European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse History makers 0 the coming meeting of these three shown below at bodes nothing we assumed the role of Soldier we did not Lay aside the role of George 26 the stars and stripes 7 Page 3 the War Headquarters on the continent has local telephones and handles i Calls daily through principal switch ing the War department than Headquarters have teletype writer the department said that in the first Jive months after signal corps and other communications troops on the Western front Strung Miles of wire and now Are using about Miles of wire Britain in the Pacific of British Fleet forces in the Pacific will be determined by Admiral Ernest Coinman Perinchief of the it was said in washing ton by Admiral sir James head of the British admiralty the British ships will work As a task Force and will be used in Forward he stated at a press he declined to disclose whether the British Fleet Al ready had joined american naval forces the because that would be giving the japanese Flag flown to Macarthur first american Flag unfurled Over Manila when that City was captured by americans in 1898 will be flown to general Macarthur at his said the battleship Oregon commission the Flag was presented to the com Mission by the grandson of Owen fronts who commanded the second Oregon regiment when the United states took longest one Way Mission general Curtis Lemay arrived at Guam after flying a super fortress nonstop from Miles flying 14 hours and 45 the new commander of Twenty first bomber which controls the b29s striking from the a believed it was the longest one Way combat Mission on Boss Phe naming of general Joseph stil Well to command army ground forces is More weighted with meaning for the associated press Stilwell is the american general with longest experience in japanese methods and assumes command ground forces at a time when the task of reorganizing and training them for a major assault against Japan appears to be pressing for the a Jap sea losses Navy reported another 21 Jap vessels sunk by pushing the Overall total accounted for by subs near the thousand the count now is the latest toll includes a Light Cruiser and 20 noncombatant the Cruiser was the fifteenth to fall victim to american big three ready for next historic Parley by Willard Zurflieh new historians sit Down to record the events of world War ii they will doubtlessly look upon the series of talks Between the Heads of the big three world Powers As besides the forthcoming meeting of president prime minister Churchill and marshal those who Tell the written Story of these momentous years will have at least 11 decisive other gatherings to out of each con Ference came plans that the world was to see put into action it has been More than three years since the Atlantic conference was held in a aboard Prince of the president of the United states and the prime minister of great Britain met in the fog wreathed North Atlantic for the this was Start of a Long series of historic and out of it came the eight Point declaration known a the Atlantic although it was in the views agreed upon set Forth the Aims of both countries for construction of a better the second meeting was the second the win Ston Churchill again crossed the this time to talk with an infuriated War Japan had struck at Pearl Harbor even while her statesmen were talking peace in America was no longer it declared War of Japan and three Days later on Germany and the talks Between the president and the prime minister entered on the strategy to be followed in the of military advisers huddled in Washington in rooms full of War and Churchill and his Cigar once again visited this was a Low Point in the War for the United and the Axis was close to deliver ing a knockout germans were not far from the japs had taken the Netherlands East Bataan and the defenders of Sebas Topol were leaving their Bones on soil they could not the turning Point 1943 following the landings in North Africa a few months this meeting of Roosevelt and Churchill marked the turning Point of the War and this was to be the beginning of the first great rout of the at this the unconditional surrender of matters of worldwide importance will be discussed when president prime minister and marshal Stalin hold their next historians some Day will look upon and eleven previous ones the United As milestones of the in the accompanying the Brief history of these gatherings is and when they were who was the big topics of those the High spots of the War also Are world attention on Stettinius by Howard Horton tomorrows new much forthcoming meeting of the big Stalin will bring new prominence to a Man whose statements and actions have been followed mighty closely in the last nine weeks by world Congress and the american All indications Point to a major role at this meeting for Edward new Secretary of As he takes his place beside great Britain and the users the Dumbarton Oaks Security plan is among his prime interests and has top priority on the state departments list of last just before he assumed duties As top Man in the state depart Stettinius said that a completed draft of the plan would be ready for presentation to the participating govern ments Early next this indicates that the plan will be discussed at the big three meeting and that considerable pro Gress has been made for such an or a Good Start the new state department has maae a Good statements of policy by Stet tutus on the greek difficulties in Italy and a plea for Unity in and repeated demands for a world Security organization have All had favourable acceptance by the american the connection of Stettinius with the Back to capacities in which he has served include lend lease in which his Businesslike methods were generally regarded As very his earlier Rise in Industry was quite and at the age of 37 he was chairman of the Board of directors of United states steel taking the place of Secretary of state Cordell the new Secretary took office december his Good relations with con Gress were reflected last month when he gamed approval of sinew assistant secretaries of Stettinius made no drastic changes in the Basic Structure of the state but he has made Acme Secretary of state Stettinius will play big role in coming a new alignment of with affairs of certain geographical divisions of the world allocated each assistant Rockefeller and Dunn All the for will be the specially of who has Long been an authority on inter american he knows the languages of the latin countries and has considerable prestige South of the Geo graphically the balance of the world is assigned to James who has been in the state department 25 years and who for 12 years was an important assistant to Dunn was promoted from head of the european division of the state for his righthand Man Stettinius chose Joseph grew As grew has 40 years service in the Field of International last ambassador to he will work closely with another new assistant Archi Bald will be in charge of Public cultural he formerly was Libra Rian of former head of the office of facts and figures and assistant director of the office of War new assistant secretaries Are Wil Liam head of the office of economic who recently was surplus property administrator and Julius who wih be in charge of administration arid management of the state Holmes has been in the Eto As Deputy chief of staff for general Eisenhower for civilian Italy and Japan was the russians had held at Stalingrad and were pushing the germans Back on All in the americans were win Ning the Battle of president Roose velt and prime minister Churchill faced the big question of the second Stalin wanted the pressure eased on his plans were Laid for cracking fort Ress Germany was getting a taste of War from the Russia was fighting in the caucasus and Axis resist Ance in Tunisia the bombing of Sicily War talks this time Between Roosevelt and Churchill were mainly concerned with plans for intensify ing the War against Means to keep China in the War were vitally the North african Campaign had been ii Duce bad been overthrown and Sadoglio formed a new for the first time in the of the United nations met to talk Over president Roose velt and prime minister Churchill did not but foreign secretaries of the great Russia and China were pres agreement was reached on the strategy for shortening the War with Germany and resolutions of the United nations were agreed upon for carrying their wartime collaboration into peace and matters pertaining to disarmament of com Mon enemies were plans for the punishment of Axis War criminals were Aid to China Roosevelt and Churchill met with Chiang Waishek of and immediate Aid to China was the War in the Pacific got top the March of events this time showed the russians along the Dnieper River and the japs being beaten at Bou Gainville and the around a Spe Call built conference Churchill and Stalin reached agreement on the second front this was the topic of the the plan and approximate time were the scope on the War in the West and South was thoroughly american forces were pressing on the Germany was pouring new troops into and England and Russia were still at War with 1944 the Globe trotting Roosevelt and Churchill greeted each other once More in the same again Japan was the chief Britain was ready to assume a bigger role in the Asiatic and Pacific Japan was still slashing into but on the other fortress Europe had been invaded and Russia had stormed into two years after his last Churchill was again in con Ference with marshal problems Dis cussed were mainly political terms me eventual German were formulated and relationships Between eng land and the user concerning Poland were an the
