain Bourkc looked puzzled But the col
umr5 are only six cables apart, sir ne sad
Even the minimum turning distances of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-20

themselves 10 Admiral
Markham. What are
YOU waiting for ?" they
demanded. Although
the impatient query
was addressed only to
those on the Camper
down every captain in
the squadron was be
ing reminded that he
had an a gonizin &
choice to make.
They must either
disObeV their Com
m and er-in-Chicf, or
obey him and send
their ships and men
down to a needless, in
eXplicabIe death.
In his dilemma Adj
m r a | Mark h a nj
SPARED for time He
told his flag lieutenant
TO signal Admiral Try
on that his order was
not understood.
Meanwhile, on board
Of the Victoria, a
strange drama ha d
been developing dur
ing the preceding
hour. At tWo-thirtv
in the afternoon a
pink-faced mid S hip
man, Jimmy Ecclcs,
unshakably devoted TO
the squadron's Com
"a ac bie rr9pcCpDr.T al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-20

down. The two columns of ships proceeded much
as in a country dance where men and women march
in parallel lines Just before they turn inward and
march back. Admiral Tryon was ordering his two
columns to turn inward and steam back in the
direction from which they came
As the fleet was practising different kinds Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-20

Chief of the squadron but his face reflected Adj
mira Markham's bewderment Nor was it his
duty TO remind Admiral Markham that he was de-
laying his reply TO Admiral Tryons weird order.
But again the look on the flag Heutenants face
showed how well he understood that delay
On the Nictorias mast new flags addressed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-20

mander-in-Chief and assigned as hi
most ran 20 summon three officers
TO the Admiral's cabin
For fifty years now the mystery
of the II. NJ. s. Victoria has baffled
the world But the solution TO it