European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 7, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                No comment needed Fage big three conference now briton asserts the first information that the big three meeting is now in session was revealed yesterday in London by sir Walter Secretary general of the British trades Union disclosure of the since that at Teheran one year and two months at the opening of the world Trade Union Congress when sir Walter explained Churchill s absence by declaring that the Long awaited meeting of the big three was taking place at this in the White House declined to admit that president Roosevelt is attend ing the big three meeting in face of sir Walters positive statement army news service Jonathan acting White House press declined to comment on the Citrine state ment on the grounds that Citrine occupies no official position in the British United press in London reported that a censorship mix up inadvertently passed for world publication sir Walters i said publication of the statement was in direct contradiction to a agreement Between the Anc a censor in the associated press office passed the Story without referring it to higher it was sir Walter gave no hint As to where the meeting was being the French Telegraph according to the associated asserted that the Allied leaders were conferring at a russian sea 20miles above Sta Lins Home province of nazis guess at Black sea German radio continued to assert the meeting was being held either on a warship in the Black sea or at a Black sea a Reuter correspondent pointed out that the Agenda was no less formidable than that of the nov Ember december Parley in he listed among the items up for discussion final destruction of the German military draft of conditions to be imposed on Germany after her unconditional the whole might of the Allied War machine to the far East immediately following Ger Many problems arising out of the liberation of such As Russ polish the Sta Tus of and the establish ment of permanent governments in Czechoslovakia and the leaflet Campaign suggested according to the the nazis Are obviously deeply troubled Over the Prospect of an Appeal by the big three directly to the German people Rise up against the with possible instructions to slave workers to create Thuc s1aks ainu Stkitts 1945 on then on and now on skis Senate to hold closed hearing on work Bill members of the allies first ski patrol pass through the Snow covered dragons Teeth of the Siegfried ninth army reports that these patrols have proved valuable in mane vering Over ground that foot soldiers find almost germans stiffen in West Wall Battle for line nears Climax if you Haven got a try this for a Martha who posed at re quest of soldiers at Camp treaty urged As 6 senator Arthur Vandenberg r said in a radio address last night that he wanted our intelligent american self interest As vigorously protected by our spokes Man As British self interest is Al was protected by Churchir and As the self interests of the soviets Are protected by Vandenberg said that for our own american self interest the United states should join now with All her major allies to a treaty guaranteeing permanent Demita confusion and in Charles de head of the French listed the demands that he hoped the big three leaders would he asked for a separation of the territories on the left Bank of the Rhine and Basin from state or states the French troops along length of the and the Independence of Czechoslovakia the Ruhr Industrial the future German posting of the whole and the Balkan ratified by toe Vandenberg said would pledge our constant armed operation instantly and peremptorily available through the pre without further reference to Congress to keep Germany and Tanan out of piracy for Van Deneri called the Atlantic charter the Bone and sinew of our flaming Forward March and not just a nautical collection of fragmentary he also said that the Power to declare War should remain with although the peace league should have available such Mih tary Force As is granted the president for National defense and for Axis Supply thefts convicted i tells court the Paris trying the railway battalion Blac Market yesterday heard John already convicted by a previous charge that thefts Are taking place from Cherbourg to and nearly everyone handling supplies is other testimony in the Case of arid dal second officer to come before the military charged him with neglect of duty and with wrongfully disposing of army including cloth ing and 50 pounds of soldiers who served under him testified he had to take rations from trains to feed his Elas accepts terms min ister Sofiah Opoulos announced to night that the Elas delegation to the greek civil War peace con Ference has accepted the govern ments proposals for amnesty to All except those chargeable with Ordi nary crimes outside the actual the it was said open the door for further negotiations due to begin 6 the Senate military affairs com Mittee yesterday voted to hold closed hearings on the pending worker fight National service the administrations drive for speedy action on the the as1 Socia Ted press thereby hits a since the committees action will delay consideration of the manpower measure on the sen ate floor for at least one committee hearings will begin to Secretary of War Henry undersecretary Robert Patterson and Secretary of Navy James Forrestal were asked to appear and give their who will have say first took up the pro posed the Senate com Mittee decided against hearings on the grounds that arguments Al ready had been Back of to Days reversal Lay the controversy Over the question of whether control of manpower placement should 3e lodged under James he War mobilization or selective As passed by the House and tentatively approved by the Senate committee last the Bill would provide for imprisonment or fining of males in the 1845 age bracket who disregarded govern ment orders to stay on jobs or to Transfer to other jobs deemed More the House would give local selective service boards a say about who should be the Senate committee changed this to put Byrnes in charge and authorized him to Delegate actual place ment to any other Agency of gov confusion on we stand the War department took a stand last week in favor of putting the program under then sen Edwin Johnson asserted saturday that the department Hac double crossed the committee Anc was secretly urging the program be under the selective Johnson said however that undersecretary Patterson had telephoned saying that the department made a mistake in Sug Gesting any and was Back ing the plan to put the program under continued from Page 1 doughs advanced to within a mile of Gemund from the South moving into outer Pillbox defences of the Eastern Siegfried line in the Kester Nich sector above 78th men advanced Yards toward the Hurtgen Forest town of Schmidt was the scene of some of the most bitter the Western front two months ago during the initial first army drive Southeast of artillery controls dam the 78th tried to Bridge the neck of the Roer River Lake Reservoir formed by the Paulu Shoff three Miles Southwest of the attempt was stalled by Ger Man artillery and heavy weapons ire this Reservoir lies Northwest of the urfa East of control the Paulu Shoff dam with artillery on High ground near the great water third army forces battled counter attacking nazis at the Siegfried line town of four and one Hall Miles West and slightly to the North other1 third army forces advanced a mile and a Quarter and took the Siegfried line town of four Miles North of Southwest of 90th men beat their Way for Ward a mile and a Quarter to take Habscheid while other infantry reached the High ground to the Southwest of the South East of the Southern Borders of Germany and 94th div men repulsed a counterattack of 50 German infantrymen near the town of the 111 and the Vosges an undetermined number of Ger estimated from Are surrounded in a pocked ten Miles wide and seven Miles East front continued from Page 1 Al flays Bill 6 ails executive Here for its midwinter today expressed unequivocal opposition to the worker jail Bill now in the nazi pockets shrinking on the Northern Alsace Plain melting snows flooded a triangular area Between the Zorn canal and the Rhine Plain Southeast of Hague Nau paralysing military operations in this sector of the seventh army South of German resistance stiffened near neuf Bri Sach East of liberated Sev ered by franc american the once threatening Colmar bulge yesterday consisted of two shrink ing pockets separated by the i River and Allied Between the 111 and the the German pocket was ten Miles deep and 17 Miles Between ments were being fought for Bridge Heads three Miles South of Frank i Furt and at two Points North of Fuerstenberg lies on the main Bres Auberlin railway and controls important Supply routes to Silesia hundreds of red air Force bombers hammered at German lines of communications Between the Oder and United in a Moscow Dis Patch last said the fact that Zhukov troops Are nearest 5o Berlin does not necessarily mean the greatest danger for the Ca Pital lies in that marshal Ivan Koniaev has a sly Talent of hitting when least the up Moscow reports last night indicated that Koniaev had big sur Prises in store for the possibly a drive toward Berlin from the which menace the capital from three Arnsdorf captured in East troops of mar s h a 1 Konstantin  third White russian army Cap tured 45 Miles Southof its capture indicates that to Kossovsky Northern Wing is now moving up close to position held by Chernia Kovsky left Flanic in the encircled prussian pro Vince the germans Are being split up into Small groups and falling prey to roving assault groups 01 soviet most o the province now is under control of the red four Mountain villages taken by allies in Italy 6 army troops continued their Advance w the Serchio Valley occupying four Mountain villages above 25 Miles North of Allied tactical aircraft blaster railway Yards and Amman Iowa dumps in Northern More than seven air Craft were reported by Norman Pelt by Courtesy of the London daily Mirror goodness me the lady of the Castle didst even Stop to make her bed or fold her Nightie f people have Evi deftly evacuated Litzberg quite in a hurry Good heavens Only picture