The Lethbtidge Hearld
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, FRIDAY, JULY 10,1942
British Forcing Rommel Back In Egypt
Enemy Tanks Lead
Fierce Assault
Voronezh Conflict
Moscow Sijs Voronezh Situation is "More Complicated"
and Southern Front "Very Difficult"—
Russ Counter-Attack Threatening German
Flank—Two Bridgeheads Over
the Don River
Henry C. Cassidy, Associated Press Staff Writer)
MOSCOW, July 10 — (A.P.) — German tank forces
which crossed the Upper Don bit into the Soviet lines
before Voronezh today while 100 miles to the south a
second furious battle raged full force at the approaches
to Rossosh where reinforced German troops had driven a
new salient 90 miles into the Russian line.
Red Star, organ of the Soviet army, said conditions
west of Voronezh were becoming "more complicated"' and
those near Rossosh "very difficult" with combat close to
the city. It appealed for a stand to the death.
Russ Fliers
Smash Nazi
Arctic Bases
Soviet Bombers Raid Airfields
in Finland and
Norway
GERMAN BASES USED
FOR CONVOY ATTACK?
MOSCOW, July 10,— (AP)—
Bombing; German airdromes in
northern Norway and Finland,
the Red air force has inflicted
heavy new damage on the bases
from which German planes have
been raiding ports and shipping
off the Arctic supply line to
Russia, -war front dispatches reported
today
Allied Air
Units Pound
Supply Lines
British Pressure Bends Axis
Line in Arc Toward
Coast
AXIS RUSHES MEN,
ARMS FROM BALKANS
By EDWARD KENNEDY
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
CAIRO, July 10.—(AP)—British
mobile columns southwest of EL
Alamein squeezed Field Marshal
Erwin Rommel's armored
right flank back toward the sea
today while United States bombers
and British submarines
sought to cut his Mediterranean
supply line.
More Sinkings
in St. Lawrence
OTTAWA, July 10—(C.P.)—A report that three ships were sunk
in the St. Lawrence river by enemy submarines last Sunday night
was referred to in the house of commons today by J. S. Roy (Ind.,
Gaspe). Be said the report came from his constituents and asked if
the government would make a statement or hold a secret session to
discuss the matter.
14-SHIP CONVOY
Mr. Roy said his information was
the ships formed part of a 14-ship
convoy and nere torpedoed off Cape
Chat.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
said Mr. Roy ihould have conferred
with Navy Minister Macdonald before
raising the matter in the house.
He said Mr. Roy was present when
Mr. Macdonald, following previousy
reported sinkings, had outlined the
policy to be followed in giving in-
formation about future sinkings.
Mr. Macdonald was not in the
house today.
"Any statement to he made on this
matter will be made by the minister,"
said Mr. King, "and it will be
made at a time when he thinks
best."
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