Current Events February 10, 1944;

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY FEBRUARY 10, 1944:

 

(By, the Associated Press)

The Germans threw six thunderbolt attacks against the Rome beachhead yesterday in a supreme effort to chop up the Allied front and heavy fighting continued today around Carroceto, 16 miles from the capital, and west of Cisterna where Americans rewon some ground despite three Nazi assaults.

 llied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific, Feb. 10 (AP)—

Australian t r o o p s pushing up the New Guinea northeast coast are expected to make contact soon with American troops only seven miles away, virtually ending the Huon peninsula campaign which began five months ago

Washington, Feb. 10 (AP)—

The wiping out of a four-ship Japanese convoy by the destroyer Burns M American forces swarmed into the Marshall islands 10 days ago was announced last night by the navy, The action, located only as "is the Marshalls islands area," occurred Jan. 31, west longitude date.

 PORTSMOUTH, N.H., THURSDAY EVEN ING, FEBRUAR Y 10, 1944

Struggle

To Drive

Allies

Into Sea

(By, the Associated Press)

The Germans threw six thunderbolt attacks against the Rome beachhead yesterday in a supreme effort to chop up the Allied front and heavy fighting continued today around Carroceto, 16 miles from the capital, and west of Cisterna where Americans rewon some ground despite three Nazi assaults.

Other Americans fought into Cassino from, the south as well as the north in a struggle to reduce that mountain stronghold and unlock the gates to the Liri valley

leading to the Rome front. Progress inside Cassino and in the hills nearby was slight, however, and 60 rough miles must be covered before the Allies at Cassino can relive their comrades below Rome. Krivoi Rog and its iron mountain came under the sights of Russian cannon as Red armies pressed upon the Ukrainian city from three sides, approaching within eight miles. American planes crossed: the English channel for the third successive day of attacks on Europe.

The Eilversum radio closed down, suggesting- another assault upon Germany by -U. S. heavy bombers. .Mosquitos. - bombed the western Reich during the night.

                                                                                                  : British Aid Tito

Marshal Tito reported', that British, units, probably commandos or specialists, had joined his Yugoslav peasant army on the Dalmatian island of Hvar. His comunique said British warships sank flour German ships off the coast.

Aussies

Cut off

Enemy

On Huon

Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific, Feb. 10 (AP)—

Australian t r o o p s pushing up the New Guinea northeast coast are expected to make contact soon with American troops only seven miles away, virtually ending the Huon peninsula campaign which began five months ago.

An Australian officer at Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters today expressed expectation of contact of the two forces and commented "the Jap is thoroughly beaten."

Late reports placed elements of the American 32nd division, which made an invasion landing at Saidor Jan. 2, at old Yagomia, 15 miles below Saidor and only seven miles from the Aussies who have beaten their way along the coast 130 miles through .jungle and bush in the past three-months.

Union of the two forces may produce an Allied drive on the Japanese coastal base at Madang, about 60 miles along the coast northwest of Saidor.

U. S. Destroyer

Sinks Four

Jap Vessels

Washington, Feb. 10 (AP)—

The wiping out of a four-ship Japanese convoy by the destroyer Burns M American forces swarmed into the Marshall islands 10 days ago was announced last night by the navy, The action, located only as "is the Marshalls islands area," occurred Jan. 31, west longitude date.

The 2,100-ton Burns, launched in, the fall of 1942 at Charleston, S, C., and commanded by 38-year-old Comdr. Donald T. Eller of Petersburg, Va., was accompanying a carrier task force assigned to the central Pacific invasion fleet at the time.

Temporarily separated from the task force while she picked up navy fliers who had been forced down at sea, the Burns was returning t« her assigned station when she sighted the four Jap ships—a tanker, one medium cargo vessel and two smaller craft. Opening up with her five-inch guns, she sank the lot.