June 4, 1944; U.S, TROOPS ENTER ROME:

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, JUNE 4, 1944:

June 4 (AP).- — 

American forces have landed on two more islands in the Shouten group off north Dutch New Guinea, it was announced today. 

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Naples, June 3 (/P)—

American troops raced through Rome's outer approaches from the south and southeast tonight under orders to destroy the retreating German armies, five of whose 18 divisions already have been practically annihilated and whose defensive lines have been blasted apart.

LONDON, June 3 (UP).—

The Berlin radio, tonight began broadcasting reports that "the invasion is nowhere near."

Apparently f e a r i n g German nerves would be unable to stand the double- strain of day and night bombing from the east, west and south and the threat of invasion,

German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels' radio experts who had been predicting the drive into Europe -would come any day suddenly switched tactics and said it would not come for some time.

 

PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS. SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1944.

WOENDI AND

OWI TAKEN

UNOPPOSED

Australian Forces

•• Make Landing On

Karkar Island

By Robert Euson

ADVANCED ALLIED HDQS.

New Guinea, Sunday

June 4 (AP).- — 

American forces have landed on two more islands in the Shouten group off north Dutch New Guinea, it was announced today. : The landings, unopposed, were made Friday on Owi and Woendi Islands, south of Biak, the main Schouten island where the Americans made their first assault on May 27.

Aussies Take Karka

 Australian forces also landed today on Karkar island, north of Madang on the British New Guinea coast. This is more than 600 miles southeast of the Schouten area.

The Australian landing also was unopposed.

Seven of 15 Japanese bombers raiding Biak Friday were shot down by Allied anti-afrcraft fire.

This was the most concentrate Japanese aerial opposition yet reported over the American foothold on this main Schouten Island, 880 miles southeast of the Philippines.

Approaches To

City Reached

By U.S.Troops

Liberation Of City At Hand,' Gen. Clark

Broadcasts To Romans; Fifth And Eighth

Armies Join East Of Valmontone

By Sid Fedcr

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Naples, June 3 (/P)—

American troops raced through Rome's outer approaches from the south and southeast tonight under orders to destroy the retreating German armies, five of whose 18 divisions already have been practically annihilated and whose defensive lines have been blasted apart.

With the city's skyline in easy view of the advancing American armor and infantry, it appeared that within a matter of hours Rome might become the first European capital to be liberated from the Nazis.

Retreat Not a Rout

Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander of the Fifth Army, instructed his subordinates, however, that the immediate task was to pursue and destroy as much as possible 'of the German 10th and 14th armies and that entry into Rome would come afterwards.

BIG FORCES

POUND AT

WEST WALL

Pas-De-Calais And

Boulogne Areas

Raided Twice

By Walter Cronkite

LONDON, Sunday, June (UP). — Some 4000 Allied warplanes gave Nazi Atlantic

wall fortifications and Nazi military road and rail transport in France and Belgium their worst pasting Saturday, with nearly 1000 American heavy bombers and fighters pacing the assault with twin attacks on France's Pase Calais and Boulogne areas.

Night Raiders Reported .

 Early today, the German radio said Allied "nuisance" raiders were over western Germany, approaching the southwestern Reich.

Invasion

Not Near,

Nazis Say

LONDON, June 3 (UP).—

The Berlin radio, tonight began broadcasting reports that "the invasion is nowhere near."

Apparently f e a r i n g German nerves would be unable to stand the double- strain of day and night bombing from the east, west and south and the threat of invasion,

German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels' radio experts who had been predicting the drive into Europe -would come any day suddenly switched tactics and said it would not come for some time. Berlin offered the explanation that "D-Day" was fixed for a fewdays before Whitsunday last week but claimed that it was "called off by Roosevelt."

Over the Dover straits the weather today was clear and a slight breeze rippled a smooth sea. Visibility was good.

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