THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, JUNE 5, 1943:
Creation of the first regiment of
a new French army in occupied France was announced
today in a broadcast from Vichy by Pierre Laval, chief
the Vichy government. The Vichy regime has had
no regular army since the fall of France although the Nazis
had permitted Laval to take various measures originally
prohibited by the armistice to attempt to aid the Axis defense
of Europe.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S.
chief of army staff, Sir Alan Brooke, British, chief of staff,
and other high Allied military leaders at a war conference in
the North African theater have worked out plans for striking the
"worst blow yet" against the Axis.
Chinese forces recaptured the important!
Japanese base at Kungan, in central China, wiping- out more
than half of the enemy forces and driving the remainder northeastward,
today's communique disclosed.
After years of struggle against the Japanese invaders of
their country, Chinese troops now are learning the taste of victory
as they hurl counter-offensives in the Yangtze river area
under an umbrella of Chinese and American planes, who have
established air superiority.
Air forces based on Africa struck again Friday at Italy's softened
defenses, dropping nearly a quarter-million pounds of bombs on
Grottaglie, airdrome at Taranto,the biggest naval base in South
Italy.
The Wisconsin State Journal
MADISON, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1943
Allied Chiefs Perfect
Plan for 'Worst Blow'
Churchill Meets
Marshall, Other
Heads in Africa
High Command
Confident After
War Conference
BULLETIN
LONDON — (U.P.) — Creation of the first regiment of
a new French army in occupied France was announced
today in a broadcast from Vichy by Pierre Laval, chief
the Vichy government. The Vichy regime has and
no regular army since the fall of France although the Nazis
had permitted Laval to take various measures originally
prohibited by the armistice to attempt to aid the Axis defense
of Europe.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa— (U.P) —
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Gen. George C. Marshall, U. S.
chief of army staff, Sir Alan Brooke, British, chief of staff,
and other high Allied military leaders at a war conference in
the North African theater have worked out plans for striking the
"worst blow yet" against the Axis.
Virtually every high Allied military leader as well as British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden attended the war conferences and
accompanied Churchill on a two day visit to British and American
troops in Tunisia.
Press conferences were held later, with Churchill and Marshall
among those discussing the general situation but without permitting
correspondents to quote them directly.
Both Confident
It can be said, however, that Churchill and Marshall appeared
pleased with developments and were in a confident mood.
Churchill expressed satisfaction with improvement in the
battle of the Atlantic against the Nazi U-boats and belief that the
new unity agreement among the French leaders. Gen. Henri Giraud
and Gen. Charles de Gaulle, would be lasting.
Allied Planes Blast
Taranto's Airdrome
BULLETIN
CHUNGKING—(U.P)—
Chinese forces recaptured the important!
Japanese base at Kungan, in central China, wiping- out more
than half of the enemy forces and driving the remainder northeastward,
today's communique disclosed.
The communique said also that other Chinese forces smashed
into the outer defenses of Ichang:, the chief Japanese base on the
Yangtze in western Hupch, and recaptured the town of Mcitseya,
a high suburb of Ichansr.
Air forces based on Africa struck again Friday at Italy's softened
defenses, dropping nearly a quarter-million pounds of bombs on
Grottaglie, airdrome at Taranto,the biggest naval base in South
Italy.
After years of struggle against the Japanese invaders of
their country, Chinese troops now are learning the taste of victory
as they hurl counter-offensives in the Yangtze river area
under an umbrella of Chinese and American planes, who have
established air superiority.
The Pacific
In the Pacific war the advancing Chinese armies appeared ready for
an attempt to recapture Ichang, the main Japanese base in central
Chiria. Chungking dispatches indicated the Chinese were clearing
the north side of the Yangtze river near Ichang. The south shore ,
already was back in Chinese hands.
The Chinese penetrated Ichang itself in a raid, killing 500 Japa-!
nsese, capturing a suburb, and set ting fires in fuel dumps, Chungking
said.
In the Southwest Pacific, Allied fliers dropped 18 tons of. bombs on
Wewak, major Japanese New Guinea base, and hit at Babo, Dutch
New Guinea
We'll Strike Again
June 20 Unless Pact
Is Made, UMW Says
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON— (U.P)—The War Labor Board today insisted
that the United Mine Workers make good on their promise to go
back to work Monday before resuming negotiations to break the
long stalemate in conferences over a new contract.
WASHINGTON— (U.P) —The United Mine Workers today
threatened to strike again two weeks from Monday if a satisfactory
wage-hour agreement had not heen negotiated by that
time with hard and soft coal operators.
The union disclosed that in ordering its 530,000 members
back to the pits on Monday, it had set June 20 as the deadline
for another walkout if the contract issue has not been settled.
The UMW policy committee telegraphed all local unions in the
nation's coal fields that "this action was taken to protect your union
and its membership" and added: "Let each member cooperate
with this policy."
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