The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-14
Naziis Turn
On 5thAr1ny
At Bolsena
sTIFF FIGHT OFFERED
Germans Seek To Keep
Yanks From Getting
Supply Route

ROME, June 13.-P-Rem-
nsnts Of the German 18th ar
nv fleeing northwestward
from Rome have dug in be-
fore the road junction town
Of Bolsena, on the north
eastern tip of the lake of that
name and for the past 48
hours have been offering
stiff resistance to the Allied
Fifth army, a front dispatch
said tonight.
Bolsena, 10 miles from Rome
and eight miles from the impor-
tant center of Orvieta, is Graded
in the halfmoon of commanding
hills. and the Nazis have been
mourning anti-tank and machinegun
fire at the American tanks and
infantry since Sunday.
The enemy's position commands
the only approach to Bolsena by
highway.
Until we ran into this fire."
reported Associated Press CORE
spondent Sid FEEDER, ''we had trav-
eled II miles from Viterbo in
slightly more than "a hours along
sroad Uttered with German trans
port and the bodies OF horses.
Although the Allies have--suf-'
fered some casualties in this stand
of the Germans to protect the vi
tai highway "a miles beyond Boil
sena - the route connecting east
ern and western enemy forces -
the stand also is proving costly to
the Nazis. Some so prisoners have
been brought in, in the past "a
hours
Allied forces driving up the west
ern shore of Lake Bolsena, large,
beautiful body of water, had
smashed through a makeshift en-
envy defense line and again threw
the Germans into retreat.
The pursuing Allies captured Va
lentano, highway junction OIL the
western shore of the lake, and
pressed on toward Latera, four
miles farther north. In sharp and
bloody engagement east of Orbe-
tello, on the Tyrrhenian coast II
miles from Rome, 1t. Gen. Mark
w. Clark's forces captured 142
prisoners from the German lend
Turcoman division and killed 100.
Clark told his troops they had
broken the German armies oppos-
ing them in Italy and said II want
TO thank you from the bottom OF
my heart"
On the eastern side of Lake Boil
sena, South African armored for
ces of the Eighth army ran into a
stiff battle for Bagno Regio, five
miles from the important center OF
Orvieto.
East of Rome the Eighth army
had all but cleared highway No. 5.
the broad transpeninsular route
leading from the capital to the
port of Pescara on the Adriatic
sea. Two more cities on the high.
way, Popoli and Carsoli, were
captured yesterday, and Allied
troops crossed the Saline river
some five miles north of captured
Pescara, at several places.
Facilitates Supplies
Opening of the highway from
Pescara to Rome would greatly
facilitate the supply of 1t. Gen. Sill
oliver Lessee's Eighth army, JUS
as it once formed the backbone O.
me Nazis communications behlne
helr defense line across Italy.
Front dispatches said German
forces in the Adriatic sector nov
were in almost as precipitate re
treat as those along the west coast
neelng through many towns ane
villages without putting up a fight
nfltlSh troops who occupied Popo
Il yesterday advanced 10 miles i
less than "a hours.
The Mediterranean tactical al
!ofce flew about LOO sorties dur
ing the day, shooting up what enc
NY transport tried to sneak by o.
ae road in daylight. Allied engl
~. sers were reported restoring IN
poF1 facilities of Civitavecchia o
Ae west coast.