EIGHTH ARMY DRIVE.

Evening Star, Issue 25067, 7 January 1944, Page 6

EIGHTH ARMY DRIVE.

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L'JXID.OX, January :6.—The 7?ri'tisli United ' Pre:3 coiye::|r;n'Je::'h sa-.v-j the Eigfei'.i Aran- •Qc_au « ■drive .sur.noricd b.v an extrcm-.-'y heavy barrage and bomlbing and sirafiug from the air: A combined group of Canacliaiii-' and Americans ana'de one : of the most, important (advances through difficult snowcappad muuntain terrain. They captured another mourJiain P'-'jk, (making three-peaks taptured in two day;. The Canadians-of the-Eighth Army captured a hill three miles (beyond Oirtona. They.are now overHooking a coastal village "eig'h't miles distant an. the road to Pescara-. Eiersc fighting- continues on' thi3 sector, where the infantry are clear-

ing out enemy nests south of the (Foro River. A new tytpe of 'figh'te-r----ibcrv-lber, named Invader,' ia men-

tioned in the cables from, the Fifth Army front. It is an. adaption of 'the Mustang, suited for. dive-ibo:rJ> ing and carrying two oOOlb Invaders attacking Cervaro area yesterday used new tactics. Instead (of (iive-ibomibin'g they roared through the narrow valleys as close to the ground as possible, gunning the Gecm'an positions at 303 miles per hour. The Torre ds Passeri mentioned in au Algiers c-om-anunique is about seven, miles northeast of Popoli, gn the main, rail way*. (between Sulmonii and Pescara.. IXYASIOS' WAItoTNG TO. BELGIUM. LOiXDOiN", January G.—The 8.8. C. to-day the following warning to Belgians.at lire rei'uei: of the Allied High .C'oniaiiaad: "In the event of .military cpjratiouj., ca. no'' account take flight along road>. If you are on xoa d's. you.. will.,cibstruct ■ the activities of the Allied air forces." Belgians were advised- to. stay, in their ihonies,. and ,get into reinforced cellars if possible.. KAIAPQI WO'RKS RESUME., The workers at K'aia<poi decided to resume work at 1 o'clock to-day after a secret ballot .on the issue, the voting being ?o for resumption and 59 .against. This was.stated Iby the secretary of the Qanterjbury Freezing Workers' Union., Mr H. G. Kilpatridk, who ■ went to the works this morning at the request of the men. A meeting was held just after., 8 o'clock, when lie submitted a resolution in line with the union executive's policy that they •resinne work iinimediately and refer the matter in dispute, to a eojn- ' .percent iriltu-nal for settlement. The resolution; .was. not accepted immediately, s'aicj Mr Kilpatrick. A

lengthy discussion.took place, during which contact was made with the Minister of Labour in Wellington, who gave an assurance that a tribunal would be set up immediately' and the men given an opportunity to choose their owii' representatives for it.—Chiristchurch Press Association.

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