Daily Post - 21.05.1943, Blaðsíða 4

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Berlin Reports
Rnss Ofíensive
London. — Berlin persists in
its reports of big Russian at-
tacks on both the Kuban and
Donetz battlefronts.
The only official Russian
news of the fighting, is what
Moscow calls small but deter-
mined Soviet attacks in the
Izyum sector, which achieved
their objective of dislodging
the enemy from important
ground. Our Allies have also
further strengthened their
bridgehead on the right bank
of the Donetz.
In the Kuban sector, Soviet
guns and aircraft have demo-
lished more strongpoints, and
silenced 12 mortar batteries.
Fourteen boats have been sunk
by Soviet artillery in the Ku-
ban estuary.
May Speed Action
Against Japan
London. Reactions to Mr.
Churchill’s speech to Congress
are still coming in from all ov-
er the world.
The spotlight is focused on
the British Prime Minister’s
forthright pledge that Britain
is with the United States to
the end, and that Britain has
just as many accounts to sett-
le with Japan, as has the U. S.
Mr. Churchill’s declaration
that more immediate aid to
China is one of our most urg-
ent tasks, has been warmly
welcomed.
Step-Up Bnrma Air
Campaip
London. — The general
stepping-up of the Allied air
offensive has also been felt in
Burma, where RAF bombers
have been out in force, bomb-
ing targets in western Burma,
as well as enemy shipping a-
long the coast.
Further to the east, Ameri-
can heavy bombers have made
a series of smashing raids on
a variety of enemy targets, —
with, what is officially descri-
bed as good results. Not one
Allied aircraft failed to return
to its base.
Eden Outlines Fntnre
Plans For Hitting Axis
London, May 20th.
Following Mr. Cliurcliill’s magnificent speech to Congress
in ’Washington, tlie British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, has
briefly stated future policy of carrying on the air offensive
against the Axs, also touching on post-war constmctions and
Empire problems.
Speaking at the Conservative
Conference in London to-day,
on the war situation, Mr. Ant-
hony Eden began his speech
by paying a trbute to Mr. Chur
chill' as the greatest English-
man of our time, and then
gave an outline of what the
Bomber Command is going to
do to Germany in the way of
bombing, in the near future.
Mr. Eden said he first wish-
ed to assure Germany that the
Bomber Command was still
gathering strength, which po-
int he would beg Dr. Goeb-
bels to mark. “Germany,” the
Foreign Secretary said, “is go-
ing to be bombed, night and
day, day after day, and not
merely around the clock, but,
with Russian co-operation in
the east, around the map.” —
Nor would Mussolini be for-
gotten.
Mr. Eden then went on to
review the battle of the Atlan-
tic. He said that the Allied
shipping program was being
maintained, and that mer-
\ chant shippíng losses were de-
creasing, while U-boat sinkings
were increasing. The gap was
gradually being bridged.
Of the task of reconstruction
when peace came, Mr. Eden
said that it would be infinitely
more difficult now, considered
both nationally and internati-
onally, than it was 25 years
ago.
Speaking of the future of the
British Empire, the Foreign
Secretary said that Britain
must seek to multiply the
links binding her with the Do-
minions. “The British Empire
is not static, it is dynamic. —
That accounts for Britain’s
good health to-day.”
As if to emphasize the Brit-
ish Foreign Minister’s speech
to the Conservative Confer-
ence this morning, reports
have come in of large formati-
ons of aircraft roaring across
the Channel this morning for
attacks on enemy occupied
territories.
No official details have yet
been issued of to-day’s targets,
but the following is a list of
what the RAF was up to last
night:
At the top of the target list
was Berlin. Mosquitos flew to
the German capital, to give it
its 66th raid, and the third
within a week. All the Mos-
quitos came back safely.
Other targets were airfields,
locomotives and canal barges
in occupied territories. At
least nine locomotives, so
badly needed by Hitler, were
destroyed or badly damaged.
An enemy fighter was shot
down during the sweep over
northern France. Not one of
the RAF planes failed to re-
turn.
Icelander Henored
Reykjavík. An American
sailor last night included a
composition by Páll Isólfsson
in a short program on the
American radio broadcasts. In
introducing the selection,
“Forspil”, the sailor said he
had become “very much int-
erested in Icelandic music with
Mr. ísólfsson. He said he wish
ed to dedicate the selection to
“this outstanding Icelandic
composer.”
Allled Prlsoners
London. — The Deputy
Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee,
has told the House of Comm-
ons that 70,000 of the casualti-
es suffered by the United King
$om, the Colonies, and India in
the North African campaign,
were now prisoners of war.
To See Molotoo
Mr. Davies, President Roose
velt’s special representative,
who arrived in Moscow yest-
erday, expects to see Foreign
Minister Molotov to-day.
Up The Ladder
Cute Virginia Patton keeps
fit between the scenes of her
latest picture by clambering
about the studio buildings—or
so her studio says.
Havuc from Dam
Raids Spreads
London. — For the fourth
day running, the RAF’s raid
on Germany’s two biggest
dams is front page news.
Pictures taken by the RAF’s
reconnaisance pilots show are-
as of Kassel the tightly pack-
ed Westphalian industrial
town — with its many factori-
es turning out aircraft engines
— U-boats parts, and railway
wagons — under water.
In the opinion of experts, it
will take anything up to two
years to entirely repair the
damage done. German news-
papers to-day gave the first
hint of the power shortage
now facing the Reich, as a re-
sult of the breached dams. An
order has been issued, making
compulsary a reduction of one-
third of the electric power us-
wer in public offices, build-
ings, and the like, and people
are urged to economise in the
use of electricity.
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