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American Daylight Raid Biggest Ever
London, Nov. 4th.
The Rhineland steel center of Duesseldorf was the target for
Tor a heavy RÁF attack last night. The bombers fléw ovet in
great strength, and preliminary reports indicate that the attack
was both concentrated and effective.
A secondary RAF Force si-
mu-ítaneousiy attacked Cólog-
ne. Mosquitos also went for ob-
.jectives in the Ruhr and the
Rhineland. Stiil other forma-
tions laid mines in German
shipping lanes.
RAF fighters made sæeeps
over France and the Low
Countries. Five enemy aircraft
were destroyed during the
night. From all these wide-
spread attacks, 19 British air-
craft are missing.
Duesseldorf, which is the
third largest river port in Ger-
many, ranks as one of the
most heavily bombed of all
German cities. After the last
RAF raid on the city this fall,
it was reported that 800 hect-
ares, or two-thirds of it had
been destroyed.
These heavy attacks follow-
ed the stupendous daylight
raid on Wilhelmshaven by the
greatest force of American
heavy bombers, escorted by
Thunderbolts and Lightnings,
which has ever been sent out of
Britain. Of this huge force only
five bombers and two fighters
failed to return, but 34 inter-
cepting Nazi fighters were
shot down for certain, 18 by
the bombers and 16 by the es-
corting fighters.
The small losses suffered ‘by
the American bomber force is
all the more remarkable, as
Mr. Stimson, U. S. Secretary of
War revealed to-night that
this was by far the heaviest
daylight raid in history, con-
siderable more than one thou-
sand planes taking part in it.
Other American air opera-
tions yesterday included
strong attacks on three air-
fields in France and the Löw
Countries and on Several srhall
ships off the French coast, as
well as an attack on a power
station near Antwerp. In all
| these intense and widespread
daylight attacks, 48 German
fighters were shot down for
certain for the loss of 12 bom-
bers and six fighters.
Gen. H. H. Arnold, U.S. su-
preme Air Chief, announced
this morning that the new B-
29 superbomber was soon re-
ady for action. It has more
than double the range and
bomb carrying capacity of the
present Flying Fortresses.
“I Pledge
Allegiance”
“I pledge allegiance to the
Flag of the United States of
America and to the Republic
for which it stands. One na-
tion indivisible, with liberty,
and justice for all.” Here the
Oath of Allegiance is pledged
in a public school by a mixed
group of children—children of
different backgrounds, of vari-
ous creeds and colors.
Botta Allled Armies
Galn Strategic Points
Clark Pustaes Germans Baek to
“Winter Line”
London, Nov. 4th.
In Italy, the ÁlÍied troops have niade more progress along
most of the front, particularly in the wéstern séctor, wheré the
Fifth Army has captured the whole of the Massico ridge, and in
thé central sector, where the Eighth Army has captured Isernia.
Éighth Army at three o'clock
this morning. *
In the Adriatic sector, the
Eighth Army has increased its
hold on the northern bank of
the Trigno, and repeíled six
German counter-attacks. The
enemy used 20 of the Mark IV
special tanks in a strong effort
to drive the Allied troops back
across the river, but Monty's
lads held their ground and ev-
en took prisoners.
The news from Italy to-day
has been of great activity all
along the front and of numer-
ous Allied gains in both coast-
al sectors. Gen. Clark’s British
troops on the left flank of the
Fifth Army after capturing the
entire Massico ridge, are push
ing beyond Sessa Aruca along
the coastal road to Rome. Now
it is the Allied troops, who
have the advantage of the high
ground, and these latest gains
have improved the whole stra-
tegic position in the western
coastal sector very considef-
ably.
All of the St. Croce moun-
tain is also in the hands of the
British left flank tropos, and the
Allies are now established in
all the positions previously oc-
cupied by the German right
flank, which is now falling
back across the Garigliano riv-
er, on what a German spokes-
man has called the German
winter defence line.
Allied correspondents, speak
ing of this natural barrier, say
that the Garigliano is indeed a
formidable obstacle, for al-
though it is not so wide as the
Volturno, it is deeper and has
steep banks, admirably suited
for defence.
In the central sector the
Fifth and the Eighth Armies
were last night converging on
the enemy communication cen-
ters of Venafro and Isernia,
the American right flank of
the Fifth being eight miles from
the former, and Montgomery’s
men six miles from the latter.
The latest dispatches. to-night
report that Isernia fell to the
Lower Dniepr
Batffe Eflding
Nkzís Aimoance New
Sovlet Penetration
London, Nov. 4ht.
On the East Front, Moscow
announces to-day that the great
Russian victory in the lower
Dniepr region is almost com-
plete.
Field Marshal von Man-
stein’s forces between the river
and the Black Sea are fleeing
in chaos and utter disorder
westwards, towards the estu-
' ary of the Dniepr. Eighty inha-
bited places were liberated
yegterday, and this morning
the Russian spearhead was on-
ly 12 miles from Alyeskhi on
the eastern bank of the estu-
ary. The Moscow midnight com
muniqué reports the capture
of Alyeskhi, and the shelling
of Kherson on the opposite
bank by the Russian artillery.
Continued on page 4.