The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-21
NAzIS MAKE DEEP THRUST
 OF B MILES
Counter offensive Driving 0n-lmporiani Roads
 Being Cut

1 PARIS, Dec. 21 - The German counter offensive has driven g. miles into Belgium beyond Mall medy, cutting the Liege, Bastogne Arlon road at point about IA miles south of Liege, fortress, Supreme Headquarters disclosed to- day.
 Nazi Marshal von Rundstedt's winter push across the Allied lines of communication developed two deep wedges as a formation of from l five to six armored divisions and eight to nine infantry divisions poured into the wide breach under concealment of fog cloud. Second Deep Wedge second deep wedge was pene- trated three-fourths of the way across Luxem bourg. This drive farther south appeared to be di- rected toward Sedan. scene of the 1940 break through. The drive carried IA miles from the frontier town of Vianden to just east of Wiltz, 10 miles east of Bastognc and 48 miles northeast of Sedan. Wiltz is 28 miles north of the city of Luxembourg, parallel tc .Ne German column in the vicin oi Clervaus, seven miles northei Wiltz.
 These were the positions Tia noon. but Supreme Headqt still didn't permit up to the pin-pointing of German pos s Field dispatches quoted a authority" on the First Army as saying the German drive t likely to be checked this we though the northeinmost pr attack has been stemmed.
 Achievements
 First Army achievements. ed to the scene Saturday wh iiss German offensive unlimberee ha succeeded in stopping any nsiE ward push from the line Tanning through the American-held towns of Monschau, Butgenbach. Mall medy and Satvelot, frontline re- ports said, but the German drive is reported to be turning south and west of St. With. Farther south is the most potent threat.
 American tank destroyers, going to attack in the fog with visibility limited to 50 yards. fought a great engagement today outside Stave- lot and smashed efforts of the German armor to break through and rescue remnants of 60 Nazi tanks which were trapped near the embattled village.
 Hit Back At Nazis Blazing round after round, the Tanks destroyed five American Sherman tanks and tank de- stroyer which had been captured and manned by the Germans.
 We destroyed approximately 30 of their 50 tanks and knocked out about 50 of 200 supply vehicles along with them," the American commander reported.
 The new German attack was made for the fourth successive day. They attempted to rescue trapped tank outfit. It was launch ed less than two miles southeast of Malmedy, the funnel through which the Kaiser poured armies toward Liege in August, 1914.
 Important Tank Drive At the same time, other veteran American units swung into posi- tion along the northern flank of the Nazi salient and an important success was reported from the strengthened north wall along the German salient Americans who have already wor back Monschau inside Germany, drove nine miles southwsrd and captured Roche rath and several nearby villages.
 The attack cut the neck of the German salient down to 46 miles from 55 miles. Nevertheless. the German drive by Tuesday noon had proceeded westward and had reached Hoyemont, l4 miles west of Malmedy and 10 miles beyond Stavelot.