Current Events August 28, 1943;

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY AUGUST 28, 1943:
American and Allied bombers and l i g h t e r s hurtled in relays across the Channel  yesterday in the fourth
straight day of unrelenting -attack on Luftwaff installations. While the raiders were taking another big bite out of the Nazis' a i r - defense against invasion, first-hand reports began to come out of the Reich itself, telling in detail the devastation and terror left by last 1oiHkiy night's RAF attack on Berlin.

Strong forces of heavy and medium bombers, dumping thousands of fragmentation bombs and tons of explosives. renewed the Allied assault on kcy airfields near Naples, yesterday's communique disclosed. Fresh attacks were made on the coast of Italy's "toe" by British warship

The Russians launched a new offensive yesterday, this time west and southwest of Orel, an area which had been quiet following the capture of that city several days ago

Much of Denmark remained in a state of emergency today as the Danish police appeared to have throttled demonstrations in Copenhagen with mass arrests. Danes were warned by the police they faced a two-year pri-son term if convicted of rioting.
Finnish political leaders, advocating moves for a separate peace with Russia, have warned President Ryti that unless foreign policy is changed "Finland is sliding towards a dangerous path for her future, perhaps a
f a t a l position." the Finnish government disclosed today. 


           THE STARS AND STRIPES
          Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations
                       New York, N.Y.— London, England Saturday, Aug. 28, 1943

     Luftwaffe Bases Hit Fourth Straight Day

B26s Blast
Foe's Fields
Of Defense
First Berlin Eye-Witness
Accounts Say Damage
Great, 5,000 Killed
American and Allied bombers and l i g h t e r s hurtled in relays across the Channel  yesterday in the fourth
straight day of unrelenting -attack on Luftwaff installations. While the raiders were taking another big bite out of the Nazis' a i r - defense against invasion, first-hand reports began to come out of the Reich itself, telling in detail the devastation and terror left by last 1oiHkiy night's RAF attack on Berlin.
With casualties in the German capital estimated at more than 5.000 killed and 25,100 injured, and w i t h  tens of thousands-aid to be evacuated or fleeing of their own accord from Berlin, neutral sources claimed the German government was being shifted from the battered city to dispersal areas in the deep interior.
                                                         Aek-Ack Nearly Licked
A n t i - a i r c r a f t defenses throughout the fire- and blast-stricken c i ty have been reduced to near-impoiency by the weight of the night attack, refugees reaching Stockiholm. Berne and oilier neutral cities claimed.

Bombers Strike
Italian Airports;
Coast Is Shelled
Planes 011 Fields Blasted:
'Toe' Communications
Hit from Sea
Strong forces of heavy and medium bombers, dumping thousands of fragmentation bombs and tons of explosives. renewed the Allied assault on kcv airfields near Naples, yesterday's communique disclosed. Fresh attacks were made on the coast of Italy's "toe" by British warships.
Fortresses escorted by Lightnings heavily damaged Capua airfield 15 miles north of Naples Thursday. In spite of a great running dogfight with 40 o,r 50 enemy lighters from the target to the coast, many grounded aircraft were destroyed and several lires were started.
Pilots said strings of bombs covered the field and dispersal area and one hangar was set ablaze. Fort gunners shot down seven Messerschmitts and a Macchi-Lightnings got four others.
North of Naples, Marauders and Mitchells attacked the airdrome and auxiliary landing ground at Grattanice
with Lightning escort, while other Marauders pounded the railway junction at Locri. 22 miles northeast of Cape Spartivento in the Italian "toe."
A.ir attacks by Bostons and Mustangs upon Reggio and Warhawk sweeps over Sardinia carried on the daylight offensive Thursday without a break, and at night RAF Wellingtons droned back to Naples to blast once again the important railway yards at Bagnoli, in the city's suburbs.
Seven Allied planes were lost in all operations.

New Offensive
On Orel Front
Gen. Yon Mannstein Hurls
Nazi Reserves Into
Poltava Battle
By the United Press
The Russians launched a new offensive yesterday, this time west and southwest of Orel, an area which had been quiet following the capture of that city several days ago.
Moscow made no mention of it. and the fact that the Germans rushed to announce it in their communique may be the prelude to further admissions of withdrawals, as it was at Kharkov. Berlin said that the a t t a c k was accompanied by powerful air s t r e n g t h , but that it did not succeed in breaking through the German lines.
Elsewhere, the main fighting was around Kharkov and in the Donetz Basin. TheGermans are still bringing up reserves to try and save Poltava and thus prevent one of their main lines into the Donetz being cut. The Rtissians. however, advanced from three to four miles again.
                                                                         Nazis Gamble All

Mass Arrests in Danish Riots;
Peace Move Grows-in Finland
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 27 (AP)—
Much of Denmark remained in a state of emergency today as the Danish police appeared to have throttled demonstrations in Copenhagen with mass arrests. Danes were warned by the police they faced a two-year pri-son term if convicted of rioting.
At least 120 persons were arrested by the Danish police yesterday afternoon as they broke up. with the aid of German soldiers, a riot in the Raad-Iiuspladsen in the center of Copenhagen.
An undetermined number of persons were reported injured. It was the second successive day when
large crowds had demonstrated there, while sabotage, general strikes and clashes continued to spread.
Finn Peace Move Grows
STOCKHOLM. Aug. 27 (AP) 
Finnish political leaders, advocating moves for a separate peace with Russia, have warned President Ryti that unless foreign policy is changed "Finland is sliding towards a dangerous path for her future, perhaps a
f a t a l position." the Finnish government disclosed today.
Continuing and progressive deterioration of relations with the Limited States which occurred recently has produced especially great -concern among the people." said the petition which was submitted ten days ago to Ryti by 33 prominent members of various political parties.