Current Events September 1, 1942; AXIS MOVES AGAINST BRITISH AT AL ALAMEIN/

            The Lethbridge Herald

                   LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1942

ROMMEL GAINS EIGHT MILES IN EGYPT

Axis Moves 140,000

Men Against British;

Fierce Battle Rages

Main Attack Develops at Southern End of El Alamein

Front, Near Qattara Depression—New Zealand

Troops Stage Successful Night Raid—

U.S. Bombers With R.A.F. Raking

Gen. Rommel's Army

Cairo, Sept. 1— (A.P.) —Fierce fighting has been

raging in the western desert for more than 24 hours

with the Germans and Italians making their long-expect-

ed attack on the central and southern sectors of the El-

Alamein line in the early hours of yesterday.

The main attack, in the area of El Alamiein near the

Qattara depression, came after a successful night raid by

New Zealanders and a weak Italian attack which was

repulsed with heavy losses.

British Hold In Centre

Japs Launch Strong

Drive From Kokoda

Across New Guinea

Heavy Fighting Goes On

as Australian Line

Holds'

AUSSIES ESCAPE TRAP

INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES

LONDON. Sept. 1.— (C.P.) —

The Japanese have launched a

strong attack on the Kokoda

front of New Guinea, mountainous

no-man's-land between Japanese-

held Buna and the Allied

advanced base at Port Moresby,

a Reuters news agency field

dispatch said today.

Some Australian advance posts

were abandoned under vigorous

Japanese pressure, but the Allied

positions were being restored

after heavy fighting, the dispatch

said. The main defense

line was reported intact.

Although the invaders struck

hard, the Australians escaped

being trapped and many causalities

were inflicted in close fighting

the dispatch said.

JAPS STRAFED