The Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, WEST VI RGINIA , FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1542
ADM. DARLAN ASSASSINATED
Fourth Red Winter Offensive Hits Reeling Germans
North Africa Chief
Victim of Gunman;
Slayer Is Arrested
French Chief Attacked iii Algeria:
Succumbs During Ride to Hospital;
Killer Reported Seized 'on Spot*
By Phil Ault
ALGIERS, Dee. 24 {UP).—Adm, Jean Francois Darlan, Allied sponsored
high commissioner of French Africa, was assassinated
this afternoon less than two months after he abandoned collabo-
ration with Germany to aid the United Nations.
Darlan, 61, a grandson and great-grandson of French sailors,
was attacked while en route to his offices here. He died shortly;
afterward while being: transported to a hospital, said a communi-
que issued by Allied North African headquarter1.
New Drive
Is Launched
In Caucasus
Hitler Hordes
Under Assault
On All Sides |
^ MOSCOW, Dec, 25 (Friday)
(UP).~-The Red army has
launched a fourth big winter
offensive in the central Caucasus,
driving the Germans back
12 miles, and has forged ahead'
another 12 to 15 miles on the
central Don front, killing or
capturing 34,€00 more Nazi
troops, a special communique
said today.
Nation Gets
Roosevelt's
Best Wishes
Forces of Evil
Badly Shaken,
Message Stales
WASHINGTON, Dec 23
(UP). — President Roosevelt
told the people today in his annual
Christmas message that
in their second Christmas eve
of World war II, finds the forces
of darkness less confident than
ever before in the fight against
the growing; might of Allies.
I give you a me message of cheer,"
he said. '"I cannot say 'Merry
Greetings Go Abroad
WASHINGTON Dec 24 (IT)
President Roosevelt today sent
Christmas greetings to t h e |
armed forces and auxiliary services
of. America's Allies.
Identical messages were sent
to the- 29 United Nations, to
the French national committee
in London, and'-to. Gen.-'Henri
Giruad, commanding: the French
forces fighting with, the Allies
in north Africa.
The message to the fighting
French was transmitted through
the American embassy in London
and that to Giraud" .through
Robert D. Murphy recently appointed
to the rank of minister
in north Africa
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Christmas' for I think constantly
of those thousands of soldiers and
sailors who are in actual combat
throughout the world—
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