The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-06-03
DIARY OF The WAR

position at Chichagof harbOr on Attu.
Battleships helped in Smelling posi-
lions. T. S. bombers smashed Is Nazi
planes in single days bombing mis-
! sion Nearly 100000 Russian troops
drove into Germany's Kuban lines in
renewed effort to crush narrow Axis
Caucasian bridgehead. Germans said
Russians were frustrated. The war
strategy conferences between Roose-
welt and Churchill ended with COM
plete agreement on future operations
in all theaters of war. Program eX-
pected to intensity offensive against
Japan. American fortresses raided
Sicily and smashed screen of so
German fighters, They kept up at
lacks on other Italian areas.
SATURDAY-Yanks hit the Jap
center on Attu and scored big gains
and were slowly wiping out all enemy
remnants. Russians beat indecisively
against main German Kuban lines
The fight against German U-boats
was called most encouraging with
more Allied ships coming through and
more subs being sunk. Rising Italian
fears of the nearness of invasion
were indicated in activities of Italian
armies. Raj followed up a night at
tack on Essen with daylight raid
on Zeebrugge, Belgium. Nazis ad-
mitted great damage on Essen which
was seth there since war began.
Ganks continued to bomb more fields
in Sardinia and other key airports.
Chinese troops fought grimly to
smash Jap advances toward Chung
king the capital.
SUNDAY - General Eisenhower
said his team of American, British
and French forces were ready for any
further task U. S. and British
planes struck in waves over Europe.
Planes raided Rennes in France.
Others struck at U-boat bases, air
fields. Americans drove remaining
Japs on Attu island into single noun
famous area. Chinese still claim Japs
are the No. l foe Berlin declared
the new Jap warship is better than
I. S. ships of Iowa type Iowa is a
$4,000 ton vessel. Allies spread aerial
blows against Italy going 100 miles
north of Rome.
MONDAY-Yanks completed con-
quest of Attu with admission of de-
feat coming from Japan. Only snip
crs and scattered machine gun nests
remain. Chinese troops rccapturcd
place considered by laps as gateway
to Chungking and other Chinese units
rolled back another Jap thrust up
Gangtzc valley. Axis planes were
stunning Italian islands as Americans
continued heavy air blows there. Four
U-boats in ten days were sunk by AL
lies on Atlantic patrol. Raj pounded
Wuppertal, a new target in German
Ruhr valley. Nazis declared Allies
had gotten French fleet that was de-
modified at Alexandria. 1t has one
battlcship, four cruisers, three de-
stroyers, one sub and other vessels.
General DcGaullc is in AIgiers for
French unity talks with General
Giraud. Nazis launched dual
attack on Leningrad without success
and bitter fighting continued in Ku-
ban delta of western Caucasus.
TUESDAY - Swedish newspapers
were limiting that Germany's defeat
was inevitable that British raids on
Ruhr were doing heavy damage to
German war industries and American
bombing of U-boat bases was reported
quite effective. Meanwhile British
bombers made two attacks over
France and low countries striking
docks, war plants, airports. u. S.
bombcrs in Britain DESTROYED 351
Axis planes in May. L. S. bombcrs
hammered Italy with 100 Fortresses
and Liberators. Allied bombcrs in
China shot down % Jap planes and
Chinese troops were threatening to
wipe out Jap divisions of troops.
Byrncs, new OWN chief. declared
many attacks on many fronts lie
ahead, Egypt has recognized Russia
and measures are being taken to
establish diplomatic relations,
WEDNESDAY - Navy announced
U. S. subs sank seven Jap ships rails
ing to 1853 total sunk by subs since
war began against Japan. On Attu
400 Japs were killed in harbor clean
up as three American columns Joined
forces Chinese were thrusting for
ward in Central chine enveloping Jap
troops falling back. Invader was suf-
terlng from? powerful allied ar &C