Salamana airfield 27 barges were destroyed or damaged around New Guinea Over the Solomons 36 Japanese fighters were shot down W.W. Jacobs, the author died .. ... 80th year in London yesterday. He wrote ao. "Many Cargoes" published in 1896 2/9/1943 2.= pm dutch time Rich Wessel The Russian armies continue to converge on Smolensk. In the North East they have reached and no doubt passed Dorogobusch More progress is expected from Donetz-, ....- and Charkow-sectors. In the defeat at Tanganrof 8 German divisions were ..... ....... ... pantser- and one airborne division According to communique from Allied headquarters in North Africa light bombers have Tuesdaynight attacked military camps in S. Italy. Airfields near Tarento an Averso 9 miles North of Naples were also attacked Mass arrests are taking place in Denmark more than 50 people were killed in Copenhagen and some 100 wounded Transcriber's note: for Dorogobusch read Dorogobuz for Donetz read Donets'k for Taganrof read Taganrog for Tarento read Taranto