Daily Post - 11.05.1943, Side 4

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DAILY POST
Rnssians Glose On Novoiossisk
Deasy Raids On Nazi Gentral Front Bases
London. The Russians are making an all-out drive to smash
the second Gerrnan defence line covering the great Black Sea
■port of Novorossiisk.
Methodically, Russian artill-
ery is blasting away at the se-
cond German line of defence,
destroying dozens of strong-
points, and silencing batteries.
The Moscow communiqué to-
day gives, as an example of
the strength of the enemy de-
fences, this account of last
night’s operations in one small
sector:
A DAWN ATTACK
Red Army guardsmen, con-
centrated in a valley below a
ridge held by the enemy, were
scheduled for a break-through
as soon as the Soviet artillery
had sufficiently softened the
German defences to allow
them to attack. All night they
waited, while their guns pound
ed away at the enemy positi-
ons. Then, at dawn, they
stormed the fortified ridge, us-
ing their bayonets and rifle
butts to dislodge the Nazis
from their positions. They cap
tured some machine-gun nests,
which they then used with de-
vastating effects on the enemy
retreating down the farther
side of the hill.
NAZI DONETZ ATTEMPTS
There is again news of acti-
vity in the Donetz Basín. At
Usichansk the Germans have
counter^ittacked for the sec-
ond night running, but have a-
gain failed to regain any of
the ground lost. In the Velikie
Luki sector Soviet forces have
attacked a number of German
positions south-west of the
town.
Baseball
Scores
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Browns 3 — Indians 2
Athletics 9 — Yanks 4
Red Sox 2 — Senators 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Red 6 — Cubs 5
Braves 3 — Dodgers 2
Giants 7 — Phillies 5
The Soviet Air Force has
made heavy raids on Briansk,
Poltava, and on Bielgorod, —
where they caused havoc a-
mong rail junctions and enemy
troop trains.
Smashing Raids On
Siciiy And
Panteilaria
London. Allied aircraft yest-
erday made the heaviest raid
yet on Pantellaria Island, 100
bombers taking part in the
blitz.
PALERMO BLITZED
This raid was followed by
the heaviest attack yet to be
made from a North African
base, when 400 American hea-
vy bombers made a most suc-
cessful attack on Palermo in
Sicily. The first of the Ameri-
can bombers came over at noon
— and the one square mile,
within the confines of which
the town’s docks and industri-
al area are contained, received
a bombload of 500 tons, which
is a five times heavier load
than has ever before been im-
loaded on a single target in
this sector of the Mediterran-
ean battle area. The target ar-
ea, which was to thickly hidd
en in smoke rising from the
many fires started to be
photographed, was pounded
with a closely woven pattem
of exploding bombs, and the
destruction effected must con-
stitute a terrible warning to
the Italian people, if they per-
sist in resisting after having
lost Africa.
Another Sicilian target was
Messina ,also raided by heavy
American bombers, which
scored direct hits on the ferry
términus, the slips, the locomó-
tive round house, and shipping
in the harbour.
The Allied air forces have
also sunk or damaged Axis
shipping off the Tunisian coast
and in the Sicilian Straits ov-
er the week-end. In addition,
22 enemy aircraft were shot
down yesterday.
Icelandic Choir At
Y. M. C. A. Hut
Reykjavík. The British Min-
• ister to Iceland, Mr. Shepherd,
and Mr. Ross, British Consul-
General and Mrs. Ross, were
guests at the YMCA hut on Sun
day, when a choral recital was
given by the famous Icelandic
male-voice choir, Karlakór
Fóstbrasður. — The hut was
packed and the performance
was very highly appreciated
by the audience.
Jap Bases Bontbed
London. In the South-west
Pacific Allied bombers have
j concentrated their attacks on
Japanese airfields, raiding 14
in all over the week-end. The
heaviest attack was on Gas-
mata in New Britain, and on
Madang and Wiwack in New
Guinea. Troop-carrying barges
between New Britain and New
Guinea were also attacked.
Glgar anð Gigarette-
lichters
Fllnts - Liiihters - Flnid
BRISTOL,
Bankastrætf fi
Congratulations
For Aliied Leaders
London. His Majesty tbe
King has sent a message of
thanks and congratulations 1d
General Eisenhower, incident-
ally mentioning that now tbe
debt of Dunkirk has been part-
ly paid.
Gen. Alexander sent a tele-
gram of congratulations
Major General Carl Spaata, —
Deputy C.-in-C. under SÖr
Arthur Tedder of the Norlb-
West Africa Air Forces, for the
magnificent work done by the
Allied Air Forces. Among oth-
er messages of congratulations
are two from President Roose-
velt, one to General Eisenho-
wer, and one to General Gir-
raud, expressing the admira-
tion of the American people
for the gallant part played by
the French forces; from Gen.
Blamey from Marshal Stalin
and Field Marshal Smuts to
Roosevelt and Churchill, etc.
Japs Occupy
Buthe Daung
London. The New DeíM
communiqué admitted the eva-
cuation of the village of Buthé
Daung, in order to escape a Ja
panese pincer movement.