The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-15
Americans, British Pushing
Steadily ForUard in Heavy
Fighting; Casino May Fall
Chinese Crack
New Hold bv
Japan
BY Associated Pr.ss)

The reborn army OF France has
advanced seven miles in Italy and
driven significant breach" into
the crumbling Gustav line vita
their American and British com
rades driving steadily forward in
hard continuing fighting all the
way from Casino to the sea, Al
lied headquarters announced to-
day.
Half dozen towns fell. Many
more imposing mountain peaks.
more important than the battle
reduced villages, were stormed.
Prison cages filled with 1000 Ger
man prisoners The Americans
were attacking important spigno.
~ miles from Rome. after driving
four miles north and west OF Min
turno.
The British and Indians deep
ened their Rapldo River bridge
head 10 1000 yards and plunged
ahead into the Llri Valley toward
Rome. The dead city Of Casino
was IN growing danger OF being
outflanked. Ausonia fell 10 the
French, and It was there that the
+ Gustav line had been gashed anew.
Attack Barriers
From Britain where Gen. Eisen-
4 howers western invasion masses
we're crouched for a decisive stroke
at Hitler. American heavy bomb
ers attacked military barriers In
northern France in force. Waves
of medium marauders struck tar.
gets in the same sector. over
night, British mosquitoes bombed
Cologne and military targets In
France and the low countries
The Germans struck back sharp
ly at the British coast. probably
aiming a. invasion shipping.
over the week end, American
heavy bombers were said Official
ly ia have virtually closed the
Rrenner- Pass leading from Ger
many into Italy. while 1000 planes
ripped MP railyards and alrdromes
in the Po valley OF northern Italy.
In month OF ceaseless attacks
from Britain and italy Allied air
craft had flown an incredible 90
600 sorties against Germany and
deposited staggering 10000
tons OF bombs
Russians Reoroup
The Russians were regroupinH
/ for their approaching campaign
through Poland and Romsnin.
Heavy Soviet bombers kindled
great fires in the Polish rail cen
ter OF Brest Litoysk, attacked Polot-
* in White Russia and Narva IN
/ EBtouia German attacks on Ones
/ tr Riyor bridgeheads in the south
were thrown back with hundreds OF
I Nazis killed
The German command announc.
ed withdrawal OF several kilo.
meters south 81 Casino in the
Eighth Army sector OF the flaming
Italian front
The French troops. fighting mag
nificently I'm the best traditions Of
their army were driving through
some OF the hardest Terrain in Italy
and against some Of the toughest
troops the rugged infantry OF the
list division Besides important
Ausonia, they captured San Am.
brogio villa Maio and San An
drea They mopped up San Apo
linaire and by-passed stoutly de.
fensed Cornea They cut the Cas-.
sino Formia road in two places and
advanced 50 swiftly that the Ger.
mans had no time 20 plant mines.
Won by Ysnks
The Americans driving deep be-
yond the Garigliann- River cut the
Formia Ausonis road. ca Dtured San
10 Maria infante and San Pietro
and won positions on both sides oc
the Ausente River. The command
ing hills OF Monte Cerri and Monte
Braochi also we're won by the
lanks.
over all the commanding Allied
air fleets kept the skies virtually
free Of opposition and tortured the
hard pressed Germans aground.
Some $500 flights were made yes
terday and ten Nazi planes were
destroyed Six Allied craft were
lost In tie week ended Saturday.
1850 sorties were made. Targets
yesterday were in the whole length
and breadth OF Italy. particularly