ALLIED OFFENSIVE PHASE OPENING

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 28, 28 October 1942, Page 5

ALLIED OFFENSIVE PHASE OPENING

War Tempo In Many Areas (Bv Telegraph. —Press Assn.- —Copyright.) NEW YORK, October 26. “The course of battle at present is uniformly favourable to the United Nations’ cause,” declares the New York Times.” “The offensive in Egypt has successfully opened, with British-American air mastery. The British air raids on Italian cities are causing terrific damage, in addition to disrupting Rommel’s supply lines. "The Russians continue to resist at Stalingrad, where the German onslaughts apparently are weakening and the Russian •resistance is strengtiien--lU"Marines still possess the airfield at Guadalcanal, while the tempo of <the American air attacks is increasing m the Solomons, in China, and in the Aleutians. • . "None of this means that the war is won. The prospects may be suddenly reversed in one theatre or ■ another, but the phase of purely defensive warfare is ending and the phase of Unit ed Nations offensive is beginning. ©

SECOND FRONT IN EUROPE Russian Repeats Call (Received October 27, 9 p.m.) MOSCOW, October 26. M. Paspelov, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, in a broadcast to the Red Army, said: "The Soviet Union, through its struggle, has earned world-wide sympathy and love from all progressive, honest people. Friendly relations have lK>eii strengthened between the no™- 1 Union and England and America. Ihe opening of a second 'front in would further strengthen our ligbtm„ collaboration with the Allies.”