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S Tanks Loaded With Bk^plosives |§kd Radio ControBed Slugging CHrt New Attacks Aimed at Driving Troops Into Sea Allied Headquarters, a new "secret Wtmftm" tank loaded with explosives, have slugged out in new assault* against the Anno beachhead, and Allied li 11 > iiijjjfci said this may be a third great offensive aimed At driving' the invasion troops into the ml » The Nazis opened a heavy attack midway between Carroceto and Cisteraa Taeaday morning, and this was gratia* stronger. Artillery duets thundered, and front dispatches Tuesday night said the enemy had pecaded the beachhead with the heaviest bombardment since the initial landings. Headquarters disclosed the Germans had used new radio-controlled tanks, bearing 1,000-poumd charges and designed to blow op withir AlT lied lines, fin their second major offensive against the beacihead, bat that Allied artillery had exploded 24 of them before they reached the Allied line. The blasts probably caused great damage to Nasi positions iiislwri •' Strike At Tw* Points. The Germans f truck at the beachhead at two points Monday and Tuesday-night, and continued to "exert pressure" without result, headquarters said. There were no detaAs on tha thrust against the eastern half of the beachhead between Carrtioeto sod Cisterna, bat if it develops into a.major offensive, it would be tike third attempt to wipe out the strongly-held Allied sector. Allied artillery and bombers lashed back, with U. S. planes hammering Nasi troops and tanks massed in the Cisterna are*. The German* were probing the beachhead lines, apparently seeking a soft spot, and Nasi tanks appeared dier, since Fgwyj inpouting to 8ewtttM Indihn ** ♦ -> * - .*.»-■-* -' .. 1 divisions in WSttlwJPI/i n% Mopping up of the remnants of the enemy force, part of which' now is retreating mtiMOid toward Aky% to • e*tinuing announcement' said. Many small parties of Japanese "straggling lost through the rear of thk Seventh Indian Divlfp area" are being xraadt4 up and Tuesday one of these parties was surrounded and afteed no resistance, the Communique said. ' tfy *v"<■ slpS*® Ciwiiiii British artillery went into action Tuesday west of Bothedauhg and the infantry followed through with a k>mall scale attack which made som|| progress. The night before the Japanese suffered heavy - casualties when their staong local attack north of Bnthedaang wm thrown ««k. . ^ West African troops kept up their advance in the . Kaladan Valley and in the China hiils a party of Japanese was ambushed mi Monday and the. majority killed. >H The communique reported continned progress by forces pressing d*st and south in the Hukawng vatley where the Chinese have been pressing forward steadily. Among the air actions which spread over the Banna area was a strike by U. S, heavy bombers on the night of Ftehruary 28, ia which a heavy bomb load was dropped orj railway yards a^ IJandadalay, Akyab and Monya. Japanese headquarters as Pakokku alao was attacked. RAF heavy bombers made two atacks on railwiy yards at &mgoon Tuesday night starting; one fire visible 40 miles. f| jj. & mediums, RAP and India air fo|»e fighters, fighter-bombers and dive-bombers slashed at maay targets in southern Burma. T-vo Allied planes were missing from all the operations. - NOTICE! — ' A- ;-n*jl Income Tax and Intangible Perseaal Property Tax Any person subject to fiiing eith«r or both of the following State tax eetarns mvwt file such returns withthe DEPARTMENT of REVENUE I on or before March 16, 1944 and pay the'tax due thereon. Income Tax Any unmarried man or any woman, either married or unmarried having an incoi* of.«J00e or more during the year 1943, andwty married man having an income of $2,000 or more must file an Income Tax f^torn. Intangible Personal Property T«* Any person owning on December 31, 1948 Intangible Per8oa*£|PTOperty; such as, Money on Hand, Accounts Receivable, Notes, Bonds, Mortgages, or other evidences of debt, or Shares of Stock of Corporations (not wholly in this State), must file an Intangible TT"?aimng and W. 0. Berech, Deputy Commissioners, will fc» in the office of the City Hall at Parmvifle, N. C., on 8th day of March, 1H44, tor the attrition and then returned to a warship. MM Arthur, who directed the amphibious operation from the bridge of a warship, was accomnapied by Vice Adin. Thomas C. Kinraid and other high-ranking Allied officers. Mac Arthur immediately presented the Distinguished Service Crews to Firsts. TrayfcMhaw, A1^T«the ly^m; >(ii°Slt1t • supreme Allied commander > the southwest Pacific walked through the debris caused by th* terrific naval and air bombardment which preceded earn, and men of the first cavalry division on tbeir performance before he left the are*. ' Destroyers of the seventh fleet carried the troops to the island through the Bismarit Sea, which a year ago.was almost wholly enemy domain. makes the end of the Btanwrk campaign "clearly, in sight" and "in addition to troops trapped in the Solomons some 60,000 of the enemy, largely in New Britain and at Reboot, ate now inclosed." The soWiers awept aside enemyT»sistanoe and soon Brig. Gen. WUliam C. Chase of Providence, R. I., on-thespot commander of the drive, re nil Iilli fi nit "finniri TKa south Pacific, Mfwn seixea. ine airstrip still was in excellent oondijj Often has MaeArthnr indicated hia , interest in returning to the Phillip- , pines, where be first met the Japanese fighting strength, and his communique announcement of the fending jwompWHy remarked that the Admiraltys are "almost <h»e aouth of """ ^ The island*, he said, stand at the , "northern entrant* at the Bisnuurk , Sea" fend the invasion tightens the blockade of the enemy's remaining bases in that am. First reports mentioned only invasion of Los Negroa island, which lies off the • northeaatenfftip of Sianus island, the large* in the / neat held two wcwt sessions to d»- , sate the question of peace or con- , Jnuert war with Buseia. An official ( rommunique gave no indication the* , i decision had b^en reached. , The British press tanned the Rusiian proposals generous" and the , Daily Mail said they "should be ac- . :epted without delay." , The Stockholm newspaper Mor- . son Hdningen said the proposals , 'can very well be taken as a starting , xrfnt for further steps looking toward j ui armistice." The paper, which has sloee contacts with the strong Finnish , Social Democrat party, added that , he terms "are harah, but one must j idmit they do not mention Russian , tccupeticn or any threat to the coun- j . J ER jafam ; #
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