Apr 25, 1944; Bombs Hit German bases in France:

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY APRIL 25, 1944:

London—(AP)—

American Fortresses and Liberators attacked Germany fighter bases in France, Industrial targets in southwest Germany and the Pas-De-Cataia area today at a loss of seven bombers and two fighters in carrying heavy bomber operations into the llth straight day.

New Guinea —(AP)—

American and Dutch invaders, slowed more by mud and mountain than by disorganized Japanese resistance, closed from two sides today on three airfields

in a 350 square-mile area of Dutch New Guinea around captured Hollandia.

Moscow—(AP)—

The Red army has smashed a German attack west of Dubno, 85 miles northeast of the big communications center of Lwow, which at first had succeeded in driving the Russians out of two localities, a Soviet communique said today.

IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25,1944.

9 PLANES LOST

IN LATEST RAID

American Fortresses, Liberators

Attack Targets in

France, Germany.

NAZI OPPOSITION SLIGHT

By AUSTIN BEALMEAR

London—(AP)—

American Fortresses and Liberators attacked Germany fighter bases in France, Industrial targets in southwest Germany and the Pas-De-Cataia area today at a loss of seven bombers and two fighters in carrying heavy bomber operations into the llth straight day.

 In one operation about 500 of the heavyweights struck fighter bases at Nancy, Metz and Dijon under escort from at least 500 Lightning, Mustang, Thunderbolt and RAF fighter planes. Enemy opposition there and over "industrial targets

in southwest Germany" was slight, tonight's communique said.

Later Liberators struck military installations on the coast of Prance. The communique said 10 enemy aircraft were destroyed in aerial combat and a number on the ground In the day's operations, which also included a sweep by P- 38 Lightning fighter-bombers to an airfield in northern Prance.

Follow Night Raids

The daylight attacks followed attacks last night by probably 1,000 planes of the RAF which blasted Industrial Munich and Karlsruhe.

Thirty British planes were lost last night. Mosquito planes hit Dusseldorf and other raiders pounded the rail depot at Chambly 20 miles north of Paris.

RE ISTANCE IS

NOT ORGANIZED

Hollandia invaders Slowed

More By Mud and Mountain

Than By Japs.

THREE AIRFIELDS TAKEN

By C. YATES McDANIEL

MacArthur's advanced headquarters,

New Guinea —(AP)—

American and Dutch invaders, slowed more by mud and mountain than by disorganized Japanese resistance, closed from two sides today on three airfields

in a 350 square-mile area of Dutch New Guinea around captured Hollandia.

A fourth airfield, seized by another invasion force against sniper opposition 150 miles to the southeast near Aitape, was pressed into service less than'48 hours after its capture. Fighters and troop transport planes landed there yesterday.

Thousands of invading troops the bulk of them Americans, were landed at three beachheads Saturday, protected by the guns and dive bombers of a naval armada which Adm. Chester W. Nimitz credits with wiping out 101 Nipponese planes, all but 13 on the ground.

Reports today by Gen. Douglas MacArthur and advices from the field by Associated Press War Correspondents told of a steamroller, impeded largely by the terrain, overrunning territory within bombing range of the Philippines.

Fighting Unorganized

Nowhere in the Hollandia area, less than 1,200 miles from Mindanao, was there any word of organized fighting by the 14,000 Japanese estimated to comprise the

defending force.

Reds Repulse Germans;

Stalemate Continues in

'Other Sectors.

By HENRY C. CASS1DY

Moscow—(AP)—

The Red army has smashed a German attack west of Dubno, 85 miles northeast of the big communications center of Lwow, which at first had succeeded in driving the Russians out of two localities, a Soviet communique said today.

More than 400 Nazis were slain in the Russian counterblow which dislodged the enemy from both places and "restored the situation" the bulletin declared.

Routed by Soviet Troops

In the Carpathian foothills more than 100 miles to the southwest, more than 200 Germans were officially reported killed after they crossed a stream southwest of  Stanislawow by night and were routed by Soviet troops in the morning.

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