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© “Fortunately for us,” he added, “those Russian armies have shown themselves more than equal to the ‘axis troops they encountered.” Stimson also paid tribute to Soviet Premier Josef Stalin and, Marshal _ Kilementi Voroshilov, who, he said, *eontributed mightily to the suc__pess” of the Tehran conference. “Marshal Stalin's power of lucid analysis and the fairness of his attitude contributed strongly to the solution of several long-standing = Roches, ” Stimson told a press conference. “ The secretary also said that after two years of warfare and a year of almost unbroken successes, the United States is only barely entering the phase of the war in which it begins to weigh' heavily on all the nations invelved.
” Period of ‘Drag’
This phase, he said, was what he called the period of “drag.” He re- - called that at the outset of the war he had stated. on the basis of past history, that the war could be expected to fall into three periods— first the onset, second, the period of *‘drag” and third the finish. He added that American 5th army casualties in Italy, not counting those suffered in the recent fighting “to gain the road to Rome,” total
12518 on the basis of the latest:
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~The total includes 1929 killed, 7800
wounded, and 2780 missing. ““Substantial casualties have been suffered on both sides during the. recent fighting to gain the.road to Rome,” Stimson added, “but complete estimates on these have not yet been received.” Stimson said British 8th army
casualties. in. Italy were slightly | fewer than the American losses. | The British war office announced
Jast night in London, however, that total British casualties in Italy have reached 16,074, including 3312 killed, 9709 wounded and 3153 missing. British troops are fighting with .the Sth as well as the 8th army.
WAC Drive Slows
Stimson sald that the present Nac enrollment © is’ only about ~ 80,000, representing a. Het. loss. of ny 5000 since July, The present enrollment is far less _ than h#it of the goal of 150,000 which ti en's corps had hoped to reach by the end of the year. Stimson’ noted, however, that the - pécent WAC recruiting drive had ‘made up much of the losses suffered the WACS when they were brought into the army in early fall. | At that time 343 officers and 14,607] auxiliaries did not re-enlist. They had the privilege of dropping out when the corps was changed from an auxiliary status.
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 9 (U. P.)—A Scandinavian telegraph bureau dispatch from Oslo today said that the first contingent of 100 Oslo university students to be deported for anti-Nazi demonstrations were sent to Germany last night.
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Japanese are cracking up,” he said. “They are a formidable opponent and it looks like they are trying to conserve their. strength for tougher fighting to come.”
Tokyo Admits -
By WALTER L. BRIGGS United Press Staff Correspondent” CHUNGKING, Dec. 9 (U. P).—A | Tokyo broadcast, presenting what it {sald was a “true state of affairs in the “Pacific,” yesterday admitted a | series of Japanese defeats and allied successes there and complained that overwhelming "American and Australian air power had succeeded in cutting Japanese supply lines “one after another.” The broadcast, apparently intended for home consumption, contained a.series of apologies and alibis for | the gradual Japanese withdrawal in ‘he Solomons. It ssid there was “reason to regret” Japanese strategy
Pictures Air Attacks Incessant “The allied air strength is so great
to enemy air bombings, look about and say in surprise, ‘Where have the
cast said. The commentator pointed out that the allies used the “group .attack” principle in South Pacific fighting, and used superior air power to make successive attacks on Japanese positions. “Once, twice, three times and even four or five times he has attacked us,” the commentator said. “At first, our planes rose to inter-
gave out and our ammunition also ran out, Our planes had to land and then the enemy came and kept
Tokyo May Abandon Bases
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— | were launching a final assault from | three sides.
Lost’ in Pacific
The commentator complained that the allies established beachheads are. weak” after first softening up invasion points with aircraft carrier task forces and naval bombardment. He mentioned specifically Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Rendova and New Georgia. “Because of jungles and mud, ‘the Japanese could not retaliate soon enough. ... . Although our navy has scored successes, it has failed to dislodge the enemy after his surprise landings,” he said, The broadcast said Japanese supply lines “have been cut by the enemy, one after another, which necessitates shifting of our positions.” “That is something very much to be regretted,” the commentator said. “Once we have enough planes it shouldn't be difficult for us to coun-ter-attack and win victdries. Our need of airplanes is pressing. “The enemy ground forces do not have a positive plan of attack. By virtue of numerical strength, intense bombardment and gunfire, he cuts a wedge into our positions and sets up an air field. Then the enemy sends out planes—wave after wave—to cut off our supplies . . . Air control is often in the hands of the side that has the larger number of planes. Hence the difficulty in maintaining our supply lines. The sky is under enemy control most of the day. This explains the difficulty in replenishing the supplies to our troops. To prevent enemy counter-attacks, the number of our planes must be increased.”
RUSSIANS ISOLATE DNIEPER RAIL HUB
MOSCOW, Dec. 9 (U, P). ~The Russ army isolated the Dnieper
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Road to Rome Within Grasp, [Bombs Showered Down On Nazi Bases.
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ino-Maggiore summits, above the vital sector of the road to Cassino, a new American drive was begin. ning through high country where the Germans had emplaced scores of concrete pillboxes trying to impede the Sth's advance.
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In that sector west of Venafro, the Americans captured more high ground in the face of powerful artillery fire while around Filignano
"defenses in --diffficult "terrain, soon as the Germans are rea from these heights, a 10-mile stretch of the road will be enveloped. Improving weather sent allied forces back into the attack in strength while on the Adriatic side of the Italian peninsula, the Brit. ish 8th army was locked in a growing battle around Orsogna, where the Germans were using tanks, A Nazi Alpine division was identified on an inland sector of the 8th's front,
Liberators and Flying Fortresses bombed the Tatoi and Fleusis airfields at Athens. Other Fortresses battered the S8an Stefano harbor 80 miles northwest of Rome, while Marauders hit the Civitavecchia port and rail yards on the west| coast and the Orte viaduct at Spol-| eto. ! Mitchells operating In front of the eighth army raided Pescara, Ancona, farther northward, and Aquila, 50 miles northwest of Rome where the rail yards and industrial buildings were hit. Four German planes were destroyed during the day and seven allied aircraft were missing.
screaming, suicidal German remnants, American troops captured the peak of Mt, Maggiore and swept the
except a single northwestern tip. Thus in a week of hard fighting, the way over the mountain barrier to the main road through west-| central Italy toward Rome had
remained to consolidate the victory.
CAPT, JOHN R. FARIS KILLED IN AFRICA
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he was called to active duty in Feb- | ruary, 1941, and was first assigned | “to Ft. Knox, Ky. | He worked at.the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. since 1935 as as- | sistant engineer in the plant engineering department. He was a member of the Baptist church in Roanoke, Va. Survivors, in addition to his wife, are an 18-months-old son, John Willlam Faris; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H, Faris, Roanoke, Va; a. brother, William Aik man Faris, Roanoke, and a sister, Miss Janet Faris, Arlington, Va.
Killed
THREE INDIANA men have —been killed in service, one in this country and two overseas, accord ing to today's war department re--port.
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T.. 5th Gr. Charles Martin Miller Logansport was killed | seerdaf in a glider crash during | a routin€ training flight at Camp MacKall, N, C. He is survived by - | his wife, Adah Mae. Killed in action in the Mediter- | ranean area were Sgt, Harold C. | Bandt, son of Mrs. Eliza Bandt, | Ft. Wayne, and Sgt. James L.
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. Missing THE NAVY department today announced that Machinist's Mate 2-¢c Thames Frederick Norris, son of Everett L. Morris, Warsaw, is missing.
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