Mariupol at this has been cut.
The troops who cleared the Donets Basin
are advancing 25 miles a day and they
are now less than 50 miles away from
Dnjepr bend. German resistance strongest
between Donets and Dnjepr.
August has been a successful
month in the U-boat war. The enemy
made no attack on our North Atlantic
traffic. More U-boats were sunk than
merchant ships.
Red Army forces have crossed the river
Desna.
MacArthur's communique says that
the Japanese position at Lae is
desperate.
Women born in 1896 have to register
today.
2.= pm. dt. Frank Philips.
We have captured Salerno south of Naples.
The 8th Army is progressing along the coast
roads in the toe of Italy.
4 battleships, 7 cruisers, 6 destroyers and
other warships have arrived at Malta.
Italian troops are resisting the Germans
around Turin.
Allied operations are developing satisfactory
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