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8th Army Cnly .35 Miles FY0111 El Agheila

Rommel’s Army must stand soon if At all; Tripoli is bombed heavily.

Submarines Are Still The Supreme Menace

LONDON, Nov. fl-(CP Cabin-Warnings came from sevcrai quarters in Britain the lust few days that the submar- ine still is the greatest threat to Allied victory.

"if we could conquer the submarine, Churchill would be able to say this is the begin- hing of the end and not the end of the beginning," a high govcrnmflnt source said in uariiiug that the seriousness of ship sinkings cannot be ot-crcmphasized.

Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Privy Seal, told the Com- mons: “The most serious prob- icm facing us is that of the Y-hoat menace." A. V. Alex- ander. First Lord of the Ad- miralty, warned in an address: “Tilcre is no final victory yet in the greatest of all our illllilieml. U-boats at sea."

The Evening Standard ed- ilorinlly called submarines, “thc supreme menace."

Behind these warnings to the country, which has been in- clined to become overbuoyant over the Anglo-American suc- cesses in French North Africa and the victory of the 8th Army in Ely!!!‘ is the realiza- tion that, as Sir Stafford said. “sea power remains the vital key to our success and a first charge upon our re- sources."

Willie U-boats roam the 0083115 inflicting heavy dam- ego-cven st great cost-that power is menaced_ And during iile last few weeks shipping losses have mounted after a. hill! period of comparative lull.

Tile reasons for the increas- ed losses is authoritative], es- llillineil by the fact it took iiiimr 350 warships to guard the treat convoy of 500 merchant "libs to North Africa Some of these had been taken off 0i r convoy runs. The secret of success against U-boats is ""°"i Ships and with the num- bfrs of these reduced, the Grrmnns were able to inflict “WY-life heavier than usual.

“ififlfllea warfare now being "Fried on is on a far greater scale than In the last war. Till‘ Germans have far more submarines at sea and have inflicted immensely losse- ilizin in l9l4-I8—ot the "m" time losing three times '5 "Vi"! U-hoats as were lost

that conflict. Little more

"Ian a week ago. Alexander anvmunred that mo!" than

submarines have been mllionr damaged so for i1

e second Great War.

Homing Events

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Iiy STEPHEN BARBER. (Associated Press Staff Writer]

CAIRO. Nov. 22 -(AP) — Mobile armored formations of the British 8th army pounding around the cur- ving shores of the Gulf of Slrte to-

Agheila, which offers Marshal Rom- mel's whipped Africa Corps its best chance to stand and. fight 1i; out east of Tripoli,

‘This was about midway between E1 Agheila and Agedablc. where British forces overtook the Axis rem-guard. Thus the 8th army was maintaining the steady 35-mlle-a day cllp set. since the Germans and Italians took to their heels at El Alamein. some 725 miles to the east 20 days ago.

Even if Rommel does get to Tri-

ll he likely wlll be under Allied

mbs, making any attempt at an

escape by sea an adventure fraught with Deril. That he won't. find anv rest there was indicated by the going-over given Tripoli Saturday by Allied bombers in the latest of e. series of punishing blows.

One ship-which might have been waiting to take some of Rommefs Africa Corps oulfi-was left spouting smoke. the Mole was blown sky high and bombs were squarely in e warehouse.

led Weather

Bad weather prevented Allied alr- men from keeping up their deadly assaults on RommePs remnants but British and American medium bombers golf. in some heavy licks

e Axis-occu led naval

to be delivered by Dimes based in the Middle East. TWO Gama" planes were shot down off Tllllisil and an anti-aircraft ship damaged. Previous air blows against Tunisia from this direction had been de- llvered from Malta.

(Dennis Johnson, BBC corres- pondent 1n the Middle East. said 1n a broadcast heard in New York by CBS that anowfails had been re-

Axis forces makinu El Aghella in the 30-mile wide dc- file between the Midil-BITB-lleflfl coast and the inland Salt Sinks. a Brliélsh m llltary commentator “fifths Aldo armies still are plun- n to make a fl ht of it. it cer- tain y will be at 1 Ashellu and at the sent rate of their retreat it will ln a. day or so.”

Axis Army Near Exhaustion

This informant sold there is con- siderable evidence that the Nazis and Fascists are nearinli fliililust‘ ion after legging it across North Africa at such a pat-e. He added. however, that Rommel BDDBTERUY ms received some tanks which hlld been left at, rear line rcDBir Silfliifllls-

All‘ forces disclosed mean- while an audacious man- oeuvre pulicd off to eonifiiillil! to the rout of Rommel.

This surprise tactic involved the ferrying of coin act "Iii"! groups. complete wth ground crews and Illiillllli». to air- fielde well be d tbs enemy lines.

These ‘unite wered r an an

golhtbspos UNI erlabled Allied fighters to str e deeply 1n the enemy’! cormifzliunicrigntfoiis beyond lwfml-i s e rig g . An incident illustrating the ef- fectivenem of o ration oc- curred when a prolcc ion force of . .11‘. armoured cers cune across a German soldier stranded tn the desert walking in the wron! dimi- ion and nearly dead oi thirst. Shortly afterward. to the asfonlli- merit of this N . the armoured cars were overtaken by a kaneport lane fleet and when the Irfllllld orce halted e few minutes later there were is coming in to Land! whim the grouwurid m‘en “woe: us y ie n: up pmen , r and ammunition landed by the transport craft. The German had covered the same ground a few hours before and had been sole living thing in that

ri. of the desert. now transformed nio a busy air .

some of the most damaging blows from these fields were against Axle croc who thought they were 1e- tree I'll through sale territory, oniv to be strofed unmcrclfully.

The R. A. Ii’. meanwhile was striking heavily against Axle ship- laingln the central Mediterranean n ken of whet. will come when Allied gains In North Africa are turned into bases for attacks upon

enemy communications and upon the continent itself.

day were reported 35 miles from El

CHARLQTTEAToWNTCANAoAIIo/IONDAY, NOVEMBER 23,119.12

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Yank iii e Bombers ilaid Jap Airdrome

SYDNEY, Nov. n —(AP)—'1'he capture of Buna. beleaguered J81!- anese invasion base in New Guinea by Allied forces is imminent, dls- patches from the battlefront said

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A fed forces were decared threatening the Japanese from three sides. possibly indicating the enemv communications to Gone, 32 miles to the northwest, had been severed by forces cioslng in‘ on the Japanese caught in a s eaclily con- stricting triangle with the sea to their backs.

A Japanese convoy with four destroyers was sighted about 90 miles north of Buna travelling at

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA. Nov. Z3 — (Monday) - (OP) — Allied bombers have sunk a Japanese destroyer which apparently was attempting to land troops at

Buna, the enemy's base on the northeast coast of New Guinea where Australian and American forces are closing in, the high comma ‘ said today.

Despite this aerial pounding, carried out in darkness and un- der adverse weather conditions. the Japanese apparently suc- ceeded landing reinforce- ments. the communique said.

n high speed and a fleet of United States bombers swept out to sea in hot pursuit.

The dispatch failed to say in which direction the convoy was moving but earlier reports said Japanese warships had been mari- oeuvring warily offshore presum- ably for a long-shot chance to land reinforcements or rescue survivors 01f the bachy mauled Japanese gar- 1' son.

By Dean Schedler

Associated Press Staff Writer

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA. Nov. 22 -(AP) -— American dlve bombers plowed up the Japanese aird (m at Bum Saturday during more than 100 Allied aerial sorties aimed at softening up the enemy base for a knockout blow from Australian and United States forces closing in from all land sides.

Poised to Seize Airfield

With American troops poised to seize the airfield lying on the out- skirts of Buna village, dive-bombers swept in from tree top-level in repeated bombing and strafing at.- tacks. Twelve tons of bombs rind thousands upon thousands of rounds of ammunition were used in these assaults upon enemy de- fence positions.

The powerful, co-ordinated All- ied land and air attack appeared today to revolve around four ele- ments, the first of which is the strugge for the airdrome. stub- bornly defended by the Japanese with heavy mortars.

The others include:-

l. An assault upon Buna proper by Allied forces pressing fmward from several directions inland.

2. A11 attack upon Sanonda point nearby where the Japanese are dug ‘r1 with gcod natural defences.

3. Australian patro‘. activity in the Gena mission area.

ll.A.F. ilaiiling, Alarms Show

IONDON, Nov. 23 —(Mor1day) — (CB-Reuters News A ency re- ported earlv today the air raid alarms sounded lest night in Basel and Zurich, Switzerland.

‘lhese alarms lasted about an

hour.

In the past such alarms have indicated that the ll.A.F. was en‘ route to bomb Italy.

LONDON, Nov. 22 -(AP)—'i'he German radio station "Dcutscb- Zand" went off the elr tonight shortly after 10 p.m. (This usually lnwcstes an air raid alarm).

Lehman Named To New War Position

WABIIINGTON. Nov. t2 -(AP) -Presldent Roosevelt Saturday placed Governor Herbert H. Leh- man of New York in charge of dis- tributln American food. clothing and me lclne i0 the people of lands occupied by troops of the United Notions.

Indicating that the president Wish- es an early start made on this task. the White House announced that lehman will resign as New York Governor‘ about Dec. 3. His term

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This week-end marks an Axis

ed into Rostov-On-Don. That wee campaign of that year.

with the Russian winter. I I I

winter of '41 to tell his people "lt

in China and in the I-‘ar Pacific.

while by American victories. I

mics iuurcd to winter, of proven

be spanned from the east as from I I I

Yet there are two other factors

power. There is growing suspicion merit in the Ailird problem for rn war.

would normally expire Jan. 1. lie

did not seek re-eiection.

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w... Situation Last Night

(By Kirke L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst)

war anniversary Hitler haa not for-

gotten but will not celebrate It wan Nov. 22, 1941, that his armies roll-

the high-water merlr of hil Russian

A week later his troop, rolled out of Rostov again, in retreat. What he has since recorded ss his darkest hour of the war was upon him

Within recent weeks Hitler has recapilulated events of that dread

cannot happen again." Yet by every

available yardstick this Nov. 22 is more ominous for his madc-in-Beriin Axis. Disaster is stalking it not. in Russia. alone, but in Africa, at sea,

A full-powered Allied invasion threat actually ls knocking tl1und- erously at its European southern postern gate from North Africa. Be- fore this winter ends, its counterparts may be hammering also from the west across the English Channel and the North Sea, In l1"- Pal-me, Japanese sea power. the vital weapon on that front, is being bled

And in unconquered and uneonquernble ltnssia itself n. storm also is brewing. Still at bay short of his objectives in the Volga-Dori cor- ridor und in the Caucasus as another winter closes know that the deadliest Allied attack of all in in the making Red ar-

in, Iiiller must

skill and unrivalled courage. are

massing for attack, not defencq And no delaying water hazard need

the south or the west. I I I

in the war situation at this moment

which may be giving Ilitler even gravcr concern. They are the air power he can still muster and maintain to meet his expanding defence needs and the fuel oil resources on which he can depend to power his mechanized armies and operate his war industries,

The major mystery of the war at this crucial stage is Nazi air

that it has ‘been-en overrated ele- onths if not from the outset of the

Seven German‘ Divisions In

Heacllong Flight

14,000 Enemy Troops Killed and

13,000 Capta red,

MOSCOW, Nov. 22- (AP; —TI‘G Red Army, falling upgn the Ger- mans ln a mighty double oihnsive from North and South Sta'ln;red, has severed both railroads feeding supplies to the Nazis east of the Don River, a special Soviet com- munique unnounrcd today, ln a. brilliantly-executed manoeuvre which ernvely imperlllcd rnemy positions 1n the whole of the Don Basin and the Caucasus.

More than 14,020 Nazis were slaughtered and 13,000 captwed bv cmrushlng Soviet foncss wlfch ad- vanced between 38 ands-i miles and occupied the town of Knlsch. an the east bank of the Dori about 50 miles west cf Stalingrad. said the special announcement, broad- cast bv the Moscow radio.

In all. seven German divisions- six infantry’ and nne tank-cf per- haps 100,000 in 125,030 men, were declared thrown into hearilm‘ fllnht. 'I‘i1c announcement sdd=d jubllnnilyr: “'I'l1c offensive by 0111' troops continues."

The Red Army entry trim Knlach posed an lmrncdnte and dire threat o the rear of surviving Grnnan forces which have stormed fntfloly for more than bwo monbhs at the grlarnfte-btistions of Stalingrad 1t- se .

Ned's of this surprise blow lo the invader followed an announcement earlier In the week of another ma- lrir victory in which 5,000 Germans were slain at Ordzhonikldze by 311551811 forces mashing a Nnzi threat to the Georgian Military m? through the Caucasian Moun-

s.

Curiously, the an uncement of the latest drive fell on the anniver- sary of the German High Corri- manda report a year ago of lta first entry lnbc Rostov, gateway w the Caucasus and highwnter mark 0f ilhc Nazi drive in that area in 194-1. A week later the Nazis were forced out of Rostov, although they came back to cs/pture the city again last July, '

Moscow Reports.

Cripps To New Post

LQNDON. Nov. 23-tMo11day| —lCPl——Sil' Stafford Cripps left the war cabinet as Lord Privy Seal today w become Minister of Aircraft Produc- tion. it was announced earlv today. '

‘Herbert. ‘Morrison. mt. ining illS push 11s Home Si eiclriry 11nd War Minister of Ilmnc Secur- lty. succeeds Sir Stafford in file war cabinet niul Eden. Fbrclgn Sectiiiry as- sunics S11‘ Stnfforrls post us leader in the House of Com. mcns.

Sir Stafford replaced Col. J, J. Llcwollin as Minister for Aircraft Production

It Wns explained that he did not want to slay 1n the Will‘ Cubillct because of the technical work attached to his negupost, m

er mln tel 1 h included:- H; c an“!

Iilewellfn was made Resident Minister in Charlie of Supply

o r Washington o "Mo" M

Maj. Oliver Stanley, mom. of the Service Committee and former War Secretary, be- came Colonial Secretary.

Viscount Cranborne, whom Silmlry replaces as Colonial

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IThree Killed Many Injured in Train Wreck

VALDOGTA, Gn., Nov. 22 _. (A?) -- Three persons were lflllld and II '

' o1 the Royal Palm passenger traui on u fhunmg trestle nvar here today About 20 persons were takin to llospilal and others received lll‘5f aid truizincni. ,

_'I‘l1e southbound brain's two m- l gines parser! over the trestle span- ll‘ g a small stream, but two mall 1 cans and first SIX passenger coaches were derailed. Mcst of them over- turned tlonrn a 12-foot embankment One fell lllLO the one-foot-decp Withln-Coocliee River The last two of the l0 coaches remained on the tracks.

There was no official explanat- lcn of LII" fire which was eating away the short wooden trestle. The Royal Palm was en route from Cin- Clllllfill lo Florida over the South. em Railway.

Heavy Loss in Stanley Bridge Fire

Mr. C.H. Reid loses build- ings, crop, livestock, machinery.

destroyed the

Fire last night form buildings of Clarence H. Reid 1.; Stanley Bridge, wsffiic" with Ltc-shock, 01m; and implements. .<"~ oral barns and the dwcllln were cried. A small amount o "d of or nrtWcs from the rd bc-‘ore smead- c salvage workers Origin of the flrr ls un-

knrxx-n. ‘Mr. Rcklfls lc=s included two hor-

ses. nine head of cattle. “WW1 p‘, some lions and all 111s crop and most of l1ls farm mflcilinefll- No c7t1nnic of the amount of i085 was available but it was believed it would be in excess of $1000-

Thc fire started in the burns and spread rapidly. It wos_ discovered by members of Mr. Reid's family who thought. they noticed smoke ‘they investigated and found fire breaklnZ out of lire barns. An n- larm was sounded and nelvhbnrs gathered from mllcs aronlld- All attempt was made to save‘ the house 11111. the wind bl'w spur“ i“ a sicrrlv shoxvcr frnrn the hlazlnl: bnrn: 1117i my mvayg Embers were , carrln‘. directly towards the dwcl - I

m; p1“. flglygcv-s; were hnmpcwfl by lack of xvntcr on". it W?‘ "01 long bcfwrc it iiocnlllc llvlvilrrlli

the 111111511115: was donmrrl. Th n e.’- forts were cnnovnirnted on sn-vlntl lmns-chrld efforts. When lllf‘ fire was discovered shnrtly- after" fl o'clock. if \l'll.< i0" Ill!‘ in ._ . estoclr from iln- sin- 1110:, '1":1~ ynolr- lnterloi" of ‘ilr barns was citltlor in flames or filicrl wit», dew-c smoke. It could 11M b!“ learnt-fl whether the " ss was covered b3" msnrzutcr- 1 l

s2 ilxis-Eecret Agents Arrested

ORAN ALGERIA, Nov "v-lAPl _ United Stall-s military 111111101‘- ltles today announced tln- arrest of 52 suspect/J .-\Xl5_ scClPl Hlscilii within 2 1-2 lnuirs m ‘orlail by Am- erican and French Dfl 1'0 5

The raids started at 6:30 “(m-r and sllll were under aw We is afiécllilégontlie Allied occupationAxlfi was known that nulllorvlll; but agents are Prrwlll i" 515"“ 1 their roundup was dclrlyfli f" I!” ; itlltéglAfr-leaAqiynsligjltllivliflt/Csyk 0f broo 0 5n - 1er ca a . The list of German and Italflo" . sus 01s was drawn up fiom ‘i111 Ola l mu ion supplied b?! the 7'7"“ an Allied. workers who have been functioning in lOrnn for two venrll

Chinese Airmen in lleavyllaid

CHUNGKING. Nov, 22-(AP)— Chincrc- airmen flvinc bombing pianos loosorl (ICViiSlfilIllQ raids l4- flay again» Shnsl, Yanulze River port in Huprh Provinct‘. and snzrvnn. on lilo Han River 35 miles 1o the northeast. the Control News Agency rcpcrlcd tonight in a dis- patch from a secret. nlrrlrome

Heavy concentrations of rive:- bargrs and Japanese military Ps- ldbll°llllll‘lll< were reported sci nflame at 1min these cities where violent fivhtlng is in progress :1!- tcr the enemy Initiated oifenslre operations

others were llljllled 111 n_

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BACK IN TUNISIA‘

"ififiiiipélpljgl F ren CH id

Alli_e_c_l Army

Predict Severe Fighting Before

Germans Driven

ALLIED FORC E

From Tunisia.

(By Wes Gallagher, Associated Pun-s Stuff Writer) HPJADQUAIVPICRS

IN N0 RT H

fAFRlCA, Nov. 22—(Al’)—-A British advance force push- ;ing along the coast of Northern Tunisia toward liizerte hurled back a German armored column in a stiff fight Saturday while American Flying Forlresses and twin- ‘cnglned pursuit planes severely mauled the German air

‘One of the British adva

communique said “Others were damaged sn houses were observed.

in Tunisia which disregarded pose the Axis occupation of T

firisis Near For Mussolini; Panic Spreads

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