Current Events July 26, 1942; RUSSIANS DESPARATELY HOLDING ON IN THE DON VALLEY:

         Cumberland Sunday Times

     CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, SUNDAY, JULY 26, 1942

Russia Says Battle For Rostov

Roaring In Outskirts; Germany

Reserves Thrown Into Struggle

REDS BATTLING

DESPERATELY

TO RETAIN CITY

Enemy, Taking Advantage

of Overwhelming Numerical

Superiority, Continuously

Storm Forts

BREAKING THROUGH

SOME RED POSITIONS

Moscow Says Germans Are

Still Being Pushed Back

in Voronezh Area; Battles

Bloodiest Ever

By EDDY GILMORE

Moscow, Sunday. July 2 (AP) —

German troops augmented by a.

steady flow of reserves to take the

place of fallen thousands have

smashed their way into the outskirts

of Rostov, the Russians acknowledged

early today.

Heavy fighting rolled all along the

lower Don river to Tsimlyarwk. 320

miles to the east, where the NAOS

were reported also suffering enormous

lasses in constant attempt* to

penetrate Soviet, defense* on the

south bank of the river.

The Germans have succeeded in

reaching the outskirts ol the town

(Rostov)," the midnight communique

said. The Germans are being forced

to throw reserves In heavy

fighting which continues In the Ros-

tov area.

Five Japanese Vessels,

Including A Destroyer,

Sunk by American Subs

SIXTH DAMAGED

AND POSSIBLY

SENT TO BOTTOM

Besides Modern Destroyer,

One Medium-Sized .Tanker,

and Three Cargo

Ships Are Victims

RAISES JAP TOLL OF

SUB ATTACKS TO 55

Fifteen Others Probably

Sunk, and Fourteen

Others Damaged Since

Pearl Harbor

Washington, July 25 (AP) The

Navy announced today that That Uhited

States submarines operating in,the

western Pacific had reported sink-

Ing five Japanese snips, including

one modern destroyer, and damaging

and possibly sinking a sixth

Washington, July 25--- (AP) — The

Navy announced today that the United

States submarines operating in,the

western Pacific ~had reported sink-

Ing five Japanese snips,"including

one modern destroyer, and damaging

and possibly sinking a. another

vessel

The submarine activities were reported

in navy department communique

No. 100, which said:

far east:

United State Submarines have report-

the following results of operations

in Far Eastern waters: