The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-07
DIARY OF The WAR

FRlDAY-The American 9th army
swept up to Roer river on 20-mile
front northeast of Aachen and drove
Nazis out of three villages. There
were $4,000 men in the attack. Ger
mans declared. Germans counter-at-
tackled against Bird army in Saar ba-
sin; 5000 warplanes blasted seven
German synthetic oil relineries and
lost So bombers and thirty fighters.
Reds opened two invasion roads into
southern Slovakia. Nazis drove Amer
leans back in Italy. Yanks wrecked 4
new convoy of Japs bound for Leyte
SATURDAY-Third army reached
Saar on 9-mile front Bloody fight
ing continued at edge of Cologne
plain. Yank push beyond Aachen was
slowed. British estimated Germany
had 6 million men available for bat
ties Of the Reich. German guns east
Of Saar were bombed. NaziS were
quitting eastern half of Budapest.
Americans were repulsing Jap sui
eide charges around Ormoc. Two
bases Of Jap raiders were attacked.
Germans threatened to violate rules
Of civilized war as result of French
generals order against sniping in
Strasbourg. Fifteen thousand Ger
man troops were bottled up in Crete.
SUNDAY-U. S. Bird fought through
Saar Basin fortress city of Saarlau-
tern. Artillery fire was heaviest vet.
The home guard in Britain, number
ing 100000, was demobilized. Rus
slams broke through on 50-mile front
and raced for Budapest Gen. De
Gaulle was in Moscow An early vic
tory on Leyte, in PHILIPPINES was Civ
en- up on account Of rain and strong
Jap defense. Jap troops entered
kWeichow pass in China after much
gain in territory A Burma road town
was taken by Chinese. Halsey said
Jap navy was now reduced to status
of a "runt."
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bird drove
across Saar river carrying them into
Siegfried line. More troops were put
on banks OF Roer river. Reds took
three important Hungarian detectives
while other forces were only II miles
from Austrian border. British troops
in Italy supported by air and tank
units, were nearing a city on Raven
naFaenza highway. Superfortresses
hit Jap Warplants in Tokyo, flying
from Saipan bases. Heavy rains linn
tied fighting on Leyte-American fly
ers were busy however. Japs were rs
miles from kweiyang, major point on
northern part of Burma road.
TUESDAY-Big guns were pound
ing Saarbrucken as Yanks were 6
miles from main industrial city. Other
troops were 500 yards from Roer riv-
er and % miles from Cologne Ger
mans had massed tanks there. Stras-
bourg was cleared of enemy resist
ance. 1000 warpanes blasted Ger
many's railway system. Allied prob
lens of driving enemy to cover on
western front were complicated by
jet planes and increasing operations
Of Luftwatfe U. S. and Japan lost
destroyers at Ormoc in naval battle
there. American subs sank 20 more
Jap ships including warships. Rus
SLAMS advanced in south Hungary and
Germans were driven back in Italy.
Germany was thought to be suffering
from drastic fuel shortage.
WEDNESDAY - Infantry fought
through Saarlauten and into con-
crete defenses of Sieefried line. Two
more columns pressed on Saarbru-
cken. Fortresses pounded Berlin and
fighter pilots shot down 81 Nazi
planes. Another bomber group hit
rail yards at Munster. Russians
gained toward Austrian frontier
Canadian troops in Italy captured
Ravenna without fight. Athens was
still tied up by strike and disorders.
German losses in past six months was
put at 100000 men, U. S. planes
sank Jap destroyer and five freight
ers. U. S. Navy now has 56,270 YES
sells, 50 times greater than in 1910.
TIL Observation-Disclosures drove into
Saarland from six bridegheads across
Raar river Yanks were in first de-
lenses Of Segfried line east and
northeast of Saarlautern. Yanks re-
PEELED series Of counter-attacks
around Aachen; 800 bombers hit Ger
many's biggest synthetic oil plant.
Reds advanced up west bank Of Dan
ube in Hungary. British and Greek
regular army troops clashed in Ath-
ems with armed Elias leftists. Ameri-
cans were making gains in action OH
Leyte.
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