The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-08


swirled In Normandy today where
the Allies threatened TO cut off
the whole Cherbourg peninsula in
plunge from captured Bayeux
through increasing. determined
German opposition.
Constantly reinforced sea and
air borne troops Joined together In
advances which formed a solid
front in gaping breaches OF the At.
lantic wall. Gen. Eisenhower said
progress continues, German re-
serves were hurled increasingly
into action in this. one OF the de-
cislve battles OF history The
weather improved. The TALL OF
Bayeux. 1873 miles northwest OF
Paris. cut the Cherbourg railroad
to the capital and the highway to
Caen, burning an invested city
nine miles inland. The air was
filled with 1900 Allied plane flights,
naval guns offshore continued
their magnificent support.
The Allies In Italy captured CT
vitavecchia. 3s miles northwest OF
Rome, where the German retreat
was becoming roet. Bracciano,
20 miles north OF the capital. and
a score OF other places were taken
from tho battered remnants Of the
German l4th army (which) are In
a considerable state OF disorganizs-
ton" headquarters said. "kessei-
rings elaborate underground head
quarters were seized.
Petsr Out
German attacks petered out
above 1ssi In old Romania where
the Russians said 10000 Nazis died
in a week.
Bayeux is 81 miles from the
nearest point on the west coast OF
the Normandy peninsula. Gen. Els
enhower withheld most specific de-
tails about the battle in France.
better 10 keep the enemy confused
and ignorant.
Berlin, however, filled the air
ways with these assertions. the Al.
lies are making a supreme effort
to capture all Normandy; they had
thrust Immediately south OF Bay
eux. street fighting was on in Ste
Mere-glise, 81 miles southwest OF
Cherbourg: the Allied beachhead
was widened from Valognes out
side Cherbourg to point north OF
Caen; more Allied sky troops float
ed down on Falaise, birthplace Of
William the Conquerer, and Ar.
getan, 40 miles inland.
The enemy asserted, moreover,
that new air borne operations were
directed against the Brittany pen
insula on the extreme northwest
tip OF France against Lorient, Nan
ties and st. Brieug and that other
attacks were made to the east in
the Calais Department.
Expects Crisis
winston Churchill said this: al
though great dangers lie behind,
enormous exertions lie before us"
Probably he was thinking OF the
coming crisis when Marshal Rom
mel throws his whole two mobile
armies into a supreme counterat-
tack, possibly by the end OF next
week.
Gen. Eisenhower, after cruising
for hours off the battle churned
coasts, said In his communique:
"Bayeux has fallen TO our troops
which have also crossed the Bay.
eux-Caen road at several points.
Progress continues despite determ.
ined enemy resistance. Fierce ar.
mored and infantry fighting has
taken place. Contact has been es.
tablished between our sea borne
and air borne troops. Steady build.
up OF our force has continued"
Prisoners Arrive
The first large batch OF German
prisoners reached England, some
arrogant. some bewildered.
In two days. 22,000 sorties have
been flown against the enemy in
France. Yesterday. lO2 Of the in
increasingly aggressive German
war planes were DESTROYED.
Our losses were not given. Steady
streams Of all categories Of planes
at all heights mauled the Germans
in Normandy today.
I BY night. $50 British heavy bonn
bers attacked, some striking rail
yards fringing Paris-the French
capital toward which the Allied
front in Normandy is pointed like
an arrow. Others hit Cologne.
Others bombed troops massed be-
hind the lines. Mediterranean fore
es bombed railways on the south
France Riviera. the port OF Livor-
no 125 miles from the battleline,
Genoa and Savona.
Sea Moderate
The sea off Normandy was mod.
crate with 70 4 miles visibility.
The sky was clear and sunny in
mid.morning. allowing full use OF
1 crushing Allied air power.