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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1943
Page
1
Great Britain began clearing all non residents from barricaded coastal areas as the nation believed the hour nears for a strong new blow at Adolf Hitler's fortress.
At the Swiss Italian border on August 17 the three weeks old Badoglio government faced mounting demands for peace from the Allies while its German ally insisted Italy stay in the war. Communications crippling and bomb damage in Milan and other cities worsened Italy's food and shelter crisis. German-Italian ties strained with Italy viewed as an enemy by Reich officials.
Quebec Aug 17 The war conference enters its second week amid signals of a intensified Axis nervousness over major military moves predicted by President Roosevelt. Plans are set for Roosevelt to meet Churchill at a sixth formal war council as press censorship loosens for advance disclosure of the leader’s arrival.
Allied units bombed Vila as U S forces bypassed Kolombangara to seize Vella Lavella island in a bold invasion. MacArthur disclosed 350 Japanese captives and said the move places troops within 80 miles of Bougainville as U S advances threaten Rabaul.
American forces entered Messina this morning virtually ending the Sicilian campaign. Allied headquarters said the enemy was demolishing the south coast of the Italian toe and signaling an intention to withdraw farther up the Italian peninsula.
Allied forces in North Africa announce Sicily as the entering wedge into Europe. With Sicily fully occupied, the Allies gain a major advance base for potential attacks into Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, or southern Italy, while complicating Axis deployment decisions across the Mediterranean.
A Berlin radio dispatch reported two United States Flying Fortresses made a forced landing in Switzerland shortly after noon, indicating a deep daylight penetration of Germany by American heavy bombers. The DNB dispatch, recorded by the Associated Press in London, confirms the event.
Secretary Knox said there has been no announced action against Kiska Island since July 30 and implied bad weather may cause inactivity. When pressed about the lack of information he quipped that no news is good news, adding the familiar wartime refrain.
In Suburban Hamtramck Detroit, 25 AFL teamsters pickets clashed with about 800 CIO dairy workers. The confrontation left five injured and two treated and detained for investigation.
Henry C. Cassidy reports from Moscow that the Red Army drive toward Bryansk is accelerating, with heavy fighting around Kharkov and Kharkov. Soviet forces push from Spas Demensk, nearing Bryansk, as German reserves regroup with tanks and air power.
Secretary Knox said combat losses and Allied bombings of production centers forced Germany to draw on U-boat reserves to attack Allied supply lines in the Atlantic. He noted that Axis skippers are being lost as well, stressing the irreplacable value of experienced commanders amid U-boat shortages.
A Byrnes broadcast signals a shift to aerial bombardment against Nazi Europe for the near term with less reliance on sea and land forces. He cites ongoing global battles, notes Allied air superiority, and warns that unconditional surrender is not near. Roosevelt and Churchill discuss long range bombing of refineries, including Ploesti, as crucial.
Italy braces as Milan bears the brunt of nightly British bombing while northern cities face continued German pressure. Allied forces push in Sicily with American troops entering Messina area and British forces conducting landings as German and Italian troops withdraw to the mainland.
London dispatch notes UN radio from Algiers announcing that Messina has fallen, indicating a major World War II development with strategic implications and widespread Allied announcements. The terse bulletin underscores a turning point in the Italian campaign during August.
London reports daylight attacks by large Allied air formations over western Europe as RAF bombers strike Turin in northern Italy. The sustained offensive extends about 48 hours with little pause, marking a fourth raid on northern Italy in five nights. Turins defence inflicted heavy losses on Axis targets, while one RAF bomber was recovered after being listed as missing.
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