The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-30
Allied Forces
Breach Nazii
Sicily Line
Nazi Troops Rush
to Defend Orel
as Reds Score

l.oHuon, July 3U-lNS IfAlian
Premier Marshal Pietro Badozlio
was reported today to have
clamped down with iron military
lule as word spread that serious
trouble Is brewing in northern
Italy aid II was rumored that The
country was on the brink OF civil
war.
Some quarters expressed doubt
that Badoglio could prevent civil
strife unless hostilitles with the
Allies cease Immediately.
The premier instituted stern
measures after allowing the people
four days in which 10 demonstrate
their approval Of the overthrow
OF Mussolini and his Fsscisis but
apparently decided that matters
were getting out OF hand.
,By lnterns tional NeWs Service
The devastated German port o.
Hamburg vas heavily blasted again
earl " today by strong formations OF
the biggest bombers In the British
Royal Air Force seventh mass
assault on the battered German
city within six days.
Hardly had swarms OF biz Lana.
casters. Strings and HalitaNes re-
turned from the newest assault on
Hamburg than American medium
bombers roared ACROSS the Channel
10 pound the enemy air base al
Woensdreche. Holland In addition,
British Intruder bombers today
attacked three other enemy fly'ng
fields aud bombed Nazi controlled
French railroads.
Meanwhile victorious American
and Canadian forces IN northeast.
ern Sicily consolidated two break.
throughs in the Nazi-held tne m
preparation for the final battle for
the ISLAND
American troops we're al Nicosta,
only IS miles south Of san Stefano.
northern anchor OF the enemy line.
after pushing the Germans back IL
miles. The Canadians. after taking
Leonforte pushed ahead five miles
farther and captured Agra.
TO the east. the Germans fever.
ishly installed strong artillery bat.
teries overlooking the British
Eighth \ my before the coastal port
OF Catani4.
In Russia. German reinforce
ments were rushed 10 the Orei
battle-ground today from distant
fronts and from Germany and
France. and Immediately thr1wn
into the defense o. the Nazifahl
supply base az the Soyiets scored
fresh advances in their drive OF
Orel from three sides
The midnight communique front
Moscow disclosed capture Of 90
more towns and villages, gains up
- seven miles and the staying o.
$500 more Germans.
Nearly 800 Nazis were annihil-
ated in one sector alone on the
southern approaches TO Orel whege
the Soyiets charged and overran
several communities. East OF the
besieged city. the Russians re.
PEELED several fierce German coun-
ter-attacks.
But the fiercest fighting contin-
ued in the north, where the Sovlets
dlslodged the bitterly resisting
Germans from the strongly forti-
fled points in one sector a1d IN
another Knocked out one-third OF a
force OF 80 tanks which spearhead-
ed two heavy counter attacks by
German infantry.
American jungle troops advanced
zoo more yards toward the japan
csc air base at Munda in the Solo,
mons as Gen. Douglas Macarthur
announced from rs Southwest Pa.
cific headquartersN that the Munda,
battle was proceeding satis.actor-
fly" and according 10 plan
Allied troops also lunged forward
in the drive on the Jap base a.
Salamaua in New Guine4, support
ed by bombers which for Il min
utes plastered the base with ~
tons OF explosives.
Americans sdyan ing from the
Nassau Bay area stormed the jap