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Caen, and Vilers-Bocage. one of
their two advance points IS
miloi southwest of Caen.
Further heavy counterattacks
In the Villers-Bocage were turn
ed back yesterday evening,
headquarters said, and tne Brit
ish were still secure In their
hold on Caumont, their other
most advanced point, 20 miles
southwest of Caen,
Tanks Out
Seventeen German tanks. In
cluding eight 60-ton Tigers,
were knocked out In the fierce
armored battling yesterday,
headquarters said. The other
eight tanks were Panthers arm
ed with 75 mm. guns.
At ' the western end of the
line, the Americans first moved
forward on a nine-mile front to
the ties Sablons-Baupte area,
south of Ste. Mere Eglise and
only about seven miles from
high ground overlooking La
Haye Du Puits on the west
coast road and rail line leading
to Cherbourg.
The Berlin radio commenta
tor, Ludwig Sertorius. then re
ported that they had gained an
other 3 V4 miles to the west,
reaching Pretot which is less
than six miles from La Haye
Du Puits itself.
The Americans also fought
their way back into Monte
bourg, 14 miles from Cher
bourg and headquarters said
street fighting is in progress.
But the fighting here was fluid,
and the Germans in mid-afternoon
claimed they were again
in possession of the town.
Yanks Engaged
American troops also were
engaged in heavy fighting in
the Pont L'Abbe area, four
miies north of Pretot, and along
the road from Monte bo urg to
Quineville on the coast.
The Americans hammered out
gains both in the Pont L'Abbe
area and around Quineville,
which represents the allied right
flank, headquarters said.
The heavy nature o f the
fighting was plainly indicated
by the German high command,
which said the battle is "ap
proaching a climax" and grow
ing more violent every day with
the allies hitting hard in all
directions to enlarge their
bridgehead.
Field dispatches late today
said American troops had cap
tured Quineville in the course
of hard fighting.
' Other Thrusts
A DNB broadcast from Berlin
said the Americans launched
two other thrusts, one with a
fresh division on both sides of
the road leading southwest from
Bayeux toward St Lo, and the
other through the partly flood
ed lowlands between Carentan
and Islgny.
The former thrust was from
the south of the Biards forest,
the Germans said, and achiev
ed an initial penetration which
was declared to have been stop
ped. The second jab was through
the area crisscrossed by canals
linKing the Vire and Taute
rivers, DNB said.
The German communique
added:
, "Among salvoes of heaviest
naval guns, incessant air attacks
and with freshly brought up in
fantry and tank forces being
thrown into action on both
aides, the battle is approaching
a climax."
Westward Front
The American advance was
on a nine-mile front westward
trom carentan toward hieh
ground controlling the last Ger
man roads leading to Cher
bourg. Violent German reaction to
the threat to the lifeline was
expected, and it was likely that
further American advances
would be only after the costliest
fighting.
The Yankees plunged to the
Les Sablons-Baupte area, south
of Ste. Mere Eg Use and west of
Carentan. Seven miles to the
westward is high ground over
looking La Haye Puits, through
which runs the last rcmamUtg
major north-south highway on
the peninsula still in German
hands.
' Half Across
The advance placed the
Americans nearly half way
across the peninsula at its nar
rowest point.
Toward the tip of the penin
sula hand-to-hand fighting surg
ed between Germans and troops
of the U. S. fourth division in
the streets of Montebourg, 14
miles southeast of Cherbourg.
American artillery was shell
ing the road from Montebourg
to Valognes to the northwest,
and the doughboys controlled
the road from Quineville, on the
coast, to Montebourg, but the
town Itself changed hands from
hour to hour.
Spearhead
American airborne troops
spearheaded the fighting around
Carentan and besides pushing
to the west shoved the Germans
back more than a mile south of
town.
Allied troops driving south
ward along the central sector of
the front were engaged in heavy
fighting around Caumont and
Villers-Bocage. with the allies
in Caumont but the Germans
back In Vlllers-Bocage after a
counterattack.
The main fighting was taking
Dlace in front of Villers-Bocace.
Allied troops held high ground
facing the town a quarter of a
mile away. The river seuitcs
divided the Germans and allied
forces.
From this area northwestward
to Montebourg the ninth and
second tactical air forces car
ried out what was officially
described as "a great number
of sorties" in support of the
ground forces, many of them
from a mounting number of
allied air bases set up with full
facilities in captured territory.
Highway Contracts
Awarded For State
PORTLAND, June 15 OT)
Contract for reconstruction of
the Pacific highway between
Halsey and Harrisburg was
awarded by the state highway
commission today to Porter W.
Yett, Portland, on a low bid of
$376,687.24.
A contract to construct four
bridges along the same 8.8-mile
stretch went to Frank Watt Con
struction Co., Portland, $59,190.
. Other bid awards:
Removal of a 37,000-yard slide
on the Oneonta section of the
Columbia River highway, Babler
and Conley, Portland, 525,900;
oiling 11.5 miles on the Coast
highway between Garibaldi and
Tillamook. Babler and Conlev
$10,611; repair of the Wilson
river Bridge, J. F. Johnson, New.
berg, $6185.
Street oiling in the town of
sneridan, western Rock Co., Sa
lem, $20,574.
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strength, and prepare the way
(or ultimate decision by our
well-established team of land,
sea and air forces.
Greater Pittance
'In our new strategic think
ing, the B-17 and the B-24 will
now become medium instead
of long range bombers, and our
B-25 mid B -26 aircraft will be
come short distance bombers.
These smaller planes will travel
no less distances than they do
now, but the B-29 will attack
much greater distances and with
more power.
"The employment of the B-29
is just beginning. It goes di
rectly into battle from the pro
duction line, and we have a lot
to learn before its full power
may be developed. Consequent
ly the frequency of its use will
be carefully determined for
some time. From this circum
stance, let . our enemies take
what comfort they can while
they can."
Air Battle Fleet
The 20th air force, said an
army announcement, "will be In
the nature ot an aerial paiue
fleet, able to participate in com
bined onerations. or to be as
signed to strike where ever the
need is greatest.
Brig. Gen. Haywood Hansell,
Jr., of Fort Monroe, Va., is
chief of staff of the 20th air
force. Brig. Gen. Kenneth D.
Wolfe, of Riverside, Calif., heads
the 20th bomber command which
struck Japan today.
First B-29'i
This command received the
first B-29's that came from the
factories and under Arnold's
Dcrsonnl direction pioneered the
principles of extreme long range
bombardment with training op
erations at air force bases in
Kansas.
Wolfe's chief of staff Is Col
onel C. A. Horn, of Liberty,
N. Y.. and his operations officer
Is Brig. Gen. John E. Upston,
of Tawas City, Mich.
Japs Silent
In contrast to the 1942 Tokyo
raid, first disclosed by the Tokyo
radio. Japan's transmitters were
silent today on the Super-Fortress
bombing. Neither federal
communications commission nor
Associated Press listening posts
had heard a mention of the at
tack.
Nearly two hours after the war
department announcement, how
ever, the uerman un a agency
said in a dispatch designed for
loreign puDiicatlon:
"Japan has been bombed bv
American aircraft, according to
reports irom Washington. "
There was no indication that
the German home radio had car
ried the news.
Igl Leaves Dick Iel. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Igl, left Thurs
day tor Fort Benning, Ga.(
where he will enter officers
training. He has been home for
a few days.
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FDR Asks World
Organization
WASHINGTON, June 15 m
President Roosevelt called to
day for creation of world or
ganization of nil "peace-loving"
nations to maintain ponce mid
security - backed by force if
necessary ,
"We are not thinking of a su
perstate with Its own police
force and other paraphernalia
of coercive power," the presi
dent said, but added that mem
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when necessary."
ASSAULT TROOPS
(Continued From Pago One)
lowing Intcnslvo preparatory
bombardment of Saipan, Tinlan,
Pagan, Guam and Hotn Islands
by carrier based aircraft and by
a portion of the battleships,
cruisers, and destroyers of tho
Pacific fleet.
"Landings are being continued
against strong opposition under
cover of supporting bombard
ment by our air and surfuco
forces. Initial reports indicato
our casualties are moderate."
In report supplementing his
communique, . Admiral Nimitz
said fleet warships provided
"close naval fire support." Cur
rier planes wero flying protec
tive cover for the landing as
sault troops. Harassing fire was
maintained throughout Wednes
day night.
Targets
"Enemy shore batteries and in
terior gun replacements were
principal targets ot tho coordi
nated shelling and bombing,"
Nimitz reported. "Largo fires
and explosions were caused along
the entire coast lino of Saipan."
This mention of enemy shore
batteries and interior 'gun cm
placements indicated the assault
troops were under artillery fire
while striking four shores In
their landing craft and fighting
to secure the first beachhead.
Nimitz also reported that car
rier planes sighted and attacked
a Jap convoy southwest of Guam
monaay in tne third day or the
preparatory air attack. This was
the third ship convoy attacked
prior to the Saipan landing.
Direct Hit
A direct hit was scored on a
large destroyer which was left
on fire. Near misses left a me
dium cargo vessel burning and
another destroyer was seen trail
ing oil. All ships in the convoy
were heavily strafed.
SWEEP OVER FRANCE
(Continued from Pago One)
llore and Bordeaux. The force
comprised approximately 1000
bombers and several hundred
more fighters, possibly approxi
mately yesterday's record 1300
bomber force.
Tho multiple attack, the deep
est penetration o( France since
the invasion, took tho bombers
ovor a UOO-mllo expanse from
Bcauvflls, 40 miles north of
Purls and 100 miles cast of the
battle lino, to Bordeaux, :I00
miles south of tho buttlo nu,
Angouleinc is 70 miles north
cast of Bordeaux, Lu Polsson
niuro 50 miles cast of Nantes,
which is 120 miles south of the
battle zona. La Frllliero is
eight miles cast of Tours.
A force of Mosquito bombers
attacked the synthetic oil cen
ter of Gelsenkirchen In the
Ruhr last night to keep the un
ceasing assault on Hitler's war
machine going around the clock.
Tho Lnncasters, accompanied
by fighter escort, were believed
to have accomplished a success
ful mission yesterday In their
switch to American bombing
tactics, for tho navy reported
no E-boats at work In the chan
nel Inst night.
In till, the RAF had more
than 1100 bombers out last
night. Their targets Included
another string ot enemy rail
road centers DiiuiiI, Cambrul
and St. Pol and German front
troop concentrations at Kvrocy
and Aunny-Sur-Odon, only nlnu
and 18 miloa respectively, from
Caen in tho Normandy battle
urea.
Night bomber losses weru
placed ut five nono in tho Gel
senkirchen attack.
The American ninth air force,
in its heaviest assault since the
first 48 hours of tho Invasion,
sent out more than 2400 bomb
ers and fighters from dawn yes
terday to late lust night to
pound key points behind the
nuzi lines witli 1485 tons of
bombs at a cost of 14 fighters
and one medium bomber agulnst
11 German planes shot down
and 10 destroyod on tho ground.
Hundreds ot medium, light i
and fighter bombers and fight-
ors of both tho American ninth !
and RAF tactical force concen-
tratod on small targets in the I
area at the base ot the Cher-
bo urg peninsula, bounded by
St. Lo, Coutanccs, Granville and
Tcssy. and up tho peninsula.
Tho Americans included a
surprise "on deck" against tho
German air base at Le Mans
in their operations last night.
About a dozen planes wero de
stroyed on tho ground.
HomeMrs. Kenneth Thomas
mid baliy daughter, Krlstlne,
have returned from Murysvlllo,
whore they spent a month with
Kcnnelli Tuomiis, of the quarter
masters.' department there, C. W.
Thomas went down last week
and returned with them, Mrs.
Kenneth Thmnas will make her
homo with Mrs, Molvln McCol
lum for the present.
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