Secretary Knox cites one third of Japanese shipping sunk
Secretary Knox announced that about 2,500,000 tons, roughly one third of Japan's total merchant shipping, has been destroyed. He credited American submarines with most losses as UN sea and air forces aided sinkings. He warned cargo losses impair Japan's Pacific mobilization and noted disputed figures on initial tonnage and recent totals.
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Soviet army launches grand offensive in central Donets
London reports German radio claim that the Soviet army began a major push in the central Donets basin in South Russia early today. Heavy artillery and air power are cited, with progress toward Voroshilovsk Slavyanoserbsk and Lishchansk as Germans retreat along a shifting eastern front.
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Lishchansk
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First Of Many Drives On Europe Made By Eighth Army In Italy
British and Canadian troops of Montgomerys Eighth Army landed in southern Italy marking the first invasion of Hitler s Europe from Sicily. They crossed the Messina straits and secured a shorehead on the mainland with further progress to follow in coming hours.
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Important Job In Invasion Awaiting U S Seventh Army
London dispatches report the U S Seventh Army is assigned a crucial invasion task in Italy. The Star and Evening Standard hint at a broader Allied plan beyond Messina, with initial landings and slow progress through rugged coastal terrain amid heavy air and naval support.
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Eighth Army Gains Luster As Allied Drive Expands
British Eighth Army under General Montgomery earns new acclaim as it strengthens its role in the Sicily and continental invasion. The force, built from units across Scotland England New Zealand India and Nepal, adapts campaign to campaign with divisions ranging from four to eight and 80 000 to 160 000 personnel. Eisenhower commands the overall operation with American and Allied air and naval support delivering a bold crossing of the Strait of Messina and landings on the Calabrian coast near eastern Sicily.
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Invasion of Italy Not The Big Show Says Allied Leader
The editorial argues the Italian invasion is a significant but not decisive Allied action. It notes the operation came from North Africa rather than a planned second front with the Russians and Sicily already completed, suggesting other strategic moves remain preferable despite the peninsula’s value.
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Four-Pronged Offensive Is Primed For Japanese
The United States Navy signals a four pronged offensive against Japan this fall leveraging carrier air power. Vice Admiral John S. McCain states Marcus Island raid was only a token and vows escalating strikes to lay waste Japan's homeland in blood and ashes.
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Asia
Pacific
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Tokyo
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Great Road Expansion Is Predicted
Governor Broughton predicted a historic North Carolina highway expansion using 35 million dollars in state funds and about 11 million in federal aid. He said the program could start before the war’s end as materials and labor become available and the federal government intends to continue road building.
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Brenner Pass Rail Line Out Of Action
Allied headquarters report U S Flying Fortresses damaged the Brenner Pass railway into Italy in a deep North Africa strike. They hit Bolzano Trento and Bologna as the main German reinforcements artery was left wrecked and severed by bomb damage to the railway bridge at Bolzano.
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Invasion Bombers Batter North France
Allied forces launch daytime raids over Northern France with heavy and medium US bombers. Paris region reportedly struck with aim on the Seine left bank while RAF night blows hit Axis airfields in northern France and the Low Countries. Mines were laid in enemy waters during the night.
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Man Returns to Claim Stolen $1,000 Bill
In Oakland, E B Rutledge paid for a hotel room with a supposed $10 bill that turned out to be $1,000. Police say the hotel manager found the error. The next day he was brought to headquarters to receive $990 change, and he admitted the note may be his.
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Western Allies Initiate New Invasion On European Continent
AP dispatch details a major Allied amphibious push into southern Italy as British Eighth Army and Canadian contingents fight alongside Montgomery’s veterans. The piece notes a broader strategic opening against Hitler, with Stalin’s forces pressing the eastern front and the invasion signaling a new phase of the war.
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