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ALGIERS — They forded 'he
iry stream in darkness, and slog
ged forward in the treacherous
sucking mud of the uncharted
minefields. As their own support
ing artillery tire died, the enemy’s
resistance became desperate, and
intense orange tracers licked out
like serpents’ tongues. Mortars
blew the mud into geysers.
When daylight came, ihe Unit
ed SUites fourth division had driv
en nearly half a mile.
Do you remember how last
winter every half-mile seemed
potentially decisive in opening up
the mountain route to Rome?
Some of the wounded of the
leading battalion could walk.!
O'hers came on stretchers, blood
soaking through the canvas and
dripping like a leaky faucet. Mud-'
smeared medics on the stone floor
of the stable with a sagging roof.
The chest cases made dry gasp- j
ing noises. The others were silent
—eyes closed, or staring franti
cally at the busy surgeon.
A bov with his khaki blanket
pulled ur> to his chin spoke with
out a tremor when the surgeon
drew it aside. “HoW is it. Doc?”
The fore of Captain Leon Fill
of Detroit was as ;mpassive as
marble. “OK”, he said, as his sur
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gical scissors snipped off two tat
tered strings of flesh which had
been the boy’s left foot. Frag
ment of a German mine had rip
ped both legs to the hip. The
groin was a mass of torn flesh
crusted with blood.
“I had Iff mine-wounded in four
hours.” the surgeon said later.
“God. thev were men destroyed
—all bu* their spirit. I can’t stand
to sec many more iust now. Why
is it that ♦hose who suffer most
complain the least0 How can you
(describe their sacrifice?"
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Heavy Bombers
Hammer Island
fn Carolines
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ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS ON NEW GUINEA,
June 28.—<AP>—Wednesday heavy
bombers from southwestern Pa
c lie bases, racing almost 1,000
miles over water, hammered Yap
Island, in +he northern Carolines
with 35 tons of bombs.
This is a scetion of the newest
sweep support for the Marianas
campaign, and the thii'd raid this
week on Yap.
Thirty enemy planes rose for
’he sland’s defense in the strong
: est interception encountered at
. the base.
There was a furious 40-minute
battle over the island, in which
. eight enemy craf* were shot down
I with probably three others down
ed. One Liberator bomber was
lost. !
j Bombs of the raiders damaged
the runways and revetments and
destroyed a parked plane.
Liberator bombers also hit Pa
lau and Woleai, bo‘h in the Caro
lines, and a Liberator destroyed
a 3.500-ton apanese freighter near
Boerce Island, and in the western
New Guinea sector, three other
merchantment were damaged.
An air pa'rol of Japanese planes
drooped 10 bombs on Mokmer
mer airdrome on Biak Island Sun
day, causing minor casualties.
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Fierce Struggle
Rages On Key
Island of Saipan
PEARL HARBOR, June 2R - ;
<AP>—A bitter struggle rages o»>:
Saipan, the key Marianas Island, i
and its capital, Garapan, when'
fighting was heightened by Jap
resistance, indicating that an all
out infantry battle may be at
hand.
Front line dispatches pictured
desperate street figh’ing in Gara
pan as U. S. marines and infan
try held the southern part of the
city.
Patrols cautiously probing 4he
town were met by the fire of Jap
snipers and machine gunners
from every house and cellar
which could hide enemy soldiers.
Every street and alley is litter
ed with dead, and the town is a
pile of wreckage.
The island battleline, hinged on
Mount Tapotchau, which is now
in American hands, and Japan
ese resistance stiffened all along
the front, said the dispa*ch.
Howard Handleman, represent
ing the combined press, said “It
appears that the Americans have
reached a point in their invasion,
a sec‘or where the enemy has
chosen to make a last ditch stand
in defense of the island.’
MILKWEED GOES TO WAR
IN LIFE PRESERVERS
NEW YORK —(AP>— The low
ly milkweed, scourge of ranchers
and farmers, is going to war as
a substitute for scarce kapoc in
life preservers, according to the
War Food Administration.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture in conjunction with other
government agencies is preparing
to collect seed pods for 4he milk
weed floss in 26 states. While
New York and New England will
contribute some, most of the floss
will probably be collected in the
southwestern s4ates. the WFA
said. I
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Jap Forces Said
To Have Circled
Chinese Town
CHUNGKING. Ch na. June 28. |
—<AP>—The Ch:nese high com
mand indicated tonight that Jap-i
anese forces have surrounded
Hengyang, a vital railway junc
ion in Hunan province.
The loss of this city would be
the greatest blow to China since
the fall of Canton and Hankow in
October of 1938.
“Severe fighting for the pos
session of Hengyang is now in
progress on all sides of ‘he city,”
the communique said.
With fall of Hengyang, the way
! will be open for a Japanese ad
| vance on Kuwong, the provision
al capitol of Kwantung, or on Ke
wilin, the provisional capital of
■ Kwangsi, from which most for
eign agencies left for Weiyangf or
Kunmiang.
Administration
Plan Favored
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 28.
—(APt—President Roosevelt said
today ‘he administration’s plan
for a unit of peace-loving nations
down future wars by force if nec
essary, was met generally by fav
orable public reaction.
An indication that General
Charles DeGaulle. the French
Committee of National Liberation
leader, would visit Washington
early next mon*h, came through
' the President’s press conference.
A question from French sour
ces asked whether the chief exec
utive could receive DeGaulle be
tween July 5th and 9th, to which
! ‘he President answered, “The
dates are prefectly all right.”
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