l • - \7. ;_ ~ J fifa&; , I RUSSIA The key to the wr news troa Buaa1t. tonight 18 to be toUlld 1D t.h&t great llllning alt:, oalle4 KrlYol Ro ~ 1 . s w are looatecl th• , I\ " greaten depoaita ot iron ore 1n the laD4 ot th• ao-,1eta-- llhtoh 11 iaportant enough • But atlll more Tl a l la th• taot that XriYol- ~ right now ia th• place 11bere th• \l•l'll&lla an aatlJlg a orltlo&l 1taa4 to keep open their rout• ot eeoap• trom th• benl ot th• 1>n1e,er. Ia we h&T• be1111 he&rlng tor ae-,eral 4a7a, the Sniet • l111g• to the south ia threat•1Dg to clrl•• a 10114 n4&• beh1114 tb.01• Bi\ler toro••• until now tb• '-'eru.na h&Te got to atop th• 11U&o1J11 1tab-•tb• oloaing ot the trap. AD4 ther ar• trying to atop 1 t at lrlYol Rog , •• th• bulk ot tllelr trooi,1 1treaa out ot the r1Yer ~ ..-, by the one eaoap~enlng that 1• left. 'ftle Nazi• in tile big iron oity are Tlrtually aurrouncle4, W1 th the iuaiana oloa1Jlg la aa three 114••• Beel. &l'IQ' troop• ••• - C&JtUN4 tile rail•Y atatian• in tile subutta, • 4 the 0.l'IUIDI an 1 "P»lJ1ng their garriacn bf air. Huge ak1 battl•• are b•ill& tougllt •• ---1, t b .... 1. thro ..... h So•l•t tighter plaD• opi,oal~ • .,.., squadrons try o r - ~ . I RtBSU ul o,•n a • 7 tor tl••t• ot tr&Daporta loa4e4 wt\h too4 and a a t ~ . illA• 'Ill••• 4rop tllelr oargoa bJ paraoh•t•, aa • • the 0&•• 1n tla• Ana ot 8tallngra4, where tile 0.l'll&ll am, • • aupplle4 bJ air- but nn•rtb•l••• ha4 to ■UTlllller. 8-i,u ot 0.m&D 41•• bauer■ are aaaa111Dg tile llu•l•• - eollaboratillg with tl•ro• ■ut oomter-atv.ota Oil th• pom4 • ■o ■oow report■ that tile O.nmma api,arntq 1Dten4 to 4etea4 fr1To1 Bog to the • ' · · • • 1Jl4ee4 they aut lt they are to get their •Jor foro•• oat ot th• Dnieper lta4 bJ tile oaq eaoap• route that 1■ left. To th• ■outh, th• ooaat ot tile Bla _ ok Sea, &erua re■iaMDo• haa 'been broken bJ l•1tn1 &o.i•t toro••• Thia 11 1n th• aql• betw• the bc4 or tile Dnieper u4 tile ~- , 11bere Bel an, alt■ to4a7 aoored adn.no•• or a• aucb •• eighteen all••• u4 o&J>tur• n1D•'7 towna--ao ~ ePo rta, Ko ■oow. ---o-- BAWNS A-v-C..I Tonight.A~ Al.Te grta newa from the Ba,,__ ~-a•, newa that ooa1 ~ t o - . olillax in the Tirtal o1T11 nr •~-t 1 J.. - I raging UIODg the Jagoala••• 'Dl• radio run bJ tb• _l!-l"tiAD taot1on, nioh 1la1 oaa\Dliat attiliat1~•• &IUlounoea tbat aeYentec aupportera ot Oeaer&l lllkhailOTioh , the lqoalaT 111n1ater ot •r- ban executed. Por month■, th• . . . . atr1te betwMll the Jugo■laT ,anl•• ••••r••ai11b~•• aa4• that Balkaa J:illpaa a orl t1aa1 ■laT-1& • • cwerrun b7 the Bui■, G•eral Jl1tha1loY1oh, an Al"IIY ottioer, took the leader■hli> ot J>&tr1ot •l•enta that r•tuaecl to IUbDlit to ~itler oppreaelan. Preaentl7, the worl4 • • r1Dg111g wt th the explo1 ta ot ■ 1khailoT1oh and hie !,h•tnlka. Then we .n.eal"d how another arou» 1D t11¥B&lk&D oountr, ~~ na fighting agaillat the aut••.A tbe ~rttaan■, h-4•4 b7 • legend( _ . eort ot leader nau4 Oen•""l Tf:;,~1¥ lo&ned t.,.rd Coaaun1am, aacP/(treaentl1 news tr1okle4 through ot how ~• two &nt1-R&zl toroee, not content with fighting th• Germana, were a-/B!UJ.118 • JIGBTIBG •a•m• eaoh other. u wll.. '!hen wre cc:m■tant ohargea, -4• 1n ■o,oow and by ooaauni ■t ■ •••rywhen, that the ohetnik■ under war ■lll1ater llikhallcnlch wn oollaboratlng with th• 1D the United Nation ■ it • • real1al4 tbat thi ■ bitter oiTil war 1n lugoela•1• • • a 11anace to hal'IIOniOIH peace arrana-•t• atter ~ the war;,11ntng up 1D ferootoa• battle, •• it 414, th• le4 • l • • t 1 aptn1t the more conaerrat1•• pe~l•• Today•• cl111&z, a1 relatl4 by th• .!.art11&11 raclio, oon ■t ■ta ot the tir■t trial and enoutlon ot •1kha1loT1oli t aupportera. We a.re told that lt oooure4 1D a J&n ot th• Rro•illo• ot llo.enta, from which th• partlMD■ ha•• 4l-1Yen th• •u1a . legular court proceeding■ were held by what 1• o&llN • 'lh• hrtiaan People• Court,• TnntJJtwo followers · !'f Mikh&ilovioh &D4 the Ohetnika 11 ••ht te Gaart a• •re aoouaed ot having been eat the !.artlaan• oa • . .. 'l\._at'a a 1 left over trom the c1Til • r o t the ·n tam111ar e:r;preaa on wen the BolaheTlata oalled. their &nlt•!.OIIIIUJllat mwea _ lbite 4lt Guard,. 'Dle detendanta in the Jugoal&Y trial wre aa14 to h&Te eoll.aborate4 wl th the hao11t-It&llan1 and to _ ha•• turnet OTer to tha. hun4re4a ot partlaana tor laprlaanact or execution - . Two ot the aooueed. wre looal ~hetnik oOP111n4era • ~ Mlother wae the Mlkh&iloTloh 4eput1 1ll S10Ten1a~"kille4 hiuelt • before Ju4gment waa pronounce&. One at th• Kikha110T1oh ac • • &equi ttet, three were aentencel \o llfe iaprlaClllllftt, u4 anat•• •r• exeou,.i. lllloh 1• th• nna that • • broa4oaat to4a1 b7 tbe Pant1&11 radio, and shortly atterwarta there • • a tlaah trca a KikbailOTloh radio etat1011. • regul.U aort ot »roana • • I01ng on, when auddenl1 an exalted ra41CIIIU o&lle4 011t :" •• are tlpting the om1111uniat »arttaan•" and t,be broa4oa1t was out oft • -- ~ - - Meanwhile, ·atrong G rman toro•• are aoT11l& againat tile lugoal&Y guerrilla• in s11r -n ta. tTD4er th• ooa•n4 ot BoJlln•1 ot Rorth •trtoa tame, the Ruis are staging a g111eral ortma1Ye to seized and l'eoonquer the territory that th• _iartlsan band• ha•~e!...::,:;;;;,.... ...... - - - . J fierce battles a re sa d to be r o ing. ITALY In Ital:, today, tile •111e4 torce■ a~t1nue4 their a4ftlloe, pulling oloaer to th• •t.n ■trlJa& ot Bast 4•t•••• aaroa■ the pe1Jl■ul&, llllat 1• DOW belllg oallH --tb.• Rae 11a •• 1.'h• AMrlaua an4 Brltlah pu■het. tonart. tor tl ■tana•• 111> to tlln• all••• an4 taJtve4 aor• toaa. Ill ••t a&Na, tile p tl•r tl'OOp■ tell MR wltll only alight nal ■taaoe, \ho,ap ill ■au Jlao•a they••• It•• Juttlag Q a t1ero• tllllt--orttloal Jlt.o•• ~ , t11•1 -■t ~olt to te-, tlle1r n - treat traa beillg plenet. o f t . l a • ~ 1 ~ o e • - ~ •u.• •--tn• 4et:at-.. 'l'oclaJ a OOIIUllW.\or ~ at .lll1ecl beadquartera ude ~8t&ttUD\, • 1 • the Ula1te4 Pr••• 411pa\ob plan.Na •• tollowa: • 1.'lle poaa1b111 tJ et a •Jor Oel'llan oounter-otten■ 1Te 1n IklJ oaanot be OTar-•IQllaaiza&. • fl"CIII •111ec1 lle&dq•rt•r• nallClll■ ti.hat tile Jut.a ll&Ta Dft no hOJ• ot Tloto17 at ••• the, ».Te loat o•t 1D tile &11', an4 then 1• onl7 th• aall.aat ohano• ot their 'being able to retr1n• their 4ateata 1D lluaala. & 0 therefore the, tao• a w1Dter ot 4ateat, a 111gb.tJ 4iaal proapeot, un.l••• the, oan aak• aoae allow flt noo•••• &D4 thla the7 &re likel.J to tr, in Italy. l■ottH tee~ tS" - Re I·~· I !§ ITALY Oil th• AUlel a14• of the le4ger, th• aon taTon'ble tao'«>r ta tha\ of a1r power -- th• ocatl"Ol ot the alcl••• Ill '11• tlghtta1 that 1a now going on, the gro1111cl trooJ• an gettlng th• ••t •101n, b1tng, 1n hla wo~a, • au»,ortlA bJ • • • after • • • of ttgbur bollbera, whloh J••lel ott a, alaon ' ••ntoal 41••• oa Oel'll&ll llll•• .. ~ut a tn ha4recl r-1'4• ahead. It ••• • writ•• hatut, " •• 1D w1ka.• AIR LOPSl8 •aa• reallatio lll■lght 1Jlto th• oo■t ot tile air war 18 glnn '° ua in a 41apatah traa London. !hi ■ lbon that tb• Aaurio&n llgll th Alr l'oro• , ba■el on Brl taiJl, ha• lo■t a huaa4re4 an4 tittr aillion dollar•' worth ot plaaea 4urla& the pa■t aiz .,.1iba. The l&rgen i t • liata t1Ye hU114r• an4 thlrtr-::' tllre• ftJiJlg rortn•••• u4 "laa\ Lllteratora. 1'11••• ooa, an entaa,.a m lum.4re4 aa4 tlttr thouaancl 4ollua &Jl•o•• .t.114 tbe lo•• 1a ~~-.,_ 11z aontha, of lortzo••••• ant Liberator, alcm•J ocae■ to a ha4rN .,,... toUar■ • 81xty-ntn• •num4erbolt tighten ta1le4 to ret,am. 1'11•1 001t tightr thoUAD4 eaoh - • total t1Ye .. u4-a-b&lt~a1lllma 4ollar•• b4 th• ll■t ot lo•••• go•• cm wltb mtrr otller tn,•• • 'hat ther ha4 to b• aorap,-t or a1roratt loat 1JI aoo14ata,. I -AIR LOSSS8 10r doee 1 t take 1Jlto aooount th• ooat ot tra1A1q th• onwa \hat h&T• taile4 to oaae baot--a 1-ra• proport1ao ot t.ti• Jrl■aner■• 11ae aaDpOWI' lo■■ 0Gll81 ■t■ ot fiftJ•■nen ha4n& J1lo\■, bcab&1"4- era, na~iga\ora a.net gwmer■--4ur1Dg th1■ 1tz IIDllth periot.. ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ c . . . . - ~ ~ - ~ ... ,.,. Dur11lg that ■aae illternl , the Brtllall a. •• r. lo■t 1011••• Br1t1ab and .-.:r1oan, are lonr than t.he t1Te »•roat~ which 1• regart ... a■ •t• &D4 Jrettw.bl•~ ~ _.;:b. •· ~ ' ~ < f - 1 - ~ ~ . ~ ~ nPe1,••~. _ . {funhenaore, w h&Te a hq• ttgar• tor th• . . , . , ot hlgh ezploa1Te that ht, ■ui Geraan1 4v1ag th• ,a■t aatll•- _..,, • . , tllOUIIDII - · or l l o l l l l ~ ...... ~ U I ~ ... llaln&- ID4-■tn1 tCllla the •ut l.c111ber■ tronet an B:rttala tvtag • • .... ---o-- jJV:T IO PUEL AllI> S E CRETARY 1CD8 I ba•e ju■t been celebrating ••T"Y D&7 1n a rather appropriate wa11• !aklng part 1n a oeremOIV 4edloat1ng a Y a at . . , plant at llaroua Book, near Cheater, PennaJl•anS.a where -, IUD 011 ■ponaora are ■tarting to turn cait 1peolal ••lat1cm. fuel tor the 7oung airmen ot tJnole Sul•• WaYJ, Who are helplng win the war 1n the ak1••. OM H\md"4 oetane ••lat ion fuel not onl.7 tar tbe laYJ' but tor •arln• Oorpa and Ara, tller■ a■ weu. High rank1ng ott1Hr1 ot tbe WaY7, Ar,q an4 Air Poro• Meln11trator, seoretar,' of the Intffiott Iok••~ . . ar17 tu mol• town ot •anu Beclr turned. oat, lnoludlna tbouaD4a of IUD 011 -.Ol'ker■ aDd tbelr t•Ulea. Abo, a larp partJ of Wublngton, oorreapoadenta. plant tor ••1at1cn tuelt Well, it 11 th• ••ooa4 u4 bJ tar the 6-MN e 1 ~ lbat doe■ that ■eant larger, ~hJdrogen tlurloda an,latlcm P an • I•• not au.re. Book '11at bJdPoCeD Bllt, tbe7 told 111 at ~oua 110-but.- and blQtyleMI nuro1de aeta aa a oatalyat to oGlllbiD8 to tora 1ao-ootane • 1t olear. ~ , Sn thia I hOP• that Mk•• AV T R PU I«, AND SBORBTARY ICJCE.! • 8 new sun 011 plant the7 ar •tarting to turn out enough apeolal aY1at1on tu•l to enable two thou■am tour•engln11d bcaber■ to tl7 rrcm England to •rlln ••oh WMk. P•trolwa Ada1n1atnt• len,, 1n hla addreaa, atate4 tbat one •llllon eight bllndNcl thou..,_ burela ot gaa an Nf1M4 ne 1 1 daJ, 1D thla oount17. Doea th&' ' - ' theN 1a llkelJ to be more aotor fuel tor c1Y111aa OODnllptlont Wo, aa14 MIISnSetrator Ioaa. B• tell, UI tbeN 1• llkel7 to be 1••· nen 7ear, beeauM ■or• Ulan ala tbeuaaal banela ot 1aao11Dt a 4aJ are b•ln& taken bJ tba UIH4 , ..... ,, llbl* 1•••• 1••• . 1ban _ . allllan, bo lmDdN4 tb0111e_, benela &Ta1lalt1e t • elYlllana. KDtJOl TICII Preatclent .dooaeTelt to4ar r•oOIIMlld.et to ccagreaa a hug• plan to prcn-10.• e4uoat1on tor •z-aentoe aan aao. woae after th• •r• Be Aid that aaboollng, either Tooattonal or aoa4eaio, ahoul a be made &Tailabl• to aoldlera and Nilera, upon their 41aallarp 11ben till•• ot »••o• ret111'D • A apeolal 0011atttee, appointed bf tb• heattct, eatilllatea lb.at of th• twelg• allllca peracaa ill tb• &l'llel toroea, •bo•t a ■1111on will b• 1Dt•r•ne4 1D aaaa 4•are• ot htve etuoatt•• .AD&, turthemore, it la reoo••D49' that a llalte& 1uaber of ••••nloe MD and WCLWL who haY• apeotal &Jtlt114•• ant talct• •01114 -.. prcw14e4 W1 t.b tua4a to oont1D11• tbe1r llluoatt• tor 111la, tile 1reatdmt1al o011111tt•• oall1 • • turtll•r ,-r1o4 of ••• two •r thme r•r•. " All ot th1a will, of oov••• require acm•r. an4 lota ot it. And to4&7 th• Prea14mt re1.A •Die& t.llat OongNaa Jl'ff14• on• b1U1an dollar• tor t.b• poat-war e4110&ttcmal JNSl'UI• -o-- LOULL 'IHOJUS:• PRCIIIBITI«a Today a n&rtllq atat--t • • ude, a 4eoluatiGll 11ttent by a 1M4•r ot th• W01UD 1a Ohriatlaa '-l•nno• DD10ll _ Jira. D. Leigh ColT1n, T1oe-Jrea14ent ot th• •• c. T. u. You will llardly belieTe your eara, bat thla la -.t Ille s&14a II I would be glad to ••• ner,GD• get 4N4 4rm:at,•to llbloh all• a44e4 • • It it would Win \be •r,. • 81loh • • th• proolalllltiOll that ang through th• hall at a•· o. T.u. • • Metlq 1D Wallhtactca. ne1"7bo4y getting dead 4ranlt would not win th• • r , an4 therefor• ~ ~ ahould h&Te prohibition.• I will 4o •nrr'blD& 1D a,y power," lh• orlecl " to get a war tlM Jrabibltia law anaote4." 'lh• • • 1 J . 'f e U • rally - · h•l4 to back & Prallihlbtion ~ bill aponaored by Oongrealll&D Br71on ot South C&rollna_, '9 •t• ~ he ha1 a halt a million algnaturea 1D t&Yor ot a new dry res1.ae. --o- B f f DAY I Hen,,.• a ator, tor ••TJ Da7. lt ta altnt Ll•nllWlt ~ . , . INI• VeJtaaa of Olnl•, ••\Ga, 11ho am aoolala tor br1ll1aat alr tlghtlllg at Ill• Battle ot tile Oeal . _ , u4 Ill••• ortent tor a wll •met nn. Ile • • N&47 peraa4e4 Illa to aw.7 tor Jut • • aore oaet at 'II• )a,a • • 'lhe,. •re oarr1er tll•n altout Ille Yorktcnm, aat • • on.ot at th• l&J• oaa ill till• 1ta,t1e ot Suk Ona. A nan ot ~ Plaaea oaatng at ot • • tom. tbre• J&p plu.•• toot refll&• 1A a olnl, but 8-4• '•~taaa want rlgbt 1D att•r t b • a4 abot 40lll all t.lLN•• That ... cl• anen tor tb• dl\7•-all beoaua• thl• hero ot th• •kT t1ght1Dg ha4 etaye4 behind, delaying hla trip to th• United ~at••• 1 l'lff ' Here a the kioker. 'l'h• allip • wbloh Ile • • •1111•et to in.••l ,,. ---o--