The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-28
Germans and Italians Fear
Break.ThrOugh to Tunls
Plains
QUICK VICTORY HOPES
NOT PROMISING now
British Make New ADJ
vances in South Despite
Nazi COunter.Attacks

United Press STAFF Correspondence
Allied Headquarters, North
Africa, April 90. - (UP)
American Infantry drove the
enemy from three strategic
hills In North Tunisia and
were reported advancing on
the town OF Jeffna today aa
Allied armies again thrust
forward on key sectors to
within 81 airline miles OF
Tunisia.
German and ITALIAN troops -
strong positions were fighting desS
perateiy 10 prevent On Allied break
through 10 tho Ttinis plalns--only
four miles away In the pont Du
Fal,S sector 80 but headquarters
spokesman said that III appears
unlikely that the enemy will be able
10 offer prolonged resistance under
our overwhelming pressure"
A general OF tho British Eighth
Army, however, warned that the
Axis still was being reinforced ana
would nght In the hllla 10 the lest
man, dashing hopes OF q quick vice
tory regardless OF when Tunls ilAelf
falls,
Pont du Fahs Needed
Tuesday was q day OF hard hehls
Ing In which the Allied forees edgcd
fauna al A faut milan aaat at Mafltaur
El-Dab, whore they have 10 miles TO
20 TO the plains, and around tho Key
Junction OF pont Bu Fahs, wheru
French advance units pushed 70 the
outskirts OF the town and met a
furry OF machine gun and artillery
fire. Fall OF Pont du INahB would uias
dermin0 tho axis south front ana
open ono road 10 Tunis,
The British Eighth Army also
gained q few miles In hard fighting
In the hills southeast OF 'Pont du
Fahs.
On tho extreme northern sector Of
the TuniBlan front, tho French ad-
vanced along the coast 10 point
less than fivo miles from tho Inland
lake known ~ Qaraet Aehkel ana
about 20 or az miles from DiBerte,
The American advance In The
north captured three main hills
Diebel Dardyse, Djebei AEHag ahd
Dlebel Aired .- and a number OF
smaller heights. The capture OF
Djebcl Aired, however, had been re-
ported 1tlesday In q United PFohs
dispatch from tho front which told
OF the Americana being repulsed 81
Djebei AEgaR, M
The American 9nd Corps, fighting
along the Bedjehano road toWnrd
Mateur, drove tho enemy on Djebel
baFdyse, which lies six miles west
OF daraet Aehkel, This advance was
made by tho northern wing OF the
American forces, which had yeseer'
day encountered strong NaM posi-
tieng.
A few miles farther south, tht
Americans captured two strategic
hills called Djebel Agsag and DjebeD
Aired, which Ito on opposite sides
OF tho road from Bedjenane 10 Ma
teur. A dispatch from United presb
Correspondent q, II, Cunningham,
with the American forces, said thai
infantry cleaned up these helghts
late Tuesday after hard fighting N
which they were once hurled back
from tho slopes OF Djebel AEEng
They also occupied Sid N'9lF.
Heavy Mine Fields
Moving against the village ol
Jeftna, II miles from MatNur, The
Americans stoFmed two hills rising
1900 and 1900 feet and consolidated
their positions, after which they be-
gan pushing forward through heaW
mlne fields.
Farther 10 the south, the British
First Army made new advances Do
spite q few German coufitsF.attAokl
against tho Allied salient east aia6
northeast Of MedjessE l.Bab, whore
the British are within eight iallea
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