PUBLIC EVENT LOG

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7th September 1944
Mason City

Mason City Globe Gazette reports:
"...Eastern from news: a lul in the fighting, compared to the previous days, has been repored in southern Transilvania. Hungarian sources claim that their armoured units destroyed an isolated Romanian formation south of Turda, while the rest of the force presses on.
Hungarian troops have been seen entering Targu Mures in the late afternoon, however more concerning reports indicate that German soldies advance in the area further south...
The lul comes to a slight surprise - after several days of apparently chaotic combat, Kingdom of Hungary informed today that it officially declared war on Romania for a reason it shifted away from Axis powers. Now the combat in Transilvania might become more than sporadic.

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In other news: Sigmaringen castle appears to be the new home for expelled Vichy officials fleeing from rapid Allied advance in France. According to both Japanese and US sources, the Japanese cargo ship SS Shin'yō Maru was torpedoed and sunk in the Sulu Sea by American submarine USS Paddle while carrying 750 American prisoners of war aboard. It is said great majority of the PoWs perished in the open seas as families demand more information on the incident.