The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-09-07
DIARY OF THE WAR

crn France was collapsing as ArmOred
columns raced almost unopposed near
Belgian border; British smashed to-
ward robot bomb coast; Montgomery
was made field marshal and Lieut..
Gen. Bradley was given overall COM
mand of American troops in northern
France. Americans in southern France
approached Lyon. Nice, on Riviera
coast was occupied. Reds drove into
Bucharest, third European capital to
fall into Allied hands. Poles took an
Adriatic port. Hungary was on verge
of general strike. Czech underground
had seized much of Slovakia. Amcri-
cans struck aerial blows against Jap
islands over 3,600-milc stretch. The
Chinese gained some ground on two
battlefields in China. Nazi casualties
in France totaled 100000.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES captured
Sedan and Verdun and were plunging
across Belgian border. They travelled
twice the same speed that Germans
blitzed France Canadians raced thru
Dieppe on Channel coast and British
seized Arras, 50 miles southeast of
Dunkerquc. Americans poured thru
Argonnc forest and captured St.
Mihicl, Yanks opened final assault
on isolated Germans in Brest. Rus
slams famed out over Rumania and
were 40 miles south of Bucharest,
speeding toward Yugoslavia. Bulgar
ian government fell. British and Poles
in Italy broke into Gothic line de-
lenses. An American column pushed
Is miles northeast of Grenoble, SIS
miles from Swiss border. Finland was
believed ready to break with Ger
many.
SUNDAY-Two American columns
entered Belgium, capturing Journal.
Germans fled from Brussels and after
flooding northern Lowlands were also
clearing out of Holland and LuXcm-
bourg. On the East American patrols
were up to Moscllc river, II miles
short Of Reich border Germans also
decided to withdraw from Finland.
Reds hurled Germans across Danube
river on 65-milc front southeast of
Bucharest. Americans in Italy took
Pisa as British pierced Gothic lines.
British Empires war casualties were
put at ,O9l ,62S in five years. The
sweep through northern France has
put more than IS German airfields in
Allied hands. Aerial blows against
Jap island strongholdS over wide
Pacific front were reported. Tokyo
warned that enemy activity against
Davao Gin Philippines) bears watch
ing"
Observation-Disclosures were at Ma
muir and Mons in Belgium while Pat
tons forces took Metz and Nancy;
Paris reported Americans were pour
ing troops into Siegfried line. Ameri-
cans made big gains in southern
France taking city of Lyon. Number
of German escape routes were cut by
Allies. The march toward Germany
was found far easier than in last war.
Firms agreed to Dust or intern Ger
man troops and to withdraw their for
ceS to 1910 Russo Finnish border as
prerequisites to peace. Russians were
half way across Rumania. Davao was
hit by smashing air raid in prelude to
Americas battle to retake Philippines.
Tokyo admitted operations against
those islands also Formosa and BONN
islands were imminent.
TUESDAY-Allics were driving in
to Netherlands after threc-day eros
sing of Belgium, capturing Antwerp
and Brussels, trapping all Germans
left along Robot bomb coast. Other
allied armies driving toward Germany
and Luxembourg kept radio silence.
Allies continued after Germans north
of Lyon in central France Germans
were cvacuating Finland. Russians
and Rumanians burst through a pass
in Carpathian mountains and captured
German stronghold in Hungarian
Pennsylvania. Reds were 40 miles
from Yugoslavia. British advanced
through Gothic line in Italy. laps re-
newed drive to split China in two as
three Jap forces neared Lingling. A
tbree-day series of raids and two DAYS
of ship bombardment Of Jap bases in
BONN and Volcano islands in which 10
enemy vessels were sunk. were an
nounced. Eightytive Jap aircraft were
destroyed or damaged.
WEDNESDAY, -T Two American
armies were reported across German
border, capturing Saarbrucken and
Aachen, but this was not confirmed
Another report placed U. S. troops in
Strasbourg. on Rhine frontier 70 miles
east of Nancy. Officially the troops
reached Namur, Belgium, so miles
from Aachen. Other, forces from south
were well north Of Lyon. Heavy bomb
ors raidcd German cities. Russia de-
clarcd war on Bulgaria and Reds were
expected to make quick drive there to
join Iugoslav troops, Reds began new
push toward Prussia. Canadians threw
back strong German armorcd counter
attack near Rimini in Italy. Air and
naval might in five days blasted Jap