The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-19
War

Dniepropetrovsk also were repuls-
ed. The Soviet high command said
the Germans suffered enormous
losses in the fighting, claiming
more than 1000 Nazis were slain IN
the past "a hours, that 70 German
tanks were destroyed or disabled,
and that 10 enemy planes were
shot down.
Paul Wintertol, London News
Chronicle correspondent in Mos
COW. said that in the Zhitomir sec
tor alone the Germans are using
no fewer than seven panzer divi-
sions on very narrow sector.
Although the Germans have suf-
fered tremendous losses, they still
are capable of doing a great deal CT
damage" the British correspondent
reported.
Weather Worse
In Italy weather conditions have
grown steadily worse, and the Al
giers radio today reported snow
fall in the mountains where the AL
lied Fifth and Eighth Armies ham
mered steadily at the enemy. The
fall of snow was particularly heavy
in the central sector of the battle
front the Algiers announcer said.
Despite the weather hazard, how
ever, Gen. Sir Bernard l.. Mont
gomery's Eighth Army battered
forward on the eastern end OF the
batleline TO seize further ground.
from the Nazis northwest Of Atessa
and near the villages Of Archi and
Perano. IL miles inland from the
Adriatic coast. An impending Nazi
counter.attack on this sector was
crushed by Allied artillery which
plastered the troop concentrations
which the enemy was repairing
for his counterblow.
The Nazi artillery also was
sporadically active in many sec
tors and one particularly fierce
barrage was levelled against Ameri-
can positions in the Venafro sec
tor OF the Fifth Army's line.
In spite of this. however, Lieut..
Gen. Mark W. Clark troops were
able to improve positions previous
~ captured but no important gains
were reported anywhere along the
Fifth Army positions on the east
ern end of the front.
Some idea of the importance the
enemy attaches TO the southern
European front-extending from
Spain to Turkey-may be gained
from a statement from the head
uuerters of Gen. Sir Harold Alexan-
der. field commander Of the Fifth
and Eighth Armies in Italy.
Fifty Divisions
The Germans now have 90 dlNf
sions in this theater, the announce
ment said, and all these stand
braced to meet the northWard
march OF the Allies.
Washington reports said that the
past five successive days OF lignt'
ming American, and Allied air as
saults against the Japanese.occu'
pied Marshall and Gilbert Islands
strongly indicate the possibility
that a new L. s. offensive in the
Southwest Pacific may be immln-
ent. II not already underway.
General Douglas Macarthur re-
ported that American troops were
making steady progress enlarging
their beachhead at Empress Au-
gusta Bay on Bougainville Island
in the Solomons. More than 500
laps have been killed by the Unit
ed States forces on Bougainyille'
Macarthur said.
Dive bombers, heavy and medium
bombers. and the guns OF light Al
lied naval units presumably de-
stroyers) pounded Jap communica-
tions, shipping. supply dumps
and airdromes in the neighborhood
of Buka in support OF the Bougain-
VILE ground forces and In daylight
Yesterday so tons OF heavy eX-
ploslves were plastered on Buka
Air Field.
Enemy landing fields at Rabaul
and Gasmata. on New Britain, also
caught packets OF Allied bombs.
and Gen. MacArthur's communl-
que said our bombers obtained
good coverage" on Iakuani Field.
one OF the Japs' three airdromes
at Rabaul.