The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-24

Soviet forces drove the beaten
Germans back In increasing confu.
sion across the Polish plains to-
wards the Vista tvistulal River to.
day and we're breaking through the
crumbling enemy lines along a front
Of more than 700 miles from Estho-
MIA ON the Baltic to the Carpathian
foothills.
As the Russians maintained their
steady advance towards Warsaw and
the Vista barrier fronting the Reich
political confusion was reported still
prevailing inside Germany, with the
purge of rebellious elements con-
tinuing on a large scale.
The lull in the Anglo American
drive IN Normandy still prevailed
over the weekend but the fifth and
eighth armies IN Italy maintained
their advance along the Arno River
and towards Florence In front Of
the German Gothic defense line. In
the air the RAP plastered a wide
area OF Europe In one Of the heavi-
est night assaults In months.
The outbreak Of unrest IN Ger.
many apparently had repercllssions
IN the Vatican. Archbishop Francis
j. Spellman Of New York had A sec
ond audience with Pope Plus XII
ana an authoritative source said
they discussed a program which the
Pontiff hopes might aid In restoring
peace. The same source disclosed
that Vatican secretaries conferred
with Baron Ernst Won Weisacker,
German ambassador 10 the Holy
See, on what kind Of government
might be established In Germany IL
Hitler Is overthrow. ard what its
attitude towards peace might be.
IN increasing speed Of the Rus.
sian drive was believed to be having
its effect on the Vaticans outlook
regarding the possible approach OF
the wars end, as well as on appre-
hensive Germans who are seeking 10
overthrow Naz leadership. II was
also revealed In London that Prime
minister winston Churchill, speak-
ing 10 troops at an air base IN
France. had remarked that the
Nazls are In a state Of great tur-
mol and added:
1T might be that the fighting
might come 10 an end earlier than
We have a right 10 say"
The Berlin radio announced today
That the Germans were eyacuating
5iedlce, rail functions only SO miles
east OF Warsaw. and Jaroslaw in
southeastern Poland, across the San
river on the road TO Krakow.
The Russian advance had aver.
aged IS miles in the last ~ hours,
carrying the first White Russian
army into Lublin and beyond Il IN
by-passing movement 10 within rs
miles Of the Vista.
The First Ukrainian Army. leay,
ing beSieged LwOw nearly 90 miles
behind, reached the San River ON q
Sa-mile front east and north of Jar.
owslaw. Towards the northern part
OF the front. Soviet forces made the
following gains:
Fought through the suburbs of
by-passed Brest LitoySk, southeast.
eFn gateway 10 Warsaw.
Captured DobEynoyka. eight miles
southeast Of Btaiystok. northeast OF
Warsaw.
Drove TO within six miles north
and nine miles east OF Daugayplls
tDylnsk(, Latyian stronghold.
Advanced 10 within 70 miles of
riga on the Baltic. and captured
PSkoy, southern gateway OF Est0nia
ana last pre-war Russian city In
German hands.
The situation inside Germany re.
NAMED ohseured BY rigid censorship
una many uDusuhstnatiated Fugn0Fs
lowed from sources outside rs b0r-
aefs. Typical Of the reports was one
20 me London Daily Mail from
stockhoim, which said Hitler had
lest befehtesgaden and gone into
seelusioD with trusted advisers ON
AZ estate In the Rhineland. u was
o1Ael Ny Zurich dispatch 10 the
exchange Telegraph in London that
HgtleF would preside at a Conference
W berehtesgaden tomorrow.
thaio Algiers said the army re,
volt had spread 10 France and that
regular army units had elaghad with
HlileFlte elite guards IN B0rdeauk
Limoges, Nantes and Mines. Other
reports said nearly 5000 persons
nave been arrested and many ex-
eeuted IN Germany, aud that 10000
possible suspects have gone into hid.
Ing,
Those arrested We're said 10 have
Included DR., HjalmaF Rchaeht, for
mer head ~ the Teiehsbank, ana
i<0DstaDtiD Won Neurath, former ace
diplomat, None OF the reports was
confirmed,
IN the air war against Germany,
VI least I.000 British heavy h0Inbs
ers from Britain and Italy blasted
NE kiel naval base. military IN,
siaIiati0ns In France and Bueh.
Arrest, 1iOfnaEia, during the night,
dropping $500 tons Of bombs, Twin.
engiped Mosquito h0NbeTg hlt beF-
In. Large formations Of b0mbeFs
'aneed over Europe again today,
IN Normandy, q German e0upteg-
attack wiped out q day-0id bridge
aead which the Americans had a..
abolished across the Heyes river
lboye the transport hub Of Periers,
rhe British made some small gains
below Caen, but return 81 better
heather led the Germans 10 predict
immediate resumption Of the Allied
offensive towards Paris. n was 70.
lealed that Gen. EepD Dietrich. an
lld.llne follower NJ Hitler since
Munich beer hall days, had taksn
DgeF command OF the elite panEeT
,oFI,s Ia Normandy.
On the ITALIAN front, FIffh Army