Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

drive toward Latvia, while at slower
pace, also made progress.
Yesterday Kirovograd was reported
captured.
The news of the week was alive with
rumors and reports, some of which had
partial confirmation and some of which
were denied. 1t was reported, for in
stance, that large units of the British
LIST and the American 7th Armies had
landed in Yugoslavia report which
was quickly denied in London, where it
was said that only certain technicians
and instructors had entered Yugoslavia
to aid Drug Tito and his Partisans who,
incidentally did very we'll last week.
The progress on the Italian front con-
tinued slow, though as the week ended,
American 5th Army troops were in pos
session of San Vittore and were menac-
ing Casino, last serious obstacle to the
plain leading to Rome.
Allied aircraft struck number of
whose effect will be felt seriously in the
campaigning in the weeks to come.
Air Crisis Approaches.
Gen. H H Arnold, chief of the Army
Air Forces, declared last week that the
real crisis in the air warfare will arrive
shortly, when it will be determined
whether the Luftwaffe is to survive as
an effective force for use against the
Allies Gen. Arnold predicted that the
German air force will have lost it's eff
fectiveness about the time the second
front is opened.
In the Pacific. however, the situation
Is different and Gen. Arnold warned
the public not to expect miracles. An
sll-out bombing of Japan can hardly
occur until proper supply lines have
been established with China as the most
satisfactory base for operations against
the home islands of the Japs.
The German high command has been
amazed at the recent accurate night
bombing by the Raj which is said to
have been equipped with American
made devices which make the bombing
in the darkness nearly as precise as
that in daylight. In fact, on one raid
last week, the bombs were placed so
accurately, it was stated, that nowhere
was the field of destruction of one bomb
more than 200 yards overlapping on
that of another.
During the week it was revealed that
a new jet-type plane has been perfected
which will give aircraft far greater speed
and far greater maneuverability than
the present types depending upon pro-
pellers for their propulsion.
The new engine, the invention of
British engineer, was revealed to ex-
perts in this country and the Bell Air
craft Co. designed a plane to employ
two of the jet-type power plants. Tests
have been highly successful, it was said,
and quantity production soon will be
underway. 1t was stated that the plane
will be especially useful on aircraft car
rerS, of which we now have approx
ment by Navy officials last week. This
bodies no good for Japan in the days
when the Allies will concentrate on the
super race of the East" a race which
evidently is not so super in view Of
Admiral Halsey's radio statement that
the Japs are being killed at a ratio of
10 for each American, an estimate which
Secretary of the Navy Knox challenged
as too conservative.
During the past week, it was an
nounced that the destroyer Leary had
been sunk in the North Atlantic, while
the Turner was lost after a mysterious
and unexplained explosion off Sandy
Hook. The submarine Popanao also
was reported overdue and presumed lost,
the 18th American submarine sunk since
the start of the war and the 18TH Amer
lean war craft. Ten more Jap ships we're
announced as victims of U. S. sub
marines