ADVANCE IN ITALY

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1944, Page 4

ADVANCE IN ITALY

100 MILES NORTH OF ROME LESS RESISTANCE LONDON, June 15. “The Allied armies in Italy have made more important gains all along the front, and we have, for the moment at least, overcome the stiff German resistance of the last tly B -? days,” says a report from Alned Headquarters in Italy. It was stated that on the Adriatic sectoi furthei crossings of the Saline rivei had been made by our trbops. The sth Army has captured two more towns north of Rome. One is Narni, an important communication cen+re. Their latest advance places them 100 miles north of Rome. Allied troops are also closing in on Bolsena, or Bolsano, at the northern tip oi the lake of the same name. ORBETELLO CUT OFF. (Rec. Noon) LONDON, June 1 The forward march oi the Indi and Eighth Armies in Italy continues. The Allies, after the capture oi Oivieto, are now well north oi the town. The Eighth Army, advancing in the Orvieto area, captured Baguorea aitci two days of stubborn hgmmg. Fifth Army troops by the capu iof Magliano, 12 t° 75X117 have completely cm off Oibeteho from the main German forces repeating northwards. The Americans west of Lake Bolsena have reached Pitl- - and the French m tne Lnkff, Bolsena area have also continued t ad The C German News Agency stMed that Allied tanks opera ting. l aom J - Orbetello area had penetiated tie Grosseto area 23 miles 1 ' P !V hntpllo The Germans, jesteiday, evacuated Aquapendentet eight mdes north-east of Lake Bolsena.

AERIAL OFFENSIVE “LONDON, June 15. Throughout yesterday more than 9000 sorties were carried out by Allied aircraft, enemy communications in the battle areas being attacked. Borers based on Italy attacked targe°s as far afield as Budapest, the ennitnl of Hungary. Eighteen enemy at/cSIt were Sihoyed and 18 ot our planes are missing. ROME’S‘NEW MAYOR (Rec. 9.40 a.m.)"LONDON, June 15. Prince Filippo Doria-Pamphili has been appointed Mayor ot Rome. Ihe Times’s” correspondent comments. No better person could be found for the post. Prince Doria-Pamphili is a man of independent character ana o; great public spirit, the head of one of the great aristocratic Roman families. He suffered both material and moral persecution under the Fascists, because he declined to join the party. COMMUNISM SPREADING LONDON, June 15. Reporting the appearance in Rome of a weekly newspaper, “Voice Operaia” (“Workman’s Voice”), the Rome correspondent of “The Times” says its appearance shows the immense popularity Communism has won among the Italian people. Recent arrivals from Northern Italj r say the whole country is solidly Communist. The idea seems current that Great Britain and the United States, being rich countries, have no time for a poor country like Italy, but that Russia, the Government of which stands for the proletariat, is clearly cut out to be Italy’s friend in the coming phase of European history. The Soviet’s prompt resumption ol diplomatic relations with Italy supports the idea and assists the tactics of the Communist Parly, which aims at becoming a national party in Italy, as it is in Russia.

JUGOSLAV SUCCESSES

RUGBY, June 15. Jugoslav forces in Western Bosnia occupied Ticevo Geamoc, says a communique from Tito’s headquarters. The enemy is bringing up reinforcements. In the neighbourhood of Livno, an enemy column was attacked. Enemy tank formations penetrated to Prozor, but were eventually repelled.