THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, AUGUST 22, 1943:
The possibility of devastating aerial assaults on the Japanese homeland itself, smashing open a path for ultimate seaborne invasion, loomed strongly Saturday night after the enemy's hasty evacuation of Kiska. Triumphant announcement of the retaking of the last. Japanese toehold in the western hemisphere came Saturday
from the Quebec conference where still greater Pacific operations are being planned.
The Red army has killed, wounded, or captured at least 1,000,000 German troops and destroyed more than 6,000 tanks in the past 47 days of heavy fighting on the eastern front where the Russians forged aheac on four sectors Saturday, Moscow announced Saturday night.
Allied bombers cut three trunk rail lines out of Naples Friday in their pre-invasion offensive against Italian transport while warships sank seven escape boats f r om Sicily and shelled the west coast of the Italian mainland for the second time in two days, it was
announced Saturday.
The Wisconsin State Journal
MADISON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1943
Skies Opened to Smash on Japan
Burma-China-lndia Air
Drive Mapped as Kiska's
Fall Sets Up New Base
The possibility of devastating aerial assaults on the Japanese homeland itself, smashing open a path for ultimate seaborne invasion, loomed strongly Saturday night after the enemy's hasty evacuation of Kiska. Triumphant announcement of the retaking of the last. Japanese toehold in the western hemisphere came Saturday
from the Quebec conference where still greater Pacific operations are being planned.
Unification of the U. S. air operations in China, India, and Burma under command of Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer—announced in New Delhi Saturday night—was interpreted in Washington as foreshadowing early intensification of the air war against Japan. Stimson, Soon on Way A few hours after Pres. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King disclosed the occupation! of Kiska, White House Secretary Stephen Early announced that Chinese Foreign Minister T. V. Soong and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimsoa are en route to Quebec, presumably in connection with military
decisions reached by Mr. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Early also revealed that Brit. Gen. William J. Donovan, director of the office of strategic services which compiles information on conditions in enemy countries, already in Quebec.
Pacific Conference Loom
Million German
Fall Before
Reds in 47 Days
6,000 Tanks Crushed
as Russians Forge
Ahead on Four Fronts
LONDON—(U.P.)—
The Red army has killed, wounded, or captured at least 1,000,000 German troops and destroyed more than 6,000 tanks in the past 47 days of heavy fighting on the eastern front where the Russians forged aheac on four sectors Saturday, Moscow announced Saturday night.
More than 300,000 Germans were killed between July 5, when the enemy opened his ill fated offensive' on the Kursk-Belgorod- Orel 'salient, and Friday, an announcement by the Soviet information bureau said. Action in Donets Basin. The Soviet high command's
special communique said .that in Saturday's fighting, Soviet troops had gone into action in the Donets basin southwest of Voroshilovgrad for the first time in weeks, and advanced on the Kharkov, Bryansk, and Spas Demensk sectors.
The Russians, who opened their own summer offensive on July 14 and broke the German drive, captured more than 25,000 Germans in the 47 days, the information bureau said.
"Taking into consideration that German wounded exceeds killed by two and one half times, it can be reckoned that enemy losses between July 5 and Aug. 20 amount
to at least one million," the bulletin said.
Bombers Cut
3 Railroads
Near Naples
Warships Sink Seven
Italian Escape Boats
in Pre-lnvasion Blow
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
North Africa—(U.P.)—
Allied bombers cut three trunk rail lines out of Naples Friday in their pre-invasion offensive against Italian transport while warships sank seven escape boats f r om Sicily and shelled the west coast of the Italian mainland for the second time in two days, it was
announced Saturday.
In a swift follow-up of Thursday's shattering raid on Foggia near the east coast, waves of Billy Mitchell and Marauder medium bombers carried the air offensive to the western side of Italy by day, battering Aversa anri Benevento, while RAF and Canadian Wellingtons hit Villa Literno Friday night.
Fourteen enemy fighters were shot down in fierce enemy combat over these targets.
British warships, keeping close vigil on the west coast, caught the enemy evacuation flotilla off Scales and U. S. naval formations set large fires at Gioia-Tauro in the second bombardment of that target.
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