The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-14
Nazis Leaving OH Two
Fronts. Guam Attacked
Trapped Jap
Troops Fight
Near Aitape
tBy Associated press)

The German radio announced to-
day the withdrawal OF Nail forces
from Pinsk. defense bastion above
the Pripyat marshes on the road
to Warsaw.
Evacuation OF the strategic city
came one day after Marshal Stal.1
announced the capture OF Wilno,
gateway city TO the Balkan repuh.
lies. Pinsk. city OF 1000. had been
stoutly defended.
On the western front. American
columns closed in on three German
strongholds In Normandy and tina
supreme command announced, "it
looks as though the enemy Is con-
Quoting an orderly withdrawal"
The entire L. s. Army front curv.
ing 4S miles from the medieval
fortress city OF st. Lo northwest.
ward to the sea was on the move.
Besides ST. Lo. the communications
centers OF Periers and Lessay aers
the goals OF American drives that
made small but steady gains.
Use Reserves
German resistance stiffened gen.
orally on the Russian front and
MOSCOW reported the Germans were
throwing In large numbers OF re-
serves. Field dispatches said. how
ever. that In no area we're the Ger
mans holding mp the Russian sd-
vance. The Moscow communique
said that more than 5000 Germans
were killed and 5000 captured in
five days OF street fighting al
Wilno. Pushing on from Wilno, the
Russians drove to within IS miles
OF Kaunas, former capital OF tho
Lithuanian Republic.
In the flaming battle Tor St 10
in the center OF the Normandy front
the Americans controlled four or
the nine roads leading into tho de-
partmental capital. The rubbed city
was being outflanked on the east by
a push from captured La Barre de
Semilly. At the western end OF the
line the Americans thrust within
one and one.half miles OF Lessay
Above Perlers. American columns
seized several villages.
PAstlns Taken
In Italy. American forces cap.
tured Pastina, l3 miles southeast
OF Livorno and drove on two miles
through San Luce, almost due east
OF the port city. On the American
right wing French troops In two
and one-half miles advance. cap.
tured San Gimignano and La Cas-.
cite.
Britain based bombers renewed
assaults on the continent and Ber'
lin reported another big attack from
the south.
Hammers Guam
An avenging T. s. Navy, UNI
ceasingly hammering Guam into
shape for Invasion, today -grimly un.
derscored the mortal blow struck
Japan at Saipan by revealing the
deaths OF two Japanese admirals on
this island lying only l50O miles
from Tokyo.
Adm. Nlmitz disclosed last night
that Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo.
commanding the central Pacific
area, met death on embattled Sal-
pan July I, one day before the
Marianas capital island toppled.
with him died a Rear Adm. Yano,
otherwise unidentified
Far southwark on New Guinea
thousands OF trapped enemy troops
threw themselves against encirc-
ling Allied forces near Altape.
Many OF the $4,000 men trying TO
break free to Jap-held Dutch New
Guinea were slain in attacks pre-
liminary to full-scale battle. Their
fate seemed as sure as that Of Ad-
mlral Nagumo's, but American lives
were In the balance too.
Guam, largest and most southerly
OF the Marianas, quivered under at
least nine straight days OF aerial
blasting plus four days OF warship
Smelling through Tuesday. Tokyo
radio said new attacks were made
Thursday by aircraft and warships.