The War Today on Allied Front Prospects and Risks
The piece warns against complacency if the Allies lose ground in the Caucasus, the Middle East, or Egypt. It argues a strong Allied front in Western Europe could force Hitler to divert resources, with bombing of German cities to ease pressure on the Russian front. It emphasizes that control of oil and grain is pivotal to the war’s outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasus
Middle East
Egypt
Hitler
Europe
Western
United States
Britain
Russia
China
British Air Blows and Patrols Test Axis Near Nile
Cairo July 8 AP Britain reports intensive air blows and probing patrols against Axis forces at the Nile threshold. No major attacks seen as both sides test the other, saving heavy punches for a decisive battle. British raids near Tobruk destroy some tanks and take prisoners while pounding targets with direct hits on gun nests and oil stores. Royal Air Force losses list eight killed with six saved. Egyptian defenses ready, Rommel’s maneuvers interpreted as either flank protection or prep for a new strike. News from Berlin via Stockholm warns of German unease over Rommel’s position as reinforcements arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
The
Nile
RAF
Tobruk
North African
Malta
Mediterranean
Quattara
el Alamein
Erwin Rommel
Stockholm
Berlin
Rommel
Claude J. E. Auchinneck
Shells Traded Over Channel
London reports German and British guns exchanging shell fire along the English Channel for over an hour early today marking the first bombardment of the Southeast coast in weeks. Dover issued a shellfire warning with no casualties or property damage reported. Royal Air Force mines and attacks on German shipping occurred overnight. weather limited a larger bomber raid on Germany. Four German planes were shot down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
English Channel
Dover
Wetherlands
Air Ministry
RAF
Germany
Bremin
England
South Wales
Cadets to Report for Naval Pre-Flight Training
A fourth battalion of aviation cadets from northeastern statics will report here tomorrow for training in the naval pre-flight school. The new group of 165 cadets brings total trainees to 952, about half the station's proposed capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hele
Judy Sot - A
Naval
Plan for more complete dim-out along coast
State and regional Civilian Defense officials met here today to discuss plans for a more complete dim-out of the coastal areas and perfection of the aircraft warning system throughout the state. The sessions are expected to continue for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Kunze Pleads Innocent in Espionage Charge
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze 36, former German American Bund leader, pleads innocent in federal court to espionage. He is held on 50000 bail after arraignment with Wilbur Ven Keegan, NY attorney, amid unrelated Selective Service counts. Kunze extradited from Mexico City. Keegan accused in NY indictment of advising band members on resisting military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Gerhard
Wilhelm ‘Kunze
Bund
J. Joseph Smith
Kunze
Mexico City
New York City
Wilbur Ven Keegan
New York
FBI
Keegan
United States
Senate Committee Approves Pipeline Plan
The Senate Commerce Committee approved by 11 to 3 a House bill authorizing total expenditures of 93 million dollars for an oil pipeline across Florida, a Mississippi to east coast line, and Gulf intercoastal waterway expansion. An adjoint barge canal in Florida is also authorized at an estimated 44 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Florida
Mississippi
Gulf Intercoastal Waterway
Vandenberg
Mich
Bailey
Burton
Ohio
Senate
Hunters report 3534 deer killed in North Carolina
Game Commissioner R Hinton James announced at the semi annual meeting of the State Department of Conservation and Development that North Carolina hunters killed 3534 deer last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
North Carolina
R. Hinton James
State Department of Conservation and Development
Draft plan to recruit disabled soldiers for limited military roles
Secretary Stim announces a policy to draft physically sub par men for limited service, aiming to free up at least five hundred thousand able-bodied soldiers as the Army grows to five million by 1943. An Atlantic coast experiment led to authorization for a crippled unit. some members were lame yet performed vital duties. The success prompted an expansion to a regiment by August 1, with potential for more such groups for domestic defense and behind-the-lines work abroad. General Somervell notes about forty percent of armed forces could be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jav Tucker
Stimson
Atlantic Coast
War Department
Brehon B. Somervell
Trial Of Saboteurs Opened In Secrecy
In utmost secrecy with armed guards, eight German-born men were brought to a Justice Department building for a military commission trial on charges of entering the U.S. to spread fire and destruction by Nazi sabotage. The case marks a rare Civil War era level of secrecy as prosecutors and defense counsel prepare in a guarded FBI classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Long Island
Florida
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Germans Claim Attack on Convoy
A British source says U S merchant ships were in the Russia bound convoy alleged by Germany to have been attacked between North Cape and Spitsbergen. He cannot confirm U S warships in the escort or the extent of Allied losses, noting the admiralty aims to issue a communique soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
North Cape
Spitsbergen
Admiralty
Government
Earth tremors near Rome noted by Berlin broadcasts
A Berlin radio dispatch reported short lived earth tremors felt Monday night near Rome and Segni about 410 miles southeast of Rome. No damage or casualties were mentioned. In other news, fourteen year old J M Grainger rescued Ralph Beasley from Tar River when Beasley fainted during a river crossing. Rowan County commissioners authorized 843000 in school bonds for building projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Rome
Segni
Louisburg
J. M. Grainger
Ralph Beasley
Tar River
Beasley
Grainger
Salisbury
Rowan County Board of Commissioners
Senate Farm Bill Clash Delays Parity Loan Debate
Washington July 8 AP Senators and House members remain at odds over a 680 million dollar farm bill while a temporary July funding deal for the Agriculture Department advances. Senate action authorizes full parity loans on six major crops wheat corn cotton rice tobacco and peanuts, a move Cannon says could break the parity program. Russell says the bill would floor prices aiding farmers in a rising price economy, Barkley notes most wheat credits apply to only a portion of the harvest and any price rise would be temporary. Cannon predicts a presidential veto if the bill passes the House. The stopgap funding for July operations clears in a voice vote as Roosevelt expected to sign to meet payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Roosevelt
House
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Bankhead
D-Ala
Barkley
Agriculture Department
Slight Damage In Japanese Air Raid Report
A July air raid by 16 Japanese bombers caused slight damage to the Horn Island airdrome in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea. General MacArthur's headquarters said today that only intermittent air reconnaissance occurred on the South Pacific front. In Canberra, Army Minister Francis Forde announced creation of air support control units providing a radio-telephone link between ground commanders and aircraft to improve frontline army air cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Australia
Horn Island
Torres Strait
New Guinea
South Pacific
Canberra
Francis Forde
Japs Open New Chinese Thrust Near Kiangsi Rail Link
Chungking July 8 UPI Japanese forces opened a new thrust southwest from Nanchang aiming at the Kiangsi Hunan trunk line after advancing to Fengchang and Changshu 30 and 45 miles southwest of Nanchang. Fierce fighting reported around the towns as Chinese troops encircled theJapanese units. The offensive follows prior Japanese gains along the Chekiang Wiangsi rail and seeks to connect Shanghai and Singapore via a 230 mile Kiangsi loop toward Canton. The U.S. note said no air action in East China on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chekiang- Klangsi
Nanchang
Kiangsi
Hunan
Shanghai
Singapore
Fengchang
Changshu
Hne
Hunan Province
Canton
Chuchow
Changsha
Manchukuo
Hangshown
Chekiang- Wiangsi
Hangchow
Wanchang
Chekiang
Indo-China
Thailand
Malaya
United States
Joseph W. Stilwell
East China
Possibility of a UN supreme commander debated in Washington
Speculation in Washington on the chance an American like General George C. Marshall could become supreme commander of all United Nations land, sea, and air forces. Other candidates named include Admiral William D. Leahy and General Douglas MacArthur. voting on the role remains unofficial and unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Irving Perimeter
Washington
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Marshall
William
Russians Repel German Bridges Near Voronezh in Battle
Red Army reports that German bridgeheads on the east bank of the Don near Voronezh were wiped out amid fierce river-crossing battles. Soviet lines held on the west bank as Russian counterattacks slowed German advances, with heavy tank and artillery fire throughout the corridor. German claims of Voronezh capture were unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voronezh
Don
Red Army
Russia
Red Star
Th Army
Don River
Sovie Information Bureau
Staryi Oskol
Sinking Toll Up to 344 in Atlantic War Losses
The Associated Press tally raises ship sinkings in the western Atlantic to 344 after a Dutch cargo vessel went down in the Caribbean. Eleven crew members survived by fleeing in a lifeboat, and other merchantmen losses include a U.S. vessel, a British tanker, and a Norwegian cargo ship. Mexico and Argentina report actions and policy shifts affecting naval dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Caribbea
Navy
United
Neutra Natois
Wester Atlantic
Porl Harbor
U. S
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Star
Buenos Aires
Asentina
Unite States
Germany
Caribbean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dewitt MacKenzie
Allied Front
Pittsburgh
FFALO
el Alamedn
E Daba
Moscow
Kharkov
Samsun
Boree
VsaRaTov
Stalingrad
Astrakha
IND
Tenn
Atlanta
ALA
Naas
Charleston
Greenwood
Turkey
Povorino
Paris
Detroit
S. C
Orlando
Fla
Rostov
Batum
Faas
Waya
English
Ashington
Conan
Italy
No. S. Air Forces
Carl Spaatz
Bogerstown
United States Air Forces
Air Corps
D. Leahy
Douglas MacArthur
Leahy
Vichy Freinch
General MacArthur
Bataan
inter-Allied
Stalin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wavell
Church- Wo
Macca Arthur
Southwest Pacific
India
Auchinneck
Chiang Kai- Shek
Great Britain
Downe
Allied
Hiendrink Bos
Mit
U.S
Bos
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!