This was Reported today; Current Events April 4, 1943: Two Japanese cruisers have been sunk at Kavieng, New Ireland, by Allied planes, the high command announced today.A-large destroyer also was sunk and two -others were hit and badly damaged. The situation in Berlin and other big cities of Germany is becoming "internally serious" after recent bombings, persons arriving from Germany report. Posters saying that "we want peace and to be friends with the other people of the world" appeared the morning after a heavy bombing, these sources said. A number of persons were reported to have been executed. Grim waves' of American infantry beat Saturday against the rugged and heavily-mined Axis defenses protecting Marshal Rommel's inland flank which lay wedged between the United States army corps to the west and the British Eighth Army on the Gulf of Gabes. On the steep slopes of the barren brown hills east of El Guetar,

GERMANS FEAR HOUR OF TERROR AT HAND

                               San Antonio Express

          SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1943

          SEVEN JAP SHIPS SUNK

U. S. Pilots

Blast 3

Vessels

By Associated Press

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS

in AUSTRALIA, Sunday,

April 4.—Two Japanese cruisers have been sunk at

Kavieng, New Ireland, by Allied planes, the high command

announced today.A-large destroyer also was sunk

and two -others were hit and badly damaged.

This aerial triumph followed quickly yesterday's announcement

that reconnaissance planes had spotted numerous ships in

Kavieng sector, 550 miles northeast of the Allied base of Port

Moresby, New Guinea, after which bombers scored hits on a 10,000-

ton and a 6,000-ton enemy ship. The raiders struck before dawn---

Raids

Hit Nazi

Morale

By Associated Press

LISBON, April 3.—The situation in Berlin and other

big cities of Germany is becoming "internally serious"

after recent bombings, persons arriving from Germany

report.

Posters saying that "we want peace and to be friends with the

other people of the world" appeared the morning after a heavy

bombing, these sources said. A number of persons were reported

to have been executed.

Persons 'recently arrived from Bern said the German "situation

is very tense, and the people fear that the hour of terror may strike

at any moment."

American

Tanks Try

Advance

Armored Division Pulls

Back to Let Infantry

Widen Gap

by Associated Press

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS

IN NORTH AFRICA,

April 3.—Grim waves' of American infantry beat Saturday

against the rugged and heavily-mined Axis defenses

protecting Marshal Rommel's inland flank which lay wedged

between the United States army corps to the west and

the British Eighth Army on the Gulf of Gabes.

On the steep slopes of the bar-

barren brown hills east of El Guetar,

Lt, Gen. George S. Patton Jr., renewed his attacks to clean

the enemy out of positions now blocking the expected junction of

the Americans with the British.

The Americans, who learned the art of war the hard way

against the most skilled opposition, made a sudden bid for a

break-through early Friday when a tank column traversed a narrow

track across an enemy mine field along a road leading toward

the coast.

Thousands of Mines

Subs Send

Four to

Bottom

by Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April 3.—

A Japanese Destroyer, a large transport and

freighters were sunk by American submarines during

operations in the Pacific, the Navy reported Saturday

In addition another destroyer was damaged, and two other

freighters also were successfully attacked, one being listed

as .probably sunk.

The: Navy communique reporting the attacks on these

seven enemy ships gave no details.

Communique No. 334 said:

"Pacific and Far East:

"1, U.S. submarines, have reported "the 'following results of

operations, against the enemy in the'.waters of these areas;. ;

"(a)-0ne destroyer sunk.

"(b) One large transport sunk.

"(c) Two medium-sized freighters

sunk. • •

"(d) One medium-sized freighter

damaged and probably sunk.

"(e)'One destroyer damaged.