European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Short Story Washington officials Here ruled the bigger the to let in Domestic Swiss the better the on franc Thune t member 51 to Fungtt tute of opt a one Fabano Ottose 1 the Start at my career to to Sfax my a it american new soviets d Halfway to Berlin in publisher slain in Minneapolis 23 Arthur weekly newspaper and pamphlet was shot and killed last night by gunmen in an automobile As he and an unidentified woman left a police said the woman was being held As a material Kasher an was convicted of extortion by a jury in sentenced to five years in a prison and re leased on parole after almost four the charge was extorting 25 dollars from a Rooming House proprietor to keep a Story about him out of his he charged he was twice Kasher an attempted to collect damages from the City and individuals on charges he was slugged and assaulted by but the Case was thrown out on grounds of insufficient Evi marshal Zhukov 1st White russian army yesterday smashed into the outskirts of Industrial and communications capital of Western while elements of forces were reported us Miles from gain of 30 Miles since two Days to the marshal Ivan Kanevs 1st ukrainian army is Tea Miles from and threatens to Cut East Prussia into two americans seize 54 Miles from Manila Allied philippine of the 6th army were less than 10 Miles from Clark on Luzon in the after a on Day southward Advance of 11 Miles from the captured communications City of these troops took the town of 54 Miles from reporting this Advance also announced the capture of Santa 13 Miles 4 482 called deserters 23 police prepared to Check civilian draft papers in search of Canadas missing 6joo drafted it was officially announced at Vancouver today that 482 including Active service awol since now were considered Southeast of and told of gains on both his left and right in Pacific air Carrier planes of Halsey 3rd Fleet destroyed or damaged 240 Jap planes in two strikes against ship Ping docks and Industrial areas on the Pescadore islands to the West and to Kustos to the the Takao naval base on Formosa was among the the Navy fliers operated within 320 Miles of the Jap which was itself attacked Early yesterday by american super fort resses flying from the the b29 attack was directed against Honshu Center of Industrial in it Daniel sul Tan announced that All Jap troops Gallant 7 take death so buddies can escape with the 2nd infantry of this of vision today told How an entire squad of doughboy chose to die in order to allow their buddies to escape from a death trap during the German obeying the order to hold their position at All the 2nd platoon 23rd repelled repeated attacks until surrounded three when Tiger and began systematically Point Blank into the Coj Spany ordered the platoon to pull out of its Hope less position to another defense the 2nd ski my called get out first Well As tile rest withdrew cover of the 2nd squads saw the attackers con of Cir fury on the tiny their weapons at the Waves of the men climbed from their holes and grimly closed with the swinging their Rifle that was the last their buddies saw of officially listed As missing in action sgt Fred Leonard Charles w Wal Ter pvt John pvt John Watervliet and Manuel had been cleared from the Ledo Burma this Means that for the first time in More than two it will be possible to Send supplies Overland into China from on the Central Burma the capture of Mowa has eliminated one of the major Jap strongholds barring the Way to 55 Miles to the Sheridan is Given Challenge by infantrymen bitten m a letter published in the Washington Post disputed a statement by John Sheridan that soldiers he visited in Europe dont favor the proposed rotation the Soldier writers said they read Sheridan comment in stars and their criticism we Battle weary soldiers of this infantry platoon would like to make this if he could spend one night that we have spent in the last two weeks he would give one at his to go Home a furlough from this Frozen hell would he a new lease on Nasi fact trial new eminent has decided to try two German agents who landed on the Maine coast 29 before a Mili tary at governors is land the William Curtis of and brie a were turned Over to military police last nigh it and taken to prison on the i ii Iii i january 1845 t p 20 from Baltic sea hearing Breslau at their directly West of the were Only m35 from they have v covered than half the Dis Carniv i Allf a Tonee the polish and Ger y 4 whew Man nowhere did the russians Slack beating Back every German at tempt to make a stand with Over powering men and most spectacular of ten Days Victory announcements from the Kremlin was that of marshal Ivan thrust into German an order of the Day said that 1st army takes yith nazis fleeing Belgium bulletin with the 1st 22 5t Voth has germans stepped up their Retreat out of Belgium to Day 1st army troops smashed into St Vith and 3rd army paced by the Fourmile Advance of the Ltd airborne drove the enemy out of All belgian territory Between Houff Alize and the Luxembourg american artillery joined fighter bombers in blasting fleeing German convoys which choked the Snow packed roads toward the remaining salient in Luxembourg was tottering under 3rd army blows North of seventh armoured tanks and armoured infantry pushed into St communications key for the belgian sector the germans still and fought House House for control of the town which troops lost a month it was apparent yesterday from official reports that smouldering Jun heaps of wrecked enemy trans port and Armor lying blackened in pools of melted Snow were All that von Rundstedt could show for the mightiest offensive the germans have undertaken since in the graveyard of the ardennes was buried the striking Force of continued on Pope 20imxnmhkhii Umah from Eto to Roosevelt email from the Eto is on its Way to president Roosevelt it bears a sketch by sgt Nick for Mer Detroit times showing a Soldier in a Fox Bote writing Greet Ings to his commander in Only 22 tons of air transport weight were required to Send the emails in 31 months according to of the Eto postal it is Esti mated email has saved tons of and transatlantic Kanevs 1st ukrainian army had captured important communications towns on the Breslau Cracow High Way and gained a 46mile front on the Oder River South of German radio last night said that Kanevs patrols were West of 13 Miles East of Karl smart and Bischo Stahl All towns surrounding Breslau Feu today to Kanevs army smashing North through shattered German lines a Southwest East the 2nd White rus Sian army was less than 20 Miles from cutting off East Prussia from the rest of thus Ling the German armies fighting in the East against the 3rd White russian army capturing 20 Miles from Elbing on the and Moh 15 Miles the 2nd White russian army was within 40 Miles of capital of the East rolling Down the Berli Warsaw Highway Zhu Kors 1st White rus Sian army was reported fighting inside the Industrial and communications capital of Western Poland City of this report came from Berlin sources quote by Stockholm radio and picked up by the stars and stripes s Bureau in new on the Northern prong of Zhu Kovs 1st russian army Bromberg Fel to tank units moving up the Southern Bank of the upper Vistula in a drive to Cut off the Danzis Frankfurt on monday Zhukov army had continued on Page 4 fifth army advances 23 a fifth army troops on the italian front stabbed northward on Highway 64 and occupied a Ridge within 15 Miles of today communique reported on the 8th army patrols were Active a bitter cold weather probing enemy Posi the nazis were reported to have 28 divisions in the greatest wehrmacht strength since last Senate votes to delay wallaces nomination Federal loan succeeding Jesse the delay was voted so that action might be taken with the Cabinet Post Legisla which Wallace and who resigned at Roosevelt have been invited to Public hearings of the proposed legislation tomorrow waiter George striking the first blow for con Gressional forces opposed to giving the loan Powers to introduced the legislation it would set aside a presidential order of wider who Etc the Becon Struc Tob finance corporation and other Inan rial agencies were feared to the Commerce if the George Bill were it might smooth the path of confirmation for former vice president contented on Page 4
