The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-22
War

'RbAAlAA NUN a. bAf
George 5. Patton's men pushed for
ward from the vicinity OF captured
Emma, communications center OF the
island. The American forces were
headed Tor santa Cater.na and vi
Ia osa. 10 miles west Of Enns. alo1 2
the road 20 the north coast, accord,
,nE 10 latest reports The Aig.ers
radio said the Italians already had
abandoned TraHani and MARSHA.
West Coast ports. as we'll as Pa.
ermo.
Enemy detenses throughout the
island continued 70 crumble except
at Catania. But the fall OF the East
Coast port was expected before long
ard Allied headquarters predicted
that the German high command
probably would order a last stand
al Mount Etna 70 the north. Here
narrow passes and ravines could
he utilized in an attempt TO block
the Allies path 10 Messina. ferry
link to the Italian mainland.
Fighting Furious
Furious fighting ragged along the
" 45o-miie southern front in Russia
Soviet forces drove 70 within al
least nine miles OF the sorely
pressed Nazi hastion at O.el, zoo
miles south o. Moscow.
The Russian High Command an
nounced re-apture OF 30 more towns
northeast of Orel ard 50 additional
populated places east Of tho town
as the London tadio reported Adolf
Hitler had ordered the big Nazl
operatlonql base neld at all costs.
The new Russian gains before be
sieged Orel were accompanied BY
further Red army advances in
the Belgorod area to the south and
continued improvement Of Russian
positions in the Don River basin
south OF lzyum and southwest OF
Vo.oshiloyErad.
In the lzyum sector. the Soviets
/ LlsIodged the Nazis from seyera.
populated places alter severe fight
ing and captured one fortified
height that had changed hands four
7 times. A wedge was driven into
/ German defenses southwest Of Nor'
oshiloygrad. where several more in
/ habited places and fortified heights
were captured.
Strong Support
Russian al. men gave strong sup
port to Soviet ground forces aloni
the font The Orel, Lozoyaya ant
Kramatorskaya airdromes wer'
battered from the air and bomber
also assaulted enemy-held railroat
stations az Khartsyzsk and Kara
.hey. Ka.achev is on the seriousI
threatened OrelBryansk Railroad
vital reinforcement and suppl
route TO Nazi forces defending Ore
In the Pacific. Cen. Douglas MAJ
A1thur's headquarters announce
a record a.l-day aerial assault o
the Japanese defenders OF the b'
sieged Munda sirbase IN the SOL
mons. The communique also di'
Closed American ground forces az
preaching Munda had repulsed
strong counter-attack by troops &
the defending garrison, who su
fered heavy lOsse-
Medium bombers. torpedo plane
and dive.bombers rained 133 ton
Of explosives on the Bairoko harbo
area. in support Of the Amerie a
ground troops menaci1g the Ne
Georgia air base. in day-long Sc
les OF attacks.
Plaster Enemy
In New Guinea, 700 miles 10 IN
west. other medium bombers pla
tered the enemy base az MADAM
While escorting fighter planes in
furious air battle shot down 70 an
probably II additional Zeros Of
stroag Jap fighter force which a
tempted unsuctesstully 20 int
cept the s.ders. only tTo Aliie
planes were lost.
saa p fighting continued on N
ground in the Komiatum area nea
Salamaua. Counter-attacking JapaI
csc troops lost a. least 2s2 In ki!le
il battle on Mount Tambu
Aerial attacks on enemy oss'
over a wide area in The south an
southwest Pacific continued. Son
formations again ranged as far a
Timor Island west Of New Guine
=, boayfTy Assault the Pauforr al