The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-21

It's OF Lieut.. Gen. Mark ". Clarks
force which swept across the rain.
rWollen Garlgliano River and up
the minestrewn Appian way.
Supporting this drive. which
progressed successfully IN the face
OF stiff enemy resistance. we're
Warships OF the British Mediter-
ranean fleet. Both cruisers and
destroyers numbered their guns
to blast the Nazis coastal posi-.
tons above the stream and make
the way easier for the advancing
tommies.
Fight In Streets
Besides capturing Minturno,
which the enemy claimed 10 HAYS
evacuated more or less according
10 plan. the Alglers radio said the
British engaged the Germans in
fierce fighting on the outskirts OF
Castleforte.
A fairly heavy" compartment
was turned upon the Germans IVY
the BritHh flotilla, and return frs
by Mani coastal batteries was on
the whole ineffective. However.
one Allied vessel suffered minos
damage. but there we're no casual.
ties among the crew
Farther inland French units 81
the Fifth Army scored additional
gains northeast OF Casino by cap
turing the foot OF Mount II Lago.
The Americans were reported 10
have crossed the Rnpido River.
shielding the approaches 10 the
town which has held up the Allied
advance 10 the Via Casilino I'd to.
ward Rome.
In the heart Of Germany itself,
heavy bombers OF the Royal Ait
Force dealt Berlin another giant
blow, leaving the Nazi capital
aflame with countless fires
Ssturstion Raid
Observers In London expressed
the opinion that this. the 18th re-.
cent "saturatlon" raid on the city.
may have exceeded anything yes
handed that important industrial
and communications center. Pos
slbly more than ZOO tons OF high
explosives we're unloaded on Der.
lin.
The raiding for.iations left huge
columns Of smoke swirllng into the
air as they tlrned homeward Tho
air ministry announced that ~
bombers failed TO return from tho
raid.
In Italy, British troops OF the
Fifth AIuy advanced along the Ia"
toric Appian Way. threading their
way through heavy concentrations
OF enemy minefelds and machine
guns The Britans beat back STUB.
bornly-resist.ng but hitherto un'
tried German soldiers.
The British forces seized prisou'
ers who said they were members
OF the Gath Na2i division and thai
they never before had seen action,
Their unit, the captiIes said. was
bearing the brunt OF the battle with
Lieut.. Gen. Mark W. Clark's army.
Capture Three Villages
After driving across the Garic
liano River at the Tyrrhenian end
OF the trans.peninsular line. tha
Fifth Army had captured three i'm.
portant villages. Then, according
10 an unconfrmed German report.
they took Minturno after the Na7is
withdrew from the town IS miles
from Rome.
To the north on the Fifth Army
front French and American troops
pushed spearhead patrols toward
Casino, which guards the Rome
gateway along the Via Casilina,
The town was already under Ah
led artillery assault, as we're enc.
NY positions on the British Eighth
Army front near the Adriatlc.
Both the japanese fleet and air
forces suffered severe setbacks-@
with one British submarine sink.
ing a Jap cruiser OF the Kuma class
as well as three large supply ves'
sells in the Malacca Straits betv eel
Sumatra and the Malay Pennsu'
la.
American aircraft sank threa
other Jap vessels in the waters
around New Guinea and the AID.
miralty Islands Two we're supply
vessels and the third was a $1,000
ton munitions ship which sank i'm.
mediately
Some ~ enemy fighter planes
were destroyed or damaged when
American medium and heavy bomb
ers. with interceptor escort. SET
fires at Wewak and Rabaul. This
Americans lost only FIVE OF theit
number.
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