The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-14
DIARY OF THE WAR

tured Newell and sealed doom of Ger
man troops in Caucasus by Selling
escape hatch" In Italy Germans put
fresh armored division against Brit
ish on east coast. Americans pushed
north and west of Naples and were 3
miles from Capua on Voltuno river
Time bombs exploded in Naples post
office left there by Nazis. Germans
apparently were not planning on a
prolonged stand below Rome. Ger
man planes raided Britain. Yugoslav
fighters employed tanks in their bat
tie against Nazis British admitted
Germans had captured airfields on
island of Cos but said Allied defend
ers were still resisting fiercely.
SATURDAY - Allies held 400
square mile area above Naples and
the south bank of Volturno. Ameri-
cans captured Capua Russian armies
widened three bridgeheads across
Dnieper. Reports were that Nazi
peace talks with Russia failed with
Reds demanding custody of Hitler,
and that NaZis withdraw beyond pre-
war frontiers Nazis were repealed in
attempt to land on SINH in Dode-
canese group. Hitler asked German
people not to lose morale. American
fortresses hit Bremen by daylight,
following British night assaults on
Stuttgart, Freidrichshaven and Mu-
Mich. Macarthur said Japs were
abandoning southern Kolombangara
island in central Solomons and that
many enemy barges had been de-
stroyed. U. S. fleet sank Jap cruiser
and two destroyers in Solomons.
SUNDAY - A america troops
smashed across Volturno river. A rail
center north of Naples fell to Amer
leans British armies smashed strong
German forces on east coast around
Termoi. Yugoslav liberation forces
fought Nazis in southern suburbs Of
Italian Trieste. Intensified sabotage
in southern Hungary forced Ger
mans to proclaim martial law there.
Southern ramparts of Hitler-ruled
Balkans were pounded by American
planes. U. S. flyers made deepest raid
into Europe, attacking Gdynia and
Danzig on Baltic sea and other INDUS
trial areas. Stain announced that
Russians drove last German from
Caucasus and limited that the Crimea
would soon be invaded Reds also won
additional ground in charging
bridgeheads over Dnieper. laps aban-
doned two islands in central Solo
mons
MONDAY-Allied troops along Al
miles of Volturno river increased
pressure on seven German divisions,
as air fleets continued to hammer
Hitler's European fortress. British
pushed Germans back along Italian
east coast. Bad weather slowed ground
troops. Fortresses and Liberators
battered enemy air bases in Greece
and Crete, destroying many grounded
planes, hitting hangers, runways and
a fuel dump American lightnings
caught fifteen Stuka dive-bombers
over Strait of Scarpanto and wiped
out all Of them, Allied airmen blasted
German city Of Muenster Mosquito
bombers showered bombs on Berlin
for 18th time in less than month
American forces occupied Villa island
in central Solomons. Japs apparent
ly had withdrawn from Rekata Bay
in SolomOns as they announced bomb
ing the place.
TUESDAY-Germans dug in along
Volturno but positions were threat
ened by Allied columns that captured
PonteIandolfo and a major highway
leading to rear of Nazi line. Oppos-
ing artillery was dueling across
river. British pushed up Adriatic
coast against bitter German resist
ance. Battle in Balkans was fierccr
than at any time since British evacu-
atod Greece in 1871. Allied bombers
ripped Nazi airfields in Greece and
nearby islands. A dozen German di-
visions were fighting in Yugoslavia
Latter claimed capture of Cherso
island, entrance to Gulf of Fiumc.
Group of British midget subs entered
Norwegian ford and crippled Ger
man battleship Tirpitz. Reds battered
into outskirts of Gomel and improved
positions along west bank of Dnieper
WEDNESDAY-Portugal granted
British anti-sub bases in Azores is
lands, but still remains a neutral ma
ton. Germany made no comment and
Spain said she would continue vigil
ant neutrality. Heavy rains in Italy
kept war there at standstill cXcep for
artillery ducls and patrol action.
Bombers made attack on island of
Corfu which dominates entrance to
Adratic. Germans declared an Allied
landing in Balkans this year seemed
abandoned. Yugoslavs still held Dial
nation coast south of Split, about half
of countrys coast line Reds widened
bridgeheads in middle Dniepcr river.
Jap monthly ship loss was put at
100000 tons. Four U. S. fighter
planes tackled 80 Jap planes and
downed eight over Wcwak. Japs made
three raids against Lac, New Guinea,
and damaged some shipping around
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