European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes May Mindanao me fighting bitter May 16 ninety of largest Island in the has been Macarthur announced cleaning up the last Jap pockets there were locked in some of the deadliest Handt hand combats of the Paci fic West of Davao City yanks of the 24th fought the enemy with bayonets and slugged with their helmets and grappled ii 12foot grass in the Foothills be Tallino and j Davao Rivera combatants rolled into the and some batiks held the Heads of their adversaries water until they Werf 1 suicide attacks launched their Retreat Cut the resorted suicide japanese Piper cub in the of an american Posi Tion and up himself and the another blew tip wearing a Girdle of even land mines disarmed by the americans were reset and replanted japanese who stole1 through the yank Macarthur also said 95 percent of Mindanao which probably exceeds had been freed from Jap most of the remaining Jap troops on the Island were trapped i the in the Interior Between Amer leans advancing trom the North and 7 advancing South along Sayre High Ninfo twide gravel the attacked an enemy Force inthe Manima River area East of captured Del Monte air v about Miles the 31st won an Airfield one mile North of besi Clarice believed edding with the american capture of Balete on Northern Luzon was believed draw ing to an Charles commander of 25th Dis closed that the three month Campaign the Mountain Gap had Cost the japs than counted to a bitter struggle raged for control of ipod major source of Manila water As the 43rd seized positions Over a looking the from the while other yank troops captured High ground the on Tarakan off australian troops with naval and air support successfully attacked an enemy position Over looking a Roade Asj of the pome Sian Allied bombers raided reds Honor yank who made Contact May 16 it Albert of Leader of the four mini patrol of the 69thr which made the first Contact with the russian army april was awarded a medal yesterday by the russian government in recognition of your at the same 100 american and russian soldiers were Deco rated at joint Courtney first army presented legion of Merit to the of the fifth russian col the soviet general sn4urn presented Hodges with the order of f tast William of los who Ted a patrol that made Contact the russians at also was former chief chaplain named Bishop by Pope May 16 Pius in has appointed William former chief of army As a titular Bishop and Delegate of the military the apostolic delegation announced Arnold recently was named assistant inspector general of the army after serving As chief of chaplains since he will assume his it new ecclesiastical duties on succeeding the most John former military who now is Bishop of the a Agate a Woojin in again May in mayor prank Hague installed yesterday for Jas eighth consecutive term As Zewiey cites tic worldwide league of sought j5an May Malcolm of new and Don of both Are seeking support Here for their plan for an International association of world War ii to be known As the United nations servicemen millions of men of the United have been engaged in a struggle for peace and Treyve All been fighting for the same if by their influence they can help their governments to maintain that peace with would be a terrific Force for tells us parts supreme Headquarters yesterday reported the following based on preliminary on the conditions of ports and towns previously under German control works badly damaged but berths for eight Liberty ships Bremerhaven and Dock facilities not As severely damaged As was expected and berths for approximately 20 Liberty ships steamship Bremen found a total and the Europa in relatively fair port installations and ships in Harbor found including two destroyers and 84 smaller in Dock area not As severe and a number of Deepwater berths ave Clear despite the sinking of 50 Large and medium merchantmen and Many smaller of port worse than and All shipyards German Cruiser hipper found sabotaged in Dock and Cruiser Emden found stranded and Burnt facilities Normal but their use is dependent of the working of the Power conditions not As bad As was expected but of Coal prevents use of Harbor Entrance is impeded by sunken installations and dockyard found in Good Condi Tion except for bomb stand clarified of High nazis nazi leaders now in the hands of the allies Are to be held at designated places of confinement Pend ing investigation of War criminal charges against an official statement revealed High nazi political figures will be Given the Neces Sitjes of but no the statement the statement followed Eisen Howers announcement that special privileges to members of the Hitler regime would not be German army officers Are being treated As prisoners of under conditions normally prescribed for both Karl Doenitz and Erreich marshal Hermann Goering Are in the prisoners War a ptts ener Beer in Pilsen third army pull up in front 61 to Stein of that Pilsen or its real of that from British com Tiack to Dunkirk a civilian left j May 12 British have come Bacler to the who had received the surrender of the ports Las ditch German turned the port and German prisoners Overto eight British officers and men the Channel town from which the British were driven in is not a single i 1 civilian still lives in All of 01711 i the buildings Are battered into Al i nibble or mined front roof to German soldiers act As traffic policemen in place where Street plan is they Are bilious in saluting with a no nazi military they say they knew the War was lost two years the boat pens Are blocked by Obejo corp Oral with Isth div the May it was a matter of Ani Plain Junker the germans had to show Corporal respect for the yank their few but colonels dont Call corporals so and dug they Cal an american the germans up Wick pc now the a is called assistant the chief and his assistant run their pm enclosure like a College Roth the strictest daily inspections Are made at 1300 hours and German majors and privates alike get the roughest chewing an american i can give when shoes Arent polished just Rightor hair grows too and the germans seem to love the who was a cop before the parades the a bit with All the color of the Goose step and other fancy even 226 German wac pcs there show up the chief prison is for a former munitions to bar May 16 i wac spokesman said today that All business firms operating under employment ceding May re hire Wari veterans without firing no veterans on their the spokesman explained that while selective service regulations the Serviceman for Mer there is nothing wac regulations requiring the discharge of workers who replaced the Eisenhower greeted by archbishop of Rheims disc Knower hands with Bishop of during a ceremony at Mander was made a citizen of Honor of the German arms signal corps pm Iota monsignor Arch which the supreme com the site of the final giant Falls of a the germans they were wired in readiness for but last autumn there was an Accident and the charges blew the prisoner pointed out midget which operated Dunkirk against Channel shipping and which Are now surfaced along Side Sheds marked with big red atop a still standing the Tricolour flies alongside the czech National Flag and the Union bigger vet Agency urged by May 16 Truman declared yesterday that the veterans administration must be modernized and expanded to provide facilities for the care of Large numbers of wounded the president said overhauling of the veterans Agency is just As necessary As its creation after world War but this was not to be interpreted to mean that any one connected with the veterans administration was about to be the House veterans committee opened an investigation of conditions in veterans hospitals hearing testimony from 4p Philbin out spoken critic of veterans administration who demanded thorough reorganization of the defeat avoidable in Maurice com Mander of the French army during the first months of the european reaffirmed yesterday his belief that he could have Defeated Ger Many had he been left in Paris radio reported that a while giving preliminary evidence in the forthcoming trea son trial of marshal Henri Philippe i am convinced that if x had retained my command there would have been no armistice As i never believed it was necessary and never despaired of swedish planes to begin Paris Stockholm run swedish Aero transport announced yesterday that the from Stockholm would Lake Oft for Paris on Friday with passengers and mail the plane is expected to a tace trip radio 01 Back in Ber Lii motion pm Tures and radio already have returned to no Fth keeping with the soviet aim of restoring1 Mal life to the battered capital in the shortest p at a meeting of 200 leaders ii the Field of German the soviet military commandant its de studio to German Languay Compani ment for russian Pii recalled upon the managers All Heaters to reassemble staffs and facilities at the same concerts been with the famous Charlottes opera orchestra a did Berlin harmonic scheduled to play the motion pict Tii shown thus far include r films As Lenin in and the German artists to be he two leading German artists allowed to perform Over Berzart Anno All artists would same food ration As heavy he also made plans for reopening schools social radio Moscow is Doltl German capitals residents Waff ing their cellars and and that now walk streets that Only weeks ago already have and others Are to be at since authorities Are Steps sure that Normal supplies subways to rum subway trains win begin Ofta limited sch according Toradio soon thereafter Street lira expected to run along berlins a important1 furl1 electric Power soon will Bea Able for excl laundries arid Banks have reopened their to pay workers on recons Tri jobs and Commerce Gene no newspapers Are published but tour the City to broadcast j v cruelty As spy new Tore May 16 Laurent Navy was in Federal court yesterday a on charges of engaging in and violation of the who will be May was accused of with Axis agents in 4 government contended commander Max chief italian naval would try to get information is radar and air plane construe Uljon when he Rex noned to this in 194l Mir vhf the trial he pretended to with Axis agents to get his Itab Amii Fiancee out of he he had cooperated with the Ita Navy by furnishing informal Ken j foreign shipping while j harbormaster for the Wraa earn company in in and six major generals confirmed by May in Senate has confirmed the i promotion of six army office a the temporary rant of general and of eight to general 1 new major generals Holmes Bryant Liam Charles Herbert Earnest and brigadier generals Are Hugh Viniam Aliaj sol Thomas Harrold and William commit Init party pravda if m
