Week’s News Highlights
German Advance Into Russia—As Prisoners
U.S.S II—A long line of Nazi soldiers, now prisoners of war, march into captivity under guard
of armed Soviet soldiers. These are some of the many prisoners of war taken by the Soviet
soldiers in bitter fighting on the southern front.
Solomon Losses
Washington (AP)—The Navy
announced that 3 of its heavy
cruisers, the Quincy, Vincennes
and Astoria were sunk in the
Naval battle Aug 9 dur ng an
early phase of the American oc
cupation of the Solomons. 1 he
majority of the personnel was
saved) but there were still many
casualties. Captain Samuel A.
Moore, commanding the Quincy,
was among those killed.
This brought the Navy’s an
nounced losses in the Si lomons
' to 9 ships sunk (3 cru.sers, 2 des
troyers and 4 Iransports). In ad
dition' the Navy announced 2
destroyers damaged.
The cruis rs were part of the
screening for covering landing of
additional troops and supplies in
the Guadacainal and Tulagi areas
a: ter the original surprise attack
on Jap positions there.
The communique said: An eh
emyfoice of cruisers and des
ti.uyers skiited the south coast
of'Savo i« and at high speed and
; headed for the transports. Sight
ing tile United Nations’ protect
ive force to thesoutneast of Save
the enemv opened fire immedi
ately with guns and torpedo?,
damaging and setting fire to the
Australian cruiser Canberra,
which la‘er «ank that morning.
After a brief engagement with
i his force the Japs altered their
course to go through the passage
northeast of Savo and here it en
countered another screen of cruis
ers and destroyer*. A battle at
close range bej.an and the action
was fought with guns aud torpe
does, with the targets illuminat
e 1 by searc.i ights and st irshells.
| Enemy fire vn as heavy and ac
I curate. The U. S. cruisers Vin
cennes and Quincy were hit re
peatedly and sank during the
night. The third cruiser, the As
io ia, was badly damaged and
burned throughout the night ai d
sank the following morning.
Hit Japs Hard
Washington (.T)—From the
tropic Solomons to the chill Al
eutians U. S. fories dealt the
Japanese a terrific beating in sea
and air lanes in the past 6 days;
the Navy disclosed in 3 commun
iques,
1 Army’s 4-motored bombers
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