The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-05

| ytSUeEuay ana naO IebCLleu d pOlIlt half a mile above the hamlet of Holley, almost due west of the town.
 Late yesterday the Americans reached 6 point roughly three miles west of La Haye-Du Puits. The Germans reacted violently, launch ing heavy counter-blows, but the U. s. line held.
 On the other side, U. S. patrols reached high ground called point | l22 in the Montcastre forest three miles east-southeast of La Haye Du Puits.
 Other forces advancing in the sector between St. Jores and Caren- tan met heavy resistance in marshy country, and the progress was nec- es lrily at a snails pace. In the Caen sector, heavy fight ing was going on around Esquay Violent struggles swayed back and fourth over high ground a mile northeast of Esquay, eight miles southwest of Caen.
 The British apparently were hold ing the western part of the village of F'ontaine, three miles southwest of Caen, with the Germans batter ing hack into the eastern section.
 The Normandy weather closed in somewhat this afternoon. Clouds lowered to 1900 feet and became an almost solid overcast with some drizzle.
 The Americans had captured IS villages and hamlets in general ad- vanceS along a 25-mile offensive front at the western end of the Normandy line where the fighting was so fluid that even headquarters reports did not always give com prehersive picture of the situation.
 United Press correspondent James McG Glincy reported the penetration of La Haye-Du Puits, and said the town was battered badly by an ar- tillery barrage maintained through out the morning.
 Supporting the thrust into La Have other American forces drove two miles down the west coast of the peninsula from Moulinerie to a point about three miles southwest of La Have.
 The battle also was reported spreading eastward toward the Car enthan area where American troops launched a local attack west of the town yesterday. Front reports the Tanks were driven back to their jumping-off positions by a strong German counter-attack. Fighting is still under way, these reports said.
 At the eastern end of tine l,l00- square -mile Allied beachhead, Brit ish and Canadian troops frightened their assault arc around Caen astride the main Cherbourg- Paris railway and highway with the occupation of Fontaine, three miles to the southwest The Germans still were holding tenaciously to the eastern end of the Carpiquet-Ca airfield, however, and fierce fighting was uTl- der way there.
 The latest American advances brought It. Gen. Omar M. Bradley's troops to within less than two miles of La Have on three sides and at last reports they were closing in on the stronghold slowly but stead fly in the face of withering cross fire from machine guns, mOrtaTs and light artillery.
 Capture Hill 95
 One American column advanced to within a mile northeast of La Haye and captured Hill 95, the third height on & selni-ciTcle around the town to fall since the start of the American offensive, The village Of La Fleche on the northwest edge Of the hill also was taken.
 (A front report broadcast by the London radio said the Americans also were within one mile Of La Haye from the west and north vest
 Another column pushed across the LaHaye-St. To D'OuTyille road to within two miles vest of Lay Haye, 0yelTuDDlng the village of La De, gonsse, MoullDerie, La Hurte, Tur- eanyille, La Chapelle and LOzouFie
 Further gains were reetFded east of La Haye though heavy resistance half mile southwest Of St J0Fes vas slowing the pace Of tbe advance, The Germans Te'eaDtnred s. JoFes Ip . eouDteF1attaek yesterday, but