' E C O.' F T ----- ------ on on iv a re ort t a t th commander of the e co nd ront 1n ➔ . _.. . ♦ !iii H rtMI>:. 1S exp cted to a rrive in Brit ai n in t . e ne t few weeks. i ·, e? neral : ar hall, the U nited tates r y 6hie · of Stafff-So r ports the London Daily erald. That Briti h ne spaper go on to s that General : ~rshall is, i n t e word oft e British paper-- •fed up ith arm-chair polishin .• • all, when h e ti~e com 3 f or ~he secon d front invasion,acommandin general like Mars h all is more likely to polish the seat of a jeep at the fi o hting hie~ ) front--t h an any a rm-chair.laf"i w at the London newspaper expe cts ~ · eneral arshall will be doing NWaaw soon-- i r e ctin t e ~lo a ainst t h e a zis to be s truck from Brit 1n. But not on l y t h t-;t le re is a r e ort about t resi den t R oo evelt . T L o ndon Da i ly e al~ i v t h e op inion t a t , ¥ en t con r ont · 1 unc d ' .. .... • • I - . . - I: ~ ~ . , __ n ·1 ') A ... . co 0 a * ... o 0 ...-"'f \ t ~ · l . . a C . n • I , · ., & c a "a r e i " ~~ C. Th o n 1n · n e te n F ort' - F ur - t ha a th pr sse d to y by th .t"e d e r tatesm an of the B iti sh Emp i r , Fi ld arsh 1 S muts, Prime MinisteJ of South Afric a . He s p o k o f those r e ent g reat confe . ences, a n d s a i they would have i mme nse re s ults for i neteen Forty-Four. Re p ut his ho p e in these words: "I have no d a e f o r t e end o f the war. Very heavy fighting lies ahead, but•," he added, "I hope next year .i ll see the end of it." As a follow-up to the British-Am rican-Turkish conference, Cairo tells us that ~urkey has been taking military measures for w e e ' s - especially alon the Dardanelles. ~The Turks have been busy fortifying the area of those v i t a l Straits - to protect them a g ainst a possible azi atta ck. G-aire sta t e& that remaxkably ekillfnl defeftoe p eeitioae have BeeB eone~ruoteEl-? and \h~ t t~ ~ttrkieh aimy leade1s a1e !aid to be, co . · ~ C I ---------- ee11fid:e£ I.Itel, I.Bey eerr hol d off II Ge~mi,11 ease.all,~ I h.ib the eemt time we ae&r tAo\ T\i»key t..~ oalled to aims, a&ether milliert meP1 • All o hich would hin ~ . trongly taal Turkish "' entr nee into the w a r d - erh ps s:t. no distant date. The Ger ans are apprehensive o f this, and anticipate an Allied drive into the Bal ka ns. In consequence, they are redoublin ~ th ei r,-\•~ • ~ a ain t the Jugoslav irre ular fi hters - especial y the guerrillas commanded by the ea er Called Tito. 1 le ory from ondo n, b ring o the Ju o 1 si uation. Th Br itish o v e n e nt is now ivin most of its su ppo rt to Tit o · n d his P ar tis a n a rmy of This wa off ici ally d i c losed by the Pr ia entary Commons. t r of State 1n the o use of ' 14. . war r a g ing between I\ General ikh a ilovich and his Ch etniks on one hand, ' an Tito's Partisans on Mikhailov ich,.-(.4 Minister of War for the exiled inet of Kin 0 Peter, and the Partisans, who az Communistic tinge, have announced ing Peter's su p porte d Par t isa ns. "For the sim p le r ea son," stated t e P arliam enta ry Under-Secr etary today, "th at t he re istance o f the Partisan fo ce s to the Ge mans is much re er . " T. n 1 ? r o 13 1 ,. r G n~ r .. tr t on '1 r nt 0 I., .... t. ,.. r • i f ac : o r d i to • l r re t 1 l r ort ' re r n g i 0 0 0 er in e d i ct i n Ro --l e vin ~ a ie c e_y r ~ i in f re r u a r b · . in e • T h e e ral im r si o n a Al 1 u rt rs in t ' , e editerranean is th ba t le f o r ome m a n o be ~x ec ted to d evelop i nto h u t he 1 p t ch c l ls - " a dr a tic c m paig n of mov e ent." T i s may h i> a n a t any hour, acd speedy / """ · ' 91Q.<!i-~ ~ thru ts la un c he by th Fifth rrn. ~ eve o s V from th news ast n1 t, which related th a t the A ied forces have gained possessjon of the rinci p al pQe:t'°-( that formed the Nazi mountain line of defense - that Winter L i ne. The British troops of the Fifth Army, having finally ained permanent control of the much disputed eminence called Monastery Hill, have established their dominance over th area of Mount C a mino. And the Americ a ns meanwhile a re c earing out the remaining Germ a n rear guards on the slopes of Mount Maggiore. Taeee-t..-wo peak8 we1~ ttNJ- kuy meuutiib I T LY - ~ --- Te ifth Army ~ Briti an e ric ns n ow loo on o n e 10 1 l L- n d , v l l eys o inated b y the e1 h ts th e y have c a tured. A were mile a n d a half from the Mount Camino-Mount a i or e str ing o f ridg es lies the Via Casilina, which is a Number One ro a to Rome in th o se p arts. ~he mnin eetreftee ie bhe Talley ~hPeagh waieh tee pea~ ruD& was e~ill hlookeEl ~y QePme~ ioreee, a~ le.et> re}'or'be, htt~ bheee are mere re&P gtt8P&8 aaa are he lfwa;1 8YPF8ttftaed and in ElaageF 0£ beiDg 011t ef~ Ween bhe Fifta Ap ■y 1! tifti'l>e e.elH1ttc& &8WB :t.ae- elopee an& eate tee flab londe, ihey'll have QO ■ papati¥ely &pea soi~g fer e war ef me9emeat, »api~ adr;anees fgp tba a1 1 mcz ee. ltet,t,e.lions !inti e. geed: Qaanee ~e. &~rike mighty eleee te Reme. Tac :: a I ttir, :th:• •I ia the I:t,&lien=-e,unpeiga.. some+,l!ing ef a pe rad:1111 l ~ i l Gne ttaiag for<.Q01• ,cal ric , UC • I -= re c ,. 11 1 A l . ., ory l of a co n t - e. t ~ .- .L alm o t i ns a ne : " Y 1 i a. cc er,an ici ore t tac , nort . rn s lo . S 0 ., .0 nt ., ag ~- ~ ., n o p 1 p ,. .. . O U ln f' , - n ·, . I , t l. , : . o : \ ', a corr : . o n de c ib <- o , v t! b en -1:.A.~ " I ..1. i · e , .m · ican roo p n the . ft~H:-e lOr - · r A C oun 0 on to sa y 'a t t · e er a n t t eke i n t t f r ntic fas ion f r ti l e p u.... t, e ty - ou r cuire:. ~ , only to be h u 1 bac1< eac i m • e e i C rt n Ope r at io in i e st , o n a ns i< u .. s, are desc ri bed b' t111 :t t:;4 A .tt a:t~ Br . a ier e er 1 w was in c o mm n d . • e hav e a d any vivi ' e cri tions in the battl accounts o [Y£RQtg:j_ 6 ive~ o n e oft t i 0 t w r, a nd t t Bri 0 adier , , ~ c..e'- th r illin !~ fig aa:~ the o pe r a\ie R o iH his ew ft wo1 d s. • . · :i.• '- l ' ~ ,A liOURt.ain ... i si: t1R 5 1.n D i l l C f I , y t l1Suory. t ..h e Q .x p 1 o i t. e o f t; ; e a a a g L b o y ! . ,) 8 'PLey elimse:a , saya y t IB4 • ., 0 0 . r - ~ .. b ul k1\ I) ' l ' . ' n i C . e 0 i c. le . 1 o 0 t : , f 1 " ' . . " 8 l e · r , . s . · zo r - • t,j e roe C 0 : 1 sol . n e 1 o t re ir ho an v n h rap o · t ' . le w r e s o ' b · t r o c s · n he h p , Etub . un e r ro w t l . t e t ime ," s t e ri .., d 'e r G e e r a 1 , " t y w e e f · n 5 s J,. ac h in - unned, d fired on by ort rs a i Y ,ou l · a v e been a Etee p le - jack's a c ieve~ent 1 n e& ce-time. But scalin s u ch ei t 1n t e id t o f ab ttle was a r ema r able eat and I ant t. o e d o u ghboys o et t e credit fo r it." i g t ! r:1111 ear,r, a c he er_.-ttsms . ... ef: uw, ~ t, tLpG, aH oat Pi t '.bt: Rote;, 1:J1ee:c:: RU IA . ,....__. _ _, __ Lon d o n h rs tha t the Ger, a ns a our i n fresh milit y forces into us 1 - res ves of t a nk and inf a ntry dra · n out o f I ster n E ur ope . And this ead s Lo don to surmise t h- t the Nazi hi g h com an d is not a pp r e h n ~ ive of s ec ond front invasion right away. The Ger man s are said to be determined to check the Red Army. Net, enly that• t,hey plan to 1egain a~ maeh ae peaai'ele of t,l\e te11 ito1y they loe~ ie t,be Seviet.. •ifeneiue. This explains the po~erful attacks t~., they have been launching in front of Iiev - forcing the Soviets to retreat time and a ain. Today's news tells ' ~ t . . • 4 • ~ of another~o,i~ withdrawal a t the wuwtu11a tip of the Kiev salient. At the sam time, Be~lin claims that Axis forces have wiped out the Soviet inv as ion across the narrow water into the Crimea. "e eks a o, the R ussians pu shed across the Str its of . erch and established a IA - --- brid r he d . To a y Berlin c la i m t:tR;:t; this b r id head has een de tro · d - th e ovi t . ldi m o p ped up by satellit Rumanian infa ntr y . Mee o ow g i¥ee n~ - - - - - 0 In the bi g bend of the Dni epe~ , the news continue s o be fav or a b l e f or the Red Ar my , with the Russians cutting into the escap e route for the l arge German forces within the bend. The lat4st states that Soviet troops have swung a r o u nd the escape junction of Znamenka, and have cut the ey r a ilroad. 0 One important factor in the Russian ~am p aign ri ht no w is the weather. This is December, and you'd expect t e Russian winter to be a minant and frosty theme. But this is not the case. W inter is delayed in Russia t h is year. -e hear that the ground on the Kiev battlefront, th ugh li htly covered Fith snow, is n o t yet froz e n so lid . S o the winter w ar , of hich the s n expe t so much, has n o t yet rea l y started. M A SHALLS ---------- · la te bu · et·n o ni ht t 11 us a b o u t the American at t~ck on the Marsh 11 I s n s 1 This ha d been previously a nnounced, but on l y in th e me erest way - th . e mere fac t of the as s a ult, w ithout det a ilsj %h I 1G in the oper a tion were obs er vin g a ra io blackout - as warshi p s do when here is . a poss ib il i ty of enemy attack. Bow the blackout of the wireless has been r a ised, and into view flashes one of the most bri l liant strokes of the war. The Marshalls, lJing to the north of the Gilberts, were assailed by an American task force, with accent on carriers and their · aircraft. The Marshalls were are powerfully defended, and the JapsA•x•Aon the job with plenty of action against the fleet. They concentr at ed on the carriers, as is the habit in this war of se a a n d ~ sky. Enemy bombers an tor p edo planes MARSH A L L S - 2 --- - --------- ~ flo c ( ed a ain t the car rs,A.how many there were is indicated by the numb r the Ja ps l ost. Seventy-two shot down, not co nting otherc that wee destroyed on the ground! So you can see the p icture of shi p s on the sea, ~ the great flattops,Adive bombers tryin g to take a plunge at them and low flying torpedo planes skimming ~ the water to get into t=:a ran· e d their tin fish. ~ And you can also visualize American planes from the carriers going after the attacking Japs, with intricate aaaes of dogfights up in the blue - while the guns of the warships blaze• with incessant flashes of anti-aircraft guns, shooting down such Jape as manage« to get within range. Seventy-two of the enemy sky fleet shot downl- and what loss did we suffer? Only one American surface vessel was damaged, and our aircraft losses are described with one word - "light.• ~ll'-tnner:1r ► MARSHALS - 2 -------- RETAKE f 1 o c • · e d a i n t the ca rs,Ah o w many there were 1s indicated by the numb r the Ja p s ost. Seventy-two shot down, not co u nting other that wee destroyed on the ground! So you can see the icture of shi son the sea, ~ the great flattops,Adive bombers tryin g to take a plunge at them and low flying torpedo planes skimming ~ the water to get into 1.=a ran· e d their tin fish. ,\ And you can also visualize American planes from the carriers going after the attacking Japs, with intricate ma . . es of dogfights up in the blue - while the guns of . the warships blaze• with incessant flashes of anti-aircraft guns, shooting down such Japs as managet to get within range. Seventy-two of the enemy sky fleet shot down~- ind what loss did we suffer? Only one American surface vessel was damaged, and our aircraft losses are des er ibed with one word - "1 ight. • -e~,n:c·:k M . ARSH LLS - 3 ____________ .... lr_,S'c, ~ for the Ja p att ac ks o n our shi s.- a.nd what a bout our " ----- assaults a ainst theirs? The enemy h ad vessels of war ' ~ stationed~ the Marshalls, and these were assailed by I\ the planes from the American carriers. Six were destroyed. Three were cargo transports and one was an oiler. The other two were fighting ships - light cruisers, sent to the bottom. And the Japanese military rt( 5 installations on th~ island were blasted and smashed in our latest a■eault against the M a r s h a l ~ ~ J a _ anes p r op a 1:., anda is chan g in g its tune switching from unb · o en v i ctori e s a n d triumphas. Today the Tokyo radio admitted the overwhelming superiority of Allied air power on the South Pacific .fighting fronts. •the Allied air strength is so great," said a D Tokyo broa d cast, •that our troops look about, and say in surprise, 'Where have the Japanese planes gone?'• ~ An<:,that is likely to be an increasing refrain for the enemy soldiers to sing; as the war g ■■s continues •where have the Japanese planes gone?• To d in Washinton i stated th t, 1n sup lyin r lief to the liber at ed countri s, w are o _ n to use hoarded food supplies f ou nd in the enemy n ions. This i ea w p ri ounded by Assistant Secretary of State Dean Acheson , who presented his views to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of plasa f1r■ ulatei ~, 8NRRA• l■a&pa1a1 He pointed out th at the Nazis and Japs have looted the food supplies of t he oppressed p eople, and AA£1ter added: "There will .. - probably be surplus sup_ lies . in enemy countri.ect., particularly in Germany, which the military can make available to ON_RA for miiiiarx use in lib e rated areas.w In ~as h · , ton y, a co r o mise bill w a s ro p ose e s o diers a n s ilor to vote. T h e qu a rel all alon - a s been over t h e ~ es ion of 1 whet : e r t e ballotin g by the serv ce men s ou d be ,, under the co trol of the fe er 1 overnm . ent or of the states. The ge•ern ■ e:,i, Senat e ~ , i e p i a g e,at.e eea•rel .-,re11■ • ee8•rel~dier e a l ~ h a s voted 1n fa or of a a e co trol. This ha r a is e d a lot of acrimoni us a ent - i v h a n ry ch ~ r g es hurled at SOLDIE V TE - __ _ . . , . _ ___ __ _ S outh ern Sena ors f rom poll t x st tes. N o the com romise, whic is offered today by Congressman Rams p eck of Geor g i a . y cuage-e-,;. 111.;11 wzgae• ,. ~hat the Seaate resolution oalling for the states to eenduct ~ B allet.ing in t he Ar■y a116 Na,ry was _:tlv QDWOPka~le, aa~ suggests that the federal government, /\ through the army, should get the ba l lots to the aerTice men, and then deliver these back to the states • .... The Ramspeck compromise wou l d leav e the states to handle ~ the service votes from .tRft point o~- sceo1tti11g t'1 l11wh ,.. ,.. huai 1 egncrtlaa. •This,• says the Congressman, •would give the soldiers a chance to voe and leave entirely with the states t he uestion of wh ether the vote is qualified. 9 ... . - :. ~ . . e ee ft· e c:: se - r k n r v e s . ~ r- a · tree hun~red doll a~ s~GI \lele •~e ~lfe &ePYil 11XP ::fl' fas, an· have the bi:l _ ea dy as a C ris.aas ;resent. Of c o· rse, s ~ the ser•ice en a re n t yet e i £ i b · e , n ot · a · i ng y e be en ,: is ch r g e d • B t s ix een _e :. of the se_ ic e us•e ing ut a'"' • F 'i' E IV - ' .. ------ ------- ·_ n i 6 r e ur i e i i I:: oney t e a n ot t .a t .e r . orse t .au s be a le t ■ s e t to coll ct income t a x from t h e c l estia l h osts of e v en , but le r ve it t o U n cl e nry--he'll tr y . T e a n e 1 s w a t presen v re contributi n to th e Treas u ry are o f t e Fat e r Di vine v a r iety . It's part oft e Fat h er ivine r g ul a t i ons that all his a n els ust pay hatev~r t ley owe--eit er for back debts or valuables foun d or maybe even sw~ped. If t e people to whom paym _ nt i due can't be loc ted, then the s · ,ms of cpc~ are turned over to the g oYernment to b e used in pay in for t . h e · a r. At th e present writ in g, ~ ~ the Treasury is getting m ore tan a thousand dollarsl\from t h e F at h er Divine Conscience Fund. For exa mpl e, t_ere is the c a se of a n angel ~ c a lled wsat is fied Love.w She ha nded int nty-five dollars O make u p for m oney sh e foun d in th e sub ay ye r s a o o. nother c a lled "True Jaco b " ' icke d in , : ith ~ } t e n . , < . ~ ' b e e ~~ ~ · e d id t h t m uch l oafin g on a job . ot n e co nt ib r i lro d far be c au h o l op on - r r t c a r , r ' i t . r o T en t r e ' " · i l lin art 11 -- Eh e ' i nde e d a willing h e a rt ! c c · l n't t . in o ~ n ri n in 1•~ particular t at sh e O i e a nd y t i nto the Consci ce fund s . e put a hund d doll a r for t e · overnm e nt. S e 'J-. just f e 1 t s e o e d i t t o U n c 1 e Sam • Y e s , ,•: i 11 i n g 8 e art indtied- · -and it ou ld be bett.er if a lot o f u wer e - , illin g in t . e same wayJ ~ ~ _ , .A.e,'~to ~ ~~ ........ ;~~ ~ ~ J.. s ~~~ l..~> ;:::--~ J "'"' ~~