The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-27

Enee OF diplomatic relations with
Hungary. last German satellite
Balkan nation, was announced to-
day by Bulgaria. The announce
ment, made by the Sofia radio, was
heard by the FEC.
(By international News Seryice)
Allied forces striking a new blow
against Hitler's tottering forces In
the Balkans swarmed ashore in Al.
banla today, selling beachhead POI
sitions and preparing To- drive An
offensive TO smash Nazi power In
the Balkan Peninsula forever.
Covered by units OF the British
Navy, Allied troops landed in ap.
probable force on. the Albanian
mainland.
The action In Albania came after
Allied and Partisan forces cleared
the central Dalmatian Islands.
On the western front British
Second Army forces launched Of
fenslye blows designed TO extend
and widen the Eindhoven-NiJme
gen-Arnhem corridor through tho
Netherlands, slashing into Ger.
man dcfcnses on 42-mile front.
Corridor Wldened
Lieut., Gen. Miles G.. Dempsey's
Army drove eastward toward the
frontier OF the Reich. extending the
width OF the corridor TO 20 miles at
some points north OF Eindhoven.
Fresh waves OF airborne troops
and supplies, landec by 200 planes,
added 10 the impact OF the British
offensive measures. The men and
supplies were landed at Dutch air.
fields within the British corridor.
making the first transport plane
landings in this area since the Al
lied lorces drove through the Meth
erlnnds.
East OF the main Eindhoven-Arn-
hem Road British forces In the OPP
looomill area reached the Mas
(Meuse) River a few miles south
OF Boxmeer. Other British units
drove 10 Grosninsen. a few miles
from the Mas. and seized post.
lions only n few miles from the
German border.
Converge on Riga
Four Russian armies driving 10
free the Baltic states from German
dominance conVerged on the Lat
Wan capital OF Riga from the north,
east and south while the Lenin-
grad Army freed even more Eston-
ian territory OF Nazl troops.
The fan OF Riga appeared immin-
ent az Soviet forces closed on the
last Baltic states port OF any conse-
quence left in German hands.
German defenses designed to halt
the Russian advance and protract
the Baltic campaign throughout the
winter crumbled before Soviet at
tacks which saw Russian fighters
east OF Riga smash to within 81
miles OF the city.
Soviet airmcn operating In close
support OF the ground advances
slashed NJ Nazl motor transport,
accounting for some 200 trucks,
and destroyed a German military
train.
Take Heavy Toll
Russian infantry armor, planes
and artillery took a steady and
heavy toll OF German men and
equipment I'm their forward surges.
and German inhabitants OF Riga
were reported n eing to seek safe
~ in the Reich.
Aerial activity in the west OF
Europe saw huge fleets OF Allied
bombers and fighters sweeping out
OF British base to hammer Ger
man forces in support OF ground
action along the western front af-
ter strong formations of Raj Lam
casters battered the German indus
trial city OF Karlsruhe and Frank
furt on the Main during the night.
AS the night raiders returned,
with only two planes listed as
missing from the twin assault.
swarms OF daylight raiders roared
over the channel
L. S. Marine veterans battling
on Peleliu Island in the Palau
group drove ahead to clear the last
remnants OF the Jap garrison from
that Pacific island.
l.. S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters
announced that thus far in the &C
ton OF Peleliu Marine forces have
suffered 1920 casualties. $50 kill
ed. 1888 wounded, and 401 miss
ing.
On Angauf Island. Army s1st III
vision forces sustained $50 casual
ties; 106 killed. 7c6 wounded and
FIVE missing.
The total OF $50 American dead
thus far in the Palau invasion falls
far short OF American losses at
Tarawa and Saipan bearing out
previous reports that losses were
relatively light I'm the invasion.
American air power struck at
Jap air fields land and shore install
lations and shipping from the Phil
ippines 10 the SOlomons.
Furnishing raids were leveled
against Jap positions in the Cele-
hes, on Ceram, a, British and Dutch
New Guinea. the Kei Islands, and
throughout the Solomons chain.
A Navy Catalina patrol plane
sank a Jap vessel OF Basilan Island
In the Philippines. and another
Catalina accounted for a 3.000-ton
freighter.transport OF the north
shore OF Borneo.
Ground troops IN the Hollandia
area OF Dutch New Guinea reported
the death ~ Al additional 6s6 laps,
bringing the total OF enemy dead
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