Current Events June 12, 1942: BOTH SIDES REPORT RAGING FIGHT IN UKRANE:

        THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE

HIGH POINT, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12, 1942

SEVASTOPOL HITS BACK AT NAZIS

U. S. LOSES AIRCRAFT CARRIER

Furious Fight Is Raging In Ukraine Area

Reds Regain Some Positions

At Sevastopol but Situation

Is Extremely Grave

By HENRY C. CASSIDY

MOSCOW, June 12.—(AP)—

After beating off a week of

virtually constant German onslaughts,

defenders at t h e

Crimean naval base of Sevastopol

have counter - attacked

and improved some of their

positions, Russian Army dispatches

said today.

Axis Again Smashing At Tobruk Line

British Hurl Tanks it German

Armored Force Threatening

Key Libyan Port

(By. The Associated Press:)

CAIRO, Egypt, June 12.—

British tanks are locked in a

bitter battle with German armored

forces about 30 miles

southwest of Tobruk today in

an effort to block the drive of

three strong columns which

turned northeastward toward

that objective after forcing

the Free French out of Bir-

Hacheim,. southern anchor of

the British line

Axis Sub Sunk

As 2 More Ships

Sent To Bottom

(By The Associated Press)

Ever-active enemy submarines

had on theiir credit side today

(Fri) two more officially acknowledged

sinkings of Allied and neutral

merchantmen in the western

Atlantic, but apparently have been

forced to-enter one of their own

number on their debit list".

As the navy reported yesterday.----