The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-07-27
DIARY OF THE WAR

Inc RAN Junction OF LWoW was by
passed. Reds captured a place 20C
miles from German Silesia. British
and Canadian tanks slugged ahead on
plain beyond Caen, Selling town eight
miles east of city, and ll5 miles from
Paris. Germans in Italy were pulling
back across Arno river. About 3,00C
planes from Britain and Italy smash
ed at plane and oil plants over wide
area in Germany. Navy made land
based air attack on BONN islands,
$50 miles from Tokyo, sinking a Jap
ship, leaving four others in flames;
planes apparently from Saipan. A
general and an admiral were named
to form a new government in Japan,
20 succeed Premier TOTO.
SATURDAY - Revolving German
officers tried to seize government
buildings in Berlin on pretext that
Adolf Hitler was dead from bomb
injuries but it was thwarted and there
were indications of d blood purge
'ivaling that of 1894. Four Red army
Spearheads thrust deeper into Poland
oWard Warsaw Another army app
cached East Prussia Weather bogg-
ID down British Canadian offensive
,ast of Caen. American patrols in
italy thrust across Arno river be-
-Ween Pisa and Florence. Over 1000
AeavieS for 9th day blasted targets
over Germany. American foot sol
tlerS returned to Guam after devaS-
eating bombardment of island by U.
5. Navy, and drove inland on several
beachheads around Apra harbor, one
II finest in western Pacific Guam
was thought to be defended about
as strongly as Saipan. Japs were
using 100000 men in Human pro-
vince Of China. Chinese in southwest
were encircling Nipponese Burma
road bases. Americans held New
Guinea positions against Jap attacks
SUNDAY-Htler called on his
army to remain loyal, following the
attempt on his life Reds drove As
miles into Lithuania in effort to trap
80 German divisions anchored among
Baltic coast, captured Panevezys, IS
miles south of Latvian capitol Of
Il.
Germans below Caen, machine gun
ming infantry after letting tanks
through. Rain turned Normandy into
quagmire. Two L. S. subs were listed
as missing. Naval fleets were oper-
atlng on ''conveyor belt" principle
of continuous replacement and supply,
keeping ships in almost continuous
action. Bombers hit Ploesti oil fields
again. Robot bombs continued to
streak across channel to England.
Allied columns in Italy neared Flor
ence and We're only four miles from
Pisa. Yanks were already threatening
to pinch off port of Apra on Guam.
MONDAY-Reds battered out new
gains, breaking into Lublin. IS miles
southeast of Warsaw, and advancing
IN other areas; capturing Pskov, last
major Russian city in German hands
Fifth army in Italy swept into Pisa
while Eighth army were Is miles
from Florence. Allies lunged eastward
in Normandy toward Paris Guam's
harbOr was within grasp of Ameri-
cans after three days Of fighting
costing 1858 casualties, including
34S killed. Marines had cut off Orote
peninsula containing one of the finest
airfields Of Marianas. Tokyo announ-
ced resignation of four more jap
officials with TOTO. U. S. planes over
China damaged 225 Jap river supply
boats. Nazi invasion loss was
10000. The German purge was re-
ported reaching war fronts. British
and Greek commandos cleared Ger
man garrison on SINH island. off Tur-
key in surprise raid.
TUESDAY-Russlan forces contin-
ued on through Poland and were so
miles from Warsaw after crossing
River San. Reds claimed 381,4 lO
Nazis killed and 158,48O captured
June % through July %. Capture of
Lublin put Reds 365 airline miles
from Berlin. Hitler continued to weed
out Prussian commanders. Allied and
German armies were deadlocked in
Normandy mud but Allies began
limited offensive American troops
in Italy held Pisa and Allies were
within II miles of Florence. Japan's
hold on Marianas islands was slipping
as American invasions of Guam and
Tinian developed successfully. Bomb
ers are operating in southern Phil
lppines sector. Japs and Chinese both
lost heavily in fighting around Heng-
yang. BomberS from Britain and It.
ally were busy on enemy targets.
WEDNESDAY - Hitler completed
plans for Germany's fight to the
death, decreeing total mobilization
and naming Goering, Goebbels and
Himmler to high positions Soviet col
umns pushed westward and were so
miles from Warsaw. Below Warsaw
they were 10 miles from Vista river.
Russia announced it intended to re-
tain parts of eastern Poland taken in
of 1920 and wn11ld con,,aon-