The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-14

fContlnueu AEUtu EdbC A9 front stretching from a point north- west of st. To to the west coast was orderly.
 At the western end Of the front. the Germans recaptured Coiom. belles and St. Honorine. just east ot Caen, in a counter-attack while It. Gen. Sir Miles C. ReInpsey's 2nd British Army continued to regroup for the next stage of the Allied ad- vance toward Paris, i2o miles east of Caen.
 Front dispatches said the latest American advances around St. Lo raised a threat of encirciement and made that stronghold, already pounded into rubble by artillery and bomhs, untenable. Nevertheless, the garrison was not expected to capi- tulate or abandon the town nDtil the American capture high ground to the south.
 The Americans gained the highest ridge overlooking st. To from the east with the capture of the village of Ia BaEge-De semilly while other forces cleaned out ail enemy snipers and strong points north Of the Hay- eux.st. To highway and advanced down the road to within a mile of the town. Already tn American hands was similar high ground to the northeast.
 Northwest Of st. To. the Amert- cans made faster progress, crosss ing the Taute river. they pushed completely through the woodlands Bois de Hommet and captured the villages of st. Martin. les Champs de L0sque and ie Hommet-d'Arths enay. the latter six miles northwest Of St. To.
 On the north bank of the Taute, another column reached the out- skirts Of Augais. a village three miles southeast Of sainteny.
 Other Ferees
 Other s0Teeg north Of pefiers forged ahead 10 Eithin tWo miles of Q junction that would complete the Rneirelement of the Marais de 00rges inundatlons. The western aolmn already had captured the yil- lase 0f GoFges, Ehile the eastern units were driving around the southern rim Of the maTshland,
 On the vest coast sector, the AnleTieans drove aonthgaEa to within a mile and three quarters of EAssay and threatened that anS ehaY town by clearing the southern slopes Of hill e2 key to the entire area,
 Another column entered s. Ger malns6uTsAy, tw0 and Q half miles northwest pf Lessay, and found the village clear Of enemy troops and bridges blown np, ttenokneville, one mile east of s. osEmain, also was occupied,
 Front dispatches said the Ger mans had distributed agBls 70 enRls neers, artillery and signal personnel north 0f Lessay tB an efE0Tt te bols sieF the rear guards covering theiH retreat, The advance Was 50 rapid iD this seeleT, dispatches said, that the deTmalls mag not have time 70 man R new defense line
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 Most 0f the rear guards WeFe "slilelde squads, left behind t0 fight 70 the end ar surrender since there wAs 70 prospect they could he relieved,
 En the past seven days, the AneTs leans hREe liberated mare tban lao square miles 0f France Wlih iAeip deepest advance being eight miles iD The vlre river sector,
 The second tactical aig force ans n0nneed that Normandy based ToekeislFine Typbe0ns had wFeekaa . building At kaanay southwest Of 0aan, believed fe be q German heeaaneFteFE, The ruins BeFa Faked Elth maehlnesenn llEe te complete the aastFneti0n,
 0iheG rocket Yyphoens hlastad German aFtillery positions from low level on the Second Army lEoBs,