The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-30

tBy international News Service
The Allied offensive to GUST the
Germans from Rome slammed into
high gear today when both the
British Eighth and American Fifln
Armies battered their way forward
into the Germans winter line
Battle tested veterans OF Gen.
Sir Bernard J.. Montgomery
Eighth Army smashed into the main
positions OF the Na1l defense line
from high ground north OF the San.
gro River. The Anglo-Cansdisn
force enlarged its bridgehead
across the river TO a width OF -
miles and 4 depth OF four miles
Gen. Dwight y. E!sernower, com
handing all United Nations forces
in the theater, said these troops
still continued to advance
Meanwhile, to the west the Ang 10
American forces under command %
Lieut.. Gen. Mark W. CLARK cut out
gains on their section OF The trans
Italian front. The Fifth Army de-
Tying heavy rains which turned
the terrain into a sea OF deep mud,
advanced nearly half a mile nortn
OF Venafro
Clark's force occupied two strs
tegic heights and captured the town
OF Castel Nuovo. while MontgonI-
ery's veterans captured MozEagrog-
ma. In addition to carving out gains
in terms OF territory. the Britons
seized a number OF Nazi prisoners
Remain Adsmsnt
Neutral sources. while admitting
that both Allied and Axis officials
have denied the rumors. remained
adamant today In their assertion
that the. Germans have put out
"feelers" FOR United Nations peace
conditions
Zurich dispatches 10 Reuter-. quot
ing Swiss diplomatic circles In
Berne. said despite both Allied
and German denials. che Nails
definitely have stretched out teeler!
for the Allies armistice terms
Secretary OF State Cordell Hull
however has denied that any such
German peace moves are afoot. The
American statesman pointed on
that such rumors are evidently
started by the. enemy with a view
TO creating oyer-confidence among
the Allies and in that way i'm
pairing the whole yigor OF the wa
situation on the Allied side
As for the German denials the
Swiss report said they are due to
the unswerving determination ~
the United Nations that hostil.ties
will not cease until the NaZis IN.
Conditionslly surrender
official Mission
Another Swiss report. according
TO Tribune di Geneve. sa d that Ger
tain travellers who crossed the Ger-
man frontier positively could not
have obtained a visa II they were
not on an official mission
The official mission was limited
as concerning peace oyertures
These reports came amid
strong belief in Washington diplo-
matte circles that only surrender
by the Nazis can save the Reich
leading cities from being literally
wiped of the map. A joint warning
TO this effect Is expected 10 be de-
liyered soon TO the German Peep
by President Roosevelt, British
Prime Minister Churchill and Sow
ct Premier Stain
A sample OF what Allied bomb
ing could do TO German cities was
given last week in the record bat
tering OF Berlin. While the capital
enjoyed a brief respite. the import
ant Nazi port OF Bremen today dug
on, % debris scattered about BY
massive American aerial blow yes
terday.
For the second time in four days.
escorted heavy American bombers
pounded the port. which is the site
OF a huge enemy submarine base
Twenty American planes were
lost in the operation-l3 OF them
Fortresses and is long-range fight
ers.
Near Junction
In White Prussia. conyerging col
umns OF the Red Army were set 10
clamp the rail junction OF Zhlobin