Thursdays II a rNews inlt;By Unlt+4 PrtmlAfrica American* seize OafsAthreaten to trap Axis forces pressed by British Etrhth army100 miles to southeast; drive on Gabes, Tunisian eas’ coast port. Indicated.Europe' Americans batter Veg-esAck. U-boat yards In northwest Germany, ending 48-hour lull in air war; two planes lost in fifth operation attain** German soil; R A P. in day raids on Netherlands.Russia: Red army drives 15miles toward Smolensk, capturing town of Izdeshkovo; threaten Du-rovo, one of three defense bastions of German anchor point.France: New guerrilla hostilities reported in Vosges mountainsof eastern Prance; Germans(Continued on Page 7. Col 2)